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Matteo Legittimo

Matteo Legittimo

Defender - Centre-Back  at AC Virtus Acquaviva
Age36
CitizenshipItaly
Height1.84 m
Footleft
BornJune 17, 1989
at AC Virtus Acquaviva 280 days · joined 2025-08-17
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value €50k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

16
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.01
goals / match
Cosenza Calcio
top club · 99 apps

Career highs

€500k
peak value · 2019
top transfer fee
3
best season · 23/24
6 / 0
int'l caps / goals
461Appearances
6Goals
10Assists
58Yellow cards
4Red cards
77Full matches (90′)
Full nameMatteo Legittimo
Date of birth1989-06-17 (36 yrs)
Place of birthCasarano, Italy
CitizenshipItaly
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height184.00 m
Current clubAC Virtus Acquaviva
Joined2025-08-17
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentMVSF agenzia
Aug 2025
Transfer: Casarano → Virtus
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — AC Virtus Acquaviva
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Casarano Calcio
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Casarano
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Casarano Calcio
12 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Potenza → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Fidelis Andria → Potenza
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Potenza Calcio
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Fidelis Andria
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Fidelis Andria 2018
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Cosenza → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Cosenza Calcio
36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Cosenza Calcio
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2018
Transfer: Lecce → Cosenza
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — US Lecce, Cosenza Calcio
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Trapani → Lecce
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — US Lecce, Trapani Calcio
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Trapani Calcio
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Lecce → Trapani
16/17 · Transfer
Aug 2015
Transfer: Parma → Lecce
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — US Lecce
33 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2015
Transfer: Grosseto → Parma
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: Parma → Grosseto
14/15 · Loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: SPAL → Parma
14/15 · Return from loan
Aug 2014
Transfer: Parma → SPAL
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — SPAL 2013, US Grosseto FC
37 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: Grosseto → Parma
13/14 · Return from loan
Aug 2013
Transfer: Parma → Grosseto
13/14 · Loan
Aug 2013
Transfer: Lecce → Parma
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — US Grosseto FC
32 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: Ascoli → Lecce
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: Lecce → Ascoli
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — US Lecce, Ascoli Calcio 1898
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: Südtirol → Lecce
11/12 · Return from loan
Jan 2012
Transfer: Lecce → Südtirol
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — US Lecce, FC Südtirol-Alto Adige
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Salerno → Lecce
11/12 · Transfer
Aug 2010
Transfer: Lecce → Salernitana
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Salernitana Calcio 1919
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: Barletta → Lecce
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
Transfer: Lecce → Barletta
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — SS Barletta Calcio
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2009
Transfer: Paganese → Lecce
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Lecce → Paganese
08/09 · Loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Pistoiese → Lecce
08/09 · Return from loan
Aug 2008
Transfer: Lecce U19 → Pistoiese
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Paganese Calcio 1926, AC Pistoiese
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — Lecce Primavera
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
06/07 — Lecce Primavera
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,937 min
Minutes played by club
AC Virtus Acquaviva 0.0%
Casarano Calcio 4.0%
Potenza Calcio 0.0%
Fidelis Andria 2018 0.0%
Cosenza Calcio 0.0%
US Lecce 0.0%
Trapani Calcio 34.9%
SPAL 2013 0.0%
US Grosseto FC 38.2%
Ascoli Calcio 1898 0.0%
FC Südtirol-Alto Adige 0.0%
Salernitana Calcio 1919 22.9%
SS Barletta Calcio 0.0%
AC Pistoiese 0.0%
Paganese Calcio 1926 0.0%
Lecce Primavera 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
AC Virtus Acquaviva 1 25/26 25/26 2 0 0 0
Casarano Calcio 2 23/24 24/25 33 3 2 278
Potenza Calcio 1 22/23 22/23 13 0 0 0
Fidelis Andria 2018 1 21/22 21/22 12 0 0 0
Cosenza Calcio 3 18/19 20/21 99 0 2 0
US Lecce 5 11/12 18/19 65 0 2 0
Trapani Calcio 2 16/17 17/18 41 1 0 2,421
SPAL 2013 1 14/15 14/15 17 0 2 0
US Grosseto FC 2 13/14 14/15 52 1 2 2,651
Ascoli Calcio 1898 1 12/13 12/13 7 0 0 0
FC Südtirol-Alto Adige 1 11/12 11/12 17 0 0 0
Salernitana Calcio 1919 1 10/11 10/11 21 1 0 1,587
SS Barletta Calcio 1 09/10 09/10 34 0 0 0
AC Pistoiese 1 08/09 08/09 7 0 0 0
Paganese Calcio 1926 1 08/09 08/09 4 0 0 0
Lecce Primavera 2 06/07 07/08 37 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€125K2€250K3€375K4€500K10/11 — 1 goals (Salernitana Calcio 1919)110/1111/1212/1313/14 — 1 goals (US Grosseto FC)13/14 — 2 assists313/1414/15 — 2 assists214/1515/16 — 2 assists215/1616/17 — 1 goals (Trapani Calcio)116/1717/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/2121/2222/2323/24 — 3 goals (Casarano Calcio)23/24 — 1 assists423/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2525/2610/11 — €400K11/12 — €200K12/13 — €150K13/14 — €100K14/15 — €275K15/16 — €300K16/17 — €275K17/18 — €200K18/19 — €175K19/20 — €500K20/21 — €400K21/22 — €350K22/23 — €200K23/24 — €125K24/25 — €50K25/26 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 UECL Qualifiers AC Virtus Acquaviva 2 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Meisterrunde Casarano Calcio 1 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Serie D - H Casarano Calcio 20 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 Play-off Serie D Casarano Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Serie D - H Casarano Calcio 11 3 1 0 0 278
22/23 Coppa Serie C Potenza Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Playoff Serie C Potenza Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Serie C-C Potenza Calcio 13 0 0 3 0 0
21/22 Coppa Serie C Fidelis Andria 2018 1 0 0 0 1 0
21/22 Playout Serie C Fidelis Andria 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Serie C-C Fidelis Andria 2018 11 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 Italy Cup Cosenza Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Serie B Cosenza Calcio 35 0 0 5 0 0
19/20 Italy Cup Cosenza Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Serie B Cosenza Calcio 30 0 1 4 0 0
18/19 Italy Cup US Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Serie B Cosenza Calcio 32 0 1 5 0 0
17/18 Coppa Serie C US Lecce 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Italy Cup Trapani Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Serie C-C US Lecce 13 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Serie C-C Trapani Calcio 10 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Superc. Serie C US Lecce 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Italy Cup Trapani Calcio 1 0 0 0 1 0
16/17 Serie B Trapani Calcio 29 1 0 7 0 2,421
15/16 Coppa Lega Pro US Lecce 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Lega Pro C US Lecce 29 0 2 2 0 0
15/16 PlayOff Lega Pro US Lecce 3 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Coppa Lega Pro SPAL 2013 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Lega Pro B US Grosseto FC 20 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Lega Pro B SPAL 2013 16 0 2 1 0 0
13/14 Coppa Lega Pro US Grosseto FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Lega Pro 1 - B US Grosseto FC 30 1 2 6 0 2,651
12/13 Coppa Lega Pro US Lecce 4 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Italy Cup US Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Lega Pro 1a - A US Lecce 13 0 0 2 0 0
12/13 Serie B Ascoli Calcio 1898 7 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Italy Cup US Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Lega Pro 1 - B FC Südtirol-Alto Adige 17 0 0 3 0 0
10/11 Italy Cup Salernitana Calcio 1919 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Lega Pro 1a - A Salernitana Calcio 1919 20 1 0 5 1 1,587
09/10 Lega Pro 2 - C SS Barletta Calcio 33 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 Play-off/out Lega Pro 2 SS Barletta Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Lega Pro 1 - B Paganese Calcio 1926 4 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Lega Pro 1 - B AC Pistoiese 7 0 0 2 0 0
07/08 Primavera C Lecce Primavera 19 0 0 0 1 0
06/07 Primavera D Lecce Primavera 18 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-08-08 Lecce U19 Pistoiese Loan 0
08/09 2009-01-06 Pistoiese Lecce Return from loan 0
08/09 2009-01-07 Lecce Paganese Loan 0
08/09 2009-06-30 Paganese Lecce Return from loan 0
09/10 2009-07-20 Lecce Barletta Loan 0
09/10 2010-06-30 Barletta Lecce Return from loan 0
10/11 2010-08-01 Lecce Salernitana Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 Salerno Lecce Transfer 200000
11/12 2012-01-01 Lecce Südtirol Loan 200000
11/12 2012-06-30 Südtirol Lecce Return from loan 100000
12/13 2013-01-31 Lecce Ascoli Loan 100000
12/13 2013-06-30 Ascoli Lecce Return from loan 100000
13/14 2013-08-27 Lecce Parma Transfer 100000
13/14 2013-08-29 Parma Grosseto Loan 100000
13/14 2014-06-30 Grosseto Parma Return from loan 250000
14/15 2014-08-12 Parma SPAL Loan 275000
14/15 2015-01-04 SPAL Parma Return from loan 275000
14/15 2015-01-05 Parma Grosseto Loan 275000
14/15 2015-06-30 Grosseto Parma Return from loan 300000
15/16 2015-08-31 Parma Lecce Transfer 300000
16/17 2016-07-01 Lecce Trapani Transfer 275000
17/18 2018-01-16 Trapani Lecce Transfer 175000
18/19 2018-08-17 Lecce Cosenza Transfer 175000
21/22 2021-07-01 Cosenza Without Club Transfer 250000
21/22 2021-11-26 Without Club Fidelis Andria Transfer 250000
22/23 2022-07-26 Fidelis Andria Potenza Transfer 200000
23/24 2023-07-01 Potenza Without Club Transfer 125000
23/24 2024-02-03 Without Club Casarano Transfer 125000
25/26 2025-08-17 Casarano Virtus Transfer 50000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 Muscle injury 2020-01-26 2020-02-25 31 4
22/23 unknown injury 2022-11-19 2022-11-26 8 1
22/23 unknown injury 2022-11-29 2023-01-27 60 8
Current€50k
Peak€500k
Low€50k
Δ since start−€350k
€50k€163k€275k€388k€500k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #23243 1 0 former national player
Team #21746 2 0 former national player
Team #21426 2 0 former national player
Team #21100 1 0 former national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
23/24 Serie D - H Casarano Calcio 3 11
16/17 Serie B Trapani Calcio 1 29
10/11 Lega Pro 1a - A Salernitana Calcio 1919 1 20

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 Lega Pro C US Lecce 2 29
14/15 Lega Pro B US Grosseto FC 2 36
13/14 Lega Pro 1 - B US Grosseto FC 2 30

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2015-06-30 Grosseto Parma Return from loan €300k
14/15 2015-01-05 Parma Grosseto Loan €275k
14/15 2015-01-04 SPAL Parma Return from loan €275k
14/15 2014-08-12 Parma SPAL Loan €275k
13/14 2014-06-30 Grosseto Parma Return from loan €250k
13/14 2013-08-29 Parma Grosseto Loan €100k
12/13 2013-06-30 Ascoli Lecce Return from loan €100k
12/13 2013-01-31 Lecce Ascoli Loan €100k
11/12 2012-06-30 Südtirol Lecce Return from loan €100k
11/12 2012-01-01 Lecce Südtirol Loan €200k
09/10 2010-06-30 Barletta Lecce Return from loan
09/10 2009-07-20 Lecce Barletta Loan
08/09 2009-06-30 Paganese Lecce Return from loan
08/09 2009-01-07 Lecce Paganese Loan
08/09 2009-01-06 Pistoiese Lecce Return from loan
08/09 2008-08-08 Lecce U19 Pistoiese Loan

Teams faced most often by Matteo Legittimo's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Brescia Calcio 4 0 2 2 4 6 -2 0%
AS Cittadella 4 0 1 3 5 9 -4 0%
Latina Calcio 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 25%
Novara Calcio 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 50%
Ternana Calcio 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 50%
AC Cesena 4 0 1 3 4 8 -4 0%
Spezia Calcio 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 25%
Carpi FC 4 0 0 4 3 7 -4 0%
US Avellino 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0%
Delfino Pescara 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50%
US Salernitana 1919 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 50%
SPAL 2013 Ferrara 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 2 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 21 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 13 0 3 0 0 0
21/22 12 0 2 0 1 0
20/21 36 0 5 0 0 0
19/20 31 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 32 0 5 0 0 0
17/18 26 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 30 2,421 7 0 1 0.3
15/16 33 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 37 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 32 2,651 6 1 0 0.24
12/13 24 0 4 0 0 0
11/12 17 0 3 0 0 0
10/11 21 1,587 5 0 1 0.34
09/10 34 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 11 0 3 0 0 0
07/08 19 0 0 0 1 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie D - H
31 apps
3 G
1 A
Lega Pro B
94 apps
1 G
4 A
Serie B
133 apps
1 G
2 A
Lega Pro 1a - A
33 apps
1 G
0 A
Serie C-C
76 apps
0 G
2 A
Meisterrunde
1 apps
0 G
1 A
Coppa Serie C
10 apps
0 G
0 A
Italy Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Lega Pro 2 - C
33 apps
0 G
0 A
Primavera C
19 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Matteo Legittimo

Who is Matteo Legittimo?

Matteo Legittimo is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AC Virtus Acquaviva.

How old is Matteo Legittimo?

Matteo Legittimo is 36 years old. He was born on June 17, 1989 in Casarano.

What position does Matteo Legittimo play?

Matteo Legittimo plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Matteo Legittimo play for?

Matteo Legittimo currently plays for AC Virtus Acquaviva.

How many career goals has Matteo Legittimo scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Matteo Legittimo has scored 6 goals in 461 appearances.

What is Matteo Legittimo's market value?

Matteo Legittimo's most recent reported market value is €50k.