| Matteo Canali | |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Marino, Italy |
| Height: | 1.98m (06.5feet) |
| Weight: | 1180NaN0 |
| Position: | Lock |
| Currentclub: | Zebre Parma |
| Youthclubs1: | Rugby Ariccia |
| Youthclubs2: | Castel Gandolfo Rugby |
| Youthclubs3: | Roma Olimpic |
| Youthclubs4: | S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927 |
| Years1: | 2016−2018 |
| Clubs1: | F.I.R. Academy |
| Years2: | 2018−2021 |
| Clubs2: | Rovigo Delta |
| Apps2: | 42 |
| Points2: | 30 |
| Years4: | 2020−2021 |
| Clubs4: | →Benetton |
| Apps4: | 4 |
| Points4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021−2023 |
| Clubs5: | Petrarca Padova |
| Apps5: | 17 |
| Points5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2023− |
| Clubs6: | Zebre Parma |
| Amatyears1: | 2017−2018 |
| Amatteam1: | Colorno |
| Repyears1: | 2018 |
| Repteam1: | Italy Under 20 |
| Repcaps1: | 10 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Repteam2: | Italy A |
| Repcaps2: | 2 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 12 Mar 2021 |
| Repupdate: | 1 November 2021 |
Matteo Canali (Marino, 11 September 1998) is an Italian rugby union player.His usual position is as a Lock and he currently plays for Zebre Parma in united Rugby Championship.[1]
Under contract with Rovigo Delta, for 2020–21 Pro14 season, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby.[2] He played for Petrarca Padova in Italian Top10 from 2021 to 2023.[3] Canali signed for Zebre Parma in August 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the .[4]
In 2018 Canali was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad and on 8 December he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6] [7]