Matteo Prati

Matteo Prati
Personal information
Full name Matteo Prati
Date of birth (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Racing de Santander
(on loan from Cagliari)
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2018 Cesena
2018–2021 Ravenna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Ravenna 35 (5)
2022–2023 SPAL 20 (2)
2023– Cagliari 58 (2)
2026 → Torino (loan) 13 (0)
2026– → Racing de Santander (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Italy U20 9 (1)
2023–2025 Italy U21 15 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up2023 Argentina
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025

Matteo Prati (born 28 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Racing de Santander, on loan from Serie A club Cagliari.

Club career

Prati made his senior professional debut for the club he was raised in, Ravenna in Serie C in March 2021. Following Ravenna's relegation to Serie D for the 2021–22 season, he became a regular member of the starting lineup.

On 27 July 2022, Prati signed a three-year contract (with an option to extend for one more year) with SPAL in Serie B. He made his Serie B debut for SPAL on 3 September 2022 in a game against Bari. He made a good impact, but the team was relegated at the end of the season.

On 17 August 2023, Prati officially joined Serie A club Cagliari for five million euros (plus two millions in add-ons), signing a five-year contract with the club. In the process, the deal broke the transfer record as the most lucrative sale from any Serie C team. He made his Serie A debut on 17 September 2023, playing as a starter in the match against Udinese.

On 30 January 2026, Prati moved to Torino on loan with an option to buy. On 26 August, he joined Spanish newly La Liga promoted side Racing de Santander also in a temporary deal.

International career

In May 2023, Prati was included in the Italian U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.

On 8 September 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match against Latvia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ravenna 2020–21 Serie C 10——10
2021–22 Serie D 34530—375
Total 3553000385
SPAL 2022–23 Serie B 20200—202
Cagliari 2023–24 Serie A 26100—261
2024–25 Serie A 12021—141
2025–26 Serie A 16120—181
Total 5424100583
Career total 1099710011610

Honours

Italy U20

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Matteo Prati at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Sambenedettese v Ravenna game report". Soccerway. 24 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Matteo Prati at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  5. ↑ "IL GIOVANE CENTROCAMPISTA MATTEO PRATI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). SPAL. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bari v SPAL game report". Soccerway. 3 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Cagliari, Prati da record: la cessione della Spal è la più ricca nella storia della Serie C". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 Vissoli, Tommaso (17 August 2023). "Matteo Prati è stato ceduto a titolo definitivo al Cagliari". Lo Spallino (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Prati al Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 17 August 2023. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Prati al Toro" [Prati at Toro] (in Italian). Torino FC. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Prati al Racing Santander" [Prati to Racing Santander] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 26 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  14. 1 2 Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Matteo Prati". Soccerway.