Matteo Stoppa

Matteo Stoppa
Personal information
Full name Matteo Stoppa
Date of birth (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Biella, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Catania
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2010 Junior Biellese Libertas
2010–2017 Novara
2019–2020 Juventus
2020 → Sampdoria (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Novara 19 (1)
2019–2020 Juventus 0 (0)
2020 → Sampdoria (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2024 Sampdoria 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Pistoiese (loan) 29 (2)
2021–2022 → Juve Stabia (loan) 34 (11)
2022 → Palermo (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Vicenza (loan) 36 (9)
2023–2024 → Catanzaro (loan) 23 (0)
2024– Catania 18 (4)
International career‡
2017 Italy U18 2 (0)
2018 Italy U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 August 2018

Matteo Stoppa (born 27 September 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group C club Catania.[1]

Club career

Stoppa joined the Novara academy at the age of 10, and had a trial with Manchester City in 2016.[2] Stoppa made his professional debut for Novara in a Serie B 2-0 loss to Carpi on 18 May 2017, at the age of 16.[3][4]

On 8 August 2019, he moved to Juventus.[5]

On 30 January 2020, he joined Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy.[6] He played for Sampdoria's Under-19 squad for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.

On 23 September 2020, he was loaned to Serie C club Pistoiese.[7] On 26 July 2021, he joined another Serie C club Juve Stabia on loan.[8]

On 28 July 2022, Stoppa was loaned to Palermo, with an option to buy.[9] The loan was however terminated on 1 September 2022, with the player making three league appearances as a substitute with the Rosanero, as he was immediately loaned out to Serie C side Vicenza for the rest of the season.[10]

After returning to Sampdoria and appearing in a Coppa Italia game and their 2023–24 Serie B season opener, on 21 August 2023 Stoppa moved on loan to Catanzaro.[11]

On 30 August 2024, Stoppa signed a three-season contract with Catania.[12]

International career

Stoppa was a youth international for Italy.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Matteo Stoppa Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.us.
  2. ^ Bosco, Manuel. "Under 17 A e B – Matteo Stoppa, dribbla e fa gol, anche in Inghilterra!".
  3. ^ "Matteo Stoppa, in serie B a 16 anni. "Ho realizzato il mio sogno"". LaStampa.it.
  4. ^ http://www.legab.it/fileadmin/pdf_import/post/5388/42/480ea59d-0394-4db6-98b6-c14efd763072.pdf [dead link‍]
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: MATTEO STOPPA ALLA JUVENTUS" (Press release) (in Italian). Novara. 8 August 2019.
  6. ^ "FRANCOFONTE, GERBI E STOPPA SONO BLUCERCHIATI. VRIONI PASSA ALLA JUVENTUS" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 30 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Colpo della Pistoiese: Matteo Stoppa è arancione" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 23 September 2020.
  8. ^ "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Stoppa" (Press release) (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  9. ^ "SALA E STOPPA SONO ROSANERO" (Press release) (in Italian). Palermo. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. ^ "UFFICIALE: MATTEO STOPPA IN BIANCOROSSO!" (Press release) (in Italian). L.R. Vicenza. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. ^ "MATTEO STOPPA È GIALLOROSSO!" [MATTEO STOPPA IS YELLOW-RED!] (Press release) (in Italian). Catanzaro. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Matteo Stoppa from Sampdoria to Catania". Catania. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ FIGC. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 22 May 2022.