Matteo Trini (born 18 May 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Career

Juventus and early career

Born in

Sassari Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...

, Sardinia, Trini started his career at Piedmont team

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

. He played for Berretti under-18 team in 2004–05 season. That season Juventus was the champion of wild card group (Berretti team of Serie A, B & D clubs). Trini also played a few games in ''Primavera'' under-20 team that season, as understudy of Nicola Avitabile. In 2005–06 season he played for hometown club Alghero at '' Serie D'' (located in the Province of Sassari). He returned to Juventus after the team relegated to '' Serie B'', wearing no.45 of the first team. Juve promoted back to Serie A at the end of season. Trini also became the starting keeper of ''Primavera'' under-20 team, ahead

Giorgio Merlano Giorgio Merlano (born 19 July 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eccellenza side Fossano. Career Merlano began his career within the Juventus F.C. youth set-up, and graduated the ''Primavera'' squad in 2008. Merlano ...

and Andrea Pozzato. He was the starting keeper in the playoffs, losing to Sampdoria in quarter-finals (eventually Samp was the runner-up).

''Lega Pro'' clubs

Trini then left for

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 ...

in co-ownership deal, along with Stefano Di Berardino and Giuseppe Rizza. He played 13 times in ''

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football (soccer), football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1 ...

'' and in June 2008 returned to Turin for €5,000, signing a 2-year contract. On 16 July he left for South Tyrol, which he played 33 out of 34 games. He also played in the relegation "play-out", made the club remained in ''Seconda Divisione'' after winning Valenzana in 4–2. In July 2009 he left for Lumezzane in another co-ownership deal (also extended his contract with Juve before the transfer). In the first season he was the understudy of

Massimo Gazzoli Massimo Gazzoli (born 17 July 1975) is a former Italian football goalkeeper. Career Empoli and early career Born in Viareggio, the Province of Lucca, Tuscany, Gazzoli started his career at Tuscany club Empoli. He left for ''Serie C'' teams B ...

and in the next season played 30 out of possible 34 games. The rest of the game was played by Gianluca Di Gennaro. In June 2011 Juventus bought back Trini again. However, he failed to find a new club. In July 2012 he was trained with

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

but failed to sign a contract. In November 2012 Trini left Juventus after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. On 1 December 2012 he joined

Carpi Carpi may refer to: Places * Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, a large town in the province of Modena, central Italy * Carpi (Africa), a city and former diocese of Roman Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular bishopric People * Carpi (people), an ancie ...

Honours

* '' Serie B: 2007 * ''

Coppa Italia Lega Pro Coppa Italia Serie C ( it, Serie C Italian Cup), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the c ...

'': 2010

References

External links

Lumezzane Profile (2010–11)

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