Matteo Scapini (born 28 September 1983) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for ASD Team S. Lucia Golosine. He spent his entire professional career in Italian Lega Pro divisions (ex- Serie C) and played for numbers of Veneto and Piedmont clubs.

Biography

Vicenza & loans
Born in Bovolone, the Province of Verona, Veneto, Scapini started his career at Veneto side Vicenza. In mid-2003 he left for SPAL and in January 2004 back to Veneto for Belluno. In July 2004 he left for Piedmont side Valenzana. In July 2005 he was transferred to Pro Vercelli, also in Piedmont and Serie C2. In January 2006 returned to Valenza, also from Serie C2/A.

Portogruaro & Cuneo
In August 2006 he was sold to Veneto side PortoSummaga in co-ownership deal. In January 2007 he was loaned to fellow Serie C2 Group A side Montichiari, which he played the both matches against PortoSummaga in relegation "play-out", as the losing side. In June 2007 Vicenza gave up the remain 50% registration rights but Scapini was sold to Serie C2/A side Cuneo in July (also a Piedmont side), after PortoSummaga reassigned to Group B. He scored a career record of 22 goals, over half of the team scored. However, Cuneo also relegated by losing the relegation "play-out" matches. He scored one goal and the team losing in 1–2 to Valenzana in aggregate. In June both clubs failed to agree the price on the remain 50% rights and they both submitted its figure to Lega Pro to decide. On 27 June Lega Pro announced that PortoSummaga acquired him.

Verona
However, he was sold to newly relegated Prima Divisione (ex- Serie C1) team Hellas Verona in July, in another co-ownership deal, his second Prima Divisione club since he left SPAL  years ago. He only able to score 3 league goals, and in June PortoSummaga gave up the remain 50% registration rights to Verona. In August he returned to Seconda Divisione for Pro Belvedere Vercelli, which also represented the comune of Vercelli. The team relegated and he only scored 3 goals. Despite the team later re-admitted to Seconda Divisione and renamed as Pro Vercelli, the team did not buy Scapini.

In 2010–11 season, he only added 4 more games to his Prima Divisione career. He also suspended 1 month and 10 days by FIGC for employed an un-registered agent Alessandro D'Amico during the suspension of Andrea D'Amico, both from the company P.D.P. srl, in his transfer to P.B. Vercelli; Verona won the promotion play-offs and Scapini was released along with Robert Anderson, Stefano Garzon and Andy Selva.

Serie D
From 2012 to 2020 he is played for many teams of Serie D (a part 2013–14 season with Virtus Verona in Serie C2, with 8 goals). The best year was with Villafranca, when he's scored 18 goals.

Later career
In December 2019, Scapini joined ACD Team Santa Lucia Golosine.

References

External links
 
 Football.it Profile 
 

Italian men's footballers
LR Vicenza players
SPAL players
AC Belluno 1905 players
Valenzana Mado players
FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
Portogruaro Calcio ASD players
AC Montichiari players
AC Cuneo 1905 players
Hellas Verona FC players
AC Sambonifacese players
Virtus Verona players
US 1913 Seregno Calcio players
SSD Varese Calcio players
US Ciserano players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Men's association football forwards
People from Bovolone
1983 births
Living people
Footballers from the Province of Verona