Matteo Lovato

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Matteo Lovato
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Lovato playing for Atalanta in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Monselice, Italy [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
(on loan from Salernitana)
Number 20
Youth career
–2016 Padova
2016–2019 Genoa
2018–2019 → Padova (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Padova 17 (0)
2020–2021 Hellas Verona 25 (0)
2021–2022 Atalanta 6 (0)
2022 → Cagliari (loan) 16 (0)
2022– Salernitana 30 (0)
2024 → Torino (loan) 13 (0)
2024– → Sassuolo (loan) 11 (1)
International career‡
2020–2023 Italy U21 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Matteo Lovato (born 14 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Sassuolo, on loan from Salernitana.

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Club career

Early years

Lovato spent his early years in the youth teams of Padova before moving to Genoa's under-17 team at age 16, where he made 18 appearances and scored two goals. [3] Lovato did not join Genoa's Primavera team, though; he returned to Padova on loan in January 2018. [4]

On 25 August 2019, Lovato made his Serie C debut with Padova under coach Salvatore Sullo, as a starter in a 3–1 away victory against Virtus Verona. He would remain with the club for the first half of the 2019–20 season, accumulating 18 appearances in all competitions. [3]

Hellas Verona

On 31 January 2020, Hellas Verona announced the acquisition of Lovato for a reported fee of €500,000. [3] [5] [6] He made his Serie A debut with the club on 18 July 2020 under coach Ivan Jurić as a late substitute for Koray Günter in a 1–1 home draw against Atalanta. [7] [8]

The next season, Lovato broke into the starting lineup following the sale of Marash Kumbulla. [9] [10] He made a total of 24 appearances for Verona, helping the club to a 10th-place finish. [11]

Atalanta

On 31 July 2021, Lovato signed for Atalanta on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €8 million plus €3 million in bonuses. [12]

Loan to Cagliari

On 3 January 2022, Lovato joined Cagliari on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. [13]

Salernitana

Lovato joined Salernitana on 6 July 2022 on a five-year contract, [14] as part of a deal in which Éderson moved the other way. [15]

Loan to Torino

On 31 January 2024, Lovato moved on loan to Torino, with an option to buy. [16]

Loan to Sassuolo

On 7 August 2024, Lovato joined Sassuolo on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. [17]

International career

On 12 November 2020, Lovato made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–1 against Iceland in Reykjavík. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2022 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Padova 2019–20 Serie C 17010––180
Hellas Verona 2019–20 Serie A 1000––10
2020–21 24000––240
Total250000000250
Atalanta 2021–22 Serie A600010–70
Cagliari (loan) 2021–22 Serie A1600000–160
Career total640101000660

References

  1. ↑ Matteo Lovato at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Matteo Lovato #66". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Manzoni, Samuele (16 December 2020). "Da Kumbulla a... Matteo Lovato, il nuovo difensore del Verona" (in Italian). SportPaper. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tutti i movimenti del mercato invernale del settore giovanile del Calcio Padova" (in Italian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Matteo Lovato ceduto a titolo definitivo all'Hellas Verona". padovacalcio.it (in Italian). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ufficiale: dal Padova arriva Lovato". hellasverona.it (in Italian). 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Verona-Atalanta 1-1, gol e highlights. Pessina risponde a Zapata" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Verona, primo gettone in Serie A anche per Lovato". mondoprimavera.com (in Italian). 19 July 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Fanta guida: il Verona 2020–21 punta su Faraoni, Lazovic e Veloso per ripetere il miracolo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Antolini, Simone (11 October 2020). "Juric, tesoro da cento milioni: È caccia ai nuovi... Kumbulla" (in Italian). L'Arena . Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Bettoni, Lorenzo (30 July 2021). "Lovato to Atalanta 'a done deal', will he replace Romero?". Football Italia. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Mork, Martin (31 July 2021). "Official: Lovato moves to Atalanta". Football Italia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Lovato al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Matteo Lovato è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). US Salernitana 1919. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Salernitana, Ederson saluta. Lovato e Botheim alle visite". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "LOVATO AL TORO" [LOVATO AT TORO] (in Italian). Torino. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "Matteo Lovato: benvenuto in neroverde!" [Matteo Lovato: welcome to the black and green!] (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Iceland U21 vs. Italy U21 - 12 November 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  19. ↑ Matteo Lovato at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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