Matteo Rover

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Matteo Rover
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Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Motta di Livenza, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Reggiana
Youth career
–2015 Liventina
2015–2018 Internazionale
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Internazionale 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Vicenza Virtus (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Pordenone (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 → Südtirol (loan) 26 (6)
2020–2025 Südtirol 155 (22)
2025– Reggiana 0 (0)
International career
2017 Italy U18 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025

Matteo Rover (born 20 February 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Reggiana.

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Club career

Internazionale

He appeared for the main squad of Inter in a preseason friendly in the summer of 2017.

Loan to Vicenza Virtus and Pordenone

On 21 August 2018, Rover joined to Serie C club Vicenza Virtus on loan for the 2018–19 season. [1] On 7 October he made his professional debut for Vicenza Virtus in Serie C as a substitute replacing Stefano Giacomelli in the 77th minute of a 2–1 home win over Vis Pesaro. [2] His loan was terminated during the 2018–19 season winter break leaving Vicenza Virtus with only one appearance. [3]

On 11 January 2019, Rover was loaned to Serie C club Pordenone until the end of the season. [4] Eight days later, on 19 January, he made his debut for Pordenone as a substitute replacing Davide Gavazzi in the 92nd minute of a 1–0 home win over AlbinoLeffe. [5] On 5 May he played his first match as a starter for the club, a 2–2 away draw against FeralpiSalò, he was replaced by Gianvito Misuraca in the 64th minute. [6] Rover ended his 6-month loan with 13 appearances, but only 1 as a starter. [3]

Loan to Südtirol

On 15 July 2019, Rover was loaned to Serie C club Südtirol on a season-long loan deal. [7] On 4 August he made his debut for the club in a 4–2 home win over Città di Fasano in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match. [8] On 25 August he made his league debut for Südtirol as a substitute replacing Daniele Casiraghi in the 68th minute of a 2–1 away win over Vis Pesaro. [9] One week later, on 1 September, Rover scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 47th minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Carpi. [10] On 21 September he played his first entire match for the club in Serie C, a 1–0 away win over Arzignano Valchiampo. [11] Four days later, Rover scored his second goal, again as a substitute, in the 64th minute of a 3–0 home win over Fermana. [12] Rover ended his loan with 30 appearances, 6 goals and 2 assists. [3]

Südtirol

On 14 August 2020 he moved to Südtirol and signed contract until 2023. [13] He made his seasonal debut, on 22 September, as a starter in the first round of Coppa Italia and he also scored his first goal in the 27th minute of a 2–1 home win over Latte Dolce, he played the entire match. [14] Five days later, on 27 September, Rover made his league debut as a substitute replacing Daniele Casiraghi in the 64th minute of a 2–1 away win over Ravenna. [15]

Reggiana

On 18 July 2025, Rover signed a two-year contract with Reggiana in Serie B. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 June 2021
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vicenza Virtus (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 1000——10
Pordenone (loan) 2018–19 Serie C120——1 [a] 0130
Südtirol (loan) 2019–20 Serie C26630—1 [b] 0306
Südtirol 2020–21 Serie C36621—4 [b] 0427
Career total751251—608613
  1. ↑ All appearance(s) in Supercoppa di Serie C.
  2. 1 2 All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

Honours

Club

Inter Primavera

Pordenone

References

  1. ↑ "ROVER AL VICENZA" (in Italian). Inter Milan. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vicenza Virtus vs. Vis Pesaro - 7 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Italy - M. Rover - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rover al Pordenone" (in Italian). inter.it. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pordenone vs. AlbinoLeffe - 19 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "FeralpiSalò vs. Pordenone - 5 May 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, dall'Inter arriva l'attaccante Rover - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Südtirol vs. Città di Fasano - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Vis Pesaro vs. Südtirol - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Südtirol vs. Carpi - 1 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Arzignano Valchiampo vs. Südtirol - 21 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Südtirol vs. Fermana - 25 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Der FC Südtirol nimmt Matteo Rover unter Vertrag" (Press release) (in German). fc-suedtirol.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Südtirol vs. Latte Dolce - 22 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Ravenna vs. Südtirol - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Il centrocampista Matteo Rover è granata" [Midfielder Matteo Rover is a Granata player] (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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