Valerio Mastrantonio

Another Roman midfielder we have on our hands, Valerio Mastrantonio comes from Frosinone’s academy. Although having not played the desired games for Cittadella so far, we know he has great potential and sooner or later, he will get his chance.

Valerio was born on June 22, 1999 in Rome. At 17 years old, he joined Frosinone’s academy. Not far from the capital, Valerio remained on the bench his first year playing with Frosinone’s U19’s. The next season during 2017, however, it changed. He was a starter for the Primavera, even sitting on the bench for the senior team at one point.

After two seasons with Frosinone’s U19 team, Valerio saw his first taste of league football. After Frosinone’s promotion to Serie A in 2018, he was loaned to Monterosi in Serie D. He played in 36 league games for the club, scoring 4 times and assisting one during his first season. Another good season came right around the corner. During the 2019/20 season, Valerio played 24 times for Monterosi in the league, as they pushed their way up the table.

It came at bad timing, as the league was stopped and eventually canceled due to the pandemic. After the loan expired at Monterosi, Cittadella gave great interest in the young midfielder. In mid August of 2020, Valerio became a Cittadella player at 21 years old.

He made his professional debut on September 30 when Cittadella played Novara in the Coppa Italia. He came on and played the entire second half as Citta won 3-1 in the cup.

His Serie B debut came not long after. On October 20, Valerio came on in the last minute for Mario Gargiulo against Pordenone. After this match, Valerio did not see the pitch for a while. He made four more appearances, one of them coming against Serie A side Spezia in Citta’s cup run. On the field, the midfielder has shown great character and personality. We hope to see him more on the pitch, as the season starts this week!