Matthew Umberto Catavolo (born February 13, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.
.jpg) Catavolo with Valour FC in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Umberto Catavolo | ||
| Date of birth | February 13, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC II | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASTMP St-Michel | |||
| CF Montréal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Valour FC | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Toronto FC II | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Canada U20 | 6 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022 | |||
Early life edit
Catavolo began playing soccer at age three with ASTMP St-Michel.[1] He later joined the CF Montréal Academy at age 13.[2] In 2021, he spent much of the season training with the first team[3] and also played with the CF Montreal U23 team, being the team's top scorer.[4]
Club career edit
In February 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[5] He made his debut in Valour's season-opener against FC Edmonton on April 10.[6]
In March 2023, he signed with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.[7][8] He scored his first goal on May 14, 2023 against New England Revolution II.[9]
International career edit
Catavolo made his debut in the Canadian program attending a camp with the Canada U17 team in March 2019.[1] He was subsequently named to the rosters for the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10][11]
In April 2022 he received his first call up to the under-20s for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica.[12] In the first game on April 15, Catavolo scored his first goal for the youth teams, netting the third goal in a 3–0 victory.[13] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[14] He scored his first goal in an official international competition on June 22 against Saint Kitts & Nevis U20, where he scored two goals in a 4-0 victory.[15][16]
Career statistics edit
- As of September 24, 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valour FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Matthew Catavolo at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Matthew Catavolo profile". Sports Laval.
- ^ Tait, Ed (February 16, 2022). "Matthew Catavolo: "You have to be playing against men and that's why I came here, plus it's a great team and a great league."". Valour FC.
- ^ Lidbetter, Mark (January 13, 2022). "Laval student-athletes recognized with FAEQ bursaries". The Suburban.
- ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Matthew Catavolo". Valour FC. February 16, 2022.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 10, 2022). "Recap + Highlights: FC Edmonton vs. Valour FC (April 10, 2022)". OneSoccer.
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign Matthew Catavolo and Jesus Batiz". Toronto FC. March 21, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 21, 2023). "Official: Valour's Matthew Catavolo Signs With TFC II". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Toronto FC II (2) - New England Revolution II (3) Postgame Summary". Our Sports Central. May 14, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 16, 2022). "Valour Inks Youth International Matthew Catavolo To Multi-Year Deal". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Lévesque, Dave (October 10, 2019). "Ils partent à la Coupe du monde" [They are going to the World Cup]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French).
- ^ "Matthew Catavolo Named in Canada Under-20 Squad". Our Sports Central. April 5, 2022.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (April 15, 2022). "Canadian men's under-20 soccer team features some very familiar names". CBC Sports.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 10, 2022). "6 CPLers named to Canada squad for Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Canada advances to knockout stage of CONCACAF U20 soccer tournament". Sportsnet. June 22, 2022.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 16, 2023). "Veth: TFC2 Set To Add Valour Midfielder Matthew Catavolo". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Matthew Catavolo at Soccerway
External links edit
- Matthew Catavolo at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Matthew Catavolo at Soccerway