2016 Men's Soccer Roster
Francesco Casucci
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Puglia, Italy
- High School:
- New Mexico
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 155
Transferred to NC State from New Mexico in the spring of 2016.
Sophomore (2016): Played in six matches for the Wolfpack, making three starts and playing a total of 284 minutes … Recorded two total shots … Made his first appearance (and start) with NC State in the season opener vs. Radford (Aug. 26) … Season was cut short when he sustained an injury in the Sept. 16 match at No. 23 Virginia Tech.
FRESHMAN (2015): Named to Conference USA's All-Freshman Team after finishing second on the Lobos with four goals and 10 points ... appeared in 17 games, including four starts, and finished with 676 minutes played ... first career goal was an overtime game-winner against No. 21 American on Sept. 20 ... also had an assist in that game to earn a spot on the TLC Plumbing & Utility Invitational All-Tournament Team ... named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19 after scoring two goals and assisting on another in UNM's 3-2 win over UAB on Oct. 18 ... first career start came versus San Francisco on Sept. 30 ... also had starts at home vs. Kentucky on Oct. 4 and Valparaiso on Oct. 14, and at Marshall on Oct. 23 ... scored fourth goal against FAU on Nov. 6 ... finished the season with 16 shots, eight of which were on goal.
CLUB/DEVELOPMENTAL: Played for several top club teams in Europe, beginning with Servette FC in Switzerland until he was 15 when he was named the best player of the Memorial Ferrarias Tournament ... then he went to play for Serie A member Torino FC's U16, U18 and U20 teams ... captained the U20 team and led the squad to the national club championship ... named one of the 300 best players in Italy and compared to Miralem Pjanic, who plays for Roma in Serie A ... invited to preseason camp with Torino's first team ... moved to Florida and played for FC Miami City and helpd the team advance to the national semifinals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Killian Academy in Miami, Fla.
PERSONAL: Born April 20, 1996, in Geneva, Switzerland, to Franco and Julia Casucci ... has an older brother, Kevin ... favorite player is Thiago Alcantara and his favorite club is Barcelona ... loves pizza, pasta and other Italian foods ... in his free time he enjoys hanging out with friends ... majoring in business ... wants to play professional soccer one day.