Mattia Vitale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mattia Vitale | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cesena (on loan from Juventus) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Persiceto85 | ||
| 2009–2011 | Bologna | ||
| 2011–2016 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Juventus | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Virtus Lanciano (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–17 | → Cesena (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Italy U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–13 | Italy U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014– | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2015. | |||
Mattia Vitale (born 1 October 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cesena (on loan from Juventus).
Club career
A native of Bologna, Vitale joined the youth squads of local club Bologna F.C. 1909, 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. He 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 Juventus Stadium, replacing Roberto Pereyra for the final 15 minutes of a 1–1 draw with Cagliari. In 2016, he joined Serie B club Virtus Lanciano on a six-month loan, recording 19 league appearances and an assist.[3] On 6 of July the Serie B's team Cesena announce the transfer of Vitale from Juventus for the season 2016-2017, again on loan.[3]
Honours
- Juventus[4]
References
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Dalla Juventus arriva Mattia Vitale" (in Italian). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "M. Vitale". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
External links
- Mattia Vitale profile at Soccerway
- Profile on Italian FA official website (Italian)