Matteo Lovato
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matteo Lovato
| image = MatteoLovato.jpeg
| caption = Lovato playing for Atalanta in 2021
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|02|14}}
| birth_place = Monselice, Italy{{Worldfootball.net|matteo-lovato}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Sassuolo
(on loan from Salernitana)
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
| youthclubs1 = Padova
| youthyears2 = 2016–2019
| youthclubs2 = Genoa
| youthyears3 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs3 = → Padova (loan)
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Padova
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = Hellas Verona
| caps2 = 25
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = Atalanta
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = → Cagliari (loan)
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–
| clubs5 = Salernitana
| caps5 = 30
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024
| clubs6 = → Torino (loan)
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = → Sassuolo (loan)
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2020–2023
| nationalteam1 = Italy U21
| nationalcaps1 = 15
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 19 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 28 June 2023
}}
Matteo Lovato (born 14 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{Italian football updater|Sassuolo}} club Sassuolo, on loan from Salernitana.
Club career
=Early years=
Lovato spent his early years in the youth teams of Padova before moving to Genoa's under-17 team at age 16, where he made 18 appearances and scored two goals. Lovato did not join Genoa's Primavera team, though; he returned to Padova on loan in January 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.padovacalcio.it/mercato-padova-settoregiovanile/ |title=Tutti i movimenti del mercato invernale del settore giovanile del Calcio Padova |date=1 February 2018 |accessdate=26 October 2020 |language=it}}
On 25 August 2019, Lovato made his Serie C debut with Padova under coach Salvatore Sullo, as a starter in a 3–1 away victory against Virtus Verona. He would remain with the club for the first half of the 2019–20 season, accumulating 18 appearances in all competitions.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportpaper.it/da-kumbulla-a-matteo-lovato-il-nuovo-nuovo-difensore-del-verona/160703 |title=Da Kumbulla a... Matteo Lovato, il nuovo difensore del Verona |last=Manzoni |first=Samuele |publisher=SportPaper |date=16 December 2020 |language=it |accessdate=5 August 2021}}
=Hellas Verona=
On 31 January 2020, Hellas Verona announced the acquisition of Lovato for a reported fee of €500,000.{{Cite web |url=http://www.padovacalcio.it/matteo-lovato-hellas-verona/ |title=Matteo Lovato ceduto a titolo definitivo all'Hellas Verona |date=31 January 2020 |website=padovacalcio.it |accessdate=26 October 2020 |language=it}}{{Cite web |url=https://hellasverona.it/2020/01/31/ufficiale_matteo_lovato_e_gialloblu_sino_al_2024 |title=Ufficiale: dal Padova arriva Lovato |date=31 January 2020 |website=hellasverona.it |accessdate=26 October 2020 |language=it |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201172232/https://hellasverona.it/2020/01/31/ufficiale_matteo_lovato_e_gialloblu_sino_al_2024 |archivedate=1 February 2020}} He made his Serie A debut with the club on 18 July 2020 under coach Ivan Jurić as a late substitute for Koray Günter in a 1–1 home draw against Atalanta.{{Cite web |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2020/07/18/verona-atalanta-risultato-gol |title=Verona-Atalanta 1-1, gol e highlights. Pessina risponde a Zapata |date=19 July 2020 |publisher=Sky Sport |language=it |accessdate=26 October 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.mondoprimavera.com/news/8889208326/verona-primo-gettone-in-serie-a-anche-per-lovato |title=Verona, primo gettone in Serie A anche per Lovato |website=mondoprimavera.com |date=19 July 2020 |language=it |accessdate=26 October 2020}}
The next season, Lovato broke into the starting lineup following the sale of Marash Kumbulla.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/fantanews/15-09-2020/fanta-guida-verona-2020-21-punta-faraoni-lazovic-veloso-ripetere-miracolo-3801994886699.shtml |title=Fanta guida: il Verona 2020–21 punta su Faraoni, Lazovic e Veloso per ripetere il miracolo |date=15 September 2020 |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |accessdate=26 October 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.larena.it/argomenti/sport/hellas-verona/juric-tesoro-da-cento-milioni-e-caccia-ai-nuovi-kumbulla-1.8284911 |title=Juric, tesoro da cento milioni: È caccia ai nuovi... Kumbulla |last=Antolini |first=Simone |date=11 October 2020 |publisher=L'Arena |language=it |accessdate=26 October 2020}} He made a total of 24 appearances for Verona, helping the club to a 10th-place finish.{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/lovato-set-for-atalanta-move/ |title=Lovato to Atalanta 'a done deal', will he replace Romero? |last=Bettoni |first=Lorenzo |date=30 July 2021 |publisher=Football Italia |accessdate=5 August 2021}}
=Atalanta=
On 31 July 2021, Lovato signed for Atalanta on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €8 million plus €3 million in bonuses.{{cite web |last1=Mork |first1=Martin |title=Official: Lovato moves to Atalanta |url=https://football-italia.net/official-lovato-moves-to-atalanta/ |publisher=Football Italia |access-date=31 July 2021 |date=31 July 2021}}
==Loan to Cagliari==
On 3 January 2022, Lovato joined Cagliari on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|publisher=Cagliari|url=https://www.cagliaricalcio.com/news/ultimissime/21493/lovato-al-cagliari-il-difensore-arriva-in-prestito|title=Lovato al Cagliari|date=3 January 2022|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it}}
=Salernitana=
Lovato joined Salernitana on 6 July 2022 on a five-year contract,{{cite web |url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/matteo-lovato-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-della-salernitana/ |title=Matteo Lovato è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana |publisher=US Salernitana 1919 |language=it |date=6 July 2022 |access-date=6 July 2022}} as part of a deal in which Éderson moved the other way.{{cite news |url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/calcio-mercato/salernitana/2022/07/05-94417817/salernitana_ederson_saluta_lovato_e_botheim_alle_visite |title=Salernitana, Ederson saluta. Lovato e Botheim alle visite |work=Corriere dello Sport |date=5 July 2022 |language=it |access-date=6 July 2022}}
==Loan to Torino==
On 31 January 2024, Lovato moved on loan to Torino, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Torino|url=https://www.torinofc.it/news/31/01/2024/lovato-al-toro_24131|title=LOVATO AL TORO|trans-title=LOVATO AT TORO|date=31 January 2024|access-date=1 February 2024|language=it}}
==Loan to Sassuolo==
On 7 August 2024, Lovato joined Sassuolo on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.{{cite web|publisher=US Sassuolo Calcio|url=https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/prima-squadra/matteo-lovato-benvenuto-in-neroverde/|title=Matteo Lovato: benvenuto in neroverde!|trans-title=Matteo Lovato: welcome to the black and green!|date=7 August 2024|access-date=16 August 2024|language=it}}
International career
On 12 November 2020, Lovato made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–1 against Iceland in Reykjavík.{{cite web |title=Iceland U21 vs. Italy U21 - 12 November 2020 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/12/europe/uefa-u21-championship/iceland-under-21/italy-under-21/2978739/ |website=Soccerway |accessdate=12 November 2020}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 22 May 2022}}{{Soccerway|609325|access-date=21 June 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Padova
|17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Hellas Verona
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Atalanta
|Serie A |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cagliari (loan)
|Serie A |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|609325}}
{{US Sassuolo Calcio squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lovato, Matteo}}
Category:Footballers from the Province of Padua
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Calcio Padova players
Category:Hellas Verona FC players
Category:Cagliari Calcio players
Category:US Salernitana 1919 players