Mattia Zanotti
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Full name | Mattia Zanotti[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 January 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Lugano | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Virtus Feralpi Lonato | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Brescia | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2023 | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Inter Milan | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 34 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Lugano | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Italy U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Italy U16 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Italy U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Italy U20 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Italy U21 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 |
Mattia Zanotti (born 11 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Lugano.
Club career
[edit]Zanotti played for Virtus Feralpi Lonato and Brescia, before joining Inter Milan's youth academy in 2017.[3] In October 2021, Zanotti signed a four-year professional contract with the Nerazzurri.[4]
On 12 December 2021, he made his Serie A debut for Inter Milan, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute of a 4–0 league win over Cagliari.[5][6]
Shortly after extending his contract with the club until 2027,[7][8] on 3 July 2023, Zanotti officially joined Swiss Super League club St. Gallen on a season-long loan.[8][9][10] On 22 July, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 league win over Basel.[11] On 28 October, he scored his first professional goal and served two assists in a 3–1 league win over Grasshoppers.[12] Throughout the season, he helped St. Gallen qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.[13][14]
On 13 July 2024, Zanotti joined Swiss Super League club Lugano on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract.[15][16]
International career
[edit]Zanotti is a youth international for Italy, having represented the Italy U15s, U16s, U17s and U19s.[17]
In May 2023, he was included in the Italy U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[18] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[19][20]
On 8 September 2023, he made his debut for the Italy under-21 national team, starting in a goalless draw against Latvia in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[21][22]
Honours
[edit]Inter Milan
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023[19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Mattia Zanotti". Inter Milan. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "FCIN1908 Scouting – Zanotti, il nuovo Trattore dell'Inter che insegue l'idolo Zanetti". FC Inter 1908 (in Italian). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Mattia Zanotti si lega all'Inter fino al 2025" (Press release) (in Italian). Inter Milan. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Taidelli, Luca (12 December 2021). "Inter show, Cagliari annichilito: sorpasso al Milan e primato solitario". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Inter Milan vs. Cagliari - 12 December 2021". Soccerway.
- ^ Bonan, Tommaso; Cardia, Ivan (28 June 2023). "TMW - Inter, Zanotti: "San Gallo? Per ora ci siamo visti solo per mettere a posto il contratto"". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b Donato, Lelio (3 July 2023). "Zanotti rinnova e lascia l'Inter: va in prestito al San Gallo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Mattia Zanotti al San Gallo" (Press release) (in Italian). Inter Milan. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Mattia Zanotti leihweise zum FCSG für die Saison 2023/24" (Press release) (in German). FC St. Gallen. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Super League, 1. Runde - Görtler schiesst St. Gallen in der 86. Minute ins Glück". SRF (in Swiss High German). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "3:1-Sieg gegen GC - St. Gallens Heimserie hält an". SRF (in Swiss High German). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "3:1 auf der Schützenwiese - St. Gallen spielt in der nächsten Saison international". SRF (in Swiss High German). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Nava, Matteo (28 May 2024). "Da Correa a Carboni e i fratelli Esposito: come sono andati i prestiti dell'Inter". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Mellini, Marzio (13 July 2024). "Mattia Zanotti è Bianconero". FC Lugano (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Ora è ufficiale, Mattia Zanotti è un nuovo giocatore del Lugano". RSI (in Italian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "MondoPrimavera – Mattia Zanotti, la macchina da assist dell'Inter". www.kickest.it. 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Le qualificazioni all'Europeo iniziano con un pareggio: l'Italia non sfonda in Lettonia, a Jurmala è 0-0. Nunziata: "Dobbiamo migliorare"". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "L'Italia U21 sbatte contro la Lettonia: è 0-0". Sky Sport (in Italian). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Euro Sport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Mattia Zanotti at Inter Milan (in Italian)
- Mattia Zanotti at Lega Serie A (archived)
- Mattia Zanotti – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Mattia Zanotti at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brescia
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Brescia Calcio players
- Inter Milan players
- FC St. Gallen players
- FC Lugano players
- Serie A players
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen