Matteo Ciofani (born 26 February 1988) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.
 Matteo Ciofani with Frosinone in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Avezzano, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Pescara | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bitonto (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | RC Angolana | 32 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Ascoli | 70 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Ternana | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | Frosinone | 142 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Pescara | 35 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Bari | 33 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Modena | 33 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Triestina | 51 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Avezzano, Abruzzo, Ciofani started his professional career at local side Pescara.
Ciofani made his Serie B debut on 5 May 2007. He started a match that ended in 3–2 in a loss to Crotone.[1] He followed the team towards relegated to Serie C1 and was subsequently loaned out to Serie D side Bitonto in January 2008.[2]
In the summer of 2008, Ciofani left for Serie D side RC Angolana.[3] He made 32 league appearances for the Serie D side and then signed for Serie B side Ascoli in June 2009.[4]
On 1 November 2012, Serie B side Ternana announced they had signed Ciofani until June 2013.[5]
On 16 August 2018, Ciofani signed with Serie B team Pescara.[6]
On 29 January 2020, he moved to Serie C club Bari.[7]
On 1 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Modena.[8]
On 24 August 2022, Ciofani moved to Triestina on a two-year contract.[9]
Personal life
editMatteo Ciofani's brother, Daniel is also a professional footballer, and was his teammate at Frosinone between 2013 and 2018.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 20 February 2022[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pescara | 2006–07 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Serie C1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bitonto (loan) | 2007–08 | Serie D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| RC Angolana | 2008–09 | Serie D | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Ascoli | 2009–10 | Serie B | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Serie B | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Serie B | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 70 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | ||
| Ternana | 2012–13 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Frosinone | 2013–14 | Lega Pro 1 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Serie B | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Serie B | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Total | 142 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 161 | 6 | ||
| Pescara | 2018–19 | Serie B | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Bari | 2019–20 | Serie C | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie C | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Modena | 2021–22 | Serie C | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| Career total | 362 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 396 | 15 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Match Report". Lega-Calcio.it (in Italian). 5 May 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "Ceduti sei calciatori". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 4 January 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Poggibonsi, arriva Matteo Ciofani". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 3 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "Triestina: Bianco Cesena, c' è Bucchi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "Ternana: ingaggiato Matteo Ciofani". Ternana Calcio SpA (in Italian). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Frosinone, Ciofani ceduto al Pescara". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Benvenuto Matteo Ciofani !" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari. 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Matteo Ciofani è gialloblù" (in Italian). Modena. 1 July 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 è lieta di comunicare l'acquisizione del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Matteo Ciofani" (in Italian). Triestina. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Matteo Ciofani at Soccerway
External links
edit- Matteo Ciofani at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Profile at Football.it (in Italian) [dead link]
- Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian) [dead link]