Matteo Prati
Italian footballer (born 2003)
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Matteo Prati (born 28 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Torino on loan from Cagliari.
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| Full name | Matteo Prati[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ravenna, Italy[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Torino (on loan from Cagliari) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Cesena | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Ravenna | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Ravenna | 35 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | SPAL | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Cagliari | 58 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Torino (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Italy U21 | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Prati made his senior professional debut for the club he was raised in, Ravenna in Serie C in March 2021.[3] Following Ravenna's relegation to Serie D for the 2021–22 season, he became a regular member of the starting lineup.[4]
On 27 July 2022, Prati signed a three-year contract (with an option to extend for one more year) with SPAL in Serie B.[5] He made his Serie B debut for SPAL on 3 September 2022 in a game against Bari.[6] He made a good impact, but the team was relegated at the end of the season.
On 17 August 2023, Prati officially joined Serie A club Cagliari for five million euros (plus two millions in add-ons),[7][8] signing a five-year contract with the club.[8][9] In the process, the deal broke the transfer record as the most lucrative sale from any Serie C team.[7][8] He made his Serie A debut on 17 September 2023, playing as a starter in the match against Udinese.
On 30 January 2026, Prati moved to Torino on loan with an option to buy.[10]
International career
In May 2023, Prati was included in the Italian U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[11] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[12][13]
On 8 September 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match against Latvia.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 December 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ravenna | 2020–21 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie D | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| Total | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| SPAL | 2022–23 | Serie B | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Cagliari | 2023–24 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 10 | ||
Honours
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023[12][13]