Matteo Vecchi

Career
Matteo worked his way through local Italian giants Roma's youth system. In the 27/28 season, he gained his proffesional contract with the club, but was only playing in the reserves. This is where he stayed for the next 3 years until they decided they were not going to renew his contract and Gateshead gained the player on bosman deal for the 30/31 season after just gaining promotion to the Premier League. Straight out of the gate, he performed well, even with no professional games under his belt, he still scored 5 and assisted 6 over 23 appearances that year. This helped the club reach the Europa League places and on a personal note, getting the teams "Young Player of the Season Award". He played even more the next season, although his performances were not as impressive, he still scored a respectable 1 and assisted 3 over 31 games. This helped the team to European victory in the form of the Europa League trophy in which Matteo earned his first ever medal. The next season came, and it was clear that he wasn't going to be a first team starter as much with new signings (such as Bakayogo) and youth working their way through. After a discussion with Ireland, he was placed on the transfer list and an came in from French side, AS Monaco. The £18.25 Million bid was accepted, and he made the move to the principality.