Matteo Rover

Italian footballer

Matteo RoverPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth|  Motta di Livenza, Italy
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Südtirol
Number|  18
Youth career
0000–2015|  Liventina
2015–2018|  Internazionale
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2018–|  Internazionale|  0|  (0)
2018–2019|  → Vicenza Virtus (loan)|  1|  (0)
2019|  → Pordenone (loan)|  13|  (0)
2019–2020|  → Südtirol (loan)|  26|  (6)
2020–|  Südtirol|  126|  (18)
International career
2017|  Italy U18|  3|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Matteo Rover (born 20 February 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Südtirol.

## Club career[edit]

### Internazionale[edit]

He appeared for the main squad of Inter in a preseason friendly in the summer of 2017.

#### Loan to Vicenza Virtus and Pordenone[edit]

On 21 August 2018, Rover joined to Serie C club Vicenza Virtus on loan for the 2018–19 season.[1] On 7 October he made his professional debut for Vicenza Virtus in Serie C as a substitute replacing Stefano Giacomelli in the 77th minute of a 2–1 home win over Vis Pesaro.[2] His loan was terminated during the 2018–19 season winter break leaving Vicenza Virtus with only one appearance.[3]

On 11 January 2019, Rover was loaned to Serie C club Pordenone until the end of the season.[4] Eight days later, on 19 January, he made his debut for Pordenone as a substitute replacing Davide Gavazzi in the 92nd minute of a 1–0 home win over AlbinoLeffe.[5] On 5 May he played his first match as a starter for the club, a 2–2 away draw against FeralpiSalò, he was replaced by Gianvito Misuraca in the 64th minute.[6] Rover ended his 6-month loan with 13 appearances, but only 1 as a starter.[3]

#### Loan to Südtirol[edit]

On 15 July 2019, Rover was loaned to Serie C club Südtirol on a season-long loan deal.[7] On 4 August he made his debut for the club in a 4–2 home win over Città di Fasano in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[8] On 25 August he made his league debut for Südtirol as a substitute replacing Daniele Casiraghi in the 68th minute of a 2–1 away win over Vis Pesaro.[9] One week later, on 1 September, Rover scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 47th minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Carpi.[10] On 21 September he played his first entire match for the club in Serie C, a 1–0 away win over Arzignano Valchiampo.[11] Four days later, Rover scored his second goal, again as a substitute, in the 64th minute of a 3–0 home win over Fermana.[12] Rover ended his loan with 30 appearances, 6 goals and 2 assists.[3]

### Südtirol[edit]

On 14 August 2020 he moved to Südtirol and signed contract until 2023.[13] He made his seasonal debut, on 22 September, as a starter in the first round of Coppa Italia and he also scored his first goal in the 27th minute of a 2–1 home win over Latte Dolce, he played the entire match.[14] Five days later, on 27 September, Rover made his league debut as a substitute replacing Daniele Casiraghi in the 64th minute of a 2–1 away win over Ravenna.[15]

## Career statistics[edit]

### Club[edit]

As of 2 June 2021
Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Europe  | Other  | Total

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League  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
Vicenza Virtus (loan)  | 2018–19 | Serie C | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | —  | —  | 1  | 0
Pordenone (loan)  | 2018–19 | Serie C  | 12  | 0  | —  | —  | 1[a] | 0  | 13  | 0
Südtirol (loan)  | 2019–20 | Serie C  | 26  | 6  | 3  | 0  | —  | 1[b] | 0  | 30  | 6
Südtirol | 2020–21 | Serie C  | 36  | 6  | 2  | 1  | —  | 4[b] | 0  | 42  | 7
Career total  | 75  | 12  | 5  | 1  | —  | 6  | 0  | 86  | 13

1. ^ All appearance(s) in Supercoppa di Serie C.
2. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

## Honours[edit]

### Club[edit]

Inter Primavera

* Campionato Primavera 1: 2016–17, 2017–18
* Supercoppa Primavera: 2018
* Torneo Di Viareggio: 2018

Pordenone

* Serie C (Group B): 2018–19
* Supercoppa di Serie C: 2019

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ROVER AL VICENZA" (in Italian). Inter Milan. 21 August 2018.
2. ^ "Vicenza Virtus vs. Vis Pesaro - 7 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
3. ^ a b c "Italy - M. Rover - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
4. ^ "Rover al Pordenone" (in Italian). inter.it. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
5. ^ "Pordenone vs. AlbinoLeffe - 19 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
6. ^ "FeralpiSalò vs. Pordenone - 5 May 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, dall'Inter arriva l'attaccante Rover - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-16.
8. ^ "Südtirol vs. Città di Fasano - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
9. ^ "Vis Pesaro vs. Südtirol - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
10. ^ "Südtirol vs. Carpi - 1 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
11. ^ "Arzignano Valchiampo vs. Südtirol - 21 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
12. ^ "Südtirol vs. Fermana - 25 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
13. ^ "Der FC Südtirol nimmt Matteo Rover unter Vertrag" (Press release) (in German). fc-suedtirol.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
14. ^ "Südtirol vs. Latte Dolce - 22 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
15. ^ "Ravenna vs. Südtirol - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

## External links[edit]

* Matteo Rover at Soccerway

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* 18 Rover
* 21 Tait
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* 26 Cisco
* 27 Kurtić
* 28 Kofler
* 30 Giorgini
* 33 Merkaj
* 42 Peeters
* 55 Masiello
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* 79 Molina
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