Michael Casanova (born 4 May 1989) is a former Swiss footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Casanova | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lugano, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Team Ticino U-18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | FC Lugano | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Locarno | 27 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | FC Lugano | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Switzerland U16 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Switzerland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Switzerland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
He began his career with Team Ticino U-18 the youth team of Lugano and was in summer 2006 promoted to the first team. He played in the Lugano senior team his professional debut and joined the Challenge League team FC Locarno on 27 September 2008. In the summer 2009 two Super League teams, BSC Young Boys and FC Sion were interested in this player. In the summer of 2010, after a long and complicated process, he was transferred back to Lugano. But he retires in 2013 because he had problems to head after injury during a match.