Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Matteo Prati [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 December 2003||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Cagliari | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2018 | Cesena | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Ravenna | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Ravenna | 35 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | SPAL | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Cagliari | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | Italy U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2025 | Italy U21 | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2025 |
Matteo Prati (born 28 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari.
Prati made his senior professional debut for the club he was raised in, Ravenna in Serie C in March 2021. [2] Following Ravenna's relegation to Serie D for the 2021–22 season, he became a regular member of the starting lineup. [3]
On 27 July 2022, Prati signed a three-year contract (with an option to extend for one more year) with SPAL in Serie B. [4] He made his Serie B debut for SPAL on 3 September 2022 in a game against Bari. [5] He made a good impact, but the team was relegated at the end of the season.
On 17 August 2023, Prati officially joined Serie A club Cagliari for five million euros (plus two millions in add-ons), [6] [7] signing a five-year contract with the club. [7] [8] In the process, the deal broke the transfer record as the most lucrative sale from any Serie C team. [6] [7] He made his Serie A debut on 17 September 2023, playing as a starter in the match against Udinese.
In May 2023, Prati was included in the Italian U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, [9] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match. [10] [11]
On 8 September 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match against Latvia.
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ravenna | 2020–21 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Serie D | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||
Total | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
SPAL | 2022–23 | Serie B | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
Cagliari | 2023–24 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
Career total | 93 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 9 |
Italy U20