Matteo Bignetti (born 6 May 2004) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 3. Liga club 1. FC Saarbrücken.
_FC_Liefering_gegen_SK_Sturm_Graz_II_22.jpg) Bignetti in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bruck an der Mur, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2013–2020 | Sturm Graz | ||
| 2020–2022 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Sturm Graz II | 52 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | Sturm Graz | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Saarbrücken | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Austria U15 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Austria U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | Austria U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Austria U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | Austria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:22, 1 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:22, 1 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBignetti is a product of the youth academies of the Austrian clubs Grazer AK and Sturm Graz, before moving to Germany with Eintracht Frankfurt on 6 May 2020 to finish his development.[1] He was promoted to Eintracht Frankfurt's newly created reserves in 2022, and helped them win the Hessenliga to earn promotion to the Regionalliga.
On 6 June 2023, he returned to Sturm Graz on a contract until 2026 and was initially assigned to their reserves in the 2. Liga.[2] He debuted with the senior Sturm Graz team in a 4–0 Austrian Cup win over SK Bischofshofen on 25 July 2025.[3]
During his time in Sturm Graz II, Bignetti scored a 94th-minute header vs FC Liefering in a 2-2 draw on 30 August 2024.[4]
On 3 June 2026, 1. FC Saarbrücken announced the purchase of Bignetti on a free transfer from Sturm Graz on a free transfer and unspecified contract length.[5]
International career
editBignetti was born in Austria to an Italian father and Austrian mother.[6] He was called up to the Austria U21s in March 2025.[7]
Honours
edit- Eintracht Frankfurt II
- Sturm Graz
References
edit- ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Nachwuchskeeper Bignetti". kicker.
- ↑ "Matteo Bignetti wechselt zum SK Sturm". SK Sturm (in German). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Entscheidung fixiert: Matteo Bignetti steht gegen den LASK im Tor des SK Sturm". www.kleinezeitung.at. 30 July 2025.
- ↑ Ciro Mertens (30 August 2024). Sturm Graz B's goalkeeper Matteo Bignetti scores a header to equalize last minute away to Salzburg B. Retrieved 6 June 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Saarbrücken, 1. FC (3 June 2026). "Matteo Bignetti Signing".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Mazzoleni, Francesco (14 March 2023). "Matteo Bignetti, il portiere dell'Eintracht Francoforte con le radici a Venegono Superiore".
- ↑ "ÖFB nominiert neun Sturm-Rohdiamanten". SK Sturm (in German). 12 March 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
External links
edit- Matteo Bignetti at Soccerway
- OEFB Profile