Antonio Matera

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Antonio Matera

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = San Severo, Italy

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Sorrento

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Barletta

| years1 = 2014 | clubs1 = Barletta | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2018 | clubs2 = Fidelis Andria | caps2 = 92 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = → Benevento (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = Potenza | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = Cavese | caps5 = 50 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2021–2023 | clubs6 = Avellino | caps6 = 49 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2023–2024 | clubs7 = Turris | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024–2025 | clubs8 = Taranto | caps8 = 28 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Sorrento | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0

| pcupdate = 5 January 2025

| ntupdate =

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Antonio Matera (born 11 October 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Taranto}} club Sorrento.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for Barletta on 6 April 2014 in a game against Pontedera.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/06/italy/serie-c1/us-pontedera-1912/ss-barletta-calcio/1567276/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=6 April 2014}}

On 11 July 2019 he signed a 2-year contract with Cavese.{{cite press release|publisher=Cavese|url=http://www.cavese1919.it/il-centrocampista-antonio-matera-e-blufonce/|title=IL CENTROCAMPISTA ANTONIO MATERA E’ BLUFONCE’|date=11 July 2019|language=Italian}}

On 19 July 2021 he joined Avellino.{{cite web|publisher=Avellino|url=https://www.usavellino1912.com/antonio-matera-e-un-nuovo-lupo/|title=ANTONIO MATERA È UN NUOVO LUPO|date=19 July 2021|language=it}}

On 1 September 2023, Matera moved to Turris on a two-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Turris|url=https://www.turris1944.it/2023/09/01/matera-e-della-turris/|title=MATERA E’ DELLA TURRIS|trans-title=MATERA IS AT TURRIS|date=1 September 2023|access-date=6 September 2023|language=it}}

On 30 January 2024, Matera signed a 1.5-year deal with Taranto.{{cite web|publisher=Taranto|url=https://www.tarantofootballclub.it/2024/01/30/matera-e-ufficialmente-rossoblu/|title=MATERA È UFFICIALMENTE ROSSOBLÙ|trans-title=MATERA IS OFFICIALLY ROSSOBLÙ|date=30 January 2024|access-date=1 February 2024|language=it}}

On 9 January 2025, he joined Sorrento on permanent basis.{{cite press release|publisher=Sorrento|url=https://www.fcsorrento.com/matera-in-maglia-rossonera/|title=MATERA IN MAGLIA ROSSONERA|date=9 January 2025|access-date=15 January 2025|language=it}}