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
Matteo Pessina, the Monza midfielder, has played in the vast majority of the club's Serie A games in 2023/2024, making 37 appearances overall and accumulating 3,228 minutes of playing time. He has been selected in the starting XI in all 37 of these appearances across their 38 fixtures.
The last Serie A game that Pessina played came on May 25 for Monza versus Juventus; a meeting that he played 90 minutes in during a 2-0 defeat. The midfielder has netted six Serie A goals this campaign. He has amassed three yellow cards, as well as sent off once.
It was against Lecce on April 27 when Pessina last scored, netting in a 1-1 draw. His opening goal of the campaign came in the 3-0 victory against Salernitana on October 8.
Pessina played 35 Serie A games last season 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 move to Monza was made permanent in July 2023.
It was on August 20, 2018 that Pessina made his league debut during his spell at Atalanta, at the age of 21 years and 121 days, versus Frosinone. He first played in a Serie A game for current club Monza during the game against Udinese on August 26, 2022.
So far in his Serie A career, he has appeared in 174 games in the competition, with 21 goals and 10 assists. Pessina has also been sent off once, with 18 yellow cards collected overall.