| Luca Di Matteo | |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1988 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Years1: | 2007–2008 |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2008–2010 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2009 |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | → Cittadella (loan) |
| Years4: | 2009–2010 |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | → Crotone (loan) |
| Years5: | 2010–2011 |
| Caps5: | 43 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2012 |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | → Lecce (loan) |
| Years8: | 2012–2014 |
| Caps8: | 42 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2014 |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps10: | 21 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps11: | 30 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps12: | 27 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps13: | 30 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps14: | 8 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 2 May 2021 |
Luca Di Matteo (born 25 February 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back.
Di Matteo started his career with Pescara, establishing himself as a player with good potential despite his young age. On January 31, 2008 Palermo signed Di Matteo from then Serie C1 club Pescara, together with teammate Edgar Çani in co-ownership deal for €500,000 and €600,000 respectively.[1] In June 2008 Pescara made a discount on both players, which both were sold for €450,000.[2]
He made his Serie A debut on 27 April 2008 in a 0–0 home tie against Atalanta.[3] Di Matteo was confirmed as part of the Palermo first team squad for the 2008–09 season, but was never featured on the patch and he was successively loaned out to Serie B outfit Cittadella on February 2, 2009 for the remainder of the season.He spent the first half of the 2009–10 season on loan to Crotone.[4]
In February 2010, Di Matteo agreed to leave Crotone and join Vicenza, this time in a co-ownership bid between Palermo and his new club, for a peppercorn fee of €500.[5] [6]
Di Matteo made his second comeback to Palermo in June 2011, as his co-ownership was solved in favour of the rosanero for €200,000.[5] In return Nicola Rigoni was sold back to Vicenza also for €200,000.[5] After failing to make a single appearance with Palermo, he was loaned out to Lecce on 31 January 2012.[7] He then returned to Vicenza in August 2012 after being deemed as surplus to requirements from Palermo, and played one season in Serie B and the first half of the 2013–14 season in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
In January 2014, he left Vicenza for Serie B club Padova, amassing only a total eight appearances for the club, and suffering a second consecutive relegation. He successively found himself without a club after Padova was excluded from the Italian league system due to financial issues.
On 12 July 2019 he returned to Teramo, signing a 2-year contract.[8]