Matteo Bruscagin (born 3 August 1989) is an Italian professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
defender for club
Pordenone
Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'.
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Club career
Bruscagin started playing football as a child at amateur club Aldini Bariviera, before joining
Milan in 2000. After spending eight years in their
youth system, Bruscagin was loaned out to
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
for the 2008–09 season. In January 2009, he was called back due to lack of playing time and sent to
Pizzighettone
Pizzighettone ( Pizzighettonese: ) is a ''comune'' of the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy. The main population centre is located on the river Adda and is divided into two parts: Pizzighettone on the east bank and Gera on the ...
on another loan spell. With his new team, the young defender was eventually able to make his professional debut and a total 12 appearances during the remainder of the season.
At the start of the 2009–10 season, Bruscagin was loaned out again, this time to
Gubbio. The following year, he was signed by
Grosseto in a
co-ownership deal with Milan, for a peppercorn of €1,000. In June 2011 Grosseto acquired Bruscagin outright for free.
In the summer of 2017 Bruscagin signed for newly promoted Serie B club
Venezia.
On 23 August 2019, he signed a two-year contract with
Vicenza.
On 30 September 2022, Bruscagin joined
Serie C club
Pordenone
Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'.
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for the 2022–23 season.
International career
Bruscagin took part in the
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October 2009. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10 and 31 July. However, the 2009 FIFA Confedera ...
with the Italy U-20 squad.
Personal life
On 11 November 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.
References
External links
Profileat Assocalciatori.it
Profileat EmozioneCalcio.it
at MagliaRossonera.it
International Capsat FIGC.it
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1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Milan
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's youth international footballers
Men's association football defenders
AC Milan players
AC Monza players
AS Pizzighettone players
AS Gubbio 1910 players
US Grosseto 1912 players
Latina Calcio 1932 players
Venezia FC players
LR Vicenza players
Pordenone Calcio players
Serie B players
Serie C players