Marco Matrone (born 2 July 1987) is a Finnish footballer, who represents Ilves of Veikkausliiga, the Finnish premier division of football.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Scafati, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | FC Honka | ||
| 2004–2005 | AC Arezzo | ||
| 2005 | A.S.D. Sansepolcro Calcio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | FC Honka | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → FC Espoo (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | FF Jaro | 83 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Haka | 81 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | SJK | 32 | (0) |
| 2016– | Ilves | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Finland U-15 | |||
| Finland U-16 | |||
| 2008 | Finland U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2011 | |||
Career edit
The midfielder has previously represented FC Honka, FF Jaro, FC Haka and SJK of Veikkausliiga, AC Arezzo of Serie B (mostly junior team), and Sansepolcro on a loan deal.
International career edit
In March 2008, he was selected to the Finland national under-21 football team.
Personal life edit
Matrone was born in Scafati, Italy, to a Finnish mother and an Italian father.[1][2] He has dual citizenship of Finland and Italy.[1][3]
Some sources have falsely claimed that he is related to Claudio Matrone, another Finnish-Italian footballer who was also born in the Naples region, but they are not related.[4]
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Marco Matrone". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "L'allenatore scappato dall'Italia vincitore (per caso) in Finlandia". Prima Bergamo (in Italian). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Pelaajalta pelaajalle: Marco Matrone vs. Eetu Mömmö". Jalkapallon Pelaajayhdistys (in Finnish). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Peltola, Vesa-Matti [in Finnish] (2014). "Erheellisiksi osoittautuneita sukulaismainintoja sekä vähemmän tunnettuja sukulaisuuksia". Suomen Urheilutietäjät (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 March 2024.