Marco Milanese

Height:
5-11
Weight:
161
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Isernia, Italy
High School:
Liceo Scientifico E. Majorana

2019: Started each of the 16 matches he appeared in for the Zips...helped Akron’s defensive efforts to post four shutouts on the campaign...registered a goal on the strength of 14 shots, including six on goal...netted 85th-minute tally in a 3-2 overtime setback to Cornell (Sept. 28)...posted a shot in 10 contests, including registering a season-high three shots against Bowling Green (Nov. 15) in the Mid-American Conference Tournament...also added two shots apiece versus Cleveland State (Oct. 29) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 2).

2019 ACCOLADES: Earned Academic All-MAC accolades...nominated as a CoSIDA Academic All-America District nominee.

2018: Appeared in 23 matches, including garnering 21 starts...registered a goal and two assists on the strength of seven shots, with a pair falling on frame...named to TopDrawerSoccer.com 2018 Men's Freshman Top 100 Postseason list (No. 73) after helping lead a Zips’ defensive unit that posted eight shutouts on the campaign...recorded first career goal in the 40th minute in a 4-3 road victory over VCU (Sept. 26)...collected an assist on the second of two goals for Carlo Ritaccio in a 3-1 road win past No. 12 West Virginia (Nov. 9) in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament...registered assist on Marcel Zajac’s tally in the 15th minute at second-rated and three-time defending NCAA Champion Stanford (Nov. 30) in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament to snap a streak of 1,428:09 minutes in which the Cardinal had not surrendered a postseason goal.

2018 ACCOLADES: Selected to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Mid-Season Top-100 List (No. 68)...named to TopDrawerSoccer.com 2018 Men's Freshman Top 100 Postseason list (No. 73).

PRIOR TO AKRON: Gained valuable playing experience for Isernia in the Eccellenza League...a team captain for the Italian U-15 and U-17 squads, he also played for a youth club in Torino in the Berretti League before moving to Naples, Italy, to compete for the Napoli U-17 team...as a youth, he played for several landmark clubs such as Parma, where he competed in the Allievi Nazionali League.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Giustino Milanese and Maria Tanburro.