Mattia Aramu (born 14 May 1995) is an Italian professional

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who plays as an

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for club

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Early life

Aramu was born to a father from

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and a mother from

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, and his paternal grandfather was of Sardinian origin.

Club career

Early career

Aramu began his career with amateur club ''A.S.D. Real Leini''. At only eight years old he was noticed by former

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players Antonio Comi and

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and joined the Torino youth. In 2013–14 he was one of the stars of the '' Primavera'' side of

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that reached the finals of the tournament, lost on penalties to

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. He finished the season with 20 goals scored between the league and cup (with two fundamental goals scored in the final phase of the tournament against

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). Throughout the season he was regularly called up to the first team by coach

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Loan to Trapani

In the 2014–15 season Aramu joined

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on loan. He made his debut on 30 August 2014 against

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in a

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game. He replaced

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after 53 minutes. He scored his first goal in

on 1 November 2014, deciding the match against

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, 3–2.

Loan to Livorno

On 5 August 2015, Aramu was loaned to

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. He scored his first goal for Livorno against

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, then scored two braces against Ascoli and

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at the end of the season that were not enough for Livorno to avoid relegation to

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Torino

Aramu made his official debut for Torino on 14 August 2016 in the

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against

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, entering as a substitute for

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in the 87th minute.

Venezia

On 10 July 2019, Aramu signed a three-year contract with

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Genoa

On 25 August 2022, Venezia reached agreement with

under which Aramu moved to Genoa on loan with a subsequent obligation to buy, and Antonio Candela and cash moved in the opposite direction. On 1 September 2023, Aramu moved to

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on loan. Bari held an obligation to sign him permanently in case of promotion to

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, which they did not achieve. On 25 July 2024, Aramu moved to

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on loan with an option to buy.

International career

On 5 August 2015 he was called up to Italy under-21 team by

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for the first friendly of the new biennium to be played on 12 August in

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against

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aramu, Mattia 1995 births People from Cirié Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players FC Trapani 1905 players US Livorno 1915 players Torino FC players Virtus Entella players Siena FC SSD players Venezia FC players Genoa CFC players SSC Bari players Mantova 1911 players Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Turin 21st-century Italian sportsmen