# Marco Da Graca

Cosimo Marco Da Graca (born 1 May 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie C Group A club Novara.

## Club career
### Youth career

Da Graca began his youth career at Sicilia aged 10, before moving to Palermo's youth sector aged 12. He stayed there until 2018, when he moved to Juventus on loan, before making the move permanent in 2019 for €600,000.

### Juventus

On 28 October 2020, Da Graca made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus, in a 2–1 defeat to Como. He scored his first goal for Juventus U23 on 7 March as a second-half substitute, scoring the game's sole goal in the 85th minute against Grosseto. He was first called up to the senior side on 2 December 2020, as an unused substitute in a UEFA Champions League group stage game against Dynamo Kyiv. Da Graca played his first game for Juventus on 27 January 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over SPAL in the Coppa Italia. On 15 April, Juventus renewed Da Graca's contract until June 2024.
Da Graca started the 2021–22 season with some muscular injuries. His debut in the season came on 24 October, coming on as substitute in the 71st minute in a 1–1 home draw against Pro Sesto; he also scored the equalizing goal in the 89th minute. On 8 December, Da Graca made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 win against Malmö, coming on as substitute in the 89th minute. On 17 January 2022, Da Graca was ruled out for a month to undergo treatment after it was diagnosed that he suffered from an irregular heartbeat. Da Graca's first mach after his injury came on 23 February, in a match against Pro Patria won 1–0. On 12 May, he scored a 30th-minute decider in Juventus U23's 1–0 away win to Renate in the third round of play-offs, allowing his team to access the further round.

#### Loan to Amorebieta

On 30 August 2023, Da Graca extended his contract with Juventus until 2025, and subsequently joined Spanish side Amorebieta on loan for the rest of the season.
After failing to break through the starting eleven of the first team, both parties agreed upon cutting short the loan deal, with Da Graca returning to Juventus on 11 January 2024.

### Novara

On 24 January 2025, Da Graca signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serie C club Novara.

## International career

Eligible to represent Cape Verde through his father, Da Graca has played for Italy at youth level. He went on trial for the under-15s, before playing eight games for the under-16s in 2018.

## Style of play

A left-footed player, Da Graca started out as a winger, before becoming a centre-forward because of his height of 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and his physicality.

## Personal life

Da Graca was born in Palermo, Italy, to a father from Praia, Cape Verde. He is of Portuguese descent.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 22 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Juventus Next Gen | 2020–21 | Serie C | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Juventus Next Gen | 2021–22 | Serie C | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| Juventus Next Gen | 2022–23 | Serie C | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Juventus Next Gen | Total | Total | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 59 | 6 |
| Juventus | 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Juventus | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Juventus | 2022–23 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juventus | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 61 | 6 |
* ↑ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, six appearances one goal in Serie C promotion play-offs
* ↑ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

## Honours

Juventus
* Coppa Italia: 2020–21