Matteo Rover

Matteo Rover
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Motta di Livenza, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Reggiana
Number 23
Youth career
–2015 Liventina
2015–2018 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Internazionale 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Vicenza Virtus (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Pordenone (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 → Südtirol (loan) 26 (6)
2020–2025 Südtirol 155 (22)
2025– Reggiana 32 (1)
International career
2017 Italy U18 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026

Matteo Rover (born 20 February 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Reggiana.

Club career

Internazionale

He appeared for the main squad of Inter in a preseason friendly in the summer of 2017.

Loan to Vicenza Virtus and Pordenone

On 21 August 2018, Rover joined to Serie C club Vicenza Virtus on loan for the 2018–19 season. On 7 October he made his professional debut for Vicenza Virtus in Serie C as a substitute replacing Stefano Giacomelli in the 77th minute of a 2–1 home win over Vis Pesaro. His loan was terminated during the 2018–19 season winter break leaving Vicenza Virtus with only one appearance.

On 11 January 2019, Rover was loaned to Serie C club Pordenone until the end of the season. Eight days later, on 19 January, he made his debut for Pordenone as a substitute replacing Davide Gavazzi in the 92nd minute of a 1–0 home win over AlbinoLeffe. On 5 May he played his first match as a starter for the club, a 2–2 away draw against FeralpiSalò, he was replaced by Gianvito Misuraca in the 64th minute. Rover ended his 6-month loan with 13 appearances, but only 1 as a starter.

Loan to Südtirol

On 15 July 2019, Rover was loaned to Serie C club Südtirol on a season-long loan deal. On 4 August he made his debut for the club in a 4–2 home win over Città di Fasano in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match. On 25 August he made his league debut for Südtirol as a substitute replacing Daniele Casiraghi in the 68th minute of a 2–1 away win over Vis Pesaro. One week later, on 1 September, Rover scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 47th minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Carpi. On 21 September he played his first entire match for the club in Serie C, a 1–0 away win over Arzignano Valchiampo. Four days later, Rover scored his second goal, again as a substitute, in the 64th minute of a 3–0 home win over Fermana. Rover ended his loan with 30 appearances, 6 goals and 2 assists.

Südtirol

On 14 August 2020 he moved to Südtirol and signed contract until 2023. He made his seasonal debut, on 22 September, as a starter in the first round of Coppa Italia and he also scored his first goal in the 27th minute of a 2–1 home win over Latte Dolce, he played the entire match. Five days later, on 27 September, Rover made his league debut as a substitute replacing Daniele Casiraghi in the 64th minute of a 2–1 away win over Ravenna.

Reggiana

On 18 July 2025, Rover signed a two-year contract with Reggiana in Serie B.

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 June 2021
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vicenza Virtus (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Pordenone (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 12 0 — — 1 0 13 0
Südtirol (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 26 6 3 0 — 1 0 30 6
Südtirol 2020–21 Serie C 36 6 2 1 — 4 0 42 7
Career total 75 12 5 1 — 6 0 86 13
  1. ↑ All appearance(s) in Supercoppa di Serie C.
  2. 1 2 All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

Honours

Club

Inter Primavera

Pordenone

References

  1. ↑ "ROVER AL VICENZA" (in Italian). Inter Milan. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vicenza Virtus vs. Vis Pesaro - 7 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Italy - M. Rover - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rover al Pordenone" (in Italian). inter.it. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pordenone vs. AlbinoLeffe - 19 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "FeralpiSalò vs. Pordenone - 5 May 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, dall'Inter arriva l'attaccante Rover - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Südtirol vs. Città di Fasano - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Vis Pesaro vs. Südtirol - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Südtirol vs. Carpi - 1 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Arzignano Valchiampo vs. Südtirol - 21 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Südtirol vs. Fermana - 25 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Der FC Südtirol nimmt Matteo Rover unter Vertrag" (Press release) (in German). fc-suedtirol.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Südtirol vs. Latte Dolce - 22 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Ravenna vs. Südtirol - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Il centrocampista Matteo Rover è granata" [Midfielder Matteo Rover is a Granata player] (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.