Mattia Perin

Mattia Perin

Personal information
Date of birth	10 November 1992 (1992-11-10) (age 19)
Place of birth	Latina, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Padova (on loan from Genoa)
Number	73
Youth career
2008–2011	Genoa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–	Genoa	1	(0)
2011–	→ Padova (loan)	9	(0)
National team‡
2009	Italy U-17	12	(0)
2009	Italy U-18	4	(0)
2009–2010	Italy U-19	6	(0)
2010–	Italy U-21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010

Mattia Perin (born November 10, 1992 in Latina) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Padova, on loan from Genoa.

Club career

Product of Genoa youth system, Perin was promoted to first team squad on January 2010, as a third-choice goalkeeper, and received the 88 jersey. He appeared on the bench in the matches against Grosseto (20 October 2010), Vicenza (24 November), Inter (12 January 2011) and Lazio (14 May). He made his professional and Serie A debut on 22 May 2011, playing as a starter in the 3-2 home victory against Cesena.^[1]

On July 2011, he was loaned to Serie B club Padova.^[2][3] He made his Serie B debut on 1st October 2011, playing as a starter in the away match won 4–2 against Empoli.

International career

With the Italy U-17 he played as the first choice keeper in both the 2009 European U-17 Championship and the 2009 U-17 World Cup.

As a member of the Italy U-19 team he took part as the backup goalkeeper at the 2010 European U-19 Championship.

He made his debut for the Italy U-21 team on 11 August 2010, aged only 17, in a friendly match against Denmark.^[4]

References

1. ^ Genoa vs. Cesena 3-2
2. ^ "Il portiere Mattia Perin in biancoscudato" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 7 July 2011. http://www.padovacalcio.it/dettaglio-news.php?id=4000. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
3. ^ "ALTRA TORNATA AL CALCIO MERCATO" (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 8 July 2011. http://www.genoacfc.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12346&Itemid=31. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
4. ^ Match report - Italy U21 - Denmark U21, 11.08.2010

External links

• (Italian) Career summary by tuttocalciatori.net
• Career summary by Soccerway
• International summary by FIGC (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Perin, Mattia
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Date of birth	1992-11-10
Place of birth	Latina, Italy
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