Alan Matturro
Matturro playing for Uruguay at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup final
Personal information
Full name Alan Agustín Matturro Romero[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Genoa
Number 33
Youth career
2016–2021 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Defensor Sporting 25 (1)
2023– Genoa 5 (0)
International career‡
2019 Uruguay U15 9 (0)
2022–2023 Uruguay U20 15 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023

Alan Agustín Matturro Romero (born 11 October 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie A club Genoa.[2]

Early and personal life

Matturro was born in Montevideo to a family of Italian descent; Matturro's ancestors originated from Balvano in the province of Potenza, thus holds an Italian passport. In July 2021, Matturro's mother, Silvana, died of complications from SARS-CoV-2.[3]

Club career

Matturro is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. He joined the club at the age of 12 as a centre-forward.[4]

On 21 December 2022, Matturro joined Italian club Genoa.[5]

International career

Matturro is a Uruguayan youth international.[6] He has represented Uruguay at 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[7]

He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[8][9] In the same occasion, he received the Silver Ball award as the second-best player of the tournament, behind only Cesare Casadei.[10]

Career statistics

As of 5 December 2023[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensor Sporting 2021 Uruguayan Segunda División 30——4[lower-alpha 1]171
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 22141——262
Total 251410041333
Genoa 2022–23 Serie B 2000——20
2023–24 Serie A 3020——50
Total 5020——70
Career total 301610041403
  1. ↑ Appearances in Segunda División playoffs.

Honours

Defensor Sporting

Uruguay U20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Alan Matturro at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Calciomercato, Grand Hotel. "Uruguay, alla scoperta di Matturro: il futuro caudillo della Celeste" (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dal Defensor con furore: Inter, ecco chi è Alan Matturro". 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Adesso è ufficiale: Alan Matturro è del Genoa" (in Italian). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "13 - Alan Matturro". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Así se juega el Sudamericano". 24 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. 1 2 Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Casadei claims a golden double". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Alan Matturro at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Profile of Alan Matturro". Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

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