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Mattia Viti (born 24 January 2002) is an Italian professional
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who plays as a
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or
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for club
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on loan from club
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, in the
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, Mattia Viti already played football at the age of 4, with the club of Ponte a Greve—that would later merge with Rondinella Marzocco—in the Tuscan capital. Having moved to the nearby Audace Legnaia, he joined the Empoli academy as an 8-year-old, in 2010.


Club career


Empoli

After a full 2019–20 season with the Primavera, Viti made his professional debut on the 30 September 2020, starting a 2–1
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win against
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. He played his first
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game with
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on the 9 April 2021, replacing Nedim Bajrami in a 1–0 away win to Reggina, already proving to be decisive with a late minute goal line clearance. His side eventually won the championship, making their come-back in Italy's top flight, while the Primavera squad also won their championship. On 22 September 2021 he made his
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debut in a 2–0 away victory against
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making him start and finish the game, as the youngster proved to be instrumental in keeping a clean sheet for the ''Azzurri''. During the following months—despite having to face the loss of his mother in November 2021—he became a regular with the first team, alternating with
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and Romagnoli. He was a starter for several important
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wins, against the likes of
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, appearing as one of the Italian championship most promising young defenders.


Nice

On 3 August 2022, Viti joined
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side
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.


Loan to Sassuolo

On 12 July 2023,
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announced the signing of Viti on a season-long
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with a future option to buy. On 26 May 2024, he netted his first Serie A goal in a 1–1 away draw against
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on the final matchday of the season.


Return to Empoli on loan

On 22 July 2024, Viti returned to Empoli, signing on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option to make the deal permanent.


Loan to Fiorentina

On 1 July 2025, Viti joined
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on loan with an option to buy.


International career

Viti is a youth international for Italy, having played at under-15, under-16 and under-18 levels. In September 2021, he was selected with the under-20, making his debut during a 1–0 away friendly win against Serbia on the 6 September and becoming a regular starter for the team in November, before being promoted to the under-21 side, where he was however forced to withdraw due to injury.


Style of play

A left-footed
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with a good physical presence, he is seen as a technically gifted defender, able to launch offensive movements from the back, who doesn't hesitate to take risks and dribble to move froward. Proactive in putting pressure on the opponent, he has a good discipline—not having received a single card during his first six months in Serie A—but still does his far share of defensive tasks, as he was for example among the top 1% of centre-backs in the top 5 European leagues in therms of blocks, halfway through his first Serie A season. Very soon compared to former
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star Daniele Rugani, his profile is often associated with the one of
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and
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as his main inspirations as a player.


Career statistics


Club


Honours

Empoli *
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viti, Mattia 2002 births People from Borgo San Lorenzo Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Florence Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football central defenders Empoli FC players OGC Nice players US Sassuolo Calcio players ACF Fiorentina players Serie A players Serie B players Ligue 1 players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Italian expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century Italian sportsmen