Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matteo Giampaolo Vitaioli | ||
Date of birth | 27 October 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Fiorentino, San Marino | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | La Fiorita | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1998 | Montevito | ||
1998–1999 | Tre Fiori | ||
1999–2005 | San Marino Calcio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | San Marino Calcio | 2 | (0) |
2006 | → Empoli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | San Marino Calcio | 2 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → ASD Cagliese (loan) | 26 | (1) |
2008–2009 | → Real Montecchio (loan) | 30 | (6) |
2009–2010 | San Marino Calcio | 1 | (0) |
2010 | → P.D. Castellarano (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2010–2012 | San Marino Calcio | 18 | (0) |
2012 | F.C. Fiorentino | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Sammaurese | 49 | (18) |
2014–2021 | Tropical Coriano | 175 | (102) |
2021 | Pennarossa | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Tropical Coriano | 17 | (3) |
2022– | La Fiorita | 52 | (14) |
International career‡ | |||
2007– | San Marino | 98 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 |
Matteo Giampaolo Vitaioli (born 27 October 1989) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays for La Fiorita as a midfielder.
Born in Fiorentino, San Marino, Vitaioli has represented four clubs on a permanent basis: San Marino Calcio, F.C. Fiorentino, Sammaurese and Tropical Coriano and has played for four clubs on loan: Empoli (although he failed to make a single league appearance in the second half of 2005–06 Serie A), ASD Cagliese, Real Montecchio and P.D. Castellarano. [1]
He was considered to be one of the most promising young talents in the San Marino national football team, often regarded as a key member of the squad, partnering with Andy Selva and Nicola Ciacci in a three-pronged San Marino attack.
He has won 98 caps to date, being the most capped player of his country and scored his first goal on 8 September 2015, in a European Championship qualifier away to Lithuania. It was San Marino's first away goal in 14 years.
He wears the number 7 shirt for both club and country. [2]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 September 2015 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification |
Vitaioli works as a graphic designer. [4] He has one daughter. [5]
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