Matteo Scozzarella (born 5 June 1988) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Atalanta and Portogruaro

Scozzarella played youth football at and Italia San Marco, before joining Atalanta's youth setup in 2005. During the 2006–07 season he was integrated in the first squad, without however featuring in any match. In summer of 2007, Scozzarella joined

Lega Pro The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

side

Portogruaro Portogruaro ( vec, Porto, fur, Puart) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy. The city is the centre of a district, made up of 11 ''comuni'', which form the Venezia Orientale with the San Donà di Piav ...

in a co-ownership deal with

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. In his first season, he played 18 league games and scored three goals. Portogruaro extended the co-ownership deal for a second season, where Scozzarella helped his side gain promotion to the

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Loan to Juve Stabia

Following the 2010–11 season, Scozzarella re-joined Atalanta, who sent him on loan to newly promoted

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team

Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system. History The football in Castellammare di Stabia From St ...

on 17 July 2011. He made his debut on 14 August, against

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in the

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. On 24 September, on matchday 6 of the league, Scozzarella scored his first goal for Juve Stabia, in a 3–2 win over

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

Return to Atalanta and loans

After the loan, he returned to Atalanta, and played with the first team during the 2012–13 season. He made his Atalanta debut on 19 August 2012, in a 2–0 Coppa Italia win over Padova. His Serie A debut came on 30 September, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute against

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. Following three Serie A games with Atalanta, all as a substitute, on 23 January 2013 Scozzarella joined Serie B club

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...

on loan until the end of the season. He made his league debut three days later, while his debut as a starter came on 2 February, in a goalless draw against

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

. Scozzarella played 13 games during his loan. On 30 August 2013, Scozzarella returned to Juve Stabia on loan; he was loaned to Spezia on 31 January 2014, also in the Serie B. On 22 July 2014 Scozzarella was sent on loan to

Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an impor ...

Trapani

On 14 July 2015, Scozzarella joined Trapani on a permanent deal, helping them finish in third place.

Parma

In January 2017, Scozzarella joined Lega Pro side

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on a two-year deal. He helped Parma gain two consecutive promotions, to the Serie B and to the Serie A. On 29 October 2019, Scozzarella been given one-match ban for

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during a Serie A match. He played 90 games in all competitions for Parma in four years.

Monza

On 5 January 2021, Scozzarella signed with newly-promoted Serie B side

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on a six-month deal. He made his debut on 6 February, as a started in a 1–1 draw against

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. On 31 January 2023, his contract with Monza was terminated by mutual consent.

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