Matteo Bruscagin

Matteo Bruscagin (born 3 August 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group B club SPAL.

Matteo Bruscagin

Personal information
Full name	Matteo Bruscagin^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	SPAL
Number	3
Youth career
	Aldini Bariviera
2000–2008	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Milan	0	(0)
2008–2009	→ Monza (loan)	0	(0)
2009	→ Pizzighettone (loan)	12	(0)
2009–2010	→ Gubbio (loan)	15	(0)
2010–2011	Grosseto	13	(0)
2012–2017	Latina	118	(1)
2017–2019	Venezia	55	(1)
2019–2022	Vicenza	80	(1)
2022–2023	Pordenone	29	(2)
2023–	SPAL	23	(0)
International career^‡
2007–2008	Italy U-19	5	(0)
2008–2010	Italy U-20	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2010

Club career

Bruscagin started playing football as a child at amateur club Aldini Bariviera, before joining Milan in 2000.^[3] After spending eight years in their youth system, Bruscagin was loaned out to Monza for the 2008–09 season. In January 2009, he was called back due to lack of playing time and sent to Pizzighettone on another loan spell. With his new team, the young defender was eventually able to make his professional debut and a total 12 appearances during the remainder of the season.

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Bruscagin was loaned out again, this time to Gubbio.^[4] The following year, he was signed by Grosseto in a co-ownership deal with Milan, for a peppercorn of €1,000.^[5][6] In June 2011 Grosseto acquired Bruscagin outright for free.

In the summer of 2017 Bruscagin signed for newly promoted Serie B club Venezia.

On 23 August 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Vicenza.^[7]

On 30 September 2022, Bruscagin joined Serie C club Pordenone for the 2022–23 season.^[8]

On 1 August 2023, Bruscagin moved to SPAL on a two-year deal.^[9]

International career

Bruscagin took part in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U-20 squad.^[10]

Personal life

On 11 November 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.^[11]

References

1. (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
2. "Uslatinacalcio.it".
3. . acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
4. Fabrizio Zorzoli (1 September 2009). "Ufficiale: Gubbio, preso Bruscagin dal Milan". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 January 2010.
5. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2011-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. Claudio Colla (6 July 2010). "Ufficiale: Grosseto, conclusi quattro acquisti". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2010.
7. "Ufficiale: Matteo Bruscagin ha sottoscritto un accordo biennale" (Press release) (in Italian). Vicenza. 23 August 2019.
8. "IL JOLLY MATTEO BRUSCAGIN PER LA DIFESA NEROVERDE" (in Italian). Pordenone. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
9. "Matteo Bruscagin is a new SPAL player!". SPAL. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
10. . fifa.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
11. "Comunicato Ufficiale: nuovi casi di positività" (in Italian). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

External links

• Profile at Assocalciatori.it (in Italian)
• Profile at EmozioneCalcio.it (in Italian)
• Profile at MagliaRossonera.it (in Italian)
• International Caps at FIGC.it (in Italian)
• Matteo Bruscagin at Soccerway