Matteo Campani (born 19 August 2000) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...

Career

Campani was raised in the youth teams of

and began to receive call-ups to the senior squad late in the 2016–17 Serie B season. He made his senior debut for Pisa on 29 July 2018 in a

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game against

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. The game reached the shoot-out and Pisa advanced thanks to a kick saved by Campani. In the next Cup round, he saved two penalties again in the shoot-out to eliminate Cremonese. In the next round, Pisa eliminated

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

as Campani kept a clean sheet. On 17 August 2018 (5 days after the Parma game), Campani signed with the

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club

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label= Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town is best known f ...

, where he was assigned to the Under-19 squad. On 30 July 2019, he joined

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club Paganese on a season-long loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Paganese on 27 October 2019 in a game against Picerno. He started the game and played the full match as Paganese lost 0–2. On 21 August 2020 the loan has been extended. On 17 July 2021, he moved on a new loan to

club

Vis Pesaro Vis Pesaro dal 1898 S.r.l., commonly referred to as simply Vis Pesaro, is an Italian association football club located in Pesaro, Marche. The club currently plays in Serie C. History Vis Pesaro was founded in 1898 and refounded in 2008. Th ...

. The loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season. On 24 August 2023, Campani returned to

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* * 2000 births Living people Footballers from Florence Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Serie C players Pisa SC players Paganese Calcio 1926 players Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players {{Italy-footy-goalkeeper-2000s-stub