Matteo Ciofani


Matteo Ciofani is an Italian footballer, currently playing as a defender for Bari.

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.

Personal life

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