Matteo Stoppa
Italian footballer (born 2000)
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Matteo Stoppa (born 27 September 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Sambenedettese.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Biella, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sambenedettese | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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 FC (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Vicenza (loan) | 36 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Catania | 37 | (4) |
| 2026– | Sambenedettese | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | 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 14 August 2018 | |||
Club career
Stoppa 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
Stoppa was a youth international for Italy.[13]