Matteo Rizzo (footballer)

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Matteo Rizzo
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Verbania, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Campobasso
Youth career
–2018 San Francesco
2018–2021 Gozzano
2021 Pro Vercelli
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Gozzano 1 (0)
2021–2025 Pro Vercelli 69 (0)
2024 → Lumezzane (loan) 0 (0)
2025– Campobasso 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Italy U18 1 (0)
2022 Italy U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2022

Matteo Rizzo (born 10 September 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group B club Campobasso.

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Club career

Born in Verbania, but raised in Vignone, [1] [2] Rizzo started playing football at the local grassroots club San Francesco, before joining Gozzano in 2018. [2] After several seasons in the club's youth sector, [2] he made his first team debut on 19 June 2021, as he came in as a substitute in the final minutes of the last league match of the season against Folgore Caratese, which ultimately ended in a 3-2 win for his side. [3]

In the summer of 2021, Rizzo joined Pro Vercelli, where he was first assigned to the under-19 squad. [2] However, the following December, the goalkeeper was called-up to the first team by the head coach Franco Lerda, following a streak of injuries occurred to all of the registered senior goalkeepers. [4] He subsequently made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2021, aged 17, starting and playing the entirety of the Serie C match against Mantova, which ended in a 1-1 draw. [4] Throughout the rest of the 2021–22 season, Rizzo established himself as a regular starter of the first team, as Pro Vercelli reached the promotional play-offs before getting eliminated by Juventus U23 in the second round. [2] [5]

On 26 July 2022, Rizzo signed his first professional contract with Pro Vercelli, penning a two-year deal with an option for a third season. [6] [7]

On 17 January 2024, Rizzo was loaned out to fellow Serie C club Lumezzane until the end of the season. [8] [9]

International career

Rizzo has represented Italy at several youth international levels, having played for the under-18 and under-19 national teams. [10] [11] [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 November 2023 [13]
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gozzano 2020–21 Serie D 10—0010
Pro Vercelli 2021–22 Serie C 150—2 [a] 0170
2022–23 270—00270
2023–24 20—0020
Lumezzane (loan) 2023–24 Serie C00—0000
Career total4500020470
  1. ↑ Two appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs.

References

  1. ↑ Tomola, Arianna (19 March 2022). "Calcio, il portiere di Vignone Matteo Rizzo convocato nella nazionale Under 18". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Stesina, Marco (3 May 2022). "Fa come Buffon a 17 anni: appare dal nulla e para subito tutto tra i Prof". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Brunner, Nicolò (19 June 2021). "Folgore Caratese-Gozzano, Serie D: i rossoblù vincono in rimonta e "rovinano" l'ultima di Longo". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 Cristiano, Simone (22 December 2021). "Pro Vercelli, esordio tra i professionisti per Matteo Rizzo". La Giovane Italia News (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Baridon, Marco (4 May 2022). "Pro Vercelli Juventus U23 0-1: Compagnon decisivo, continua il sogno playoff". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "PRIMO CONTRATTO DA PROFESSIONISTA PER MATTEO RIZZO" (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Zarra, Angelo (26 July 2022). "UFFICIALE - Pro Vercelli, primo contratto da pro per Louati e Rizzo". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "UFFICIALE – Matteo Rizzo È Rossoblù" (in Italian). Lumezzane. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Tonesi, Fabio (17 January 2024). "Il Lumezzane prende Rizzo come dodicesimo". Giornale di Brescia (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Per le due amichevoli con Austria e Svizzera Franceschini convoca 23 giocatori" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "L'Italia vince ancora: cinque gol degli Azzurrini alla Svizzera nel secondo test di Novarello" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Carzaniga, Dennis (11 August 2022). "La prima uscita stagionale fa ben sperare per il futuro: l'Italia Under 19 supera l'Albania". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  13. ↑ Matteo Rizzo at Soccerway
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