Matteo Di Gennaro

{{short description|Italian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Matteo Di Gennaro

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|6|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Italy{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062409/http://fcparma.com/primavera/matteo-di-gennaro Parma profile]}} {{in lang|it}} Accessed on 22 October 2013

| height = 1.92 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Catania

| clubnumber = 15

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011

| youthclubs1 = Ascoli

| youthyears2 = 2011–2013

| youthclubs2 = Parma

| years1 = 2013–2015

| clubs1 = Parma

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = → Ascoli (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = → Renate (loan)

| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2018

| clubs4 = Renate

| caps4 = 88

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2018–2021

| clubs5 = Livorno

| caps5 = 63

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = Alessandria

| caps6 = 44

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = Triestina

| caps7 = 19

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2023

| clubs8 = → Feralpisalò (loan)

| caps8 = 13

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2023

| clubs9 = Feralpisalò

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023–2024

| clubs10 = Carrarese

| caps10 = 30

| goals10 = 3

| years11 = 2024–

| clubs11= Catania

| caps11 = 18

| goals11 = 1

| club-update = 18 December 2024

}}

Matteo Di Gennaro (born 2 June 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{Italian football updater|Catania}} club Catania.{{Soccerway|matteo-di-gennaro/311679}}

Career

=Ascoli=

Born in Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Marche region, Di Gennaro started his career at Marche club Ascoli.

=Parma=

In June 2011, few days before the closure of 2010–11 financial year, Di Gennaro was swapped with young Parma defender Zsolt Tamási in a no cash involving co-ownership deals. Both 50% registration rights of the players were tagged for €1.7 million; Di Gennaro signed a 4-year contract.Parma FC SpA financial report and accounts (bilancio) on 30 June 2011, [http://registroimprese.it/ Require purchase in Italian Chamber of Commerce] {{in lang|it}} Di Gennaro was a player of the reserve team of Parma from 2011 until 2013.[http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=DI%20GENNARO%20Matteo Fullsoccer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023065230/http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=DI%20GENNARO%20Matteo |date=2013-10-23 }} {{in lang|it}} On 2 September 2013, the last day of transfer window, Parma sent Di Gennaro back to Ascoli as well as loaned goalkeeper Stefano Russo to the same team on the same day.[http://mondopicchio.it/it/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/perizia-ascoli-calcio-1898.pdf Valutazione azienda sportiva calcistica Ascoli Calcio 1898 SpA]

Di Gennaro made his professional debut in 2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione on 6 October 2013, against Grosseto.{{cite news|url=http://www.usgrosseto1912.it/web/content/grosseto-ascoli-0-1-il-tabellino|title=Grosseto-Ascoli 0-1: il tabellino|date=6 October 2013|accessdate=22 October 2013|publisher=US Grosseto FC|language=Italian}} He was the unused bench on round 3.{{cite news|url=http://www.paganesecalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=229:paganese-ascoli-0-1&catid=19:news&Itemid=374|title=PAGANESE-ASCOLI 0-1|date=15 September 2013|accessdate=12 October 2013|publisher=Paganese Calcio 1926|language=Italian}}

On 20 June 2014 Di Gennaro, Pasqualini and Gragnoli were acquired by Parma outright, with Colomba was also bought back by Parma,{{cite news|url=http://fcparma.com/news/accordi-di-compartecipazione-elenco-finale |title=Accordi di compartecipazione: elenco finale |date=20 June 2014 |accessdate=22 July 2014 |publisher=Parma FC |language=Italian |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715121352/http://fcparma.com/news/accordi-di-compartecipazione-elenco-finale |archivedate=15 July 2014 }} however Di Gennaro also signed by Ascoli Picchio in 2-year loan;{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=577719899011190&id=567052460077934|title=L’Ascoli Picchio FC 1898 S.p.A. ufficializza le seguenti operazioni di mercato|date=20 June 2014|accessdate=22 July 2014|work=Ascoli Picchio FC 1898|publisher=Facebook|language=Italian}} on 1 July 2014 Tamási also returned to Parma; on 18 July 2014 Ascoli signed Bright Addae as well as released Storani on 29 July, whom joint-contracted with Parma.

=Renate=

On 22 July 2014 Di Gennaro was loaned to Renate.{{cite news|url=http://www.acrenate.it/2011/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=616:di-gennaro-arriva-a-renate&catid=7:notizie&Itemid=153|title=Di Gennaro arriva a Renate|date=22 July 2014|accessdate=20 March 2014|publisher=AC Renate|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128164226/http://www.acrenate.it/2011/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=616:di-gennaro-arriva-a-renate&catid=7:notizie&Itemid=153|archive-date=28 January 2015|url-status=dead}} on 25 June 2015 Di Gennaro became a free agent, after the bankruptcy of Parma F.C. On 9 July he signed a new 3-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.acrenate.it/2011/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=756:renate-di-gennaro-altri-3-anni-insieme&catid=7&Itemid=153|title=Renate - Di Gennaro altri 3 anni insieme|date=9 July 2015|accessdate=26 September 2015|publisher=A.C. Renate|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103550/http://www.acrenate.it/2011/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=756:renate-di-gennaro-altri-3-anni-insieme&catid=7&Itemid=153|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

=Livorno=

In 2018 he signed for Livorno.

On 7 September 2020, he signed a 3-year contract with Reggiana.{{cite press release|publisher=Reggiana|url=https://www.reggianacalcio.it/matteo-di-gennaro-rinforza-la-linea-difensiva-granata/|title=MATTEO DI GENNARO RINFORZA LA LINEA DIFENSIVA GRANATA|date=7 September 2020|language=Italian}} However, 13 days later, Reggiana renounced to buy him.{{cite press release|publisher=Reggiana|url=https://www.reggianacalcio.it/ac-reggiana-rinuncia-al-perfezionamento-dellacquisto-di-matteo-di-gennaro/|title=AC REGGIANA RINUNCIA AL PERFEZIONAMENTO DELL’ACQUISTO DI MATTEO DI GENNARO|date=20 September 2020|language=Italian}}

=Alessandria=

On 18 January 2021, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Alessandria.{{cite web|publisher=Alessandria|url=https://www.alessandriacalcio.it/matteo-di-gennaro-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dellalessandria/|title=Matteo Di Gennaro è un nuovo giocatore dell'Alessandria|date=18 January 2021|language=it}}

=Triestina=

On 17 August 2022, Di Gennaro moved to Triestina on a two-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=Triestina|url=https://www.facebook.com/triestina1918paginaufficiale/posts/pfbid02ETS31e36HgCJCMqDoyueZLCwDzjxKinXNonHybNW5DyGuRF9Pw8ABPTfYXpNQaLUl|title=Il giocatore Matteo Di Gennaro arriva|date=17 August 2022|access-date=19 September 2022|language=it}}

=Feralpisalò=

On 31 January 2023, Di Gennaro moved to Feralpisalò on loan with an obligation to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Feralpisalò|url=https://www.feralpisalo.it/news-dettaglio.php?id=3650|title=MATTEO DI GENNARO, 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙐𝙉𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙊 𝙐𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙄𝘼𝙇𝙀|date=31 January 2023|access-date=1 February 2023|language=it}}