Matteo Momenté
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Matteo Momentè is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian Serie B side AlbinoLeffe
U.C. AlbinoLeffe
Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and...

, on loan from Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

.

Youth career & Inter

Born in Jesolo
Jesolo
thumb|250px|Location of Jesolo in the province of Venice.Jesolo is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Italy.-Geography:...

, the Province of Venice
Province of Venice
The Province of Venice is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Venice.It has an area of 2,467 km², and a total population of 829,418 . There are 44 comuni in the province . As of 2005, the main comuni by population are:-External links:* * : photos of...

, Momentè started his career at Montebelluna
Calcio Montebelluna
Calcio Montebelluna is an Italian association football club located in Montebelluna, Veneto. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are white and blue.-External links:*...

. In 2002, he was signed by Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

 and spent 4 seasons at their youth teams.
2004–05
After Riccardo Meggiorini
Riccardo Meggiorini
Riccardo Meggiorini is an Italian footballer who plays for Novara, on loan from Genoa.He is nicknamed Meggio by his teammates.-Early career:Meggiorini started his career at Bovolone, a team from his native Verona Province....

 was promoted to first team and the loan of Isah Eliakwu
Isah Eliakwu
Isah "Aly" Abdulahi Eliakwu , is a Nigerian footballer. He is currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala.-Early career:After the abolition of the non-EU quota per team in 2000–01 season, Eliakwu joined Reggiana, where he played along with countrymen Stephen Makinwa, Akande Ajide, Adewale Wahab,...

 at the start of 2004–05 season, the Inter 2003–04 Allievi Nazionali under-18 team league top-scorer (15 goals in regular season + 3 in playoffs) was promoted to Primavera under-20 team along with Domenico Germinale
Domenico Germinale
Domenico Germinale is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Benevento.-Internazionale & loans:...

. He repeated his success in youth team, scored 4 goals in regular season of Primavera League, one goal behind the team top-scorer Matteo Lombardo
Matteo Lombardo
Matteo Lombardo is a former Italian footballer.-Biography:Born in Sesto San Giovanni, a comune within Milan metropolitan area, Lombardo started his career at hometown club Pro Sesto. He joined Internazionale in 2003 and in 2004 became permanent deal. In February 2005 he had an operation on his...

, and scored the equal number of goal with Germinale, Abdoulaye Diarra
Abdoulaye Diarra
Abdoulaye Diarra is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays for UTA Arad, as Attacking Midfielder or Forward.-Internazionale:...

 and Dino Marino
Dino Marino
-Football career:He started his career at Internazionale. After played 3 games for Inter, including a match in 2004–05 Coppa Italia, Marino was graduated from the under-20 youth team and farmed to Serie B team Arezzo along with Nicola Beati in a joint ownership bid...

. Also, Momentè was the team top-scorer of Berretti under-20 team
Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti
Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti is an Italian football competition played by youth teams of Serie C clubs, organized by the Professional League. Serie A, Serie B and Serie D clubs are admitted after request...

, (which usually the B team of that age group) with 12 goals in regular season and entered the playoffs final, just beaten by Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

 in 3–4 aggregate. Momentè scored 2 goals in the playoffs, shared the playoffs round team top-scorer with Diarra, Simone Fautario
Simone Fautario
Simone Fautario is an Italian football left-back. He currently plays for Frosinone, on loan from Como.-Biography:...

, Omar Laribi and Roberto Floriano.

Momentè also played 4 friendlies for Inter first team in 2004–05 season, one at TIM Trophy
TIM Trophy
The TIM trophy is a yearly football pre-season tournament played by 3 Italian football teams. The competition usually consists of the squads of Juventus, Inter and Milan. This is an unofficial tournament that has been held yearly in August since 2001...

, twice in mid–season.
and received call–ups for official matches 3 times.

2005–06
In 2005–06 season, Momentè scored 10 goals for Primavera in regular season as team top-scorer, while the team exited in the first round (round of 16) of the playoffs season, eliminated by Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...

 on penalties. He also won the Coppa Italia Primavera
Coppa Italia Primavera
The Coppa Italia Primavera is an Italian football competition played for by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972-73 season....

 with club.

For the first team, he occasionally picked by Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa...

, played numbers of friendlies in pre-season and during mid–season. Momentè made his official debut on 30 November 2005 against Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...

, a Coppa Italia match. He started that match as winger and substituted by Marco Materazzi
Marco Materazzi
Marco Materazzi , is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender, and is currently a free agent.At the beginning of his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie B and Serie C, and with Premier League side Everton. He spent two periods with Perugia and signed for...

 in 71st minute, which few minutes later Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....

 scored the winning goal. Not call-up in the next match on 3 December against Ascoli
Ascoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...

 in Serie A, he played for the first team in the second next match on 6 December, made his European debut against Rangers F.C.
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

 in UEFA Champions League, which also the last group stage match and Inter already qualified as the first regardless the result. Momentè replaced Materazzi in the 41st minute, at that time Inter 1–1 draw with Rangers but eventually both team failed to score again. Momentè played once more for Inter on 2 February 2006, a Cup match against Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...

, which he started the match and partnered with Adriano
Adriano Leite Ribeiro
Adriano Leite Ribeiro , commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who played striker who currently plays for Corinthians...

.

Sambenedettese & Venezia

Momentè graduated from youth team in June 2006. In August 2006, he was loaned to Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....

 side Sambenedettese
S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio
Unione Sportiva Sambenedettese is an Italian association football club, based in San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche. The club was founded in 1923. Sambenedettese currently plays in Serie D, having last been in Serie B in 1989. The team's colors are red and blue....

. Unlike in youth team, Momentè just made 7 goalless appearances as subs, he was sold to Serie C1 side Venezia in co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...

 deal in January 2007. After a handful appearances, Inter sold the remained 50% registration rights to Venezia in June 2007. He was loaned to Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...

 side Teramo
Teramo Calcio
Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Teramo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Teramo, Abruzzo. It is currently in the season 2011–12 playing in Serie D, the fourth division of Italian football...

 days before the opening match. Momentè returned to Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

 in 2008–09 season, scored 4 league goals.

Varese & AlbinoLeffe

But Venezia went bankrupt in 2009. he then joined Serie B side AlbinoLeffe
U.C. AlbinoLeffe
Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and...

 on free transfer and transferred to Prima Divisione (ex-Serie C1) side Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

 in a co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...

 deal.; Paolo Grossi
Paolo Grossi
Paolo Grossi is an Italian professional football player. Currently, he plays for A.C. Siena.-External links:*...

 also joined AlbinoLeffe from Varese in a separate deal. He scored 2 goals in his debut match against Cavese
S.S. Cavese 1919
Società Sportiva Cavese 1919, commonly known as Cavese, is an Italian football club, based in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania. Currently it plays only in the youth championship of Juniores Regionale Campania....

 in Coppa Italia
2009–10 Coppa Italia
The 2009–10 Coppa Italia was the sixty-second season of the tournament. The competition started on 2 August 2009 and ended on 5 May 2010.-Serie A :-Serie B :-Prima Divisione :-Seconda Divisione :...

, bring the club from losing 2 goals to 2–2 draw. The game ended at 7–5 penalty shootout. Momentè failed to secure a solid place in starting XI, competed the forward role with Stefano Del Sante
Stefano Del Sante
Stefano Del Sante is an Italian footballer who plays for Mantova.-Biography:Del Sante started his career at hometown club Perugia where he played twice in Serie B 2004–05. After the bankrupt of Perugia, he chose not to follow the new team at Serie C1 and joined Fiorentina Primavera Team...

 and Pietro Tripoli
Pietro Tripoli
Pietro Tripoli is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Pro Vercelli, on loan from AS Varese 1910.-References:...

 to partner with Osarimen Ebagua
Osarimen Ebagua
Osarimen Giulio Ebagua is a Nigerian-Italian footballer who plays for Torino in Serie B.-Biography:Born in Nigeria, he moved to Italy with his father when he was one month old. He lived in Rome, and then Turin, later becoming an Italian citizen. He started his professional career with Serie C2...

 (in although head coach Giuseppe Sannino
Giuseppe Sannino
Giuseppe Sannino is an Italian football coach and former midfielder. He is currently head coach of Serie A side Siena.-Playing career:...

 also used 3 strikers). Varese signed Neto
Leonidas Pereira Neto
Leonidas Pereira Neto de Sousa is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Varese at Serie B.-Biography:Neto , son of Mr. Pereira and Ms. Sousa, started his career at Matsubara and played at 2000 Torneo di Viareggio where he was scouted.-Itala San Marco:Neto joined Italian Serie D side Itala San...

 in January, made the role highly competitive. Momentè won promotion to Serie B with team and Varese bought him outright in June 2010.

However, on 14 July 2010, he was loaned to AlbinoLeffe which the team had sold its strikers Francesco Ruopolo
Francesco Ruopolo
Francesco Ruopolo is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian Serie B side Padova. He spent most of his career at the Italian 2nd highest division, Serie B.-Parma:...

 to Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...

 and Marco Cellini
Marco Cellini
Marco Cellini is an Italian footballer who plays for A.S. Varese 1910.-Career:Born in the Campo di Marte Florence neighbourhood, next to the local Artemio Franchi stadium, Cellini started his career with Serie C2 team Prato, where he played until 2002...

 left for Varese on reported free transfer. He made 11 starts and 12 substitute appearances for the team, scored 6 Serie B goals (as the third team-scorer, behind Omar Torri
Omar Torri
Omar Torri is an Italian professional football player. Currently, he plays for U.C. AlbinoLeffe.On 3 July 2007, he was signed by Serie B side AlbinoLeffe in 3-year contract from Serie D side USO Calcio. In the first season, he wrote no.8 shirt.On 30 January 2008, he was loaned to Serie C2 side Pavia...

 (11 goals) and Paolo Grossi
Paolo Grossi
Paolo Grossi is an Italian professional football player. Currently, he plays for A.C. Siena.-External links:*...

, midfielder, 8 goals). He was injured on 29 January 2011 and missed rest of the season. In the first half of the season he had to compete with other strikers, which he partnered with Torri (3 times), then Karamoko Cissé
Karamoko Cissé
Karamoko Cissé is a Guinean footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club AlbinoLeffe.He moved with his family to Sorisole, Italy in 2000. After spending season 2007-2008 on loan at Hellas Verona, Cissé returned to Atalanta but did not make an appearance...

 (3 times) and Andrea Cocco
Andrea Cocco
Andrea Salvatore Cocco is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B side AlbinoLeffe on loan from Cagliari Calcio.-Biography:...

 (4 times) in the starting line-up. He also played once as sole striker in 4–5–1 formation against Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...

 in 2010–11 Coppa Italia
2010–11 Coppa Italia
-=Second round:=-----=Third round:=-----=Fourth round:=-Section 2:-=First round:=---------=Second round:=---------=Third round:=-----=Fourth round:=-Section 3:-=First round:=-=Second round:=--------...

.

In July 2011 he was sold outright to AlbinoLeffe but sold back to Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

 in co-ownership deal, effectively reversed to 2009 deal.

International career

Momentè capped for Italy youth teams from 2003 to 2006. He played for Italy in 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
UEFA U-19 Championship 2006 is the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of UEFA U-19 Championship 2006. Top two teams from each group and the best third-placed team will enter UEFA U-19 Championship 2006 ....

, which he scored 1 of the 3 Italian goals. Italy finished as the 3rd and failed to qualify for the elite qualification
2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification
UEFA U-19 Championship 2006 is the second round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of UEFA U-19 Championship 2006. Spain, England, and Czech Republic automatically qualify for this round...

.

He also scored a goal in an unofficial friendly against Italy senior team
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...

 in October 2004. Momentè received his last call–up in May 2006 from Italy U18
Italy national under-18 football team
The Italian national under-18 football team represents Italy in international football at a under-18 age level and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy...

 (de facto U19 B team) along with Giacomo Bindi
Giacomo Bindi
Giacomo Bindi is an Italian footballer who plays for Crotone.-Early career:Born in Siena, Tuscany, Bindi started his career at Arezzo the near-by province...

 and Domenico Germinale
Domenico Germinale
Domenico Germinale is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Benevento.-Internazionale & loans:...

, for the maatch on 31 May. The unofficial match Azzurrini won Juniores Best XI 3–1, the two Inter strikers scored 1 goal each. (The U19 team was against Serie D Best XI on the next day and both teams (U18/19) filled with players that no longer eligible to 2007 U19 Euro
2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
-Group B:-------------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:---------Final:-----Teams:-Top goalscorers:-External links:* at uefa.com...

 and the team eliminated from 2006 edition.)

Honors and awards

Inter youth teams
  • Champions
    • Coppa Italia Primavera
      Coppa Italia Primavera
      The Coppa Italia Primavera is an Italian football competition played for by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972-73 season....

      : 2006
  • Runner–up
    • Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti
      Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti
      Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti is an Italian football competition played by youth teams of Serie C clubs, organized by the Professional League. Serie A, Serie B and Serie D clubs are admitted after request...

      : 2005

Internazionale
  • Champions
    • TIM Trophy
      TIM Trophy
      The TIM trophy is a yearly football pre-season tournament played by 3 Italian football teams. The competition usually consists of the squads of Juventus, Inter and Milan. This is an unofficial tournament that has been held yearly in August since 2001...

      : 2004, 2005
    • Serie A
      Serie A
      Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

      : 2006 (unused member)
    • Coppa Italia
      Coppa Italia
      The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...

      : 2005 (unused member), 2006

Varese
  • Runner–up
    • Lega Pro Prima Divisione: 2010 (and promotion playoffs winner)

External links

  • http://www.soccerway.com/players/matteo-momente/94742/
  • http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Moment%E8_Matteo
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