Mattia Bellini

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Mattia Bellini
Mattia Bellini 2017.jpg
Date of birth (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Padova
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Youth career
Petrarca Padova
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012−2016 Petrarca Padova 42 (65)
2015Zebre 3 (5)
2016−2022 Zebre 67 (105)
2022−2023 Benetton Rugby 12 (20)
2023−2025 Petrarca Padova ()
Correct as of 9 Oct 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Italy Under 20 5 (0)
2016−2022 Italy 31 (55)
2022 Italy A 1 (5)
Correct as of 24 Jun 2022
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2014−2015 Italy 5
Correct as of 19 November 2022

Mattia Bellini (born 8 February 1994) is a former Italian rugby union player. His position was on the wing and [1]

In September 2015, Bellini played with Zebre in Pro12 as a "permit player". [2] [3] He previously played for Petrarca. He played with Zebre from 2016 to April 2022. [4] [5] [6] [7] Bellini played for Benetton in the United Rugby Championship for the end of 2021−22 season and 2022−23 season. [8] [9] In 2023 he come back to Petrarca Padova in Italian Serie A Elite and he played for it until 2025. [10] [11]

In 2014 Bellini was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2014 and 2015 he was also named in the Italy Sevens squad. In 2022, he was named in Italy A squad for an official test.

Bellini was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut on 6 February against France [12] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [13]

References

  1. "Italrugby, Mattia Bellini lascia il rugby giocato: "Viaggio incredibile. Grazie a chi ne ha fatto parte"". F.I.R. Rugby. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. "Stagione 2015/16".
  3. "Zebre Rugby - Primo allenamento per il gruppo che accoglie 11 giocatori dell'Eccellenza". www.zebrerugby.eu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Le Zebre ufficializzano gli acquisti di Bellini Castello Mbandà e di Giulio - Rugby Mercato - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby".
  5. "I Due Azzurri Mattia Bellini e Oliviero Fabiani Rinnovano Con le Zebre per Altre Due Stagioni". 6 February 2020.
  6. "Mattia Bellini: Punto Fisso per Il Futuro delle Zebre e della Nazionale Azzurra". 27 September 2018.
  7. "IL 28ENNE PADOVANO LASCIA LA FRANCHIGIA FEDERALE DOPO SEI STAGIONI COL XV DEL NORD OVEST". 11 April 2022.
  8. "MATTIA BELLINI E LAPO FRANGINI IN BIANCOVERDE". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  9. "OTTO GIOCATORI SALUTANO IL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  10. "BENTORNATO MATTIA BELLINI". Petrarca Rugby. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. "BENVENUTO RICCARDO BRUGNARA". Petrarca Rugby. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  12. "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings" . The Independent. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  13. "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".