Matteo Ciofani

Matteo Ciofani (born 26 February 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for club Triestina.

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.