Mattia Lanzano

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mattia Lanzano

| image = Image Lanzano.jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|7|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Grosseto, Italy

| height = 6 ft 2 in

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = 2004–2008

| youthclubs1 = Piacenza

| years1 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Piacenza

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009–2010

| clubs2 = → Poggibonsi (loan)

| caps2 = 20

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2011

| clubs3 = → Gavorrano (loan)

| caps3 = 17

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011–2012

| clubs4 = Swindon Town

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2012–2013

| clubs5 = Gavorrano

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013–2014

| clubs6 = Fokikos

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015–2016

| clubs7 = Grosseto

| caps7 = 23

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017–2018

| clubs8 = Piacenza

| caps8 = 2

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2005

| nationalteam1 = Italy U16

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2006

| nationalteam2 = Italy U17

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 23 May 2018

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Mattia Lanzano (born 4 July 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

=Early career=

Lanzano began his professional career with Piacenza Calcio, but did not make an appearance for the Biancorossi during his career with the Serie B side.

In July 2009 Lanzano left Piacenza Calcio on loan to Lega Pro level for U.S. Poggibonsi before moving in June 2010 for U.S. Gavorrano the following season.

=Swindon Town F.C.=

On 4 July 2011, Lanzano was confirmed as Paolo Di Canio's fifth summer signing for Swindon Town by signing a two-year contract and joining fellow Italian footballers Alberto Comazzi, Alessandro Cibocchi and Raffaele De Vita at the Wiltshire club.{{cite web|title=Town clinch Lanzano signing|url=http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~2385857,00.html|work=Swindon Town|accessdate=4 July 2011}}{{cite news|title=Swindon Town complete deal for keeper Mattia Lanzano|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13960163.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 July 2011|date=4 July 2011}} Lanzano took the number 1 shirt.

On 24 August 2011, Lanzano made his debut for the club in a 1–0 win over Bristol City in the League Cup, keeping a clean sheet on his debut; he made another appearance in the League Cup on 30 August 2011 in a 3–1 loss against Southampton. Lanzano made his debut in League in a 3–2 win over Rotherham United.

In a 2–0 win over Southend United, keeping his first clean sheet in the league, his good performance against Southend United earned him a "League Two – Team of the Week".{{cite news|title=League 2 Team of the Week|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/league2/news/20110912/league-2-team-of-the-week_2293326_2448473|publisher=The Football League|date=12 September 2011|accessdate=29 June 2012}}

=Fokikos F.C.=

In August 2013, Lanzano moved to Greece, where he signed a one-year contract with Amfissa Fokikos F.C., which plays in the Football League; he took the number 28 shirt.

On 30 September 2013, made his debut in the Greek Football League for the club in a 2–2 draw over Kallithea F.C. and on 24 October 2013 in the Greek Football Cup against Olympiacos F.C.{{cite news|title=Lanzano pronto a sfidare le grandi|url=http://www.sportal.it/articoli/calcio/altre-nazionali/lanzano-pronto-a-sfidare-le-grandi/1022684/?categorie=305|access-date=24 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324215129/http://www.sportal.it/articoli/calcio/altre-nazionali/lanzano-pronto-a-sfidare-le-grandi/1022684/?categorie=305|archive-date=24 March 2014|url-status=dead}}

=F.C. Grosseto=

In August 2015 Lanzano signed a contract for his birthplace club, F.C. Grosseto.{{cite news|title=Ufficializzato Mattia Lanzano|url=http://www.grossetosport.com/2015/08/26/fc-grosseto-ufficializzato-mattia-lanzano|date=26 August 2015}}

At the end of the season, he extended his contract for another year until 2017.{{cite news|title=Il Grosseto si riprende Mattia Lanzano|url=https://www.grossetonotizie.com/acquisti-grosseto-calcio-serie-d-4/|date=26 August 2015}}

International career

=U-17=

Lanzano was a regular for the Italy under-17 side during the team's 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualification campaign, under manager Luca Gotti,{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season=2007/round=2246/group=2591.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713051756/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season=2007/round=2246/group=2591.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2012|title=UEFA European U-17 C'ship History Season 2006 – 2007 Qualifying round Group 4|accessdate=29 August 2011|publisher=UEFA}} debuting against Andorra.

=U-19=

Lanzano also received a call-up to the Italy U-19 from manager Massimo Piscedda, for a team for training camp held at Borghesiana.{{cite web |url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/19429/2008/08/News.shtml |title=Figc | News – la Nazionale Under 19 in raduno alla Borghesiana |website=figc.it |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050832/http://www.figc.it/it/204/19429/2008/08/News.shtml |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}