Name: Matteo Pessina Nationality: Italy Date of Birth: April 21, 1997 Position: Midfielder Current club: Monza Serie A clubs played for: Atalanta, Hellas Verona, Monza
Monza's Matteo Pessina has played in the vast majority of the club's Serie A matches in 2023/2024, making 32 appearances overall and accumulating 2,778 minutes of playing time. He has started in all 32 of these appearances across their 33 fixtures.
Pessina last appeared in a league game on April 21, playing 90 minutes for Monza versus Atalanta in a 2-1 defeat. In total, he has notched five Serie A goals in 2023/2024, making him the team's second-top league scorer, and registered two assists. He has amassed three yellow cards, as well as sent off once.
It was against Genoa on March 9 when Pessina last scored, netting in a 3-2 win. His opening goal of the campaign came in the 3-0 victory against Salernitana on October 8.
Monza occupy 11th in the standings with 43 points and next face a trip to Lecce in Serie A action on April 27.
In last season's Serie A, Pessina featured in 35 games for Monza, scored five goals and provided three assists.
Pessina previously played for Atalanta before linking up with Monza on loan in July 2022. He made 67 league appearances in total at Atalanta, scoring three goals and providing four assists. His switch to Monza was made permanent in July 2023.
It was on August 20, 2018 that Pessina made his competition debut during his spell at Atalanta, at the age of 21 years and 121 days, versus Frosinone. He debuted at Serie A level for current team Monza during their encounter versus Udinese on August 26, 2022.
In his Serie A career overall, he has played 169 matches in the competition, with 20 goals and nine assists. Pessina has also been sent off once, with 18 yellow cards collected overall.