Matteo Rizzo (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Verbania, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Campobasso | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | San Francesco | ||
| 2018–2021 | Gozzano | ||
| 2021 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Gozzano | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Pro Vercelli | 69 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Campobasso | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 August 2022 | |||
Matteo Rizzo (born 10 September 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group B club Campobasso.
Born in Verbania, but raised in Vignone,[1][2] Rizzo started playing football at the local grassroots club San Francesco, before joining Gozzano in 2018.[2] After several seasons in the club's youth sector,[2] he made his first team debut on 19 June 2021, as he came in as a substitute in the final minutes of the last league match of the season against Folgore Caratese, which ultimately ended in a 3-2 win for his side.[3]
In the summer of 2021, Rizzo joined Pro Vercelli, where he was first assigned to the under-19 squad.[2] However, the following December, the goalkeeper was called-up to the first team by the head coach Franco Lerda, following a streak of injuries occurred to all of the registered senior goalkeepers.[4] He subsequently made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2021, aged 17, starting and playing the entirety of the Serie C match against Mantova, which ended in a 1-1 draw.[4] Throughout the rest of the 2021–22 season, Rizzo established himself as a regular starter of the first team, as Pro Vercelli reached the promotional play-offs before getting eliminated by Juventus U23 in the second round.[2][5]
On 26 July 2022, Rizzo signed his first professional contract with Pro Vercelli, penning a two-year deal with an option for a third season.[6][7]
On 17 January 2024, Rizzo was loaned out to fellow Serie C club Lumezzane until the end of the season.[8][9]