Matteo Canali

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Matteo Canali
File:Matteo Canali march 2024.jpg
Canali in March 2024
Born (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 27)
Marino, Italy
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Lock
Current team Zebre Parma
Youth career
Rugby Ariccia
– Castel Gandolfo Rugby
– Roma Olimpic
– S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017−2018 Colorno
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2018 F.I.R. Academy
2018−2021 Rovigo Delta 42 (30)
2020−2021 →Benetton 4 (0)
2021−2023 Petrarca Padova 17 (5)
2023− Zebre Parma 34 (5)
Correct as of 12 Mar 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Italy Under 20 10 (0)
2021–2022 Italy A 2 (0)
2024– Italy 2 (0)
Correct as of 12 Jul 2025

Matteo Canali (Marino, 11 September 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is Lock and he currently plays for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship.[1]

Career

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Under contract with Rovigo Delta, for 2020–21 Pro14 season, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby.[2] He played for Petrarca Padova in Italian Top10 from 2021 to 2023.[3] Canali signed for Zebre Parma in August 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the Ulster.[4]

In 2018, Canali was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad and on 8 December, he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6][7]

On 28 January 2024, he was named in Italy squad for 2024 Six Nations Championship.[8] He was also named in Italy squad for the 2025 Six Nations Championship as invited player, but did not play during the championship.[9]

He was called up to join Italy 2025 Tour of Namibia and South Africa.[10] On 5 July 2025, he made his debut in Pretoria against South Africa.[11]

References

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