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 appeared in the vast majority of the side's Serie A matches in 2023/2024, making 31 appearances overall and accumulating 2,688 minutes of playing time. He has been selected in the starting XI in all 31 of these appearances across their 32 fixtures.
The last Serie A appearance that Pessina made came on April 13 for Monza against Bologna; a game that he played 90 minutes in during a 0-0 stalemate. In total, the midfielder has notched five Serie A goals in 2023/2024, making him the club's second-top league scorer, and provided two assists. He has amassed three yellow cards, as well as sent off once.
Pessina last scored in the league in the 3-2 win against Genoa on March 9, netting in the eighth minute. He opened his account for the campaign against Salernitana on October 8, scoring during a 3-0 victory.
In the team's next Serie A game on April 21, Monza - who are in 11th place in the table on 43 points - face a home match against Atalanta.
In last season's Serie A, Pessina featured in 35 games for Monza, scored five goals and provided three assists.
Pessina linked up with Monza on loan in July 2022 from Atalanta, for whom he made 67 league appearances in total, scoring three goals and providing four assists. He switched to Monza on a permanent basis in July 2023.
It was on August 20, 2018 that Pessina made his Serie A debut during his spell at Atalanta, aged 21 years and 121 days, against Frosinone. He first played in a Serie A game for current outfit Monza during his team's game against Udinese on August 26, 2022.
In his Serie A career overall, he has played 168 matches in the competition, with 20 goals and nine assists. Pessina has also been sent off once, with 18 yellow cards collected overall.