Marco Pissardo (born 8 January 1998) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

Novara Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It i ...

Club career

Inter

Born in

Verbania Verbania (, , ) is the most populous ''comune'' (municipality) and the capital city of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is situated on the shore of Lake Maggiore, about north-west of Milan and ...

, Pissardo is a youth exponent of

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Loan to Varese

On 17 August 2016, Pissardo was signed by

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

side

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 4 September he made his debut in Serie D for Varese and he kept his first clean sheet in a 1–0 away win over

Cuneo Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in ...

, one week later, on 11 September he kept his second clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over Caratese, one more week later, Pissardo was sent off with a red card in the 76th minute of a 1–0 away win over

Inveruno Inveruno ( lmo, Inverun or ''Invrugn'' is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about west of Milan. Inveruno borders the following municipalities: Buscate, Busto Garolfo, Ar ...

. On 2 October he kept his third clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over OltrepòVoghera. Pissardo helped Varese to rech the play-off final, but the Varese lost 2–0 against Gozzano and he ended his loan to Varese with 33 appearances, 19 clean sheets and 27 goals conceded.

Loan to Monopoli

On 11 July 2018, Pissardo was loaned to

Serie C The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

side

Monopoli Monopoli (; Monopolitano: ) is a town and municipality in Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Bari and region of Apulia. The town is roughly in area and lies on the Adriatic Sea about southeast of Bari. It has a population of 49,24 ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 29 July he made his debut for Monopoli in a 5–3 match won at penalties after a 1–1 home draw against

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

in the first round of

Coppa Italia The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since. History The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...

. On 22 September, Pissardo made his debut in Serie C and he kept his first clean sheet in a 0–0 away draw against Potenza. On 6 October he kept his second clean sheet for Monopoli in a 0–0 home draw against

Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an imp ...

. Ten days later he kept his third clean sheet for Monopoli, a 3–0 home win over Paganese. Pissardo helped the club to reach the play-offs, but Monopoli was eliminated by

Reggina Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are n ...

in the first round and he ended his loan to Monopoli with 38 appearances, 33 goals conceded and 14 clean sheets.

Arezzo

On 5 July 2019, Pissardo joined to

club Arezzo on an undisclosed fee and a 3-year contract. On 4 August, Pissardo made his debut for the club and he kept his first clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over Turris in the first round of

. Three weeks later, on 25 August, he made his league debut for Arezzo in a 3–1 home win over

Lecco Lecco (, , ; lmo, label= Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). ...

. On 15 September he was sent-off with a red card in the 92nd minute of a 1–1 away draw against Pergolettese. Ten days later, on 25 September, Pissardo kept his first clean sheet in Serie C, a 0–0 away draw against

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...

. On 27 October he kept his second clean sheet, in Serie C, in a 2–0 home win over Giana Erminio. One week later he received his second red card of the season in the 43rd minute of a 2–1 away defeat against

Pontedera Pontedera (; la, Pons Herae) is an italian comune with a population of 29.270 inhabitants, located in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, central Italy. The town is located 20 km (12 miles) from Pisa and 50 km (31 miles) from Florence. It house ...

Loan to Lecco

After having made his seasonal debub with Arezzo, on 2 October 2020, Pissardo was loaned to

for the 2020–21 season. On 11 November he made his debut for the club and he also kept his first clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over

. He became Lecco first-choice goalkeeper early in the season. On 19 December he kept his second clean sheet for Lecco in a 2–0 home win over

Pro Vercelli Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892, commonly referred to as Pro Vercelli, is an Italian football club based in Vercelli, Piedmont. The club is mostly renowned as one of the most successful teams in the early football era of Italy, with seven natio ...

, and one month later, on 17 January his third in a 0–0 away draw against AlbinoLeffe. Pissardo helped Lecco to reach the play-offs, however the club lost 4–1 against

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the ...

in the first round, he didn't play that match because an injury. Pissardo ended his season-long loan to Lecco with 26 appearances, 20 goals conceded and 12 clean sheets.

Lecco

On 8 July 2021, he returned to

on a permanent basis, signing a multi-year contract.

Novara

On 8 July 2022, he signed with

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Inter Primavera *

Torneo di Viareggio The Torneo di Viareggio ( en, Viareggio Tournament), officially named the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is a youth association football tournament held annually in the commune of Viareggio, Italy and its surrounding are ...

: 2015, 2018 * Coppa Italia Primavera: 2015–16 * Supercoppa Primavera: 2018 * Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2017–18

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pissardo, Marco 1998 births Living people People from Verbania Sportspeople from the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Footballers from Piedmont Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Serie C players Serie D players Inter Milan players S.S.D. Varese Calcio players S.S. Monopoli 1966 players S.S. Arezzo players Novara FC players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Italy men's youth international footballers