Mattia Zanotti

Mattia Zanotti (born 11 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Lugano.

Club career Zanotti played for Virtus Feralpi Lonato and Brescia, before joining Inter Milan's youth academy in 2017. In October 2021, Zanotti signed a four-year professional contract with the Nerazzurri.

On 12 December 2021, he made his Serie A debut for Inter Milan, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute of a 4–0 league win over Cagliari.

Shortly after extending his contract with the club until 2027, on 3 July 2023, Zanotti officially joined Swiss Super League club St. Gallen on a season-long loan. On 22 July, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 league win over Basel. On 28 October, he scored his first professional goal and served two assists in a 3–1 league win over Grasshoppers. Throughout the season, he helped St. Gallen qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.

On 13 July 2024, Zanotti joined Swiss Super League club Lugano on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract.

International career Zanotti is a youth international for Italy, having represented the Italy U15s, U16s, U17s and U19s.

In May 2023, he was included in the Italy U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.

On 8 September 2023, he made his debut for the Italy under-21 national team, starting in a goalless draw against Latvia in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.

Honours Inter Milan Supercoppa Italiana: 2022 Italy U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023