Manuel Capasso Explained

Manuel Capasso
Fullname:Manuel Vicente Capasso
Birth Date:19 April 1996
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:1.88 m
Position:Centre-back[1]
Currentclub:Vasco da Gama
Clubnumber:22
Youthyears1:2013–2015
Youthclubs1:Acassuso
Years1:2015–2018
Caps1:88
Goals1:5
Years2:2018–2019
Clubs2:Defensa y Justicia
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Aldosivi
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Platense (loan)
Caps4:17
Goals4:2
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Newell's Old Boys
Caps5:16
Goals5:1
Years6:2022
Clubs6:Atlético Tucumán
Caps6:30
Goals6:1
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Vasco da Gama
Caps7:15
Goals7:2
Club-Update:22 January 2024

Manuel Vicente Capasso (born 19 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vasco da Gama.[2]

Career

Acassuso were Capasso's opening career club, he joined them in 2013.[3] He was promoted into their senior squad under manager Walter Otta during the 2015 Primera B Metropolitana, marking his professional debut with a late cameo off the substitutes bench against Platense on 17 July.[4] [5] Capasso scored the first goals of his career in November 2016, netting in consecutive league fixtures versus Deportivo Español and Deportivo Riestra.[4] He left Acassuso at the end of 2017–18, having made eighty-nine appearances while scoring five times for the club.[4] [6] On 1 July 2018, Capasso was signed by Primera División side Defensa y Justicia.[4]

After no matches in five months for Defensa y Justicia, Capasso terminated his contract in January 2019 to move to fellow Primera División team Aldosivi.[7] [8] He didn't appear competitively across the next seven months, subsequently leaving on loan in July 2019 to Primera B Nacional's Platense - the opponents of his career debut.[4] He scored goals for them against Estudiantes and Agropecuario in sixteen appearances.[9]

In February 2023, Capasso was transferred to the Brazilian Club Vasco da Gama.

Career statistics

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Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Acassuso2015Primera B Metropolitana60000060
20161700000170
2016–173220000322
2017–18333001[10] 0343
Total8850010895
Defensa y Justicia2018–19Primera División000000000000
Aldosivi0000000000
2019–200000000000
Total0000000000
Platense (loan)2019–20Primera B Nacional1621000172
Career total1047100000101067

Notes and References

  1. News: Manuel Capasso. 6 October 2020. World Football.
  2. Web site: Vasco acerta a contratação do zagueiro Manuel Capasso – Vasco da Gama . 2023-02-19 . pt-BR.
  3. News: Defensa y Justicia puso sus ojos en un central de B Metropolitana. 12 October 2018. Diario Popular. 13 June 2018.
  4. News: Argentina - M. Capasso . Soccerway . 12 October 2018.
  5. News: Ficha Estadistica de MANUEL CAPASSO. 12 October 2018. BDFA.
  6. News: Capasso: Somos un equipo muy capaz, muy maduro. 12 October 2018. Mundo Ascenso. 13 March 2018.
  7. News: Nuevos sueños en Florencio Varela. 15 January 2019. Vavel. 14 January 2019.
  8. News: Aldosivi concretó su primer refuerzo. 15 January 2019. La Capital MdP. 12 January 2019.
  9. News: "Vuelvo a Aldosivi para jugar y ser importante", dijo Manuel Capasso. 6 October 2020. InfoBrisas. 23 June 2020.
  10. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs