 Lovato playing forAtalanta in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-02-14)14 February 2000 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Monselice, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Empoli (on loan fromSalernitana) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Padova | ||
| 2016–2019 | Genoa | ||
| 2018–2019 | →Padova (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Padova | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hellas Verona | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Atalanta | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Cagliari (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | Salernitana | 30 | (0) |
| 2024 | →Torino (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | →Sassuolo (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2025– | →Empoli (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2023 | Italy U21 | 15 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:23, 18 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Matteo Lovato (born 14 February 2000) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forSerie B clubEmpoli on loan fromSalernitana.
Lovato spent his early years in the youth teams ofPadova before moving toGenoa's under-17 team at age 16, where he made 18 appearances and scored two goals.[3] Lovato did not join Genoa's Primavera team, though; he returned to Padova on loan in January 2018.[4]
On 25 August 2019, Lovato made hisSerie C debut with Padova under coachSalvatore Sullo, as a starter in a 3–1 away victory againstVirtus Verona. He would remain with the club for the first half of the 2019–20 season, accumulating 18 appearances in all competitions.[3]
On 31 January 2020,Hellas Verona announced the acquisition of Lovato for a reported fee of €500,000.[3][5][6] He made hisSerie A debut with the club on 18 July 2020 under coachIvan Jurić as a late substitute forKoray Günter in a 1–1 home draw againstAtalanta.[7][8]
The next season, Lovato broke into the starting lineup following the sale ofMarash Kumbulla.[9][10] He made a total of 24 appearances for Verona, helping the club to a 10th-place finish.[11]
On 31 July 2021, Lovato signed for Atalanta on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €8 million plus €3 million in bonuses.[12]
On 3 January 2022, Lovato joinedCagliari on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]
Lovato joined Salernitana on 6 July 2022 on a five-year contract,[14] as part of a deal in whichÉderson moved the other way.[15]
On 31 January 2024, Lovato moved on loan toTorino, with an option to buy.[16]
On 7 August 2024, Lovato joinedSassuolo on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[17]
On 18 August 2025, Lovato was loaned toEmpoli, with a conditional obligation to buy.[18]
On 12 November 2020, Lovato made his debut with theItaly U21 playing as a starter in aqualifying match won 2–1 againstIceland inReykjavík.[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Padova | 2019–20 | Serie C | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2019–20 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Atalanta | 2021–22 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cagliari (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Salernitana | 2022–23 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Torino (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Empoli (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 1 | ||
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