Matteo Prati (born 28 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari.
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| Full name | Matteo Prati[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cagliari | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2021 | Ravenna | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Ravenna | 33 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | SPAL | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Cagliari | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Italy U21 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editPrati made his senior professional debut for the club he was raised in, Ravenna in Serie C in March 2021.[2] Following Ravenna's relegation to Serie D for the 2021–22 season, he became a regular member of the starting lineup.[3]
On 27 July 2022, Prati signed a three-year contract (with an option to extend for one more year) with SPAL in Serie B.[4] He made his Serie B debut for SPAL on 3 September 2022 in a game against Bari.[5] He made a good impact, but the team was relegated at the end of the season.
On 17 August 2023, Prati officially joined Serie A club Cagliari for five million euros (plus two millions in add-ons),[6][7] signing a five-year contract with the club.[7][8] In the process, the deal broke the transfer record as the most lucrative sale from any Serie C team.[6][7] He made his Serie A debut on 17 September 2023, playing as a starter in the match against Udinese.
International career
editIn May 2023, Prati was included in the Italian U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[9] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[10][11]
On 8 September 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match against Latvia.
Honours
editItaly U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Sambenedettese v Ravenna game report". Soccerway. 24 March 2021.
- ^ Matteo Prati at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "IL GIOVANE CENTROCAMPISTA MATTEO PRATI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). SPAL. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Bari v SPAL game report". Soccerway. 3 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Cagliari, Prati da record: la cessione della Spal è la più ricca nella storia della Serie C". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Vissoli, Tommaso (17 August 2023). "Matteo Prati è stato ceduto a titolo definitivo al Cagliari". Lo Spallino (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Prati al Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
External links
edit- Matteo Prati at Soccerway
- Matteo Prati at WorldFootball.net