Matteo Ciofani

Matteo Ciofani
	Matteo Ciofani with Frosinone in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	26 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Avezzano, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Pescara
2008	→ Bitonto (loan)
2008–2009	RC Angolana
2009–2012	Ascoli
2012–2013	Ternana
2013–2018	Frosinone
2018–2020	Pescara
2020–2021	Bari
2021–2022	Modena
2022–2024	Triestina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matteo Ciofani (born 26 February 1988) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Avezzano, Abruzzo, Ciofani started his professional career at local side Pescara.

Ciofani made his Serie B debut on 5 May 2007. He started a match that ended in 3–2 in a loss to Crotone.^[1] He followed the team towards relegated to Serie C1 and was subsequently loaned out to Serie D side Bitonto in January 2008.^[2]

In the summer of 2008, Ciofani left for Serie D side RC Angolana.^[3] He made 32 league appearances for the Serie D side and then signed for Serie B side Ascoli in June 2009.^[4]

On 1 November 2012, Serie B side Ternana announced they had signed Ciofani until June 2013.^[5]

On 16 August 2018, Ciofani signed with Serie B team Pescara.^[6]

On 29 January 2020, he moved to Serie C club Bari.^[7]

On 1 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Modena.^[8]

On 24 August 2022, Ciofani moved to Triestina on a two-year contract.^[9]

Personal life

Matteo Ciofani's brother, Daniel is also a professional footballer, and was his teammate at Frosinone between 2013 and 2018.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 February 2022^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pescara	2006–07	Serie B	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2007–08	Serie C1	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bitonto (loan)	2007–08	Serie D	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
RC Angolana	2008–09	Serie D	32	2	0	0	—		—		32	2
Ascoli	2009–10	Serie B	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
	2010–11	Serie B	25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
	2011–12	Serie B	30	1	2	0	—		—		32	1
	Total		70	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	75	2
Ternana	2012–13	Serie B	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Frosinone	2013–14	Lega Pro 1	27	1	4	0	1	0	5^[a]	0	37	1
	2014–15	Serie B	29	1	1	0	—		—		30	1
	2015–16	Serie A	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	2016–17	Serie B	29	1	0	0	—		2^[a]	0	31	1
	2017–18	Serie B	39	3	2	0	—		4^[a]	0	45	3
	Total		142	6	7	0	1	0	11	0	161	6
Pescara	2018–19	Serie B	24	1	0	0	—		0	0	24	1
	2019–20	Serie B	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
	Total		35	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	2
Bari	2019–20	Serie C	7	1	—		—		3^[a]	0	10	1
	2020–21	Serie C	26	2	2	0	—		3^[a]	0	31	2
	Total		33	3	2	0	0	0	6	0	41	3
Modena	2021–22	Serie C	25	0	0	0	2	0	—		27	0
Career total			362	15	14	0	3	0	17	0	396	15

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

^ "Match Report". Lega-Calcio.it (in Italian). 5 May 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
^ "Ceduti sei calciatori". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 4 January 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
^ "UFFICIALE: Poggibonsi, arriva Matteo Ciofani". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 3 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
^ "Triestina: Bianco Cesena, c' è Bucchi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
^ "Ternana: ingaggiato Matteo Ciofani". Ternana Calcio SpA (in Italian). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "UFFICIALE: Frosinone, Ciofani ceduto al Pescara". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
^ "Benvenuto Matteo Ciofani !" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari. 29 January 2020.
^ "Matteo Ciofani è gialloblù" (in Italian). Modena. 1 July 2021.
^ "U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 è lieta di comunicare l'acquisizione del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Matteo Ciofani" (in Italian). Triestina. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
^ Matteo Ciofani at Soccerway

External links

Matteo Ciofani at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
Profile at Football.it (in Italian) ^{[dead link‍]}
Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian) ^{[dead link‍]}

[pro-11] Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

[1] "Match Report". Lega-Calcio.it (in Italian). 5 May 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

[2] "Ceduti sei calciatori". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 4 January 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

[3] "UFFICIALE: Poggibonsi, arriva Matteo Ciofani". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 3 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

[4] "Triestina: Bianco Cesena, c' è Bucchi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

[5] "Ternana: ingaggiato Matteo Ciofani". Ternana Calcio SpA (in Italian). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[6] "UFFICIALE: Frosinone, Ciofani ceduto al Pescara". Retrieved 16 August 2018.

[7] "Benvenuto Matteo Ciofani !" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari. 29 January 2020.

[8] "Matteo Ciofani è gialloblù" (in Italian). Modena. 1 July 2021.

[9] "U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 è lieta di comunicare l'acquisizione del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Matteo Ciofani" (in Italian). Triestina. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

[10] Matteo Ciofani at Soccerway

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