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

Torino Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...

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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 (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

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

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 ...

, who were without a recognised left-back after the departure of

Luca Antonelli Luca Antonelli (; born 11 February 1987) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a left-back. Early life Antonelli was born in Monza. He is the son of Roberto Antonelli, a former footballer who played for A.C. Milan from 197 ...

seven months earlier and Marco Pisano earlier that summer. Midfielders

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and

Francesco Modesto Francesco Modesto (born 16 February 1982) is an Italian football coach and a former player, currently in charge as manager of club Vicenza. As a player, he was a wing-back or winger on the left flank. Playing career Cosenza Modesto started ...

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

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

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

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

on a temporary deal, with

Manuel Pamić Manuel Pamić (born 20 August 1986) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a left back and is the current player-manager of Smoljanci Sloboda. Club career Early career Pamić started his career in the youth ranks of local club NK Žminj, wher ...

moved to Siena.

Modena

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

Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

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

Foggia

On 25 August 2016 Rubin was transferred to

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also know ...

Loan to Ascoli

On 31 January 2019, he was loaned to

Ascoli Ascoli may refer to: Places in Italy *Ascoli Satriano, a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region *Province of Ascoli Piceno, a province of the Marche region **Ascoli Piceno, a city which is the seat of the province above ...

with an option to purchase.

Reggina

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

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club

Reggina Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are ni ...

Loan to Alessandria

On 3 September 2020, he joined Alessandria on a season-long loan.

Vis Pesaro

On 1 September 2021, he moved to Vis Pesaro.

Serie D

On 14 July 2022, Rubin signed with Campodarsego in

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

Career statistics

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External links

2007–08 season profile
by ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Rubin, Matteo 1987 births Living people People from Bassano del Grappa Sportspeople from the Province of Vicenza Footballers from Veneto Italian footballers Men's association football defenders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players A.S. Cittadella players Torino FC players Bologna FC 1909 players Parma Calcio 1913 players A.C.R. Siena 1904 players Hellas Verona FC players A.C. ChievoVerona players Modena F.C. 2018 players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Reggina 1914 players U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players A.C.D. Campodarsego players Italy men's under-21 international footballers