Matteo Vitaioli

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Matteo Vitaioli
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Vitaioli with San Marino against Slovakia (2024)
Personal information
Full name Matteo Giampaolo Vitaioli
Date of birth (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 34)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 95 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024

Matteo Giampaolo Vitaioli (born 27 October 1989) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays for La Fiorita as a midfielder.

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Career

Born in Fiorentino, San Marino, Vitaioli has represented three 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 95 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]

International goals

Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first. [3]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 2015 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–11–2 UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification

Personal life

Vitaioli works as a graphic designer. [4] He has one daughter. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ NORZ. "Matteo Vitaioli - Carriera - stagioni, presenze, goal - TuttoCalciatori.Net - Schede calciatori con carriera, gol, della serie A, serie B, serie C, serie C1 e serie C2, lega pro, serie D". tuttocalciatori.net. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Matteo Vitaioli". zimbio.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Matteo Vitaioli at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "San Marino haven't won since 2004 and are world's worst team, but they're not giving up". ESPN. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Poole, Harry (18 March 2024). "San Marino: 'The ultimate dream' - world's worst national football team chase first win for 20 years". BBC Sport . Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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