# Matteo Dagasso
**Matteo Dagasso** (born 2004 in Penne, Italy) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Venezia FC in [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) and for the Italy national team setup, having risen from Pescara's youth academy to the top flight[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/matteo-dagasso/profil/spieler/744621) • [2](https://www.veneziafc.it/news/matteo-dagasso-al-venezia-fc). He is left-footed, 1.75 m tall, and describes himself as a mezzala, a box-to-box internal midfielder[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/matteo-dagasso/profil/spieler/744621) • [3](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/from-palmisani-to-dagasso-the-azzurrinis-ambitions-ahead-of-poland-vs-italy-trbet02u).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2004, Penne, Italy; 1.75 m, left-footed[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/matteo-dagasso/profil/spieler/744621) |
| Youth club | Pescara youth sector from age four and a half[4](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/zeman-baldini-and-serie-a-dreams-matteo-dagasso-speaks-to-vivo-azzurro-tv-o6v8mvjf) |
| Pescara first team | Debut in 2023/24; 99 appearances, 6 goals and 15 assists in league and Coppa Italia before leaving[2](https://www.veneziafc.it/news/matteo-dagasso-al-venezia-fc) |
| Promotion | Serie C play-off victory and promotion to Serie B in 2024/25 under Silvio Baldini; sent off in the final[4](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/zeman-baldini-and-serie-a-dreams-matteo-dagasso-speaks-to-vivo-azzurro-tv-o6v8mvjf) |
| Venezia | Signed definitively on 28 January 2026, contract to 30 June 2030[2](https://www.veneziafc.it/news/matteo-dagasso-al-venezia-fc) • [5](https://www.transfermarkt.it/matteo-dagasso/transfers/spieler/744621/transfer_id/6147283) |
| Italy Under-21 | 6 caps and 2 goals as of January 2026[2](https://www.veneziafc.it/news/matteo-dagasso-al-venezia-fc) |
| Market value | €4 million (Scout Arena, 2026)[6](https://scout-arena.com/players/matteo-dagasso) |
## Pescara
Dagasso joined the Pescara youth sector at four and a half years old and spent his entire development at the club[4](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/zeman-baldini-and-serie-a-dreams-matteo-dagasso-speaks-to-vivo-azzurro-tv-o6v8mvjf). His path to the first team was interrupted by injury: in an interview with Sportmediaset he said he was out of the Pescara Primavera side for almost two and a half years with serious ankle problems[7](https://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/venezia/intervista-matteo-dagasso-venezia-nazionale-storia_113034143-202602k.shtml).
**Debut and promotion.** Zeman gave Dagasso his first-team debut in the 2023/24 season, an opportunity the player credits as decisive[4](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/zeman-baldini-and-serie-a-dreams-matteo-dagasso-speaks-to-vivo-azzurro-tv-o6v8mvjf). By Opta's count he made 30 [Serie C](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-c) appearances that season and 43 in 2024/25, scoring 4 goals in the promotion year[8](https://theanalyst.com/players/19951/matteo-dagasso/career). Pescara won the 2024/25 Serie C play-offs and reached [Serie B](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-b); Dagasso was sent off in the final, a match Pescara won on penalties against Ternana in front of about 22,000 spectators[4](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/zeman-baldini-and-serie-a-dreams-matteo-dagasso-speaks-to-vivo-azzurro-tv-o6v8mvjf).
In the first half of the 2025/26 Serie B season he made 19 league appearances with 1 goal and 4 assists[2](https://www.veneziafc.it/news/matteo-dagasso-al-venezia-fc). Across all competitions that season, TACTIX records 31 appearances, 3 goals, 4 assists and 1,887 minutes, with scoring and passing in the 80th and 76th percentiles respectively among Serie B midfielders[9](https://tactix.football/player/m-dagasso). At the end of the 2024/25 season he received the "Il miglior biancazzurro" award as Pescara's best player[10](https://www.ilpescara.it/sport/calcio/matteo-dagasso-miglior-biancazzurro-2025-consegna-premio.html).
## Venezia
Venezia FC announced Dagasso's definitive acquisition from Pescara on 28 January 2026, on a contract running to 30 June 2030[2](https://www.veneziafc.it/news/matteo-dagasso-al-venezia-fc) • [5](https://www.transfermarkt.it/matteo-dagasso/transfers/spieler/744621/transfer_id/6147283). Pescara published a farewell statement the same day[11](https://www.pescaracalcio.com/il-pescara-saluta-matteo-dagasso/). At the time of the transfer Venezia were pushing for promotion from Serie B; Dagasso said he had never played at the Stadio Penzo but had felt the supporters' warmth during the away fixture[2](https://www.veneziafc.it/news/matteo-dagasso-al-venezia-fc).
In the 2025/26 run-in he made 11 Serie B appearances for Venezia, scoring 2 goals, mostly as a substitute[8](https://theanalyst.com/players/19951/matteo-dagasso/career). Venezia won promotion to Serie A, and Dagasso made his Serie A debut in the 2026/27 season, coming on for 20 minutes with a yellow card in his first league appearance[8](https://theanalyst.com/players/19951/matteo-dagasso/career). Scout Arena rates him 67 overall on 102 minutes of Serie A play, placing him in the league's bottom 10% by that measure, with dribbling (70) his strongest segment and a potential rating of 71[6](https://scout-arena.com/players/matteo-dagasso).
## Playing style
Scouting assessments describe a left-footed central midfielder who drops deep to build play, receives in the half-spaces to dribble or shoot from distance, and makes late runs into the penalty area[12](https://www.thescoutingapp.com/blog/scouting-report-matteo-dagasso-576). The Scouting App report credits him with strong technique, first touch, off-the-ball movement and game vision, while flagging aerial duels, physical strength and defensive positioning as areas to develop, along with a tendency toward over-eagerness when chasing the ball[12](https://www.thescoutingapp.com/blog/scouting-report-matteo-dagasso-576).
Dagasso himself frames the role in modern terms: under Zeman and then Baldini he learned to combine the attacking runner's and the trequartista's functions, and even filled in at full-back during Italy's match in Cremona[3](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/from-palmisani-to-dagasso-the-azzurrinis-ambitions-ahead-of-poland-vs-italy-trbet02u). He names [Marco Verratti](https://www.edgepedia.org/marco-verratti), a fellow Pescara-raised midfielder, as his chief inspiration, with [Andrea Pirlo](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrea-pirlo) and [Alessandro Del Piero](https://www.edgepedia.org/alessandro-del-piero) as earlier idols and Luka Modrić as his current favorite player[4](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/zeman-baldini-and-serie-a-dreams-matteo-dagasso-speaks-to-vivo-azzurro-tv-o6v8mvjf).
## International career
Dagasso was never selected for any Italian youth team before the Under-21s; his first call-up came after the 2025 promotion run, under Silvio Baldini, who had also coached him at Pescara[3](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/from-palmisani-to-dagasso-the-azzurrinis-ambitions-ahead-of-poland-vs-italy-trbet02u). On his debut against Armenia in Cremona in October 2025 he came on with the match goalless, scored the opening goal, won the ball for the second, and assisted the third[3](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/from-palmisani-to-dagasso-the-azzurrinis-ambitions-ahead-of-poland-vs-italy-trbet02u). Venezia FC counted 6 Under-21 caps and 2 goals as of his January 2026 transfer[2](https://www.veneziafc.it/news/matteo-dagasso-al-venezia-fc). L'Équipe separately lists 2 senior friendly appearances for Italy in 2025/26, without a goal[13](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/matteo-dagasso/139402).
## References
1. [Matteo Dagasso – Profilo giocatore, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.it/matteo-dagasso/profil/spieler/744621)
2. [Matteo Dagasso al Venezia FC, Venezia FC (28 January 2026)](https://www.veneziafc.it/news/matteo-dagasso-al-venezia-fc)
3. [From Palmisani to Dagasso: the Azzurrini's ambitions ahead of Poland vs. Italy, FIGC (11 November 2025)](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/from-palmisani-to-dagasso-the-azzurrinis-ambitions-ahead-of-poland-vs-italy-trbet02u)
4. [Zeman, Baldini and Serie A dreams: Matteo Dagasso speaks to Vivo Azzurro TV, FIGC (29 April 2026)](https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/zeman-baldini-and-serie-a-dreams-matteo-dagasso-speaks-to-vivo-azzurro-tv-o6v8mvjf)
5. [Matteo Dagasso – Carriera, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.it/matteo-dagasso/transfers/spieler/744621/transfer_id/6147283)
6. [Matteo Dagasso Rating, Form & Stats, Scout Arena](https://scout-arena.com/players/matteo-dagasso)
7. [Dagasso: "Dopo la nazionale, cerco conferme in A", Sportmediaset](https://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/venezia/intervista-matteo-dagasso-venezia-nazionale-storia_113034143-202602k.shtml)
8. [Matteo Dagasso Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/19951/matteo-dagasso/career)
9. [M. Dagasso – TACTIX Impact, stats & form, TACTIX](https://tactix.football/player/m-dagasso)
10. [Consegnato al calciatore Matteo Dagasso il premio "Il miglior biancazzurro" 2025, Il Pescara](https://www.ilpescara.it/sport/calcio/matteo-dagasso-miglior-biancazzurro-2025-consegna-premio.html)
11. [Il Pescara saluta Matteo Dagasso, Pescara Calcio (28 January 2026)](https://www.pescaracalcio.com/il-pescara-saluta-matteo-dagasso/)
12. [Scouting Report: Matteo Dagasso, The Scouting App](https://www.thescoutingapp.com/blog/scouting-report-matteo-dagasso-576)
13. [Matteo Dagasso – joueur de football, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/matteo-dagasso/139402)
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