Summary
Mattia Vitale (born 1 October 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Crotone.
 Vitale with Frosinone in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crotone | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Persiceto85 | ||
| 2009–2011 | Bologna | ||
| 2011–2016 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Juventus | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Lanciano (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Cesena (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Venezia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → SPAL (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | SPAL | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Carpi (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Frosinone (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Frosinone | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Pro Vercelli | 34 | (2) |
| 2022– | Crotone | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Italy U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Italy U20 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Juventus edit
A native of Bologna, Vitale joined the youth set-up of local club Bologna, playing as a forward, before moving north to Turin giants Juventus in 2011.[1] He was first included in a matchday squad on 11 January 2015, remaining an unused substitute for their 3–1 Serie A win away to Napoli. The player made his professional debut on 11 April against Parma, replacing fellow youngster Kingsley Coman for the final ten minutes of a 0–1 away defeat,[2] becoming Juve's youngest debutant since Nicola Zanini in 1991.[1] On 9 May, he played his first match at the Juventus Stadium, replacing Roberto Pereyra for the final 15 minutes of a 1–1 draw with Cagliari.
Lanciano (loan) edit
In 2016, he joined Serie B club Lanciano on a six-month loan, recording 19 league appearances and an assist.[3]
Cesena (loan) edit
On 6 July 2016, Cesena announced the loan signing of Vitale from Juventus for the 2016–2017 season.[3]
SPAL edit
Carpi (loan) edit
On 15 January 2019 he joined Carpi on loan for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[4]
Frosinone edit
On 16 July 2019 he joined Frosinone on loan.[5] As certain performance conditions were met, Frosinone was obligated to purchase his rights at the end of the 2019–20 season.
Pro Vercelli edit
On 31 August 2021, he joined Serie C club Pro Vercelli.[6]
Crotone edit
On 19 July 2022, Vitale signed a three-year contract with Crotone.[7]
Honours edit
- Juventus[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Mattia Vitale". uefa.com. 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Parma vs. Juventus – 4 May 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ a b "Dalla Juventus arriva Mattia Vitale" (in Italian). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Mercato: Vitale per il centrocampo!" [Market: Vitale for the midfield!] (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 15 January 2019.
- ^ "MATTIA VITALE E' UN CALCIATORE DEL FROSINONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Frosinone. 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Gatto e Vitale: la Pro chiude il mercato con due "botti" | VercelliNotizie" (in Italian). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Awua, Panico e Vitale sono rossoblù!" (in Italian). Crotone. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Mattia Vitale at Soccerway
External links edit
- Profile on Italian Football Federation official website (in Italian)