Mattia Zanotti

Mattia Zanotti (born 11 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen, on loan from Inter Milan.

Mattia Zanotti
Personal information
Full name Mattia Zanotti[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003
Place of birth Brescia, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 46
Youth career
2009–2011 Virtus Feralpi Lonato
2011–2017 Brescia
2017–2023 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Inter Milan 3 (0)
2023– → St. Gallen (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2018 Italy U15 4 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U16 9 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U17 4 (0)
2021–2022 Italy U19 5 (0)
2022–2023 Italy U20 11 (0)
2023– Italy U21 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Zanotti played for Virtus Feralpi Lonato and Brescia, before joining Inter Milan's youth academy in 2017.[3] In October 2021, Zanotti signed a four-year professional contract with the Nerazzurri.[4]

On 12 December 2021, he made his Serie A debut for Inter Milan, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute of a 4–0 league win over Cagliari.[5][6]

Shortly after extending his contract with the club until 2027,[7][8] on 3 July 2023, Zanotti officially joined Swiss Super League club St. Gallen on a season-long loan.[8][9][10] On 22 July, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 league win over Basel.[11]

International career

Zanotti is a youth international for Italy, having represented the Italy U15s, U16s, U17s and U19s.[12]

In May 2023, he was included in the Italy U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[13] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[14][15]

On 8 September 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match against Latvia.

Honours

Inter Milan

Italy U20

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. "Mattia Zanotti". Inter Milan. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. "FCIN1908 Scouting – Zanotti, il nuovo Trattore dell'Inter che insegue l'idolo Zanetti". FC Inter 1908 (in Italian). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. "Mattia Zanotti si lega all'Inter fino al 2025" (Press release) (in Italian). Inter Milan. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. Taidelli, Luca (12 December 2021). "Inter show, Cagliari annichilito: sorpasso al Milan e primato solitario". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. "Inter Milan vs. Cagliari - 12 December 2021". Soccerway.
  7. Bonan, Tommaso; Cardia, Ivan (28 June 2023). "TMW - Inter, Zanotti: "San Gallo? Per ora ci siamo visti solo per mettere a posto il contratto"". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  8. Donato, Lelio (3 July 2023). "Zanotti rinnova e lascia l'Inter: va in prestito al San Gallo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. "Mattia Zanotti al San Gallo" (Press release) (in Italian). Inter Milan. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  10. "Mattia Zanotti leihweise zum FCSG für die Saison 2023/24" (Press release) (in German). FC St. Gallen. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  11. "Super League, 1. Runde - Görtler schiesst St. Gallen in der 86. Minute ins Glück". SRF (in Swiss High German). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. "MondoPrimavera – Mattia Zanotti, la macchina da assist dell'Inter". www.kickest.it. 11 November 2021.
  13. "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  14. "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  16. "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Euro Sport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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