Alan Agustín Matturro Romero (born 11 October 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Genoa.[2]
_(cropped).jpg) Matturro playing for Uruguay at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup final | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alan Agustín Matturro Romero[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 October 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Genoa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Defensor Sporting | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Defensor Sporting | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Genoa | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Uruguay U15 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
editMatturro was born in Montevideo to a family of Italian descent; Matturro's ancestors originated from Balvano in the province of Potenza, thus holds an Italian passport. In July 2021, Matturro's mother, Silvana, died of complications from SARS-CoV-2.[3]
Club career
editMatturro is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. He joined the club at the age of 12 as a centre-forward.[4]
International career
editMatturro is a Uruguayan youth international.[6] He has represented Uruguay at 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[7]
He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[8][9] In the same occasion, he received the Silver Ball award as the second-best player of the tournament, behind only Cesare Casadei.[10]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensor Sporting | 2021 | Uruguayan Segunda División | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 3 | ||
| Genoa | 2022–23 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División playoffs.
Honours
editDefensor Sporting
Uruguay U20
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Ball: 2023[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Alan Matturro at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Calciomercato, Grand Hotel. "Uruguay, alla scoperta di Matturro: il futuro caudillo della Celeste" (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Dal Defensor con furore: Inter, ecco chi è Alan Matturro". 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Adesso è ufficiale: Alan Matturro è del Genoa" (in Italian). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "13 - Alan Matturro". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Así se juega el Sudamericano". 24 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Casadei claims a golden double". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Alan Matturro at Soccerway
- ^ "Profile of Alan Matturro". Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
External links
edit- Alan Matturro at Soccerway