Mattia Bortolussi (born 2 May 1996) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Padova.

Club career

Born in

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...

, Bortolussi started his career in

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club

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancient. ...

. In 2019, he joined Serie C club

Novara Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is ...

. He spent one season in the club, and played 26 league matches. On 22 September 2020, he signed with

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

. On 19 July 2022, Bortolussi returned to

and signed a three-year contract. On 26 January 2023, Bortolussi moved to Padova on a 2.5-year deal.

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* * 1996 births Living people Footballers from Ancona Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie C players Serie D players AS Gubbio 1910 players Catania FC players Lucchese 1905 players Novara FC players Cesena FC players Calcio Padova players {{Italy-footy-forward-1990s-stub