Matteo Lovato
Defender - Centre-Back
at FC Empoli
at FC Empoli
279 days · joined 2025-08-18
👕100+ Apps
Market value
€3.00m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.02
goals / match
US Salernitana 1919
top club · 32 apps
Career highs
€7.00m
peak value · 2020
€7.20m
top transfer fee · 21/22
2
best season · 16/17
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 2000-02-14 · 6 players total
170Appearances
3Goals
2Assists
26Yellow cards
2Red cards
22Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Matteo Lovato |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2000-02-14 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Monselice, Italy |
| Citizenship |  Italy |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | FC Empoli |
| On loan from | ↩ US Salernitana 1919 parent contract: 2027-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-08-18 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | GR Sports |
Jun 2026
Transfer: FC Empoli → Salernitana
25/26 · Return from loan
Aug 2025
Transfer: Salernitana → FC Empoli
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Empoli
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2025
Transfer: Sassuolo → Salernitana
24/25 · Return from loan
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Aug 2024
Transfer: Salernitana → Sassuolo
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — US Sassuolo
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: Torino → Salernitana
23/24 · Return from loan
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2024
Transfer: Salernitana → Torino
23/24 · Loan
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — US Salernitana 1919, Torino FC
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Salernitana
22/23 · Transfer · €7.00m
Jul 2022
22/23 — US Salernitana 1919
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2022
Transfer: Cagliari → Atalanta BC
21/22 · Return from loan
Jun 2022
Injury: unknown
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2022
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Cagliari
21/22 · Loan
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2021
Transfer: Hellas Verona → Atalanta BC
21/22 · Transfer · €7.20m
Jul 2021
21/22 — Atalanta BC, Cagliari Calcio
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Hellas Verona
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2020
Transfer: Padova → Hellas Verona
19/20 · Transfer · €2.20m
Jul 2019
Transfer: Genoa U19 → Padova
19/20 · Transfer · €900k
Jul 2019
19/20 — Calcio Padova, Hellas Verona
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Padova U19 → Genoa U19
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Padova Primavera
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Genoa U19 → Padova U19
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Genoa U19
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Genoa U17 → Genoa U19
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Genoa U19, Genoa Under 17
18 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Padova Youth → Genoa U17
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €7.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
FC Empoli
0.0%
US Sassuolo
67.6%
US Salernitana 1919
0.0%
Torino FC
0.0%
Atalanta BC
0.0%
Cagliari Calcio
0.0%
Hellas Verona
0.0%
Calcio Padova
0.0%
Padova Primavera
0.0%
Genoa U19
0.0%
Genoa Under 17
32.4%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Empoli | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Sassuolo | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1,342 |
| US Salernitana 1919 | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torino FC | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atalanta BC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hellas Verona | 2 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calcio Padova | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Padova Primavera | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genoa U19 | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genoa Under 17 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 644 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Serie B | FC Empoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Italy Cup | US Sassuolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Serie B | US Sassuolo | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,342 |
| 23/24 | Italy Cup | US Salernitana 1919 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Serie A | Torino FC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Serie A | US Salernitana 1919 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Serie A | US Salernitana 1919 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League | Atalanta BC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Serie A | Atalanta BC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Serie A | Hellas Verona | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coppa Serie C | Calcio Padova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Italy Cup | Calcio Padova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Serie A | Hellas Verona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Serie C-B | Calcio Padova | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coppa Primavera | Padova Primavera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Primavera 2 - A | Padova Primavera | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coppa Primavera | Genoa U19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Primavera 1 | Genoa U19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Primavera C | Genoa U19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Under 17 - A | Genoa Under 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 644 |
| 16/17 | Under 17 - Finals | Genoa Under 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Padova Youth | Genoa U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Genoa U17 | Genoa U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Genoa U19 | Padova U19 | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Padova U19 | Genoa U19 | Return from loan | 75000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-22 | Genoa U19 | Padova | Transfer | 75000 | €900k |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-31 | Padova | Hellas Verona | Transfer | 150000 | €2.20m |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-31 | Hellas Verona | Atalanta BC | Transfer | 7000000 | €7.20m |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-03 | Atalanta BC | Cagliari | Loan | 7000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Cagliari | Atalanta BC | Return from loan | 7000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-06 | Atalanta BC | Salernitana | Transfer | 7000000 | €7.00m |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | Salernitana | Torino | Loan | 4500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | Torino | Salernitana | Return from loan | 4000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-07 | Salernitana | Sassuolo | Loan | 4000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Sassuolo | Salernitana | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-18 | Salernitana | FC Empoli | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | FC Empoli | Salernitana | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Hamstring injury | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-30 | 19 | 5 |
| 20/21 | Adductor pain | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-07 | 8 | 1 |
| 20/21 | Adductor pain | 2021-04-19 | 2021-05-03 | 15 | 3 |
| 21/22 | Muscle injury | 2021-11-11 | 2021-12-06 | 26 | 7 |
| 21/22 | Corona virus | 2022-01-13 | 2022-01-24 | 12 | 3 |
| 21/22 | Thigh problems | 2022-02-14 | 2022-02-21 | 8 | 1 |
| 21/22 | Knock | 2022-06-09 | 2022-06-30 | 22 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Ankle injury | 2022-07-20 | 2022-09-20 | 63 | 8 |
| 22/23 | Ankle problems | 2022-10-09 | 2022-10-21 | 13 | 2 |
| 22/23 | Head injury | 2022-11-05 | 2022-12-04 | 30 | 4 |
| 22/23 | muscular problems | 2023-05-25 | 2023-06-04 | 11 | 2 |
| 23/24 | muscular problems | 2023-08-13 | 2023-08-19 | 7 | 1 |
| 23/24 | Calf injury | 2024-02-26 | 2024-03-15 | 19 | 3 |
| 23/24 | muscular problems | 2024-04-30 | 2024-05-02 | 3 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Hamstring muscle injury | 2024-09-21 | 2024-12-05 | 76 | 12 |
Current€3.00m
Peak€7.00m
Low€75k
Δ since start+€2.93m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasquale Mazzocchi | 1 | 0 | 968 |
| Andrea Cambiaso | 2 | 0 | 944 |
| Samuele Ricci | 2 | 0 | 902 |
| Grigoris Kastanos | 1 | 0 | 853 |
| Duván Zapata | 2 | 1 | 772 |
| Boulaye Dia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriele Raja | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matteo Piccardo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alessio Menato | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Ruggero | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Boloca | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Federico Dimarco | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Raoul Bellanova | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonín Barák | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattia Zaccagni | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lassana Coulibaly | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Pirola | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Silvestri | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Ilić | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrien Tamèze | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Under 17 - A | Genoa Under 17 | 2 | 16 |
| 24/25 | Serie B | US Sassuolo | 1 | 20 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Serie B | US Sassuolo | 1 | 20 |
| 21/22 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 22 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | FC Empoli | Salernitana | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-18 | Salernitana | FC Empoli | Loan | — | €3.00m |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Sassuolo | Salernitana | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-07 | Salernitana | Sassuolo | Loan | — | €4.00m |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | Torino | Salernitana | Return from loan | — | €4.00m |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | Salernitana | Torino | Loan | — | €4.50m |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Cagliari | Atalanta BC | Return from loan | — | €7.00m |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-03 | Atalanta BC | Cagliari | Loan | — | €7.00m |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Padova U19 | Genoa U19 | Return from loan | — | €75k |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Genoa U19 | Padova U19 | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 21 | 1,342 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 23/24 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 18 | 644 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Under 17 - A
16 apps
2 G
0 A
Serie B
22 apps
1 G
1 A
Serie A
90 apps
0 G
1 A
Serie C-B
17 apps
0 G
0 A
Primavera 2 - A
17 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Matteo Lovato?
Matteo Lovato is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Empoli.
How old is Matteo Lovato?
Matteo Lovato is 26 years old. He was born on February 14, 2000 in Monselice.
What position does Matteo Lovato play?
Matteo Lovato plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Matteo Lovato play for?
Matteo Lovato currently plays for FC Empoli.
How many career goals has Matteo Lovato scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Matteo Lovato has scored 3 goals in 170 appearances.
What is Matteo Lovato's market value?
Matteo Lovato's most recent reported market value is €3.00m.