Richard Gabriel Marcone (born 21 January 1993) is an Italian

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who plays for club

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. Marcone received Italy youth national teams call-up in 2013.

Club career

Siena

Born in

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, Romania Marcone started his professional career at Italian club

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

. He joined the Tuscan team from Esperia in temporary deal on 30 August 2007. The deal later turned to definitive deal. He was the member of the under-20 team in 2010–11 and 2011–12 season, and previously U17 youth team in 2008–09 and 2009–10 season. Marcone also occasionally worked with first team as fourth keeper in

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. He wore no.93 shirt, his year of birth.

Vicenza

In June 2012, the club decided to capitalise his potential market value. Despite no real buyer from Serie A and B clubs nor he could enter the first team immediately, the club used player exchange to give an accounting value to the player, in order to pass the financial benchmark of

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. He was swapped with

Giulio Cavallari Giulio Cavallari (born 24 January 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has played in the fourth tier of football in Italy. Biography Born in Parma in the Emilia region, Cavallari started his career at the Parma club U.S. ...

Vicenza Calcio L.R. Vicenza, commonly referred to as Vicenza, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Founded in 1902 as Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza, they became Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953, then Vicenza Calcio from 1990 ...

in co-ownership deal, while Marcone's team-mate

Alessandro Iacobucci Alessandro Iacobucci (born 3 June 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Vicenza. Biography Youth career Born in Pescara, Abruzzo, Iacobucci started his career at home province club Renato Curi Angolana (located at Ci ...

(keeper), who spent 2011–12 season in

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, were swapped to Parma along with Pacini and Rossi. Moreover the deal was completed on 29 June 2012, the second last day of 2011–12 financial year, which ended on 30 June. However, his new "market" value to his new club, would be a cost in term of

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as a kind of intangible asset. Half of Marcone was "valued" €750,000 and Cavallari €768,000, made only €18,000 cash involved. Marcone signed a 3-year contract. In July 2012, Marcone left for

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

(german: Südtirol, it, Alto Adige) to replace Iacobucci, who left for

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, a Serie B club. On the next day South Tyrol also signed Matteo Grandi from

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

. Marcone successfully became the first choice and Grandi as deputy.

Trapani

In June 2013, Siena sold Marcone outright to Vicenza as well as Cavallari to Siena from Vicenza outright. However, both clubs once failed to register in Serie B (Siena) and Lega Pro Prima Divisione (Vicenza) On 10 July Vicenza finally acquired all the required document for the new season. However due to the present of former Italian under-21 internationals

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who was the first choice of last season, Marcone was immediately left for

Trapani Calcio S.S.D. F.C. Trapani 1905, commonly referred to as Trapani, is an Italian football club based in Trapani, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D, after a year long hiatus following its exclusion from Serie C during the course of the 2020–21 seaso ...

in temporary deal with option to purchase. On 10 July 2014

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 impor ...

acquired Marcone outright for €200,000 and

Daniele Martinelli Daniele Martinelli (born 27 February 1982) is an Italian football defender. On 10 July 2014 Martinelli and Richard Gabriel Marcone were signed by Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and ...

outright for an undisclosed fee. On 21 July 2015 Marcone was re-signed by

in a temporary deal, with an option to buy. He wore no.1 shirt. On 26 January 2016 Marcone was signed by Serie A club

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. He wore no.88 shirt. On 12 July 2016 was re-signed by South Tyrol. On 31 August 2017 he left for

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Rieti

On 31 January 2019, he joined

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Ternana

On 13 September 2019 he joined

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on a one-year contract.

Potenza

On 18 November 2020, Marcone signed for

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club

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as a free transfer, re-joining his former Rieti boss

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, and making his debut on the same day in an away game against

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Avellino

On 7 July 2022, he joined

on a two-year deal.

International career

In January 2013, Marcone received his first Italy U20 call-up for a training camp and a triangular tournament between U21, U20 and U19. However, he withdrew and replaced by

Alfred Gomis Amigo Alfred Junior Gomis (born 5 September 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Como on loan from the French club Rennes, and the Senegal national team. Early life Born in Ziguinchor, Seneg ...

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. Previously he once received a call-up to a goalkeeper training camp in 2008, and younger than 17 out of 23 participant.

References

External links

Football.it Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcone, Richard Gabriel 1993 births Footballers from Bucharest Living people Italian footballers Italian people of Romanian descent A.C.N. Siena 1904 players F.C. Südtirol players L.R. Vicenza players Hellas Verona F.C. players F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players A.C. Cuneo 1905 players F.C. Rieti players Ternana Calcio players Potenza Calcio players U.S. Avellino 1912 players Serie B players Serie C players Association football goalkeepers