Matteo Vitaioli
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.jpg) Vitaioli with San Marino in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matteo Giampaolo Vitaioli | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Fiorentino, San Marino | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | La Fiorita | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Montevito | ||
| 1998–1999 | Tre Fiori | ||
| 1999–2005 | San Marino Calcio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | San Marino Calcio | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Empoli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | San Marino Calcio | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → ASD Cagliese (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Real Montecchio (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | San Marino Calcio | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → P.D. Castellarano (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | San Marino Calcio | 18 | (0) |
| 2012 | F.C. Fiorentino | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sammaurese | 49 | (18) |
| 2014–2021 | Tropical Coriano | 175 | (102) |
| 2021 | Pennarossa | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Tropical Coriano | 17 | (3) |
| 2022– | La Fiorita | 77 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | San Marino | 100 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Matteo Giampaolo Vitaioli (born 27 October 1989) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays for La Fiorita as a midfielder. In 2007, he became the youngest ever player for the San Marino national football team. In 2022, he became the most capped footballer for the country.
Born in Fiorentino, San Marino, Vitaioli has represented four clubs on a permanent basis: San Marino Calcio, F.C. Fiorentino, Sammaurese and Tropical Coriano and has played for four clubs on loan: Empoli (although he failed to make a single league appearance in the second half of 2005–06 Serie A), ASD Cagliese, Real Montecchio and P.D. Castellarano.[1]
International career
At the age of 17 years-old, he became San Marino's youngest ever international player in 2007.[2] He played for the San Marino national football team as they secured a 0–0 draw against Estonia in 2014. He scored his first goal on 8 September 2015, in a 2–1 defeat in a European Championship qualifier away to Lithuania. It was San Marino's first away goal in 14 years.[3][4]
He was considered to be one of the most promising young talents in the San Marino national football team, often regarded as a key member of the squad, partnering with Andy Selva and Nicola Ciacci in a three-pronged San Marino attack. By 2024, he had become the captain of the San Marino national team, and in 2022, he became the most capped player in his country’s history with his 74th international appearance against Estonia, overtaking the 73 caps earned by Selva.[5][4][6]
On November 18, 2024, he played as San Marino secured promotion from the fourth and bottom tier of the UEFA Nations League with a 3–1 win away against Liechtenstein.[2]
On November 18, 2025, he made his 100th international appearance against Romania during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, becoming the first Sammarinese player to achieve this feat.[7]
