Mattia Viti

Empoli

After spending the entirety of the 2019–20 season with the Primavera side, Viti made his senior professional debut on 30 September 2020, starting a 2–1 Coppa Italia win against Renate.^[8] He played his first Serie B game with Empoli on 9 April 2021, replacing Nedim Bajrami, in a 1–0 away win against Reggiana, already proving to be decisive with a late-minute goal-line clearance.^[6][9][10] His side eventually won the championship, making their comeback in Italy's top-flight, while the Primavera squad also won their championship.^[11]

On 22 September 2021, he made his Serie A debut in a 2–0 away victory against Cagliari, with Aurelio Andreazzoli making him start and finish the game, as the youngster proved to be instrumental in keeping a clean sheet for the Azzurri.^[12][13][14]

During the following months—despite having to deal with the loss of his mother in November 2021^[15]—he became a regular with the first team, alternating with Sebastiano Luperto and veterans Tonelli and Romagnoli. He was a starter for several important Serie A wins, against the likes of Bologna,^[16] Sassuolo^[17] and Udinese,^[18] appearing as one of the Italian championship's most promising young defenders.^{[2][5][13][14][19][20]}

Nice

On 3 August 2022, Viti joined Ligue 1 side Nice on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of €13 million.^[21][22] Later that year, on 9 October, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 victory over Troyes.^[23]

Club

As of match played 27 December 2025^[38]