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Matthew Catavolo
Catavolo with Valour FC in 2022
Personal information
Full name Matthew Umberto Catavolo
Date of birth (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC II
Number 70
Youth career
ASTMP St-Michel
CF Montréal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Valour FC 16 (0)
2023– Toronto FC II 36 (1)
International career‡
2019 Canada U17 8 (0)
2022 Canada U20 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022

Matthew Umberto Catavolo (born February 13, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.

Early life

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Catavolo began playing soccer at age three with ASTMP St-Michel.[2] He later joined the CF Montréal Academy at age 13.[3] In 2021, he spent much of the season training with the first team[4] and also played with the CF Montreal U23 team, being the team's top scorer.[5]

Club career

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In February 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[6] He made his debut in Valour's season-opener against FC Edmonton on April 10.[7]

In March 2023, he signed with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.[8][9] He scored his first goal on May 14, 2023 against New England Revolution II.[10]

International career

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Catavolo made his debut in the Canadian program attending a camp with the Canada U17 team in March 2019.[2] He was subsequently named to the rosters for the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11][12]

In April 2022 he received his first call up to the under-20s for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica.[13] 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.[14] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[15] 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.[16][17]

Career statistics

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As of October 6, 2024[1]
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

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  1. ^ a b Matthew Catavolo at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b Matthew Catavolo at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ^ "Matthew Catavolo profile". Sports Laval.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Lidbetter, Mark (January 13, 2022). "Laval student-athletes recognized with FAEQ bursaries". The Suburban.
  6. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Matthew Catavolo". Valour FC. February 16, 2022.
  7. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 10, 2022). "Recap + Highlights: FC Edmonton vs. Valour FC (April 10, 2022)". OneSoccer.
  8. ^ "Toronto FC II sign Matthew Catavolo and Jesus Batiz". Toronto FC. March 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Jacques, John (March 21, 2023). "Official: Valour's Matthew Catavolo Signs With TFC II". Northern Tribune.
  10. ^ "Toronto FC II (2) - New England Revolution II (3) Postgame Summary". Our Sports Central. May 14, 2023.
  11. ^ Jacques, John (February 16, 2022). "Valour Inks Youth International Matthew Catavolo To Multi-Year Deal". Northern Tribune.
  12. ^ 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).
  13. ^ "Matthew Catavolo Named in Canada Under-20 Squad". Our Sports Central. April 5, 2022.
  14. ^ Davidson, Neil (April 15, 2022). "Canadian men's under-20 soccer team features some very familiar names". CBC Sports.
  15. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 10, 2022). "6 CPLers named to Canada squad for Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Canadian Premier League.
  16. ^ "Canada advances to knockout stage of CONCACAF U20 soccer tournament". Sportsnet. June 22, 2022.
  17. ^ Jacques, John (March 16, 2023). "Veth: TFC2 Set To Add Valour Midfielder Matthew Catavolo". Northern Tribune.
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