Matteo Brunori

Matteo Luigi Brunori (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo luˈiːdʒi bruˈnɔːri]; born Matteo Luigi Brunori Sandri on 1 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Palermo.

Brunori made his Serie C debut for Foligno on 5 June 2011, in a game against Ternana.

On 1 August 2019, he joined Pescara on loan from Parma with an obligation to buy.

On 24 January 2020, Pescara bought out his rights early and immediately re-sold him to Juventus U23.

On 24 August 2020, he became a new Entella player on loan with an option to buy.

On 9 August 2021, he joined Palermo on loan. He made his debut with rosanero in a Coppa Italia Serie C game on 21 August 2021, which Palermo won 4–1 against Picerno. On 26 September, Brunori scored his first goal in a 1–1 away draw against Monterosi Tuscia. On 6 February 2022, he scored both of Palermo's goals in a 2–2 away against Campobasso, which allowed him to break the 10-goal barrier.

Brunori scored another brace in the following home match, which Palermo won 3–1 against Juve Stabia. With his goal against Turris, he surpassed his personal-best tally of 13 goals, which he had reached in the 2018–2019 season with Arezzo, and surpassed Lorenzo Lucca as top scorer of Palermo in Serie C. On 6 March, he scoring a goal in a win against Vibonese, reaching Şükrü Gülesin as player with more consecutive goals scored for Palermo (7). Brunori broke the record in the next match against Avellino.

On 24 April, in the last league match against Bari, Brunori scored one of the two goals that allowed Palermo to qualify for the play-offs. The following 10 June, he won the "Trofeo Facco" for the best goal of 2021–22 Serie C.