Matteo Stoppa (born 27 September 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group C club Catania.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matteo Stoppa | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Biella, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catania | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Junior Biellese Libertas | ||
| 2010–2017 | Novara | ||
| 2019–2020 | Juventus | ||
| 2020 | → Sampdoria (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Novara | 19 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Sampdoria | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2022 | → Palermo (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Vicenza (loan) | 36 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2024– | Catania | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 August 2018 | |||
Club career
editStoppa joined the Novara academy at the age of 10, and had a trial with Manchester City in 2016.[2] Stoppa made his professional debut for Novara in a Serie B 2-0 loss to Carpi on 18 May 2017, at the age of 16.[3][4]
On 8 August 2019, he moved to Juventus.[5]
On 30 January 2020, he joined Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy.[6] He played for Sampdoria's Under-19 squad for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.
On 23 September 2020, he was loaned to Serie C club Pistoiese.[7] On 26 July 2021, he joined another Serie C club Juve Stabia on loan.[8]
On 28 July 2022, Stoppa was loaned to Palermo, with an option to buy.[9] The loan was however terminated on 1 September 2022, with the player making three league appearances as a substitute with the Rosanero, as he was immediately loaned out to Serie C side Vicenza for the rest of the season.[10]
After returning to Sampdoria and appearing in a Coppa Italia game and their 2023–24 Serie B season opener, on 21 August 2023 Stoppa moved on loan to Catanzaro.[11]
On 30 August 2024, Stoppa signed a three-season contract with Catania.[12]
International career
editStoppa was a youth international for Italy.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Matteo Stoppa Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.us.
- ^ Bosco, Manuel. "Under 17 A e B – Matteo Stoppa, dribbla e fa gol, anche in Inghilterra!".
- ^ "Matteo Stoppa, in serie B a 16 anni. "Ho realizzato il mio sogno"". LaStampa.it.
- ^ http://www.legab.it/fileadmin/pdf_import/post/5388/42/480ea59d-0394-4db6-98b6-c14efd763072.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "UFFICIALE: MATTEO STOPPA ALLA JUVENTUS" (Press release) (in Italian). Novara. 8 August 2019.
- ^ "FRANCOFONTE, GERBI E STOPPA SONO BLUCERCHIATI. VRIONI PASSA ALLA JUVENTUS" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Colpo della Pistoiese: Matteo Stoppa è arancione" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 23 September 2020.
- ^ "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Stoppa" (Press release) (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "SALA E STOPPA SONO ROSANERO" (Press release) (in Italian). Palermo. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: MATTEO STOPPA IN BIANCOROSSO!" (Press release) (in Italian). L.R. Vicenza. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "MATTEO STOPPA È GIALLOROSSO!" [MATTEO STOPPA IS YELLOW-RED!] (Press release) (in Italian). Catanzaro. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Matteo Stoppa from Sampdoria to Catania". Catania. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ FIGC. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
edit- Matteo Stoppa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)