Mattia Aramu

Mattia Aramu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Cirié, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mantova (on loan from Genoa)
Number	70
Youth career
2003–2014	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Torino	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Trapani (loan)	24	(2)
2015–2016	→ Livorno (loan)	23	(5)
2017	→ Pro Vercelli (loan)	15	(1)
2017–2018	→ Virtus Entella (loan)	27	(1)
2018–2019	Robur Siena	34	(7)
2019–2023	Venezia	101	(28)
2022–2023	→ Genoa (loan)	26	(2)
2023–	Genoa	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Bari (loan)	19	(0)
2024–	→ Mantova (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2011–2012	Italy U17	9	(1)
2012–2013	Italy U18	3	(0)
2014–2015	Italy U20	8	(1)
2015–2017	Italy U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Mattia Aramu (born 14 May 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B club Mantova, on loan from Genoa.

Early life

Aramu was born to a father from Turin and a mother from Como, and his paternal grandfather was of Sardinian origin.^[1]

Club career

Early career

Aramu began his career with amateur club A.S.D. Real Leini. At only eight years old he was noticed by former Torino players Antonio Comi and Silvano Benedetti and joined the Torino youth.^[2] In 2013–14 he was one of the stars of the Primavera side of Moreno Longo that reached the finals of the tournament, lost on penalties to Chievo Verona.^[2] He finished the season with 20 goals scored between the league and cup (with two fundamental goals scored in the final phase of the tournament against Lazio).^[2] Throughout the season he was regularly called up to the first team by coach Giampiero Ventura.^[2]

Loan to Trapani

In the 2014–15 season Aramu joined Trapani on loan. He made his debut on 30 August 2014 against Pescara in a Serie B game. He replaced Giovanni Abate after 53 minutes.^[3] He scored his first goal in Serie B on 1 November 2014, deciding the match against Brescia, 3–2.^[4]

Loan to Livorno

On 5 August 2015, Aramu was loaned to Livorno. He scored his first goal for Livorno against Ternana, then scored two braces against Ascoli and Lanciano at the end of the season that were not enough for Livorno to avoid relegation to Lega Pro.

Torino

Aramu made his official debut for Torino on 14 August 2016 in the third round of Coppa Italia against Pro Vercelli, entering as a substitute for Adem Ljajic in the 87th minute.^[5]

Venezia

On 10 July 2019, Aramu signed a three-year contract with Venezia.^[6]

Genoa

On 25 August 2022, Venezia reached agreement with Genoa under which Aramu moved to Genoa on loan with a subsequent obligation to buy, and Antonio Candela and cash moved in the opposite direction.^[7]

On 1 September 2023, Aramu moved to Bari on loan. Bari held an obligation to sign him permanently in case of promotion to Serie A, which they did not achieve.^[8]

On 25 July 2024, Aramu moved to Mantova on loan with an option to buy.^[9]

International career

On 5 August 2015 he was called up to Italy under-21 team by Luigi Di Biagio for the first friendly of the new biennium to be played on 12 August in Telki against Hungary.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 May 2022^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Trapani (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	24	2	1	0	—		—		25	2
Livorno (loan)	2015–16	Serie B	23	5	0	0	—		—		23	5
Torino	2016–17	Serie A	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
Entella (loan)	2017–18	Serie B	29	1	0	0	—		—		29	1
Siena	2018–19	Serie C	34	7	0	0	—		—		34	7
Venezia	2019–20	Serie B	31	11	2	2	—		—		33	13
	2020–21	Serie B	39	10	0	0	—		—		39	10
	2021–22	Serie A	31	7	1	0	—		—		32	7
	Total		101	28	3	2	—		—		104	30
Career total			212	43	5	2	—		—		217	45

References

1. "Under 20, parla Aramu, l'altro Cerci del Toro che ha rifiutato 4 volte la Juventus" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 2 April 2015.
2. "Mattia Aramu, giovane talento dal cuore granata". 8 June 2015.
3. "Pescara vs. Trapani - 30 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
4. "Trapani vs. Brescia - 1 November 2014 - Soccerway".
5. "Torino vs. Pro Vercelli - 13 August 2016 - Soccerway".
6. "Trovato l'accordo con i giocatori Aramu e Senesi" (Press release) (in Italian). Venezia. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019.
7. "VENEZIA AND GENOA SWAP MATTIA ARAMU AND ANTONIO CANDELA". Venezia. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
8. "Benvenuto Mattia Aramu" [Welcome, Mattia Aramu] (in Italian). Bari. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
9. "Accendiamo i cuori: Mattia Aramu è biancorosso" [Let's light up our hearts: Mattia Aramu is red and white] (in Italian). Mantova. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
10. http://torinofc.it/news/04/08/2015/aramu-e-benassi-nazionale-under-21_9022%7Ctitle=Aramu^{[permanent dead link‍]} e Benassi in Nazionale Under 21

External links

• Mattia Aramu at Soccerway