Marco Carducci Explained

Marco Carducci
Fullname:Marco Christian Carducci
Birth Date:24 September 1996
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height:1.85 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Cavalry FC
Clubnumber:1
Youthyears1:2000–2005
Youthclubs1:MSB United
Youthyears2:2005–2006
Youthclubs2:MacKenzie FC
Youthyears3:2006–2011
Youthclubs3:Calgary Villains
Youthyears4:2011–2014
Youthclubs4:Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Years1:2013–2014
Clubs1:Vancouver Whitecaps U-23
Caps1:6
Goals1:0
Years2:2014–2016
Clubs2:Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2015–2016
Clubs3:Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)
Caps3:16
Goals3:0
Years4:2017
Clubs4:Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:2018
Clubs5:Calgary Foothills
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Years6:2019–
Clubs6:Cavalry FC
Caps6:126
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalteam1:Canada U17
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014–2015
Nationalteam2:Canada U20
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2016
Nationalteam3:Canada U23
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:August 16, 2024
Ntupdate:March 29, 2017

Marco Christian Carducci (born September 24, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC and Canada national team.

Club career

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Carducci signed his first professional contract with Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 4, 2014.[1] He made his debut on May 7, 2014, in a Canadian Championship fixture against Toronto FC, which Vancouver lost 2–1.[2] After three seasons with the Whitecaps, two of which were on loan to their reserve club Whitecaps FC 2, the Whitecaps announced that Carducci would not return for the 2017 season.[3]

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

Carducci signed with USL side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in March 2017.[4]

Calgary Foothills

In February 2018, Carducci would turn down multiple offers from USL clubs to sign with Premier Development League club Calgary Foothills FC, serving as a goalkeeper coach in addition to playing duties.[5] [6] Carducci would help Calgary Foothills to the 2018 PDL Championship, winning the Golden Glove as well as being named to the 2018 PDL All-League Team.[7]

Cavalry FC

Carducci signed for Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League in December 2018.[8] Upon signing, he indicated his desire for playing time, and that his goal was to play for Canada in the 2026 World Cup with Canada as one of the three hosts.[9] In the 2019 Canadian Premier League season, the first season in league history, Cavalry began with a seven-game winning streak, with Carducci starting in each, picking up four clean sheets in the process. The streak finally came to an end on June 22, with a 1–0 defeat against Forge FC.[10] Cavalry also saw success in the Canadian Championship, becoming the first Canadian Premier League side to defeat MLS opposition as they defeated the struggling Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals. Carducci was instrumental in this victory, posting a clean sheet in the first leg and only conceding one goal in the second against his former club.[11] In the semi-finals, however, they were knocked out of the tournament at the hands of the Montreal Impact.[12] Carducci backstopped Cavalry to both the spring and fall championships and a berth to the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals, where they faced Forge. In the first leg, Carducci was widely praised for his performance as he saved a Tristan Borges penalty to keep the score at zero,[13] but Borges ended up scoring at the very end of the first half and the match ended at 1-0 for Forge.[14] In the second leg, Cavalry was unable to score, and during stoppage time, with all the Cavalry defenders in the attacking zone, Forge players Elimane Cissé and David Choinière ran the length of a field on a 2 on 0, and there was not much Carducci could do to stop it. Choinière scored, and Forge won the championship.[15] Despite losing the championship, Carducci had a good individual season, he finished with 9 clean sheets, tied with Triston Henry for the most in the league.[16] Carducci would win the CPL goalkeeper of the year for the 2019 season.[17]

Cavalry later confirmed that Carducci would return for the 2020 season.[18] In the shortened season Carducci finished with three clean sheets in nine games, as his team finished the season in third place.[19] He extended his contract for the 2021[20] and 2022 seasons.[21]

In March 2022, Carducci would announce that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer the prior month, and was recovery after having surgery to treat the issue shortly after. After serving as the team's backup for the first 3 games of the 2022 season, he would return to the net on May 1, 2022, posting a clean sheet against Pacific FC in his return.[22] [23] After his strong 2022 season with Cavalry, Carducci would win his second Golden Glove award.[24] In May 2023, Carducci would be the first player to make 100 appearances for Cavalry.[25]

International career

Carducci was born in Canada to a Canadian-Italian father and Uruguayan mother.[26] [27] He has represented Canada at various youth levels. He was on the Canadian team that went to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[28] In May 2014, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team that would participate in the Milk Cup later that summer.[29] He played one game at the tournament, with his Vancouver Whitecaps compatriot Nolan Wirth playing the other two. Carducci would later participate again with the U20s in November, where he played two games against England and Russia in a 2–2 draw and a 2–1 victory, respectively.

In May 2016, Carducci was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[30] Carducci started the second match against Grenada, posting the clean sheet[31]

On August 28, 2019, Carducci was called up to the Canada men's national soccer team for a pair of CONCACAF Nations League matches against Cuba, his first call up as well as the first call up for any Canadian Premier League player.[32]

Career statistics

ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffsCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vancouver Whitecaps FCMajor League Soccer20140000200020
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)USL20159000000090
20167000000070
Total160000000160
Rio Grande Valley FC TorosUSL20176000000060
Calgary FoothillsPremier Development League2018100400000140
Cavalry FCCanadian Premier League2019230204000290
20209000000090
2021240101000260
2022240202000280
2023280301000320
2024180003020230
Total126080110201470
Career total1580120130201850

Honours

Club

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2015

Calgary Foothills

2018Calvary FC

Individual

2012, 2013

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vancouver Whitecaps sign 17-year-old Marco Carducci – CBC Sports – Soccer . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . May 9, 2014.
  2. Web site: Armen Bedakian . MatchCenter – Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC . Matchcenter.mlssoccer.com . May 9, 2014 . November 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031534/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-05-07-toronto-fc-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-fc/recap . dead .
  3. Web site: 'The door is always open:' Carducci, 'Caps mutually agree to part ways – for now. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Farhan Devji. December 8, 2016.
  4. Web site: RGV FC TOROS ANNOUNCE 2017 ROSTER. March 23, 2017.
  5. FoothillsSoccer. 961003419321344000. February 6, 2018. Now GK Coach and player with Foothills Welcome to the family@mcarducci96 .
  6. Web site: Marco Carducci comes home to play for Calgary Foothills FC and prepare for the future. Total Soccer Project. Stuart Gradon. March 14, 2018.
  7. Web site: 2018 PDL All-League Team and Awards. USL PDL. Colton Coreschi. August 2, 2018.
  8. Web site: Cavalry FC sign four young local talents. December 12, 2018.
  9. Web site: Cavalry's Carducci 'right there' with the best of his generation ahead of CPL's inaugural season. Canadian Premier League. Armen Badakian. December 14, 2018.
  10. Web site: 'One game doesn't define us': Wheeldon Jr. shakes off Cavs' 1st loss. June 22, 2019. Canadian Premier League. June 23, 2019.
  11. Web site: Cavalry bounce Whitecaps from Canadian Championship - Sportsnet.ca. sportsnet.ca. August 28, 2019.
  12. Web site: Impact down Cavalry to advance to Canadian Championship final - Sportsnet.ca. sportsnet.ca. August 28, 2019.
  13. Web site: Canadian soccer Twitter reacts to a wild Leg 1 in Finals 2019. October 26, 2019. Canadian Premier League. October 27, 2019.
  14. Web site: Forge FC edges Cavalry FC in wild first leg of CPL final - Sportsnet.ca. sportsnet.ca. October 27, 2019.
  15. Web site: Forge FC defeat Cavalry FC to win first Canadian Premier League title - Sportsnet.ca. sportsnet.ca. November 3, 2019.
  16. Web site: League Leaders. Canadian Premier League. November 3, 2019.
  17. Web site: Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci takes home Golden Glove honour. Canadian Premier League. John Molinaro. November 26, 2019.
  18. Web site: A strong core confirmed for Cavalry FC in 2020. Cavalry FC. November 13, 2019. November 16, 2019. December 31, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191231200044/https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/a-strong-core-confirmed-for-cavalry-fc-in-2020. dead.
  19. Web site: Canadian Premier League. 2021-08-26. Canadian Premier League. en-CA.
  20. Web site: Cavalry FC secure the core for the 2021 Canadian Premier League Season. Cavalry FC. November 6, 2020.
  21. Web site: Cavalry FC Secures Key Core Pieces for 2022 Canadian Premier League Season. Cavalry FC. January 21, 2022.
  22. Web site: Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci details recovery from testicular cancer. Global Calgary. March 21, 2022.
  23. Web site: Calgary's Marco Carducci posts shutout in return to Cavalry FC after cancer battle. Global Calgary. Cami Kepke. May 2, 2022.
  24. Web site: Cavalry FC's Marco Carducci wins 2022 Canadian Premier League Golden Glove. Mitchell. Tierney. October 28, 2022. Canadian Premier League.
  25. Web site: Cavalry goalkeeper Marco Carducci hits Game 100 of home-team career. Calgary Sun. Todd Saelhof. May 27, 2023.
  26. Web site: Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci worth cheering for | Calgary Sun.
  27. Web site: Profile - Canada Soccer. January 28, 2020.
  28. Web site: Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013. October 3, 2013. March 10, 2019. October 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223647/http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-selects-21-for-the-fifa-u-17-world-cup-uae-2013-p155267. dead.
  29. Web site: Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup. July 23, 2014. October 19, 2014. February 21, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221223925/http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-heads-to-2014-dale-farm-milk-cup-p156665. dead.
  30. Web site: Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour. Canada Soccer Association. May 19, 2016. June 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160616202030/http://canadasoccer.com/canada-announces-roster-for-caribbean-tour-p159488. dead.
  31. Web site: Canada m23 defeat Guyana as part of Jubilee celebration. Canada Soccer Association. May 19, 2016. August 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803131755/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-m23-defeat-guyana-as-part-of-jubilee-celebration-p159523. dead.
  32. Web site: Cavalry's Carducci becomes 1st CPL player to earn Canada call-up. August 28, 2019. Canadian Premier League. August 28, 2019.