Matteo Lombardo (born 6 March 1985) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Sesto San Giovanni Sesto San Giovanni (; lmo, Sest San Giovann, label=Western Lombard ), locally referred to as just Sesto ( lmo, Sest, links=no), is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. Its railway station is the northernmost ...

, a ''

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'' within

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, Lombardo started his career at hometown club

Pro Sesto Pro Sesto 1913 S.r.l. (formerly ''Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Nuova Pro Sesto'' and initially ''Associazione Calcio Pro Sesto'') is an association football club, based in Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy. Pro Sesto currently plays i ...

. He joined

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter i ...

in 2003 and in 2004 became permanent deal. In February 2005 he had an operation on his right ankle. In the next season he was awarded no.39 shirt of the first team but only able to play for the first team in club friendly. He also scored 3 goals in regular season for the ''Primavera'' under-20 team in 2005–06 season, as overage player, which he was the team top-scorer in previous season with just 5 goals. In mid-2006 he was loaned to

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978 ...

side

Pistoiese Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921 and later restored after bankruptcy, the team plays their home games ...

. In the next season he moved to Portogruaro Summaga and Caravaggese in January 2008. In July he moved to Legnano in co-ownership deal for €500. Lombardo made a breakthrough that season, played 25 times. At the end of season both club failed to agree a price and Inter submitted a higher price (around €500) to

Lega Calcio The Lega Nazionale Professionisti (Italian for National Professionals League), commonly known as Lega Calcio (Football League), was the governing body that ran the two highest football divisions in Italy, namely Serie A and Serie B, from 1946 ...

to out bid Legnano on 26 June 2009. In August 2009 he was loaned to Villacidrese along with teammate

Juri Toppan Juri Toppan (born 20 January 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender; he is capable of playing either as a centre-back or left-back. Career Club career Youth career Born in Treviso, Veneto, Toppan started his career at Friuli s ...

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Football.it Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lombardo, Matteo Italian footballers S.S.D. Pro Sesto players Inter Milan players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players A.S.D. Portogruaro players A.C. Legnano players S.S. Villacidrese Calcio players Association football midfielders People from Sesto San Giovanni 1985 births Living people Footballers from Lombardy Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Milan