Mario Noce (born 20 October 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as defender for club Legnago.

Club career

Early career

At the age of four he joined the children's team Polispostiva Catania 1980. Later he joined San Pio, where he played for three years. In 2010, he joined the youth sector of

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Chieri

On 1 August 2017 he was loaned to Chieti.

Gozzano

In winter 2018 he was loaned to Gozzano. He helped the team to win group A of the

2017–18 Serie D The 2017–18 Serie D was the seventieth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. A total of 167 teams, divided on geographical grounds into 6 grou ...

. He made 2 appearances.

Catania

He made his debut in the first team on 5 August 2018, in the second round of the Coppa Italia against

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in the away match. They won 1–3.

Cesena

Shortly after his professional debut he returned to play in Serie D for Cesena. He made his debut with Cesena on 14 October 2018, in the 2–0 victory against

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. On 28 October 2018 he scored his first goal for the team in a 0–2 away victory against Jesina. At the end of the championship they won group F of the

2018–19 Serie D The 2018–19 Serie D was the seventy-first edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. A total of 168 teams, divided on geographical grounds into si ...

. He made 31 appearances and one goal for Cesena.

Return to Catania

In 2019 he signed a two-year professional contract for Catania. Despite this, he only managed to make 3 appearances with 0 goals in the 2019–20 season. His return to Catania began on 22 October 2019 in the 4–2 defeat against

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. In the 2020–21 season he made 6 appearances and 0 goals, before moving to Potenza.

Potenza

On 1 February 2021 he was loaned to

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. He made in that season only four appearances.

Ancona-Matelica

On 31 August 2021 he signed with

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Legnago

On 24 August 2022, Noce moved to Legnago in Serie D.

Style of play

He is a very fast right back.

Personal life

Noce was born in

on 20 October 1999. His father died on 3 April 2019 at the age of 54 due to a traffic collision with his Vespa.

Honours

Gozzano Serie D: 2017–18 Cesena Serie D: 2018–19

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Noce, Mario 1999 births Living people Footballers from Catania Italian men's footballers Footballers from Sicily Men's association football defenders Serie C players Serie D players Catania FC players SS Chieti Calcio players AC Gozzano players Potenza Calcio players US Ancona players FC Legnago Salus players