.jpg) Pessina in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Matteo Pessina[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Monza | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | La Dominante | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Monza | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Monza | 22 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Lecce (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Catania (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Como (loan) | 36 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Atalanta | 67 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Spezia (loan) | 38 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 35 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Monza (loan) | 35 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Monza | 43 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Italy U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Italy U20 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Italy U21 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Italy | 16 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:52, 29 September 2024 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Matteo Pessina Cavaliere OMRI (born 21 April 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Monza, whom he captains, and the Italy national team.
Coming through the youth system, Pessina started his career at Monza. He joined AC Milan in 2015, who sent him on loan to Lecce, Catania and Como. In 2017, he moved to Atalanta, and was loaned out twice to Spezia and then Hellas Verona. Pessina became a starter for Atalanta upon his return from loan in 2020. He returned to his hometown club Monza in 2022 and was made club captain.
Pessina represented Italy internationally at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, before making his senior debut in 2020. He was part of Italy's squad at UEFA Euro 2020, where he scored two goals to help his side win the competition.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 265" [Official Statement No. 265] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 16 July 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Matteo Pessina" (in Italian). AC Monza. Retrieved 31 August 2022.