Giuseppe Mascara

Ragusa

Mascara started out playing for the youth side of Sicilian amateurs Comiso before transferring to neighbouring club Ragusa to start his professional career. He earned some valuable experience over a two-season period, turning out for the first team and scoring 5 goals in 29 appearances.

Battipagliese

Successively, Mascara moved to the mainland, joining Campanian side Battipagliese in 1997, and remained with the then-Serie C1 club until June 2000, playing just under 50 games for them also scoring 67 goals. Following his impressive three-season stint with the club, he transferred to another Campanian team, Avellino.

Avellino and Salernitana

Following his 2000 transfer to Avellino, Mascara was soon a big hit at the southern Italian club, where he strongly impressed during his lone season with the club, securing 16 goals in 29 games. He then briefly moved to nearby rivals Salernitana, scoring in his only appearance for the club, before moving back to Sicily with Palermo.

Palermo

In January 2001, Mascara officially transferred to Palermo, who had just been promoted back into Serie B. He began his career well in the Sicilian capital, grabbing 8 Serie B goals in 38 league appearances. In his second and final season with Palermo, Mascara was sent on loan to Genoa, where he made just 13 league starts, scoring twice. He returned to Palermo but was transfer-listed and soon signed for Sicilian rivals, Catania.

Catania

In July 2003,…

Following his impressive performances with Catania in the 2008–09 season, Mascara received his first call-up to the Italy national team for the 6 June 2009 friendly game against Northern Ireland, together with teammate Marco Biagianti. Mascara played the entire first half of the game, becoming the first Catania player to mark an appearance with the Italian team.

After retiring in 2016, he accepted an offer from Catania to coach their Under-15 youth team. On 24 October 2017, he was named new head coach of Eccellenza Sicily amateurs Giarre. In June 2018 he was named head coach of Sicilian Serie D club Sancataldese, a role from which he resigned later in December of the same year due to poor results. On 12 October 2019, he was appointed head coach of Serie D club Biancavilla, exactly one day before his new club hosted Sicilian powerhouse Palermo. He left the club at the end of the season. On 29 December 2020 he was named new head coach of Serie D club Troina. He left the club by the end of the season. On 20 September 2021, he was hired as the new head coach of Eccellenza club Siracusa. After guiding the club to fifth place in the league table, he was confirmed for the 2022–23 season, but was fired on 24 October 2022 due to negative results. He then briefly served as head coach of Eccellenza Sicily club Comiso during the 2023–24 pre-season. Following that, Mascara worked as head coach of Acireale-based Promozione amateurs Real Aci from February to April 2024. In July 2024, Mascara was announced as the new manager of Novara FC's U-19 team, Novara Primavera. On 1 April 2025, he was promoted in charge of the first team following the dismissal of Giacomo Gattuso.