| Intro | Italian footballer | ||||
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| From | Italy | ||||
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| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 22 October 1988, Como | ||||
| Age: | 31 years | ||||
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Matteo Mandorlini (born 22 October 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays for Pordenone.
He is a midfielder, and son of football coach Andrea Mandorlini, who also played as a footballer with Inter in the 1980s. His brother Davide is also a footballer.
Biography
Parma
Matteo born Mandorlini in Como, Lombardy, when his father Andrea playing for Internazionale. He started his career with Emilia–Romagna side Parma. Mandorlini has made one Serie A appearance for Parma, that being Parma’s 1–0 loss to S.S. Lazio on 14 May 2006 during the 2005–06 season. That match was the last round of the season and Mandorlini substituted Damiano Ferronetti in the 84th minute.
In July 2007, he was loaned to Pavia and sold to Foligno in co-ownership deal in August 2008. He started the both leg of the relegation playoffs as one of the midfielder in 4321/433 formation.
In June 2009, Parma bought him back and loaned to Viareggio.
Piacenza
In 2010–11 season, he returned to Parma and awarded no.27 shirt, which he also own that number in 2005–06 season. But on 31 August he was loaned to Serie B club Piacenza. He started his first start of the 2010–11 Serie B season on 16 October 2010, as right midfielder (ahead Alessandro Marchi) in 4321/433 formation. The match Piacenza defeated Crotone 1–0. In the next match he moved to left midfielder ahead Tommaso Bianchi.
Brescia
In June 2011, the last few days of 2010–11 financial year, he moved to Brescia in co-ownership deal. Parma signed Cristian Pedrinelli in exchange also in co-ownership deal. Both players 50% registration rights were valued €1.5 million. Mandorlini played 22 times in 2011–12 Serie B. In June 2012 Mandorlini left for Serie B newcomer Spezia along with Parma team-mate Raffaele Schiavi. On 31 January 2013 he was signed by Grosseto. However Grosseto still relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
In June 2013 Parma gave up the remain 50% registration rights of Mandorlini to Brescia for free; Pedrinelli also moved to Parma outright for another €80,000.
Pisa
On 18 July 2014 he was signed by Serie C club Pisa.
Pordenone
On 22 August 2015 he was signed by Pordenone in a 2-year deal.
International career
Mandorlini was a member of Italy U17 squad at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He also capped for Italy U19 team at 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification, wore no.9 shirt.
After the tournament he never received call-up from neither U20 and U21 team. Instead, he received a call-up from the C team: Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team, played for the team at 2008–09 Mirop Cup, but sometimes as a defender.