Matteo Rover

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

Matteo Rover
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999
Place of birth Motta di Livenza, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club 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 2 (0)
National team
2017 Italy U18 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2020

Club career

Internazionale

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

Loan to Vicenza Virtus and Pordenone

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

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

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

Club
As of 6 October 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
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[lower-alpha 1] 0 13 0
Südtirol (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 26 6 3 0 — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 30 6
Südtirol 2020–21 Serie C 2 0 2 1 — — 4 1
Career total 41 6 5 1 — 2 0 48 7
  1. All appearance(s) in Supercoppa di Serie C.
  2. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

Honours

Club

Inter Primavera

Pordenone

References
  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. "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.
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