Matteo Lucarelli

Matteo Lucarelli (born 10 October 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Matteo Lucarelli
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001
Place of birth Livorno, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
2016–2019 Parma
2019 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Torres 5 (0)
2020–2021 Foggia 1 (0)
2021 Turris 0 (0)
2021–2022 Tsarsko Selo 3 (0)
2023–2024 Győri ETO 3 (0)
2024–2025 Olbia 25 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026

Club career

Lucarelli joined the youth academy of Parma, his father's team, in 2016.

In 2019 he joined Inter Milan on loan.[1]

Torres

On 3 September 2019, Lucarelli was loaned to Torres[2] starting his senior career in the first half of the 2019-20 Serie D season before the suspension, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3]

Parma

After the loan, he returned to his parent club Parma, where he made his official debut in pre-season. [4]

Foggia

On 12 October 2020, Lucarelli moved to Foggia[5][6] on loan and made his professional debut in a 1–4 win against Paganese on 23 December 2020.

Tsarsko Selo

On 1 February 2022, after a brief stint at Turris,[7] Lucarelli joined the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) side Tsarsko Celo.[8]

Győri ETO

On 4 November 2023, he signed for the Hungarian club Győri ETO FC.[9] He contributed to securing promotion and return to the top division NB I.

Olbia

On 22 August 2024, Lucarelli returned to Italy and joined Olbia[10] in Serie D. He scored his first career goal against Puteolana on 27 October 2024.[11]

Personal life

Lucarelli was born in Livorno. His father Alessandro is also a former footballer, who played as a defender in the Serie A, most notably captaining Parma.[12]

His brother Diego is a footballer of the youth academy of Inter.[13]

His uncle Cristiano Lucarelli is also a former footballer and currently football manager.

Honours

Club

Győri ETO

References

  1. ^ "Inter, UFFICIALE: preso dal Parma Matteo Lucarelli, figlio dell'ex capitano gialloblu" (in Italian). fcinter1908.it. 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Un figlio d'arte per la Torres, ecco Lucarelli" (in Italian). centotrentuno.com. 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Stop ai Dilettanti: adesso Palermo, Mantova e le altre aspettano la C" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Lucarelli jr in campo con il Carpi, la gioia di papà Alessandro: "Se puoi sognarlo, puoi farlo"" (in Italian). parmalive.com. 2 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Ufficiale: Tomassini e Lucarelli sono rossoneri" (in Italian). foggiagol.it. 12 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Un figlio e un fratello d'arte per il Foggia. Ecco Lucarelli e Balde. Con loro arriva anche il giovane Tomassini" (in Italian). foggiatoday.it. 12 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Turris, Lucarelli, Pavone e Palmucci in prestito dal Parma" (in Italian). tuttosport.com. 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Plusvalenze, quella colonia italiana in Bulgaria: tre della "lista" giocano allo Tsarsko Selo" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 3 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Az olasz védő, aki Győrön keresztül szeretne eljutni a Serie A-ba – interjú Matteo Lucarellivel" (in Hungarian). bunteto.com. 23 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Matteo Lucarelli nuovo rinforzo per l'Olbia" (in Italian). olbiacalcio.com. 3 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Serie D: Olbia-Puteolana 1-3: non basta Lucarelli, continua la crisi dei bianchi" (in Italian). centotrentuno.com. 27 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Alessandro Lucarelli: Difensore con i fiocchi" (in Italian). Calciomercato.com. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Inter, Diego Lucarelli giocherà nelle giovanili nerazzurre" (in Italian). gianlucadimarzio.com. 1 October 2024.