Matteo Paro

Matteo Paro

Personal information
Date of birth	March 17, 1983 (1983-03-17)
Place of birth	Asti, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Vicenza
Number	15
Youth career
2000–2002	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2003	Juventus	1	(0)
2003–2005	Chievo	0	(0)
2004–2005	→ Crotone (loan)	54	(5)
2005–2006	Siena	28	(0)
2006–2007	Juventus	28	(1)
2007–2011	Genoa	20	(0)
2009–2010	→ Bari (loan)	0	(0)
2010	→ Piacenza (loan)	4	(0)
2011	→ Vicenza (loan)	20	(1)
2011–	Vicenza
National team‡
2003	Italy U-20	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:10, 7 February 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 29, 2003

Matteo Paro (born 17 March 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays for Vicenza.

Career

Juventus

Paro made his Serie A debut in 17 May 2003, in a 2–1 loss to Reggina.

Chievo

In the summer of 2003, Juventus sold half of Paro's contract to Chievo in July for €450,000 total fee along with Sculli and Gastaldello as part of the deal that sent defender Nicola Legrottaglie the other way. Paro himself was valued for €50,000 only (50% rights).

Siena

In 2005, Juventus bought back all three for €1.05M (€350,000 each). But Paro and Gastaldello was sold to Siena in another joint-ownership deal for €450,000 each.

Return to Juventus

In 2006, Juventus relegated to Serie B, and bought back Paro's 50% rights from Siena, for about €820,000. He also holds the distinction of scoring Juventus' first ever Serie B goal, during Juventus' 1–1 draw with Rimini on 9 September 2006.

Genoa

In summer 2007, he was sold to Genoa in joint-ownership deal, for €1.5million. reunited with Sculli. Also Gastaldello joined Genoa's city rival U.C. Sampdoria.

Juventus received another €2million for the player in June 2008.

In July 2009. Paro joined newly promoted side Bari on loan. The club also signed Riccardo Meggiorini, Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Ranocchia (loan) and Giuseppe Greco (loan) from Genoa. On 29 January 2010 AS Bari loaned the midfielder to Piacenza.

Vicenza

In January 2011 he left for Vicenza on loan. In summer 2011 Danilo Russo returned to Genoa and Paro joined Vicenza permanently.

External links

• (Italian) Player Profile at vicenzacalcio.com
• http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Paro_Matteo