Mattia Serafini
{{short description|Italian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mattia Serafini
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|7|4|df=y}}
| height = {{Height|m=1.94}}
| position = Central Defender
| currentclub =
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| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–2001
| youthclubs1 = Vis Pesaro
| years1 = 2001–2005 | caps1 = 40 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Vis Pesaro
| years2 = 2001–2003 | caps2 = 58 | goals2 = 2 | clubs2 = → Riccione (loan)
| years3 = 2005–2007 | caps3 = 35 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Ravenna
| years4 = 2007–2010 | caps4 = 53 | goals4 = 2 | clubs4 = AlbinoLeffe
| years5 = 2010 | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = → Ravenna (loan)
| years6 = 2011 | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Atletico Roma
| years7 = 2011–2012 | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Prato
| years8 = 2012 | caps8 = 4 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = Fano
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Mattia Serafini (born 4 July 1983) is an Italian footballer.
Biography
Born in Fano, Marche, Serafini started his career at Vis Pesaro. After made his professional debut in the last league match of 2000–01 Serie C1 season, he left for Serie D side Riccione and played 2 seasons. On 1 July 2003 he returned to Vis Pesaro and played 39 Serie C1 matches. He left for Serie C1 side Ravenna in mid–2005, and entered the starting line–up in the 2nd season. In June 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with Serie B side AlbinoLeffe on free transfer.{{cite news|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/societa/archivio-news/245-calciomercato-serafini-1d-colpo-dellalbinoleffe.html|title=Calciomercato: SERAFINI, 1° colpo dell'ALBINOLEFFE |date=8 June 2007|accessdate=13 August 2010|work=UC AlbinoLeffe|language=Italian}} In the first 2 seasons, he wrote no.83 shirt{{cite news|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/societa/archivio-news/287-numerazione-maglie.html|title=Numerazione maglie |date=7 August 2007|accessdate=13 August 2010|work=UC AlbinoLeffe|language=Italian}} then no.20 shirt{{cite news|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/societa/archivio-news/852-numerazione-ufficiale-20082009.html|title=Numerazione ufficiale 2008/2009 |date=14 August 2008|accessdate=14 August 2010|work=UC AlbinoLeffe|language=Italian}} and played an average of 20 league matches a season and mostly as starting XI. In 2009–10 season, he started 13 times in Serie B and left for his former club Ravenna in January.{{cite news|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/societa/archivio-news/1622-mattia-serafini-al-ravenna.html|title=Mattia Serafini al Ravenna |date=14 January 2010|accessdate=13 August 2010|work=UC AlbinoLeffe|language=Italian}}
In summer 2010 he return to AlbinoLeffe but he doesn't play any games and in January 2011 he joined Atletico Roma F.C.{{cite news|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/societa/archivio-news/2175-mattia-serafini-allatletico-roma.html|title=Mattia Serafini all'Atletico Roma|date=28 January 2011|accessdate=9 February 2012|work=UC AlbinoLeffe|language=Italian}} but played only 3 games for an injury. In summer 2011 his club did not participate in any professional league and dissolves, and so Mattia joined Prato. On 30 January 2012 he was exchanged with Daniele Morante.{{cite news|url=http://www.acprato.it/Movimenti-di-mercato.htm|title=Movimenti di mercato|trans-title=Market Movements|date=30 January 2012|accessdate=9 February 2012|publisher=AC Prato|language=Italian}}
=Italian football scandal=
On 18 June 2012 Serafini was banned for 3 years and 6 months due to 2011–12 Italian football scandal.{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/40.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_32610_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato Ufficiale N°101/CDN (2011–12)|date=18 June 2012|accessdate=18 June 2012|work=Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110903161225/http://www.albinoleffe.com/component/campionato0809/?task=giocatore&giocatore=3753 AlbinoLeffe Profile (2008–09 season)] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/79747.shtml La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (2007–08 season)] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/risultati_classifiche/calcio/giocatori/giocatore_mattia_serafini_272431797.shtml La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (2009–10 season)] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://aic.football.it/scheda/4575/serafini-mattia.htm Football.it Profile] {{in lang|it}}
- {{Soccerway|mattia-serafini/18277}}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players
Category:ASD Riccione 1929 players
Category:UC AlbinoLeffe players
Category:Men's association football central defenders