Mateo Emiliano Grasso (born 6 December 1995) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for CAI.

Career

Grasso passed through the youth academies of Talleres, Newell's Old Boys,

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and Ferro Carril Oeste. He began his senior career with CAI, as the goalkeeper played twenty-eight times between 2016 and 2017 in

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. In January 2018, Grasso joined

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side

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on loan. Grasso, who is of Italian descent, returned to Argentina with

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of Primera B Nacional seven months later. After going unused on the bench five times in 2018–19, he made his debut on 21 April 2019 during a 3–1 loss away to

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. He left the club in June 2019. A return to CAI, of

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, was completed in late-2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grasso, Mateo 1995 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar Gibraltar Premier Division players Primera Nacional players Comisión de Actividades Infantiles footballers Mons Calpe S.C. players Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers