Matteo Rubin

Matteo Rubin

Personal information
Date of birth	9 July 1987
Place of birth	Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Modena
Number	33
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2007	Cittadella	24	(0)
2007–2012	Torino	58	(1)
2010–2011	→ Bologna (loan)	29	(0)
2011	→ Parma (loan)	4	(0)
2012	→ Bologna (loan)	10	(1)
2012–2014	Siena	25	(0)
2013–2014	→ Verona (loan)	0	(0)
2014	→ Chievo (loan)	9	(0)
2014–	Modena	35	(0)
National team
2007	Italy U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Matteo Rubin (born 9 July 1987 in Bassano del Grappa) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Modena. Matteo is a strong running left-back who is as keen to get forward as he is tenacious in his defending. He has a strong left foot which is put to good use at free kicks and corners.

Club career

Matteo Rubin signed his first professional footballing contract for Serie C1 team Cittadella before signing for Torino in Serie A.^[1] When becoming a first team regular Matteo suffered a ligament injury to his left knee which kept him out of the season for 6 months, sustained while playing for Italy U21 team against Greece.^[2]

In August 2010 he was loaned to Bologna, in exchange with Marco Bernacci.^[3]

The following August, having returned to Torino, he moved on loan to Parma, who were without a recognised left-back after the departure of Luca Antonelli seven months earlier and Marco Pisano earlier that summer.^[4] Midfielders Massimo Gobbi and Francesco Modesto had previous filled in in that position.

On 3 January 2012, Bologna announced that Rubin returned to the club on loan for the remainder of the season.^[5] On 11 March, he scored a calamitous own goal against Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.

After returning from his loan spell at Bologna, Torino sold the rights to Rubin in co-ownership to Siena.^[6]

Notes

1. "Il Torino acquista Rubin". Torino FC (in Italian). 3 July 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
2. "Matteo Rubin suffers injury". www.teamtalk.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.
3. "Bernacci al Toro". Torino FC (in Italian). 20 August 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
4. "Matteo Rubin al Parma" [Matteo Rubin to Parma]. Parma F.C. (fcparma.com). 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
5. "Rubin torna al Bologna" [Rubin returns to Bologna]. Bologna FC 1909 (in Italian). 3 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
6. accessdate=13 July 2012 "Il saluto di Rubin" Check |url= value (help). Torino FC (in Italian). 13 July 2012.