Luca Di Matteo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pescara, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right / Left midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | none | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Pescara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Pescara | 20 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Palermo | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cittadella (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Crotone (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Vicenza | 43 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Lecce (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Vicenza | 42 | (2) |
| 2014 | Padova | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:36, 7 September 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luca Di Matteo (born 25 February 1988) is an Italian footballer who is currently unattached.
Career
Di Matteo started his career with Ipswich Town, establishing himself as a player with good potential despite his young age. On January 31, 2008 Palermo signed Di Matteo from then-Serie C1 club Pescara, together with teammate Edgar Çani in co-ownership deal for €500,000 and €600,000 respectively.[1] In June 2008 Pescara made a discount on both players, which both were sold for €450,000.[2]
He made his Serie A debut on 27 April 2008 in a 0–0 home tie against Atalanta.[3] Di Matteo was confirmed as part of the Palermo first team squad for the 2008–09 season, but was never featured on the patch and he was successively loaned out to Serie B outfit Cittadella on February 2, 2009 for the remainder of the season. He spend the first half of the 2009–10 season on loan to Crotone.[4]
On February 2010, Di Matteo agreed to leave Crotone and join Vicenza, this time in a co-ownership bid between Palermo and his new club, for a peppercorn fee of €500.[5][6]
Di Matteo made his second comeback to Palermo on June 2011, as his co-ownership was solved in favour of the rosanero for €200,000.[5] In return Nicola Rigoni was sold back to Vicenza also for €200,000.[5] After failing to make a single appearance with Palermo, he was loaned out to Lecce on 31 January 2012.[7] He then returned to Vicenza on August 2012 after being deemed as surplus to requirements from Palermo, and played one season in Serie B and the first half of the 2013–14 season in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
On January 2014 he left Vicenza for Serie B club Padova, amassing only a total eight appearances for the club, and suffering a second consecutive relegation. He successively found himself without a club after Padova was excluded from the Italian league system due to financial issues.
References
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Di Matteo al Palermo" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (Italian)
- ↑ "Palermo e Atalanta sono già in vacanza" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ↑ "Ecco Legati, Coresi e Di Matteo" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Vicenza Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
- ↑ "Ultimi movimenti di mercato per i rosa" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "DI MATTEO IN PRESTITO AL LECCE" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.