M. Lovato · career
Matteo Lovato
Center Back · Empoli · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/245 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 151 appearances with 6 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Salernitana — Season rating 33, 0 goals and 0 assists in 26 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 22 points at Salernitana. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (33 → 29). The gap to his peak is 4 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | EmpoliLoan | 33 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | SassuoloLoan | 20 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Salernitana | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | TorinoLoan | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Salernitana | 26 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | Salernitana | 26 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | CagliariLoan | 22 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | Atalanta | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Hellas Verona | 24 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | Hellas Verona | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Padova | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Serie B×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | 33 | 2828 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
33 played10 not in squad· 2828 min, 3g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | H Ponsacco | 7-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Virtus Entella | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 5 | Friendlies Clubs | H Sassuolo | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Coppa Italia | H Reggiana | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Serie B | H Padova | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 29 | Serie B | A Reggiana | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 14 | Serie B | H Spezia | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 21 | Serie B | A Pescara | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 25 | Coppa Italia | A Genoa | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 28 | Serie B | H Carrarese | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 1 | Serie B | H Monza | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 5 | Serie B | A Sudtirol | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 19 | Serie B | H Venezia | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 24 | Serie B | A Modena | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 28 | Serie B | H Sampdoria | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Serie B | A Virtus Entella | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Serie B | H Catanzaro | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 22 | Serie B | A Avellino | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 29 | Serie B | H Bari | 5-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 7 | Serie B | H Palermo | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 13 | Serie B | A Juve Stabia | 0-2 | Played | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 21 | Serie B | A Mantova | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 27 | Serie B | H Frosinone | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Serie B | A Cesena | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 17 | Serie B | H Sudtirol | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 23 | Serie B | A Carrarese | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | Serie B | H Modena | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | Serie B | A Palermo | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 11 | Serie B | H Juve Stabia | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Feb 15 | Serie B | H Reggiana | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 20 | Serie B | A Frosinone | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 28 | Serie B | H Cesena | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 4 | Serie B | A Bari | 1-2 | Played | 23 | 4.3 | ||
| Mar 8 | Serie B | A Catanzaro | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Serie B | H Mantova | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 17 | Serie B | A Spezia | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | Serie B | H Pescara | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Apr 6 | Serie B | A Sampdoria | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 12 | Serie B | A Padova | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 19 | Serie B | H Virtus Entella | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | Serie B | A Venezia | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| May 1 | Serie B | H Avellino | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| May 8 | Serie B | A Monza | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 |