Matteo Brighi
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 February 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
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) |
Matteo Brighi (Italian pronunciation:
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.
Club career
Rimini
Brighi began his professional career at
Juventus
In the summer of 2000, Brighi moved to
In the summer of 2001, Brighi was sent on loan to
Parma and Brescia
After his loan with Bologna ended, Brighi returned to Juventus in the summer of 2002. After Brighi won the 2002 Supercoppa Italiana with the Turin side, the club sold 50% of his registration rights to Parma as part of the deal which saw Marco Di Vaio join Juventus.[2] The transfer was worth €5 million at the time.[11] The 2002–03 season was an unsuccessful one for Brighi, as it was marred by injuries which limited his playing time.[2] He was later sent on loan to Brescia during the 2003–04 season,[12] where he was able to recapture his form, making 29 appearances and scoring once.[2]
Roma
Chievo loan
In 2004, Juventus repurchased Brighi's 50% registration rights for a €11.5 million fee,
However, Brighi was then immediately sent on a one-season loan to
Brighi played for Chievo at 2006–07 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and twice at 2006–07 UEFA Cup first round. In his last season, he formed the midfield line with Paolo Sammarco and Franco Semioli for over 20 matches. Although Chievo were relegated in June, their performance earned each of them a transfer to a different club. In total, Brighi made 68[failed verification] appearances for Chievo, scoring 9[failed verification] goals.[2]
Return to Roma
In 2007, Brighi returned to Roma for the 2007–08 season. On 25 July 2008, he signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until June 2012. As such, his annual salary was increased: he earned €1.3 million in 2008–09, set to increase to €1.6 million in 2011–12.[18]
Brighi made an excellent start to the 2008–09 season with Roma.[9] On 9 November 2008, Italy national team manager Marcello Lippi, who worked with Brighi at Juventus, was quoted in Rome newspaper Il Romanista saying, "My memories of Brighi are optimal. From the human point of view he is a splendid boy, and from the technical point of view he is one of those diligent midfielders that every trainer would want to have. To my warning, at the beginning of his career, he was praised so excessively that too many expectations were created around him."
In a 20 November 2008 interview with
Brighi helped Roma to a strong
In September 2010, Brighi signed a new four-year contract with Roma, in which his annual salary increased to €1.8 million in 2010–11 Serie A season and to €2.3 million in the next three seasons.[19]
Atalanta loan
On 31 August 2011, Brighi joined
, before he returned to Roma at the end of the season.Torino
After a trial period, on 11 August 2012 Brighi moved to
At the end of the season, Brighi returned to Roma, but on 8 July 2013, he rejoined Torino, this time outright for free.[22][23]
Later career
In January 2014, he was transferred to
On 20 July 2015, Brighi returned to Bologna.
On 24 January 2018, Brighi signed a contract with
International career
At youth level, Brighi played for the Italy under-21 side at the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, forming the team's midfield alongside Manuele Blasi, Andrea Pirlo and Marco Marchionni, as they reached the semi-finals.[30] He also won the 2004 edition of the tournament and helped the team qualify to the Olympics later that year, although he was not included by Claudio Gentile in the squad for the final tournament. In total, he made 35 appearances for the Italy under-21 side, scoring two goals, and also served as the team's captain for a time.[2][31]
Brighi's senior debut for Italy came at age 21, when he started in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Slovenia on 21 August 2002, in Trieste.[2] After several years without a senior international call-up, he has called up once again by coach Marcello Lippi for Italy's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Montenegro and the Republic of Ireland in March 2009.[32] On 28 March, Brighi was put on as a substitute in the 80th minute of a 2–0 away win against Montenegro, playing for his first time since 2002.[33] Four days later, he was chosen for the starting line-up in Italy's 1–1 draw with the Republic of Ireland.[34]
Brighi was called up again to play in Italy's pre-2009 FIFA Confederations Cup friendly against Northern Ireland in Pisa on 6 June. Brighi came on as a substitute for Gennaro Gattuso at the beginning of the second-half, and provided many spectacular passes, one of which led to a goal, as Italy won the match 3–0.[35][36][37] Although Brighi played well, he was not selected in Italy's 23-man roster for the Confederations Cup that summer.[38] In total, he made four appearances for Italy at senior level between 2002 and 2009.[31]
Style of play
Widely regarded as one of the most promising young players in Italy and Europe in his early career, in 2001 Brighi was named one of the 101 best young players in the world by
Personal life
Matteo is the second of four brothers, who also play football;[2] his younger brother Marco is also a professional footballer.[40]
Matteo was the highest rated player in the FIFA Football 2003 video game, with a rating of 97.[41][42]
Career statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Coppa Italia Serie C Supercoppa Italiana League playoff |
Total | |||||||
1998–99[A 1] | Rimini |
Serie C2 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 2+ | 0 | 12+ | 1 | ||
1999–2000[A 2] | 34 | 6 | 5+ | 2 | 39+ | 8 | ||||||
2000–01 | Juventus |
Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
2001–02 | Bologna (loan) |
32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
2002–03[A 3] | Juventus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Parma | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
2003–04 | Brescia (loan) | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | |||
2004–05 | Roma |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2004–05 | Chievo (loan) |
35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
2005–06[47] | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||
2006–07[48] | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 6 | |||
2007–08[49][A 4] | Roma |
24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2008–09 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | – | 44 | 6 | |||
2009–10 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||||
2010–11 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||
2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2011–12 | Atalanta (loan) |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
2012–13 | Torino (loan) |
23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | ||||
2013–14 | Torino |
16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | ||||
Sassuolo |
8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||||
2014–15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||||
2015–16 | Bologna |
23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
2016–17[A 5] | Perugia |
Serie B | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
Empoli |
14 | 1 | – | 14 | 1 | |||||||
2018–19 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
Total | 511 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 23 | 3 |
- match reports were not available for league playoffs
- ^ according to the match reports of 1999–2000 Coppa Italia Serie C ;[45][46] the match reports against Vis Pesaro, Arezzo were not available; Brighi played all 3 games in league playoffs.[6][7][8]
- ^ 2002 Supercoppa Italiana for Juventus
- ^ 2007 Supercoppa Italiana
- ^ 2 appearances in the league promotion playoffs
International
Italy national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2002 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Roma[43]
- Coppa Italia (1): 2008
- Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2007
- Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2002
International
- Italy[2]
- 2004
Individual
- Serie A Young Footballer of the Year (1): 2002[10]
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External links
- "Profile at Lega Serie A" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)
- FIGC profile (in Italian)