Matteo Scozzarella
Scozzarella with Juve Stabia in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cjarlins Muzane
Youth career
San Giovanni Trieste
0000–2005 Italia San Marco
2005–2007 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Portogruaro 82 (6)
2011–2015 Atalanta 3 (0)
2011–2012Juve Stabia (loan) 27 (4)
2013Ternana (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2014Juve Stabia (loan) 14 (1)
2014Spezia (loan) 17 (1)
2014–2015Trapani (loan) 21 (2)
2015–2017 Trapani 50 (3)
2017–2021 Parma 82 (0)
2021–2023 Monza 17 (0)
2023– Cjarlins Muzane 0 (0)
International career
2005 Italy U17 2 (0)
2006 Italy U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:03, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Matteo Scozzarella (born 5 June 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Cjarlins Muzane.

Club career

Atalanta and Portogruaro

Scozzarella played youth football at San Giovanni Trieste and Italia San Marco,[2][3] before joining Atalanta's youth setup in 2005. During the 2006–07 season he was integrated in the first squad, without however featuring in any match.

In summer of 2007, Scozzarella joined Lega Pro side Portogruaro in a co-ownership deal with Atalanta. In his first season, he played 18 league games and scored three goals. Portogruaro extended the co-ownership deal for a second season,[4] where Scozzarella helped his side gain promotion to the 2010–11 Serie B.[5]

Loan to Juve Stabia

Following the 2010–11 season, Scozzarella re-joined Atalanta, who sent him on loan to newly promoted Serie B team Juve Stabia on 17 July 2011.[6] He made his debut on 14 August, against Sassuolo in the Coppa Italia.[7] On 24 September, on matchday 6 of the league, Scozzarella scored his first goal for Juve Stabia, in a 3–2 win over Pescara.[8]

Return to Atalanta and loans

After the loan, he returned to Atalanta, and played with the first team during the 2012–13 season.[5] He made his Atalanta debut on 19 August 2012, in a 2–0 Coppa Italia win over Padova. His Serie A debut came on 30 September, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute against Torino.

Following three Serie A games with Atalanta, all as a substitute, on 23 January 2013 Scozzarella joined Serie B club Ternana on loan until the end of the season.[9] He made his league debut three days later, while his debut as a starter came on 2 February, in a goalless draw against Bari. Scozzarella played 13 games during his loan.

On 30 August 2013, Scozzarella returned to Juve Stabia on loan;[10] he was loaned to Spezia on 31 January 2014, also in the Serie B.[11] On 22 July 2014 Scozzarella was sent on loan to Trapani.[5]

Trapani

On 14 July 2015, Scozzarella joined Trapani on a permanent deal,[12] helping them finish in third place.

Parma

In January 2017, Scozzarella joined Lega Pro side Parma on a two-year deal.[5] He helped Parma gain two consecutive promotions, to the Serie B and to the Serie A.[5] On 29 October 2019, Scozzarella been given one-match ban for blasphemy during a Serie A match.[13] He played 90 games in all competitions for Parma in four years.[5]

Monza

On 5 January 2021, Scozzarella signed with newly-promoted Serie B side Monza on a six-month deal.[5] He made his debut on 6 February, as a started in a 1–1 draw against Empoli.[14] On 31 January 2023, his contract with Monza was terminated by mutual consent.[15]

Later career

On 27 October 2023, Scozzarella joined Serie D club Cjarlins Muzane.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 May 2022[17][18]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portogruaro 2007–08 Serie C2 183003[lower-alpha 1]1214
2008–09 Lega Pro 1D 13000130
2009–10 Lega Pro 1D 24200242
2010–11 Serie B 27110281
Total 8261031867
Atalanta 2011–12 Serie A 00
2012–13 Serie A 302050
2013–14 Serie A 00
2014–15 Serie A 00
Total 30200050
Juve Stabia (loan) 2011–12 Serie B 27410284
Ternana (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 13000130
Juve Stabia (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 14100141
Spezia (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 171001[lower-alpha 1]0181
Trapani (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 21200212
Trapani 2015–16 Serie B 353203[lower-alpha 1]1403
2016–17 Serie B 15010160
Total 5033031563
Parma 2016–17 Lega Pro 170004[lower-alpha 1]0210
2017–18 Serie B 24010250
2018–19 Serie A 22000220
2019–20 Serie A 16010170
2020–21 Serie A 302050
Total 8204040900
Monza 2020–21 Serie B 140001[lower-alpha 1]0150
2021–22 Serie B 30100040
Total 1701010190
Career total 3261712012235019
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in play-offs

References

  1. "Matteo Scozzarella". A.C. Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. "Scozzarella, un triestino vola in serie A". Il Piccolo (in Italian). 28 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. "Il triestino Scozzarella: «Vorrei giocare al Rocco» - Il Piccolo". Archivio - Il Piccolo (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. "Portogruaro, si riparte dalle comproprietà - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Primo acquisto del 2021: ecco Scozzarella - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. "UFFICIALE: Scozzarella alla Juve Stabia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. "Sassuolo vs. Juve Stabia - 14 agosto 2011 - Soccerway". it.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. "Juve Stabia vs. Pescara - 24 settembre 2011 - Soccerway". it.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. "TERNANA, ALTRO "COLPO" DOPO CERAVOLO ECCO SCOZZARELLA" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  10. "Accordo raggiunto: Contini e Scozzarella alla Juve Stabia". Tutto Juve Stabia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. "Mercato: dall'Atalanta arriva Matteo Scozzarella" [Market: Matteo Scozzarella arrives] (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  12. "Il Trapani 2015/16. Matteo Scozzarella è da oggi un calciatore del Trapani". 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  13. "Two Serie A players given blasphemy ban". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  14. Moria, Francesco (6 February 2021). "Il Monza non accorcia, l'Empoli mantiene le distanze in vetta: analisi di Monza-Empoli". MondoSportivo (in Italian). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. "RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE CON MATTEO SCOZZARELLA" (in Italian). A.C. Monza. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  16. "UFFICIALE: MATTEO SCOZZARELLA E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL CJARLINS MUZANE" [OFFICIAL: MATTEO SCOZZARELLA IS A NEW PLAYER FOR CJARLINS MUZANE] (in Italian). Cjarlins Muzane. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  17. Matteo Scozzarella at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  18. "Matteo Scozzarella". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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