Matteo Prati

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Matteo Prati
Personal information
Full name Matteo Prati[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 20)[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cagliari
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2021 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 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Matteo Prati (born 28 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari.

Club career

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Prati 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

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In 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

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Italy U20

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Sambenedettese v Ravenna game report". Soccerway. 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ Matteo Prati at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  4. ^ "IL GIOVANE CENTROCAMPISTA MATTEO PRATI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). SPAL. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Bari v SPAL game report". Soccerway. 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Prati al Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. ^ 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.
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