Matteo Campani (born 19 August 2000) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the ...

Career

Campani was raised in the youth teams of

and began to receive call-ups to the senior squad late in the

2016–17 Serie B The 2016–17 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams were contesting the league: 15 returning from the 2015–16 season, 4 promoted from Lega Pro, ...

season. He made his senior debut for Pisa on 29 July 2018 in a

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game against

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. The game reached the

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and Pisa advanced thanks to a kick saved by Campani. In the next Cup round, he saved two penalties again in the shoot-out to eliminate

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

. In the next round, Pisa eliminated

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...

as Campani kept a clean sheet. On 17 August 2018 (5 days after the Parma game), Campani signed with the

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club

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label= Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town is best known fo ...

, where he was assigned to the Under-19 squad. On 30 July 2019, he joined

Serie C The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega ...

club Paganese on a season-long loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Paganese on 27 October 2019 in a game against

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. He started the game and played the full match as Paganese lost 0–2. On 21 August 2020 the loan has been extended. On 17 July 2021, he moved on a new loan to

club Vis Pesaro. The loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season. On 24 August 2023, Campani returned to

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* * 2000 births Living people Footballers from Florence Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Serie C players Pisa SC players Paganese Calcio 1926 players Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players {{Italy-footy-goalkeeper-2000s-stub