Matteo Prati
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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 |
Racing de Santander (on loan from Cagliari) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Racing de Santander (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 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Matteo Prati (born 28 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Racing de Santander, on loan from Serie A club Cagliari.
Club career
[edit]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] On 26 August, he joined Spanish newly La Liga promoted side Racing de Santander also in a temporary deal.[11]
International career
[edit]In May 2023, Prati was included in the Italian U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[12] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[13][14]
On 8 September 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match against Latvia.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 27 December 2025[15]
| 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
[edit]Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023[13][14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ Matteo Prati at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Sambenedettese v Ravenna game report". Soccerway. 24 March 2021.
- ↑ Matteo Prati at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ↑ "IL GIOVANE CENTROCAMPISTA MATTEO PRATI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). SPAL. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ↑ "Bari v SPAL game report". Soccerway. 3 September 2022.
- 1 2 "Cagliari, Prati da record: la cessione della Spal è la più ricca nella storia della Serie C". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 Vissoli, Tommaso (17 August 2023). "Matteo Prati è stato ceduto a titolo definitivo al Cagliari". Lo Spallino (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ "Prati al Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 17 August 2023. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ "Prati al Toro" [Prati at Toro] (in Italian). Torino FC. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Prati al Racing Santander" [Prati to Racing Santander] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 26 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- 1 2 Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "Matteo Prati". Soccerway.
External links
[edit]- Matteo Prati at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Footballers from Ravenna
- Living people
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Italian men's footballers
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Ravenna FC players
- SPAL players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- Torino FC players
- Racing de Santander players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- Serie B players
- Serie A players