Mattia Zaccagni
Mattia Zaccagni (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtiːa ddzakˈkaɲɲi]; born 16 June 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Italy national team.
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Zaccagni playing for Lazio in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Cesena, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Bellaria Igea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Bellaria Igea | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2022 | Hellas Verona | 137 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | → Venezia (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Cittadella (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Lazio (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2022– | Lazio | 63 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Italy | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Zaccagni made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for Venezia on 10 September 2014 in a game against Südtirol.[1]
He made his Serie A debut for Verona on 23 September 2015 as a 75th-minute substitute for Jacopo Sala in a 1–0 loss against Internazionale.[2]
On 31 August 2021, Zaccagni completed a move from Hellas Verona to Lazio on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.[3]
International career
Zaccagni was first called up to the senior Italy squad in November 2020.[4] He debuted in a friendly match against Turkey on 30 March 2022.[5]
In June 2024, Zaccagni was called up to represent Italy at UEFA Euro 2024.[6] In their final group stage match against Croatia, he scored his first international goal with an equaliser in the last minute of stoppage time to secure a 1–1 draw and send his country through to the knockout stage by finishing second in the group.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bellaria Igea | 2012–13 | Lega Pro Seconda Divisione | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Venezia (loan) | 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2015–16 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Serie B | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Serie B | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 137 | 14 | 8 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 147 | 15 | |||
| Cittadella (loan) | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| Lazio (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 36 | 5 | |
| Lazio | 2022–23 | Serie A | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 45 | 10 | |
| 2023–24 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
| Total | 92 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 22 | ||
| Career total | 280 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 322 | 39 | ||
- Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 24 June 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 June 2024 | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany | 7 | Croatia | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
References
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 10 September 2014.
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
- "Mattia Zaccagni si trasferisce alla Lazio" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Mancini convoca anche Bastoni, Ferrari e Zaccagni. Alle 16 primo allenamento" (in Italian). 9 November 2020.
- Bergonzini, Elmar (30 March 2022). "Lazio, l'entusiasmo del debuttante azzurro Zaccagni per dimenticare il derby flop" [Lazio, the enthusiasm of the Italy senior team debutant Zaccagni to forget the derby flop]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
- "Ufficializzati i convocati per EURO 2024, esclusi dalla lista Provedel, Ricci e Orsolini" [The squad for EURO 2024 has been made official, Provedel, Ricci and Orsolini excluded from the list] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- "Croatia 1–1 Italy: Zaccagni steers Azzurri into last 16". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Euro 2024, Zaccagni come Del Piero con la Germania: l'analogia tra i due gol che fa sognare". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- Mattia Zaccagni at Soccerway
- "Gran Galà del Calcio 2021: trionfano Lukaku e Girelli! Scopri tutti gli altri premiati" (in Italian). Gran Galà del Calcio. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
- Lazio official profile
- Mattia Zaccagni at WorldFootball.net
- Mattia Zaccagni – UEFA competition record (archive)