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 24)
Place of birth Monselice, Italy [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Torino (on loan from Salernitana)
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2016 Padova
2016–2019 Genoa
2018–2019Padova (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Padova 17 (0)
2020–2021 Hellas Verona 25 (0)
2021–2022 Atalanta 6 (0)
2022Cagliari (loan) 16 (0)
2022– Salernitana 30 (0)
2024–Torino (loan) 13 (0)
International career
2020–2023 Italy U21 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024
‡ 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 A club Torino, 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]

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. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2022 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Padova 2019–20 Serie C 17010180
Hellas Verona 2019–20 Serie A 100010
2020–21 24000240
Total250000000250
Atalanta 2021–22 Serie A60001070
Cagliari (loan) 2021–22 Serie A1600000160
Career total640101000660

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References

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