![]() Felici in 2024 with Cagliari | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
GSD Nuova Tor Tre Teste | |||
2018–2019 | → Lecce (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | GSD Nuova Tor Tre Teste | ||
2018–2019 | → Lecce (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Lecce | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Palermo (loan) | 25 | (4) |
2022 | → Palermo (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Triestina | 27 | (4) |
2023–2024 | → Feralpisalò (loan) | 36 | (4) |
2024 | Feralpisalò | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Cagliari | 20 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 |
Mattia Felici (born 17 April 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Serie A club Cagliari.
Born in Rome, Felici started his playing career at local amateur team GSD Nuova Tor Tre Teste, before joining Lecce's youth sector in 2018, initially on loan. [1] [2]
He made his professional debut for Lecce on 23 March 2019, as a 70th-minute substitute for Panagiotis Tachtsidis in a 7–0 Serie B win over Ascoli. [2] [3] He was signed permanently by Lecce by the end of the campaign, and subsequently loaned to Serie D club Palermo for the 2019–20 season. [4] Here, the winger established himself as a regular starter, helping the team win promotion back to Serie C. [2]
After returning to Lecce in July 2020, Felici failed to break into the first team during the 2020–21 Serie B campaign, as well as the first half of the following season, due to a series of injuries. [2] On 5 January 2022, he was loaned back to Palermo, now in Serie C, on a two-year term, with an option to buy. [5] However, at the end of the campaign, on 21 July 2022 Felici terminated both his loan spell and his contract with Lecce by mutual consent. [6]
A couple days later, he was permanently signed by fellow Serie C side Triestina on a three-year deal. [2] Although the team got involved in a relegation battle since the start of the 2022–23 season, Felici established himself as a regular starter and one of the club's most notable performers. [7] However, on 30 November 2022, he was sent-off for violent conduct against referee Dario Madonia in a 2–0 league loss against Piacenza, and subsequently received a four-match ban. [8] [9] [10] On 22 April 2023, he scored one of the goals in a 2–1 league win over Pergolettese, which allowed Triestina to reach the play-outs; [11] [12] the team would eventually defeat Sangiuliano City to stay in the third tier. [13]
On 30 July 2023, Felici joined newly-promoted Serie B side Feralpisalò on a season-long loan, with an option-to-buy that could turn into an obligation, once certain targets were met. [14] He scored four goals and five assists in 36 league games, as the team eventually got relegated to Serie C. [15]
On 10 July 2024, Felici joined Serie A side Cagliari, signing a three-year contract, with a club option for two more seasons. [16] [17] The deal reportedly commanded a fee in the region of €2 million, [18] as well as the loan of Nicolò Cavuoti to Feralpisalò. [19] [20]
Felici is primarily a left winger, although he can play in several different attacking positions, or even as a left wing-back. [2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lecce | 2018–19 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Palermo (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie D | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
2021–22 | Serie C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Total | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
Triestina | 2022–23 | Serie C | 30 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
Feralpisalò (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | |
Cagliari | 2024–25 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
Career total | 123 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 14 |
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