# Matteo Ciofani

Matteo Ciofani (born 26 February 1988) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.

## Club career

Born in Avezzano, Abruzzo, Ciofani started his professional career at local side Pescara.
Ciofani made his Serie B debut on 5 May 2007. He started a match that ended in 3–2 in a loss to Crotone. He followed the team towards relegated to Serie C1 and was subsequently loaned out to Serie D side Bitonto in January 2008.
In the summer of 2008, Ciofani left for Serie D side RC Angolana. He made 32 league appearances for the Serie D side and then signed for Serie B side Ascoli in June 2009.
On 1 November 2012, Serie B side Ternana announced they had signed Ciofani until June 2013.
On 16 August 2018, Ciofani signed with Serie B team Pescara.
On 29 January 2020, he moved to Serie C club Bari.
On 1 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Modena.
On 24 August 2022, Ciofani moved to Triestina on a two-year contract.

## Personal life

Matteo Ciofani's brother, Daniel is also a professional footballer, and was his teammate at Frosinone between 2013 and 2018.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 20 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Pescara | 2006–07 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Pescara | 2007–08 | Serie C1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Pescara | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bitonto (loan) | 2007–08 | Serie D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| RC Angolana | 2008–09 | Serie D | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Ascoli | 2009–10 | Serie B | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Ascoli | 2010–11 | Serie B | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Ascoli | 2011–12 | Serie B | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Ascoli | Total | Total | 70 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 |
| Ternana | 2012–13 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Frosinone | 2013–14 | Lega Pro 1 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Frosinone | 2014–15 | Serie B | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Frosinone | 2015–16 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Frosinone | 2016–17 | Serie B | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Frosinone | 2017–18 | Serie B | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| Frosinone | Total | Total | 142 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 161 | 6 |
| Pescara | 2018–19 | Serie B | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Pescara | 2019–20 | Serie B | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Pescara | Total | Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Bari | 2019–20 | Serie C | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Bari | 2020–21 | Serie C | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Bari | Total | Total | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Modena | 2021–22 | Serie C | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 362 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 396 | 15 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs