Matteo Prati

Personal information
Full name	Matteo Prati
Date of birth	28 December 2003 (age 21)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cagliari
Number	16
Youth career
2011–2018	Cesena
2018–2021	Ravenna
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2022	Ravenna
2022–2023	SPAL
2023–	Cagliari
International career‡
2023	Italy U20
2023–2025	Italy U21
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Men's football
Representing Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025
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Matteo Prati (born 28 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari.

Club career

Prati made his senior professional debut for the club he was raised in, Ravenna in Serie C in March 2021.^[2] Following Ravenna's relegation to Serie D for the 2021–22 season, he became a regular member of the starting lineup.^[3]

On 27 July 2022, Prati signed a three-year contract (with an option to extend for one more year) with SPAL in Serie B.^[4] He made his Serie B debut for SPAL on 3 September 2022 in a game against Bari.^[5] He made a good impact, but the team was relegated at the end of the season.

On 17 August 2023, Prati officially joined Serie A club Cagliari for five million euros (plus two millions in add-ons),^[6]^[7] signing a five-year contract with the club.^[7]^[8] In the process, the deal broke the transfer record as the most lucrative sale from any Serie C team.^[6]^[7] He made his Serie A debut on 17 September 2023, playing as a starter in the match against Udinese.

International career

In May 2023, Prati was included in the Italian U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,^[9] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.^[10]^[11]

On 8 September 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match against Latvia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ravenna	2020–21	Serie C	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Serie D	34	5	3	0	—		37	5
	Total		35	5	3	0	0	0	38	5
SPAL	2022–23	Serie B	20	2	0	0	—		20	2
Cagliari	2023–24	Serie A	26	1	0	0	—		26	1
	2024–25	Serie A	12	0	2	1	—		14	1
	Total		38	1	2	1	0	0	40	2
Career total			93	8	5	1	0	0	98	9

Honours

Italy U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023^[10]^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ "Sambenedettese v Ravenna game report". Soccerway. 24 March 2021.
^ Matteo Prati at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
^ "IL GIOVANE CENTROCAMPISTA MATTEO PRATI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). SPAL. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^ "Bari v SPAL game report". Soccerway. 3 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Cagliari, Prati da record: la cessione della Spal è la più ricca nella storia della Serie C". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Vissoli, Tommaso (17 August 2023). "Matteo Prati è stato ceduto a titolo definitivo al Cagliari". Lo Spallino (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ "Prati al Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ "Matteo Prati". Soccerway.

External links

Matteo Prati at Soccerway
Matteo Prati at WorldFootball.net

[FIFA-1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[2] "Sambenedettese v Ravenna game report". Soccerway. 24 March 2021.

[3] Matteo Prati at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)

[4] "IL GIOVANE CENTROCAMPISTA MATTEO PRATI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). SPAL. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

[5] "Bari v SPAL game report". Soccerway. 3 September 2022.

[:0-6] "Cagliari, Prati da record: la cessione della Spal è la più ricca nella storia della Serie C". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[:1-7] Vissoli, Tommaso (17 August 2023). "Matteo Prati è stato ceduto a titolo definitivo al Cagliari". Lo Spallino (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[8] "Prati al Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[9] "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

[:2-10] "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[:3-11] Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[12] "Matteo Prati". Soccerway.

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