Matteo Ciofani

Matteo Ciofani (born 26 February 1988) is an Italian footballer, currently playing as a defender for S.S.C. Bari.

Matteo Ciofani
Matteo Ciofani with Frosinone in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-26) 26 February 1988
Place of birth Avezzano, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Bari
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Pescara 5 (0)
2008 → Bitonto (loan) 9 (0)
2008–2009 RC Angolana 32 (2)
2009–2012 Ascoli 69 (2)
2012–2013 Ternana 11 (0)
2013–2018 Frosinone 142 (6)
2018–2020 Pescara 35 (2)
2020– Bari 23 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:53, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Avezzano, Abruzzo, Ciofani started his professional career at local side Pescara.

Ciofani made his Serie B debut on 5 May 2007. He started a match that ended in 3–2 in a loss to Crotone.[1] He followed the team towards relegated to Serie C1 and was subsequently loaned out to Serie D side Bitonto in January 2008.[2]

In the summer of 2008, Ciofani left for Serie D side RC Angolana.[3] He made 32 league appearances for the Serie D side and then signed for Serie B side Ascoli in June 2009.[4]

On 1 November 2012, Serie B side Ternana announced they had signed Ciofani until June 2013.[5]

On 16 August 2018, Ciofani signed with Serie B team Pescara.[6]

On 29 January 2020, he moved to Serie C club Bari.[7]

Personal life

Matteo Ciofani's brother, Daniel is also a professional footballer, and was his teammate at Frosinone between 2013 and 2018.

References
  1. "Match Report". Lega-Calcio.it (in Italian). 5 May 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  2. "Ceduti sei calciatori". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 4 January 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  3. "UFFICIALE: Poggibonsi, arriva Matteo Ciofani". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 3 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  4. "Triestina: Bianco Cesena, c' è Bucchi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  5. "Ternana: ingaggiato Matteo Ciofani". Ternana Calcio SpA (in Italian). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  6. "UFFICIALE: Frosinone, Ciofani ceduto al Pescara". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. "Benvenuto Matteo Ciofani !" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari. 29 January 2020.
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