Matteo Bianchetti

Matteo Bianchetti

Personal information
Date of birth	17 March 1993
Place of birth	Como, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Verona
Number	22
Youth career
	Libertas SanBartolomeo[1]
????-2005	Como[1]
2005–2007	Corsico
2007–2013	Internazionale
2010–2011	→ Varese (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2013	Internazionale	0	(0)
2013–	Verona	22	(0)
2014	→ Spezia (loan)	9	(0)
2014–2015	→ Empoli (loan)	1	(0)
2015	→ Spezia (loan)	12	(0)
National team^‡
2011	Italy U18	5	(0)
2011–2012	Italy U19	7	(0)
2012	Italy U20[2]	1	(0)
2013–2015	Italy U21	21	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:14, 12 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2015

Matteo Bianchetti (born 17 March 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Verona.

Club career

Internazionale (youth)

Born in Como, Lombardy, Bianchetti joined Inter from Corsico, a local team from the town of Corsico, the Province of Milan, Lombardy.^[3] He played for Inter in every ranks from U15, 16, 17 to the reserve in 2011 (U20 by regulation until 2011–12, but Inter changed to U19 internally). He also spent one season with Varese reserve in 2010–11 season^[4] as Inter did not had its own U18 team in Berretti League as wild card until 2011. Bianchetti won 2012 Campionato Nazionale Primavera and 2011–12 NextGen Series with the U19 team. Bianchetti also included in the first team occasionally but failed to play in competitive games. He was included in 2011–12 UEFA Champions League List B squad as no.44, a routine move for reserve players.^{[5][nb 1]} In summer 2012 Lega Serie A changed the age limit of the reserve league to U19, and Inter's reserve transformed to a more age specific teams: U19 and U18. However, Bianchetti remained in Inter, just likes his predecessors Davide Faraoni and Samuele Longo who was one of the three age 20 "overage" player for Inter U19 reserve in 2010–11 season and 2011–12 season respectively. But in the other hand, Bianchetti was a real "overage" player as the regulation changed, thus Bianchetti did not had much chance for Inter U19 team in 2012–13 season, along with former captain Andrea Romanò, Daniel Bessa and Raffaele Di Gennaro, despite the latter two were forced to remain in Inter due to injury (Bianchetti also missed a few month since January 2012 and recovered in pre-season 2012). Bianchetti did not play in 2012 Supercoppa Primavera, the conclusion of last season, where Inter also fielded overage players Alfred Duncan and Marko Livaja. Bianchetti remained in Inter's European squad, but promoted to List A, along with Romanò.^[6] However it was due to Inter did not had enough youth product to fill the 4 specific quota and the outcome was indifference. ^{[nb 2]}

Verona

As Bianchetti was lack of play time, despite he received call-up from Italy national under-21 football team,^[7] he did not debut yet. On 23 January 2013 he left for Hellas Verona F.C. of Serie B.^[8][9] Verona also signed former U20 player Michelangelo Albertazzi from Milan in summer 2012 but he failed to make a significant impact and did not receive any call-up since January due to injury. Bianchetti immediately entered the squad and made his competitive debut against Spezia as a last minute substitute for Emanuel Benito Rivas.^[10] He wore no.14 shirt previously owned by Simone Calvano.^[11] After the recovery of Albertazzi, Bianchetti was fall from the first priority on the bench, until regained the bench position since round 30 (missed round 33 for international duty), made 5 substitute appearances for Crespo, Raphael Martinho, Ceccarelli, Moras and Maietta respectively; Bianchetti made his only start on 22 April,^[12] due to the absent of Ceccarelli.^[13]

In June 2013 Verona bought half of the registration rights of Bianchetti for €350,000 in 3-year contract.^[14] Bianchetti made his Serie A debut on 15 September 2013. In total he made 3 Serie A appearances before leaving for Spezia in January 2014.^[15] In June 2014 the co-ownership deal between Verona and Inter was renewed.^[16]

On 29 January 2015 Spezia re-signed Bianchetti.^[17]

On 25 June 2015 Inter announced the Co-Ownership resolved in their favor , and they are sending the player to Verona in a definitive deal on 1 July.^[18][19]

International career

Bianchetti played twice in 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification. He missed the elite round due to injury. In September 2012 he played for Italy national under-20 football team in Four Nations. In October 2012 received he call-up to 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification play-offs. In January 2013 made he his debut for U21 team in a non-competitive triangular tournament between U21, 20 and 19. He was partnered with 2 other Inter youth products Luca Caldirola and Cristiano Biraghi in that 45-minute match against U20;^[20] rested against U19.^[21]

His debut for the Italy U-21 team was in a friendly game against the Germany U-21 side on 6 February 2013, playing 90 minutes.

He took part at both the 2013 and 2015 editions of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Footnotes

1. Certain youth product also eligible to play if a pre-match notice was sent to UEFA (and fulfil List B requirements by UEFA), regardless he was named in the original B list or not, however List A was remained locked until transfer windows.
2. It would made Inter had 25-men List A squad plus nominated two players less in List B instead of 23-men List A squad plus List B.

References

1. "Under 21, stasera la finale dell'Europeo contro la Spagna: in campo il comasco Matteo Bianchetti" (in Italian). lariosport. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
2. http://www.tuttonazionali.com/?action=read&idnotizia=4501
3. "Four new players for academy". FC Internazionale Milano. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
4. "New destinations for two players". FC Internazionale Milano. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
5. "UEFA Champions League: Inter's squad list". FC Internazionale Milano. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
6. "Europa League, group stage: Inter's squad list". FC Internazionale Milano. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
7. "PLAY OFF CON LA SVEZIA: RIENTRANO INSIGNE E BORINI, NOVITÀ BIANCHETTI" (in Italian). FIGC. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
8. "Ufficiale: Matteo Bianchetti in gialloblù" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
9. "Mercato: Bianchetti all'Hellas Verona" (in Italian). FC Internazionale Milano. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
10. "Cacia-gol, l'Hellas vola a La Spezia" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
11. "Numeri maglia: Sgrigna, Agostini e Bianchetti" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
12. Match Report (Italian)
13. "Hellas Verona-Brescia: 21 convocati" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
14. Hellas Verona FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian)
15. "Mercato: per la difesa aquilotta ecco Matteo Bianchetti" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
16. "Mercato, le 31 soluzioni delle comproprietà" (in Italian). FC Internazionale Milano. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
17. "Mercato: bentornato Matteo!" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
18. "CO-OWNERSHIP SETTLEMENTS". Inter.it. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
19. "Risolta la compartecipazione di Bianchetti" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
20. http://www.tuttonazionali.com/?action=read&idnotizia=5335
21. http://www.tuttonazionali.com/?action=read&idnotizia=5336

External links

• FIGC Archive (Italian)
• Football.it Profile (Italian)
• Matteo Bianchetti at soccerway.com