Alan Matturro
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_(cropped).jpg) Matturro playing for Uruguay at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup final | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Levante (on loan from Genoa) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Defensor Sporting | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Defensor Sporting | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Genoa | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Levante (loan) | 5 | (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 as of 17:25, 24 December 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Alan Agustín Matturro Romero (born 11 October 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Levante, on loan from Serie A club Genoa.[2]
Matturro was born on 11 October 2004 in the capital city of Montevideo to a family of Italian descent. His ancestors immigrated from Balvano in Potenza, a province of the Basilicata region, thus holds an Italian passport. In July 2021, Matturro's mother, Silvana (née Romero), died of complications from SARS-CoV-2 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Club career
Defensor Sporting
Matturro is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. He joined the club at the age of 12 as a centre-forward.[4]
Genoa
On 21 December 2022, Matturro joined Italian club Genoa.[5]
Loan to Levante
On 9 July 2025, Matturro joined La Liga side Levante on a season-long loan deal.[6]
International career
Youth
Matturro is a former Uruguayan youth international.[7] He has represented Uruguay at 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[8] He was also part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[9][10] In the tournament, he received the Silver Ball award as the second-best player behind only Cesare Casadei.[11]
Senior
On 4 March 2024, Matturro received his first call-up to represent the Uruguay national team under Marcelo Bielsa for matchdays 13 and 14 against Argentina and Bolivia for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[12]