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Catavolo with Valour FC in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matthew Umberto Catavolo | ||
| Date of birth | February 13, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASTMP St-Michel | |||
| CF Montréal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Valour FC | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Toronto FC II | 36 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 6 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022 | |||
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Matthew Umberto Catavolo (born February 13, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player.
Early life
Catavolo began playing soccer at age three with ASTMP St-Michel. He later joined the CF Montréal Academy at age 13. In 2021, he spent much of the season training with the first team and also played with the CF Montreal U23 team, being the team's top scorer.
Club career
In February 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League. He made his debut in Valour's season-opener against FC Edmonton on April 10.
In March 2023, he signed with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro. He scored his first goal on May 14, 2023 against New England Revolution II. Catavolo's contract expired following the 2024 season.
International career
Catavolo made his debut in the Canadian program attending a camp with the Canada U17 team in March 2019. He was subsequently named to the rosters for the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
In April 2022 he received his first call up to the under-20s for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica. In the first game on April 15, Catavolo scored his first goal for the youth teams, netting the third goal in a 3–0 victory. In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He scored his first goal in an official international competition on June 22 against Saint Kitts & Nevis U20, where he scored two goals in a 4-0 victory.
Career statistics
- As of October 6, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valour FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ a b Matthew Catavolo at Soccerway
- ^ a b Matthew Catavolo at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Matthew Catavolo profile". Sports Laval.
- ^ Tait, Ed (February 16, 2022). "Matthew Catavolo: "You have to be playing against men and that's why I came here, plus it's a great team and a great league."". Valour FC.
- ^ Lidbetter, Mark (January 13, 2022). "Laval student-athletes recognized with FAEQ bursaries". The Suburban.
- ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Matthew Catavolo". Valour FC. February 16, 2022.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 10, 2022). "Recap + Highlights: FC Edmonton vs. Valour FC (April 10, 2022)". OneSoccer.
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign Matthew Catavolo and Jesus Batiz". Toronto FC. March 21, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 21, 2023). "Official: Valour's Matthew Catavolo Signs With TFC II". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Toronto FC II (2) - New England Revolution II (3) Postgame Summary". Our Sports Central. May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC II Announce Year-End Roster Moves". Toronto FC. November 15, 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 16, 2022). "Valour Inks Youth International Matthew Catavolo To Multi-Year Deal". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Lévesque, Dave (October 10, 2019). "Ils partent à la Coupe du monde" [They are going to the World Cup]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French).
- ^ "Matthew Catavolo Named in Canada Under-20 Squad". Our Sports Central. April 5, 2022.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (April 15, 2022). "Canadian men's under-20 soccer team features some very familiar names". CBC Sports.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 10, 2022). "6 CPLers named to Canada squad for Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Canada advances to knockout stage of CONCACAF U20 soccer tournament". Sportsnet. June 22, 2022.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 16, 2023). "Veth: TFC2 Set To Add Valour Midfielder Matthew Catavolo". Northern Tribune.
External links
- Matthew Catavolo at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Matthew Catavolo at Soccerway