Matteo Paro

Matteo Paro
Personal information
Date of birth	17 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Asti, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2003	Juventus
2003–2005	Chievo
2004–2005	→ Crotone (loan)
2005–2006	Siena
2006–2007	Juventus
2007–2012	Genoa
2009–2010	→ Bari (loan)
2010	→ Piacenza (loan)
2010–2012	→ Vicenza (loan)
2013–2014	SPAL
2014–2015	Mantova
2015–2016	Crotone
International career
2003	Italy U-20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matteo Paro (born 17 March 1983) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Juventus

Paro made his Serie A debut on 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.^[1] Paro himself was valued for €50,000 only (50% rights).

Siena

In 2005, Juventus bought back all three for €1.05 million (€350,000 each). But Paro and Gastaldello were 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 undisclosed fee. He also holds the distinction of scoring Juventus' first ever Serie B goal, during Juventus's 1–1 away draw with Rimini on 9 September 2006.^[2]

Genoa

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

Juventus received another €2 million for the player in June 2008.^[3]

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 summer 2010 he left for Vicenza on loan. In summer 2011 Danilo Russo returned to Genoa and Paro joined Vicenza in another temporary deal.

References

^ Juventus Football Club: Accordo con la società A.C. Chievo Verona per l’acquisizione del calciatore Nicola Legrottaglie (in Italian)
^ "Juve, il debutto in B è un flop a Rimini trova solo un pareggio" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ "Transfer market: joint-ownerships settled yesterday". Juventus FC. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

External links

Player Profile^{[permanent dead link‍]} at VicenzaCalcio.com (in Italian) ^{[dead link‍]}
Matteo Paro at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)

[1] Juventus Football Club: Accordo con la società A.C. Chievo Verona per l’acquisizione del calciatore Nicola Legrottaglie (in Italian)

[2] "Juve, il debutto in B è un flop a Rimini trova solo un pareggio" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

[3] "Transfer market: joint-ownerships settled yesterday". Juventus FC. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

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