Matteo Rubin (born 9 July 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for club Campodarsego.

Club career

Early career & Torino

Matteo Rubin signed his first professional footballing contract for

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team

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before signing for

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in a co-ownership for €450,000 fee. When becoming a first team regular Matteo suffered a ligament injury to his left knee which kept him out of the season for 6 months, sustained while playing for Italy U21 team against Greece. In June 2008, Torino bought the remaining 50% registration rights of Rubin from Cittadella for an additional €550,000 fee. In August 2010 he was loaned to

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

, in exchange with Marco Bernacci. The following August, having returned to Torino, he moved on loan to

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, who were without a recognised left-back after the departure of Luca Antonelli seven months earlier and Marco Pisano earlier that summer. Midfielders

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and

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had previously filled in for that position. On 3 January 2012,

announced that Rubin returned to the club on loan for the remainder of the season. On 11 March, he scored a calamitous own goal against

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at the

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Siena

After returning from his loan spell at Bologna, Torino sold 50% registration rights of Rubin to

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, as part of the deal of Alessandro Gazzi to Torino from Siena. In June 2013, Siena bought the remaining 50% rights of Rubin from Torino, for a fee of €100,000. On 2 September 2013 Rubin moved to

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on a temporary deal. He was assigned number 16 shirt. On 24 January 2014, Rubin moved to

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on a temporary deal, with

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moved to Siena.

Modena

Siena went bankrupted in summer 2014; Rubin joined Serie B club

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as a free agent. On 16 September 2015, Rubin signed a new 3-year contract.

Foggia

On 25 August 2016 Rubin was transferred to

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Loan to Ascoli

On 31 January 2019, he was loaned to Ascoli with an option to purchase.

Reggina

On 4 August 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with

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club Reggina.

Loan to Alessandria

On 3 September 2020, he joined

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on a season-long loan.

Vis Pesaro

On 1 September 2021, he moved to

Vis Pesaro Vis Pesaro dal 1898 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Vis Pesaro, is an Italian association football club located in Pesaro, Marche. The club currently plays in Serie C. The team is the largest in the city and among the oldest in Italy. Vis Pesa ...

Serie D

On 14 July 2022, Rubin signed with Campodarsego in

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Career statistics

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External links

2007–08 season profile
by ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Rubin, Matteo 1987 births Living people Footballers from Bassano del Grappa Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players AS Cittadella players Torino FC players Bologna FC 1909 players Parma Calcio 1913 players Siena FC SSD players Hellas Verona FC players AC ChievoVerona players Modena FC 2018 players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players AS Reggina 1914 players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players ACD Campodarsego players Italy men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen