Matteo Pessina

Matteo Pessina (born 21 April 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.

Matteo Pessina
Pessina in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997
Place of birth Monza, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 32
Youth career
2005–2007 La Dominante
2007–2014 Monza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Monza 22 (6)
2015–2017 Milan 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Lecce (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Catania (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Como (loan) 36 (9)
2017– Atalanta 20 (1)
2017–2018 → Spezia (loan) 38 (2)
2019–2020 → Verona (loan) 35 (7)
National team‡
2015–2016 Italy U19 4 (0)
2016–2017 Italy U20 12 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U21 9 (0)
2020– Italy 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:34, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Coming from the youth system, Pessina began his senior career in 2014 at hometown club Monza.[2] In 2015 he moved to Milan, from where he was loaned out to Lecce, Catania, and Como.[3][4]

On 7 July 2017, Pessina signed a contract with Atalanta.[5] On 25 August, he was signed on loan by Spezia.[6][7] On 26 August 2019, Pessina joined Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy.[8]

International career

Pessina was a member of the Italy U20 side that finished in third place at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]

Pessina made his debut with the U21 team on 5 October 2017, in a 6–2 friendly win against Hungary in Budapest.[10]

He was called up to the Italy senior squad by manager Roberto Mancini in November 2020,[11] and made his senior debut for Italy on 11 November, featuring as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly win against Estonia in Florence.[12][13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 January 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monza 2014–15 Lega Pro 22610——236
Lecce (loan) 2015–16 Lega Pro 3010——40
Catania (loan) 2015–16 Lega Pro 1000——10
Como (loan) 2016–17 Lega Pro 36950——419
Spezia (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 38200——382
Atalanta 2018–19 Serie A 1202050—190
2020–21 Serie A 810050—131
Total 2012010000321
Hellas Verona (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 35700——357
Career total 15525901000017425

International
As of match played 11 November 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 202010
Total10

Honors

International

Italy U20

References
  1. "Matteo Pessina". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. "Pessina si presenta: "Al Milan perché c'è un progetto migliore dell'Inter. Pronto per giocarmi le mie carte"" (in Italian). www.spaziomilan.it. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. "Il centrocampista Matteo Pessina dal Milan al Catania, a titolo temporaneo". calciocatania.it (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. "Al Como la mezzala Matteo Pessina" [Midfielder Matteo Pessina to Como]. calciocomo1907.it. Calcio Como. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. "Ecco Matteo Pessina" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. "Matteo Pessina allo Spezia" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. "Mercato: Matteo Pessina nuovo centrocampista aquilotto" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. "UFFICIALE: Hellas Verona, dall'Atalanta arriva Pessina" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. "News - Verso il Mondiale. Ufficializzati i nomi dei 21 Azzurrini, domenica sera raduno a Roma" (in Italian). Figc. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. "Hungary U21 - Italy U21 results 05.10.2017 - Foot Live". footlive.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. "Mancini convoca anche Bastoni, Ferrari e Zaccagni. Alle 16 primo allenamento" (in Italian). www.figc.it. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. "A Grifo brace and goals from Bernardeschi and Orsolini secure a comfortable win against Estonia". www.figc.it. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. "New look Italy secure routine win over Estonia". Forza Italian Football. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  14. "Matteo Pessina". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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