Matteo Brighi
Italian footballer (born 1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matteo Brighi (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo ˈbriːɡi]; born 14 February 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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Date of birth | (1981-02-14) 14 February 1981 (age 43) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rimini, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Rimini | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Rimini | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Juventus | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | → Rimini (loan) | 34 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | → Bologna (loan) | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Parma | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | → Brescia (loan) | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2013 | Roma | 108 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | → Chievo (loan) | 89 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Atalanta (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | → Torino (loan) | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Torino | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Sassuolo | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Bologna | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Perugia | 50 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Empoli | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 504 | (35) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2000 | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Italy U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Italy U21 | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2009 | Italy | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:14, 3 June 2019 (UTC) |
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Regarded as one of Italy's most talented prospects in his early career,[2] Brighi was named Serie A Young Footballer of the Year in 2002.