Mattia Pagliuca

Mattia Pagliuca

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Bologna, Italy[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger/Forward
Team information
Current team	Virtus Verona
Number	44
Youth career
	Bologna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Bologna	1	(0)
2022–2023	→ Imolese (loan)	16	(0)
2023–2024	→ Alessandria (loan)	11	(0)
2024	→ Brindisi (loan)	12	(0)
2024–	Virtus Verona	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024

Mattia Pagliuca (born 25 April 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie C Group A club Virtus Verona.

Club career

Mattia Pagliuca made his Serie A debut for Bologna on 13 December 2020 against Roma appearing as a substitute for Emanuel Vignato at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in a 5–1 defeat.[2]

In the summer of 2022 he went on loan to Imolese; in December 2022 he suffered a cruciate ligament break in his knee which forced him to end the competitive season early.

On 21 August 2023 his transfer was announced, on annual loan, to Alessandria.[3] On 1 February 2024, Pagliuca moved on loan to Brindisi.[4]

On 8 August 2024, Pagliuca signed a two-season contract with Virtus Verona.[5] With Virtus Verona, he scored his first senior professional goal on 12 October 2024, a late winner against Arzignano, with his father Gianluca present in the stands.[6]

Personal life

Mattia is the son of former Italian international goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca who also previously played for Bologna.[7]

References

1. Mattia Pagliuca at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
2. "Bologna vs. Roma - 13 December 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
3. "MATTIA PAGLIUCA NUOVO ATTACCANTE GRIGIO" [MATTIA PAGLIUCA NEW FORWARD] (in Italian). Alessandria. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
4. "BENVENUTO PAGLIUCA" [Welcome Pagliuca] (in Italian). Brindisi. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
5. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: MATTIA PAGLIUCA È ROSSOBLÙ" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: MATTIA PAGLIUCA IS RED AND BLUE] (in Italian). Virtus Verona. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
6. "Virtus Verona, prima rete in Serie C per Pagliuca: l'esultanza con il padre Gianluca" (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
7. "Chi è Mattia Pagliuca, il figlio di Gianluca, all'esordio in Bologna Roma | Sky Sport". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

External links

• Mattia Pagliuca at Soccerway