Federico Mattiello (born 14 July 1995) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a defender.

Club career

Juventus

Born in

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, Mattiello joined the Juventus youth system as a 13-year-old after impressing in the youth squads of Lucchese, where he had played for four seasons; he had previously also played for Valdottavo. He was also a talented junior tennis player at the time, but chose to concentrate on football instead. He won the

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and Supercoppa with the Juventus Primavera side in 2013. On 9 November 2014, Mattiello made his debut for the first team, coming on as a late second-half substitute for fellow youth product

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in the 7–0 thrashing of

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. He was sent to

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on loan in February 2015 to gain more playing time, but his loan spell was cut short when

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broke his leg in the club's game against

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on 8 March, and he was ruled out for the rest of the season. On 3 July 2015, an agreement was reached between Juventus and Chievo, that would see Mattiello's loan with the latter club renewed for the following season. He returned to action on 19 October, starting in a 3–2 home loss to

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. Three days later, however, he suffered another serious injury in training. In July 2017, Mattiello was loaned out to S.P.A.L. for the 2017–18 season.

Atalanta and loans

On 31 January 2018, Mattiello was signed by

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, who agreed to keep him on loan with S.P.A.L. until the end of the season. On 20 July 2018, Mattiello joined

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

on loan from Atalanta until 30 June 2019. On 23 September, he scored the first goal of his career, the opener in a 2–0 home win over

in the league. On 10 July 2019, Mattiello was loaned out to

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. On 15 September 2020, he joined

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. On 31 January 2022, Mattiello was loaned to

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. On 1 September 2022, Mattiello's contract with Atalanta was terminated by mutual consent.

Go Ahead Eagles

On 5 September 2022, after having been released from his Atalanta contract, Mattiello signed a contract with Dutch

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club

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until the end of the 2022–23 season.

International career

Since 2010, Mattiello has made 18 appearances for Italy at youth level; he managed six appearances and one goal with the Under-16 team (which came against

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on 16 October 2010), eight appearances with the Under-17 side, and four with the Under-20 side.

Style of play

Once considered to be one of the most promising young Italian players in his position in the media, Mattiello is capable of playing as a full-back or winger on either flank.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Juventus Primavera *

Coppa Italia Primavera The Coppa Italia Primavera (Italian for Spring Italian Cup) is an Italian football competition played by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972–73 season. Due to sponsorshi ...

: 2012–13 *

Supercoppa Primavera The Supercoppa Primavera is an Italian youth teams football match played by the winners of the Campionato Primavera championship and the winners of the Coppa Italia Primavera at the beginning of the season. The competition has been held since 200 ...

: 2013 First team *

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: 2014–15, 2016–17 *

: 2014–15, 2016–17

Individual

* MVP of Al Kass International Cup U-17: January 2012

References

External links

Profile at LegaSerieA.it

Profile at FIGC.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mattiello, Federico 1995 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Juventus FC players AC ChievoVerona players SPAL players Atalanta BC players Bologna FC 1909 players Cagliari Calcio players Spezia Calcio players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Go Ahead Eagles players Eredivisie players People from Barga, Tuscany Footballers from the Province of Lucca