Mattia Zanotti

Mattia Zanotti
Personal information
Full name Mattia Zanotti[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)
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
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*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

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

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

Inter Milan

Italy U20

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Mattia Zanotti". Inter Milan. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Mattia Zanotti si lega all'Inter fino al 2025" (Press release) (in Italian). Inter Milan. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Inter Milan vs. Cagliari - 12 December 2021". Soccerway.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Mattia Zanotti al San Gallo" (Press release) (in Italian). Inter Milan. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Mattia Zanotti leihweise zum FCSG für die Saison 2023/24" (Press release) (in German). FC St. Gallen. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "3:1-Sieg gegen GC - St. Gallens Heimserie hält an". SRF (in Swiss High German). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Mellini, Marzio (13 July 2024). "Mattia Zanotti è Bianconero". FC Lugano (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Ora è ufficiale, Mattia Zanotti è un nuovo giocatore del Lugano". RSI (in Italian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  17. ^ "MondoPrimavera – Mattia Zanotti, la macchina da assist dell'Inter". www.kickest.it. 11 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "L'Italia U21 sbatte contro la Lettonia: è 0-0". Sky Sport (in Italian). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  23. ^ "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.