| Mattia Bani | |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Genoa |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthclubs1: | Genoa |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Clubs1: | Reggiana |
| Years2: | 2013–2016 |
| Caps2: | 57 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Clubs2: | Pro Vercelli |
| Years3: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps3: | 46 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Chievo |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | → Pro Vercelli (loan) |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Clubs5: | Bologna |
| Years6: | 2020– |
| Caps6: | 88 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Clubs6: | Genoa |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | → Parma (loan) |
| Club-Update: | 8 June 2024 |
Mattia Bani (born 10 December 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Genoa.
Born in Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany, Bani started his career at Ligurian club Genoa's under-20 team, which plays in Campionato Nazionale Primavera.[2]
On 9 July 2012, Bani signed for Reggiana in a co-ownership deal for a peppercorn of €500.[3] [4] On 20 June 2013, Reggiana acquired Bani outright for free.[5] [6]
On 3 July 2013, Bani joined Pro Vercelli in another co-ownership deal.[7] In June 2014 the co-ownership of Bani and Ardizzone were renewed.[8]
On 25 June 2015, Vercelli acquired the remaining 50% registration rights of Bani.[9]
On 28 July 2016, Bani moved to Serie A club Chievo from Pro Vercelli[10] for €4 million transfer fee;[11] at the same time Chievo sold goalkeeper Simone Moschin to Vercelli also for €4 million fee.[12] Bani was immediately returned to Vercelli on a temporary deal.[13]
Bani formally became part of the squad of Chievo in 2017–18 Serie A pre-season.[14] He made his club debut in competitive match in the Italian cup; on 5 January 2018 Bani made his Serie A debut against Udinese.[15]
On 22 June 2019, Bani signed with Bologna.[16]
On 5 October 2020, he joined Genoa on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[17]
On 1 February 2021, Bani joined Parma on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2021.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reggiana | 2012–13 | Lega Pro | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Pro Vercelli | 2013–14 | Lega Pro | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 94 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | |||
| Chievo | 2017–18 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| Bologna | 2019–20 | Serie A | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Genoa | 2020–21 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Parma | 2020–21 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Genoa | 2021–22 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 278 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 293 | 11 | |||