Napoli

Matteo Politano

Forward#21

Bio

Born in Rome in 1993, Matteo Politano made his senior debut with A.C. Perugia Calcio in 2012 and now plays for SSC Napoli. He has also played for AS Roma, Delfino Pescara 1936 and US Sassuolo Calcio. He plays as a forward. He has represented the Italy national under-19 football team and the Italy national under-20 football team.

Key facts

Age: 33
Height: 1.7 m
Weight: 67 kg
Number: #21
Born: 3/8/1993
Birthplace: Rome
Debut: 2012
Position: Forward
Nationality: Italy

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

Instagram@matteopolitano16 X@MPolitano16 Facebook

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2012–now

2011–2012Italy national under-19 football teamNational team
2012–2013A.C. Perugia Calcio
2012–2013AS Roma
2012–2014Italy national under-20 football teamNational team
2013–2015Delfino Pescara 1936
2013Italy national under-21 football teamNational team
2015–2018US Sassuolo Calcio
2018–2021Inter Milan
2018–Italy men's national association football teamNational team
2020–2021SSC Napoli
2021–SSC Napoli

Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 Italian Serie A NAP	8	4	7	1	0	2	3	10	6	3
2025-26 Italian Serie A NAP	26	19	28	4	0	2

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli	4	1	1	6	5	279	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	–	7
2026-27 Serie ANapoli	10	2	3	10	6	563	1	0	3	10	2	4	6	–	5
2025-26 Serie ANapoli	34	2	5	49	13	2,214	4	0	0	34	8	19	28	–	23
2025-26 UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli	6	0	0	3	1	333	1	0	0	6	2	7	4	–	5
2024-25 Serie ANapoli	37	3	4	56	14	2,828	3	0	6	37	3	12	31	–	23
2025 UEFA Nations LeagueItaly	2	0	0	1	0	109	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	–	1
2023-24 Serie ANapoli	37	8	7	72	16	2,386	2	1	9	37	6	11	38	1	36
2023-24 UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli	8	1	1	12	6	584	1	0	2	8	0	4	12	–	8
2022-23 Serie ANapoli	27	3	3	30	8	1,163	1	0	6	27	13	10	22	1	12
2022-23 UEFA Champions LeagueNapoli	9	1	1	13	4	407	2	0	2	9	3	3	5	–	2
2022 International FriendlyItaly	1	0	0	1	1	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	2
2022 UEFA Nations LeagueItaly	3	0	1	3	0	184	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	–	1
2021-22 Serie ANapoli	33	3	5	39	8	1,657	3	0	7	33	13	12	28	–	15
2021-22 UEFA Europa LeagueNapoli	5	2	2	11	2	188	0	0	0	5	4	3	5	–	3
2021 International FriendlyItaly	1	2	0	2	2	45	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	–	0
2020-21 Serie ANapoli	37	9	4	62	19	1,910	3	0	0	37	15	14	47	–	25
2020-21 UEFA Europa LeagueNapoli	8	1	0	12	4	493	2	0	3	8	1	3	10	–	7
2019-20 UEFA Champions LeagueInternazionale / Napoli	6	0	0	5	0	97	1	0	0	6	6	0	2	–	3
2019-20 Serie AInternazionale / Napoli	26	2	2	34	12	997	1	0	1	26	15	11	23	–	13
2018-19 Serie AInternazionale	36	5	6	79	23	2,567	4	1	2	36	5	13	44	–	20
2018-19 UEFA Europa LeagueInternazionale	4	1	0	6	2	272	0	0	1	4	1	1	7	–	1
2018-19 UEFA Champions LeagueInternazionale	6	0	1	11	1	454	1	0	3	6	1	4	13	–	5
2017-18 Serie ASassuolo	36	10	4	102	36	2,831	1	0	10	36	3	21	55	2	49
2016-17 Serie ASassuolo	32	5	6	80	31	2,318	5	0	2	32	7	21	40	–	40
2016-17 UEFA Europa LeagueSassuolo	9	3	0	5	4	487	1	0	0	5	2	3	1	–	7
2015-16 Serie ASassuolo	28	5	2	43	12	1,038	3	0	1	28	17	13	18	–	12
Career26 seasons	445	69	58	747	230	26,449	40	2	59	441	129	190	445	4	325

Game log, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League

Game
5 Nov @ FC PortoL 1-4 5 Nov	0	0	1	1	81	1	0	0	–	3
21 Oct v Bodo/GlimtW 4-3 21 Oct	1	1	2	2	79	1	1	1	–	2
14 Oct @ VillarrealL 1-3 14 Oct	0	0	1	0	61	1	0	0	–	2
10 Sept v ArsenalL 0-1 10 Sept	0	0	2	2	58	1	0	0	–	0

Splits, UEFA Champions League

Split
HomeHome or away, 9W	20	0.1	0.1	1.6	0.6	56.0	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.8	–	0.6
AwayHome or away, 5W	19	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.3	54.4	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.6	1.1	–	0.9
LossesResult, 0W	18	0.0	0.1	0.9	0.3	49.4	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.6	–	1.1
WinsResult, 14W	14	0.1	0.1	1.4	0.7	59.9	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.2	0.5	1.1	–	0.5
DrawsResult, 0W	7	0.1	0.1	1.9	0.3	61.0	0.3	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.4	–	0.4
Regular seasonStage, 14W	39	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.4	55.2	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.9	–	0.8
BarcelonaOpponent, 0W	8	0.0	0.1	1.1	0.0	41.1	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.9	–	0.8
Eintracht FrankfurtOpponent, 2W	3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	46.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	–	0.0
PSV EindhovenOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.3	1.7	0.3	82.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	–	1.7
1. FC Union BerlinOpponent, 1W	2	0.5	0.0	2.5	0.5	84.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	2.5	–	0.5
AC MilanOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	21.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	–	0.0
BragaOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	63.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	–	0.0
LiverpoolOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	64.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	0.5
RangersOpponent, 2W	2	0.5	0.0	3.5	1.5	75.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	–	0.0
Real MadridOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	74.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	2.0
Tottenham HotspurOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	77.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	–	1.0
Ajax AmsterdamOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0
ArsenalOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	58.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0
BenficaOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0
Bodo/GlimtOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	79.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	2.0
Borussia DortmundOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	–	1.0
FC PortoOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	81.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	3.0
FK QarabagOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0
Manchester CityOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	55.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	–	0.0
Slavia PragueOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	18.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	–	0.0
Sporting CPOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	69.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	1.0
VillarrealOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	61.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	2.0
Diego Armando Maradona, NapoliGround, 5W	10	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.6	55.5	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.2	0.3	0.8	–	0.6
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, MilanoGround, 1W	6	0.0	0.2	1.5	0.2	46.3	0.3	0.2	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	–	0.5
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, NapoliGround, 3W	5	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.0	59.4	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.8	0.4	–	0.6
Spotify Camp Nou, BarcelonaGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	25.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	–	0.7
Philips Stadion, EindhovenGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	81.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	4.0	–	2.0
Anfield, LiverpoolGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	70.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	–	0.0
Deutsche Bank Park, FrankfurtGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	–	0.0
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, BarcelonaGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	64.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	2.0
Estadio Bernabéu, MadridGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	78.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	–	2.0
Estádio da Luz, LisbonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0
Estadio de la Cerámica, VillarrealGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	61.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	2.0
Estádio do Dragão, PortoGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	81.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	3.0
Estádio Municipal de BragaGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	67.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	–	0.0
Etihad Stadium, ManchesterGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	55.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	–	0.0
Ibrox Stadium, GlasgowGround, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	77.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	0.0
Olympiastadion BerlinGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	81.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	–	0.0
SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, AueGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	–	1.0
Wembley Stadium, LondonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	83.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	1.0

Recent games

Nov '268
v Lazio
1 FA
D 1-1
Nov '262
@ Juventus
Did not record a stat
L 2-0
Oct '2629
@ Monza
1 G · 1 A · 2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 2 FA
W 4-1
Oct '2625
v AS Roma
1 A · 2 SHOT · 1 SOG
D 3-3
Oct '2618
@ Venezia
2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 OFF
L 1-0
Oct '2611
v Frosinone
1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FC
W 3-0
Sept '2620
@ Fiorentina
1 A · 1 FC · 2 FA
D 1-1
Sept '2614
v Bologna
1 FA
W 1-0