Matteo Lovato (born 14 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Salernitana.
 Lovato playing for Atalanta in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Monselice, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torino (on loan from Salernitana) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Padova | ||
| 2016–2019 | Genoa | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Padova (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Padova | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hellas Verona | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Atalanta | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cagliari (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | Salernitana | 30 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Torino (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2023 | Italy U21 | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Club career
Early years
Lovato spent his early years in the youth teams of Padova before moving to Genoa's under-17 team at age 16, where he made 18 appearances and scored two goals.[3] Lovato did not join Genoa's Primavera team, though; he returned to Padova on loan in January 2018.[4]
On 25 August 2019, Lovato made his Serie C debut with Padova under coach Salvatore Sullo, as a starter in a 3–1 away victory against Virtus Verona. He would remain with the club for the first half of the 2019–20 season, accumulating 18 appearances in all competitions.[3]
Hellas Verona
On 31 January 2020, Hellas Verona announced the acquisition of Lovato for a reported fee of €500,000.[3][5][6] He made his Serie A debut with the club on 18 July 2020 under coach Ivan Jurić as a late substitute for Koray Günter in a 1–1 home draw against Atalanta.[7][8]
The next season, Lovato broke into the starting lineup following the sale of Marash Kumbulla.[9][10] He made a total of 24 appearances for Verona, helping the club to a 10th-place finish.[11]
Atalanta
On 31 July 2021, Lovato signed for Atalanta on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €8 million plus €3 million in bonuses.[12]
Loan to Cagliari
On 3 January 2022, Lovato joined Cagliari on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]
Salernitana
Lovato joined Salernitana on 6 July 2022 on a five-year contract,[14] as part of a deal in which Éderson moved the other way.[15]
Loan to Torino
On 31 January 2024, Lovato moved on loan to Torino, with an option to buy.[16]
International career
On 12 November 2020, Lovato made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–1 against Iceland in Reykjavík.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 May 2022[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Padova | 2019–20 | Serie C | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2019–20 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Atalanta | 2021–22 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Cagliari (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
References
External links
- Matteo Lovato at Soccerway