{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 2007)}} {{independent sources|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Matteo Pittarella | image = | upright = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Matteo Pittarella<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legaseriea.it/players/matteo-pittarella-x7891 |title=Matteo Pittarella |publisher=Lega Serie A}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2008|5|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = | height = | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Milan Futuro<ref name="ACM">{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/milan-futuro/players/matteo-pittarella/biography |title=Matteo Pittarella: Stats and Biography |publisher=AC Milan}}</ref> | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = –2019 | youthclubs1 = Lecco | youthyears2 = 2019– | youthclubs2 = AC Milan | years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = AC Milan | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = Milan Futuro ({{Tooltip|res.|Reserve team}}) | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2025– | nationalteam1 = Italy U17 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 23:55, 8 April 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 23:45, 23 January 2025 (UTC) }} '''Matteo Pittarella''' (born 25 May 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{Italian football updater|MilanFuturo}} club Milan Futuro, the reserve team of {{Italian football updater|Milan}} club AC Milan.<ref name="ACM"/><ref name="Professional contract">{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/media/2025-07-09/official-statement-matteo-pittarella |title=OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MATTEO PITTARELLA |publisher=AC Milan|date=9 July 2025}}</ref> He is an Italian youth international.<ref name="FIGC">{{cite web|url=https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/twenty-two-called-up-for-the-friendly-double-header-against-spain-eo2apiqm |title=Twenty-two called up for the friendly double-header against Spain |publisher=Italian Football Federation}}</ref>
==Club career== Pittarella is a youth product of Lecco, in 2019 he joined the youth academy of Serie A giants AC Milan,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Un grosso in bocca al lupo ai due nostri giovani 2008 che dalla prossima stagione faranno parte de'll Atalanta B.C. (Andrea Braida) e de'll AC Milan (Matteo Pittarella). |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F6kWSNehf/?mibextid=wwXIfr |access-date=2019-07-15 |publisher=Calcio Lecco 1912 |website=www.facebook.com |language=it}}</ref> with whom he signed his first professional contract in July 2025.<ref name="Professional contract"/>
He was called up by first team head coach Massimiliano Allegri for the pre-season friendly match against English Premier League club Leeds United on 9 August 2025, starting during a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/friendly/2025-08-09/leeds-united-v-ac-milan-the-official-line-ups |website=AC Milan|title=LEEDS UNITED V AC MILAN: THE OFFICIAL LINE-UPS |date=August 9, 2025}}</ref>
Pittarella received his first official call-up with AC Milan on 17 August 2025, during a 2–0 home win 2025–26 Coppa Italia match against Bari, as an unused substitute however.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/coppa-italia/2025-08-17/ac-milan-progress-with-victory-over-bari |title=AC MILAN PROGRESS WITH VICTORY OVER BARI |publisher=AC Milan|date=17 August 2025}}</ref> Six days later on 23 August, he was called up again for the 1–2 home loss Serie A match against Cremonese, but did not feature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/serie-a/2025-08-23/opening-day-defeat-to-cremonese |title=OPENING-DAY DEFEAT TO CREMONESE |publisher=AC Milan|date=23 August 2025}}</ref> The next day he received his first call-up with Milan Futuro for a 2–0 home win Coppa Italia Serie D qualification match against Trevigliese on 24 August,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/milan-futuro/2025-08-24/milan-futuro-progress-in-the-cup-2-0-win-over-trevigliese |title=MILAN FUTURO PROGRESS IN THE CUP: 2-0 WIN OVER TREVIGLIESE |publisher=acmilan.com|date=24 August 2025}}</ref> yet six days later he made his professional debut, starting with Milan Futuro during a 1–0 away win Coppa Italia Serie D match against Gozzano, on 30 August.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/milan-futuro/2025-08-30/sala-s-strike-wins-it-against-gozzano-1-0-milan-futuro |title=SALA'S STRIKE WINS IT AGAINST GOZZANO: 1-0 MILAN FUTURO |website=acmilan.com |date=August 30, 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Pittarella has represented Italy with the under-17 squad since 2025.<ref name="FIGC"/>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 8 April 2026}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Milan Futuro |2025–26 |Serie D |8||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie D}}||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !8!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!9!!0 |- |rowspan="2"|AC Milan |2025–26 |Serie A |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !8!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!9!!0 |} ;Notes {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|matteo-pittarella}}
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