Matteo Merini

{{short description|Italian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Matteo Merini

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

| height = 1.85 m

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| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2007

| youthclubs1 = Bari

| years1 = 2007–2009

| years2 = 2007–2008

| years3 = 2008

| years4 = 2008–2009

| years5 = 2009–2011

| years6 = 2011–2015

| years7 = 2015–2016

| years8 = 2016–2017

| years9 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Lazio

| clubs2 = → Gallipoli (loan)

| clubs3 = → Kmita Zabierzów (loan)

| clubs4 = → Melfi (loan)

| clubs5 = Sangiovannese

| clubs6 = Carrarese

| clubs7 = Pistoiese

| clubs8 = Santarcangelo

| clubs9 = Gavorrano

| caps1 = 0

| caps2 = 1

| caps3 = 0

| caps4 = 23

| caps5 = 22

| caps6 = 101

| caps7 = 6

| caps8 = 28

| caps9 = 12

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 8

| goals5 = 7

| goals6 = 20

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 5

| goals9 = 0

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Matteo Merini (born 21 January 1988) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Lazio loaned Merini to Polish club Kmita Zabierzów in early 2008. He was supposed to become one of the very few Italians players in the Polish club competitions, but he broke his jaw in two places in a friendly game and returned to Italy without making a league appearance for Kmita.[http://www.sportowefakty.pl/pilka-nozna/2008/03/29/kmita-bez-matteo-merini/ Kmita bez Matteo Merini]

In July 2008, Merini went on trial with Scottish side Livingston but was not offered a permanent contract.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/7481004.stm|title =Livingston clinch McParland deal|date=3 July 2008|work=BBC}}

References

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