Matteo Minozzi

{{Short description|Italian rugby player (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Matteo Minozzi

| image = Matteo Minozzi 2017.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Padua, Italy

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|77|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}

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| position = Fullback, Wing

| currentclub = Benetton

| youthyears1 = 2006−2013

| youthyears2 = 2013−2015

| youthclubs1 = Valsugana Rugby Padova

| youthclubs2 = F.I.R. Academy

| years1 = 2015−2017

| clubs1 = Calvisano

| apps1 = 34

| points1 = 176

| years2 = 2017−2019

| clubs2 = Zebre

| apps2 = 17

| points2 = 10

| years3 = 2019−2022

| clubs3 = Wasps

| apps3 = 35

| points3 = 15

| years4 = 2022−2024

| clubs4 = Benetton

| apps4 = 6

| points4 = 0

| years5 = 2024−

| clubs5 = Petrarca Padova

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| repyears1 = 2015−2016

| repteam1 = Italy Under 20

| repcaps1 = 18

| reppoints1 = 34

| repyears2 = 2017

| repteam2 = Emerging Italy

| repcaps2 = 1

| reppoints2 = 5

| repyears3 = 2017–2022

| repteam3 = Italy

| repcaps3 = 24

| reppoints3 = 55

| clubupdate = 11 Sep 2022

| repupdate = 13 Nov 2021

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Matteo Minozzi (born 4 June 1996) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Fullback.

Minozzi previously played for Italian Pro14 team Zebre, from 2017 to 2019, and English team Wasps, from 2019 to 2022, in Premiership Rugby.{{Cite web|url=https://www.zebrerugbyclub.it/gli-allenatori-italiani-votano-matteo-minozzi-quale-miglior-giocatore-del-2018/|title = Gli Allenatori Italiani Votano Matteo Minozzi Quale Miglior Giocatore del 2018: l'Intervista|date = 8 January 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wasps.co.uk/news/wasps-sign-italy-star-minozzi/|work=Wasps Rugby|title=Wasps sign Italy star Minozzi|date=18 February 2019}}

He played for Italian United Rugby Championship side Benetton from November 2022 until his temporary retire in February 2024.{{Cite news|url=https://benettonrugby.it/matteo-minozzi-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-del-benetton-rugby/|work=Benetton Rugby|title=MATTEO MINOZZI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL BENETTON RUGBY|date=1 November 2022|accessdate=1 November 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://benettonrugby.it/risolto-consensualmente-il-contratto-di-matteo-minozzi/|work=Benetton Rugby|title=RISOLTO CONSENSUALMENTE IL CONTRATTO DI MATTEO MINOZZI|date=22 February 2024|accessdate=22 February 2024}}

From 2015 to 2016, Minozzi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2017 he parteciped with Emerging Italy in 2017 World Rugby Nations Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10739%3Aitalia-emergenti-i-28-azzurri-convocati-per-la-nations-cup&catid=328%3Aitalia-emergenti&Itemid=1034&lang=it|title = Italia Emergenti, I 28 Azzurri Convocati per la Nations Cup in Uruguay}}

On 10 January 2023, he was named in Italy A squad for a uncapped test against Romania A.{{cite news|url=https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16949:italia-a-gli-azzurri-convocati-per-il-match-contro-la-romania-a&catid=110:italia-a&Itemid=1023|title=ITALIA A, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA A|work=Italy Rugby Union|date=10 January 2023|access-date=10 January 2023|language=Italian}}

After 2018 Six Nations Championship, Minozzi was nominated for 2018 Six Nations Player of the Tournament after scoring 4 tries in 5 games {{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2018/0319/948538-four-irish-in-shortlist-for-6n-player-of-the-tournament/|title = Four Irish on shortlist for 6N Player of the Tournament|date = 19 March 2018}} On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13753:italrugby-conor-oshea-annuncia-i-31-giocatori-convocati-per-il-mondiale&catid=252:slide&Itemid=811|title = Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale}}

He represented Italy on 24 occasions from 2017 to 2022, with 55 points.