Mattia Zaccagni (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtiːa ddzakˈkaɲɲi]; born 16 June 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Italy national team.

Mattia Zaccagni
Zaccagni playing for Lazio in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Cesena, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Lazio
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2013 Bellaria Igea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bellaria Igea 6 (0)
2013–2014Hellas Verona (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2022 Hellas Verona 137 (14)
2014–2015Venezia (loan) 33 (1)
2016Cittadella (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2022Lazio (loan) 29 (4)
2022– Lazio 63 (16)
International career
2022– Italy 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024

Club career

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Zaccagni made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for Venezia on 10 September 2014 in a game against Südtirol.[1][better source needed]

He made his Serie A debut for Verona on 23 September 2015 as a 75th-minute substitute for Jacopo Sala in a 1–0 loss against Internazionale.[2]

On 31 August 2021, Zaccagni completed a move from Hellas Verona to Lazio on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.[3]

International career

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Zaccagni was first called up to the senior Italy squad in November 2020.[4] He debuted in a friendly match against Turkey on 30 March 2022.[5]

In June 2024, Zaccagni was called up to represent Italy at UEFA Euro 2024.[6] In their final group stage match against Croatia, he scored his first international goal with an equaliser in the last minute of stoppage time to secure a 1–1 draw and send his country through to the knockout stage by finishing second in the group.[7][8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 May 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bellaria Igea 2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 6 0 2 0 8 0
Hellas Verona (loan) 2013–14 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Venezia (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 33 1 3 0 36 1
Hellas Verona 2015–16 Serie A 3 0 1 0 4 0
2016–17 Serie B 26 2 1 0 27 2
2017–18 Serie A 6 0 1 0 7 0
2018–19 Serie B 30 3 2 0 2[a] 1 34 4
2019–20 Serie A 34 2 1 0 35 2
2020–21 36 5 1 0 37 5
2021–22 2 2 1 0 3 2
Total 137 14 8 0 2 1 147 15
Cittadella (loan) 2015–16 Lega Pro 12 0 0 0 2 1 14 1
Lazio (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 29 4 2 0 5 1 36 5
Lazio 2022–23 Serie A 35 10 2 0 8 0 45 10
2023–24 28 6 2 1 6 0 0 0 36 7
Total 92 20 6 1 19 1 0 0 117 22
Career total 280 35 19 1 19 1 4 2 322 39
  1. ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

International

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As of match played 24 June 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2022 1 0
2023 2 0
2024 4 1
Total 7 1
List of international goals scored by Mattia Zaccagni
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 June 2024 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany 7   Croatia 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

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Citadella

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Mattia Zaccagni si trasferisce alla Lazio" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Mancini convoca anche Bastoni, Ferrari e Zaccagni. Alle 16 primo allenamento" (in Italian). 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ Bergonzini, Elmar (30 March 2022). "Lazio, l'entusiasmo del debuttante azzurro Zaccagni per dimenticare il derby flop" [Lazio, the enthusiasm of the Italy senior team debutant Zaccagni to forget the derby flop]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Ufficializzati i convocati per EURO 2024, esclusi dalla lista Provedel, Ricci e Orsolini" [The squad for EURO 2024 has been made official, Provedel, Ricci and Orsolini excluded from the list] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Croatia 1–1 Italy: Zaccagni steers Azzurri into last 16". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Euro 2024, Zaccagni come Del Piero con la Germania: l'analogia tra i due gol che fa sognare". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b Mattia Zaccagni at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Gran Galà del Calcio 2021: trionfano Lukaku e Girelli! Scopri tutti gli altri premiati" (in Italian). Gran Galà del Calcio. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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