Luca Di Matteo (born 25 February 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pescara, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Pescara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Pescara | 20 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Palermo | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cittadella (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Crotone (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Vicenza | 43 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Lecce (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Vicenza | 42 | (2) |
| 2014 | Padova | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Teramo | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Virtus Lanciano | 30 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Latina | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Lecce | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Teramo | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2021 | |||
Career
editDi Matteo started his career with Pescara, establishing himself as a player with good potential despite his young age. On January 31, 2008 Palermo signed Di Matteo from then Serie C1 club Pescara, together with teammate Edgar Çani in co-ownership deal for €500,000 and €600,000 respectively.[1] In June 2008 Pescara made a discount on both players, which both were sold for €450,000.[2]
He made his Serie A debut on 27 April 2008 in a 0–0 home tie against Atalanta.[3] Di Matteo was confirmed as part of the Palermo first team squad for the 2008–09 season, but was never featured on the patch and he was successively loaned out to Serie B outfit Cittadella on February 2, 2009 for the remainder of the season. He spent the first half of the 2009–10 season on loan to Crotone.[4]
In February 2010, Di Matteo agreed to leave Crotone and join Vicenza, this time in a co-ownership bid between Palermo and his new club, for a peppercorn fee of €500.[5][6]
Di Matteo made his second comeback to Palermo in June 2011, as his co-ownership was solved in favour of the rosanero for €200,000.[5] In return Nicola Rigoni was sold back to Vicenza also for €200,000.[5] After failing to make a single appearance with Palermo, he was loaned out to Lecce on 31 January 2012.[7] He then returned to Vicenza in August 2012 after being deemed as surplus to requirements from Palermo, and played one season in Serie B and the first half of the 2013–14 season in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
In January 2014, he left Vicenza for Serie B club Padova, amassing only a total eight appearances for the club, and suffering a second consecutive relegation. He successively found himself without a club after Padova was excluded from the Italian league system due to financial issues.
On 12 July 2019 he returned to Teramo, signing a 2-year contract.[8]
References
edit- ^ "UFFICIALE: Di Matteo al Palermo" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
- ^ "Palermo e Atalanta sono già in vacanza" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Ecco Legati, Coresi e Di Matteo" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ^ a b c Vicenza Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
- ^ "Ultimi movimenti di mercato per i rosa" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "DI MATTEO IN PRESTITO AL LECCE" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Luca Di Matteo sigla il suo ritorno con il Diavolo" (Press release) (in Italian). Teramo. 12 July 2019.