Mattia Desole

Mattia Desole (born 10 May 1993), sometimes spelled De Sole, is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back. He is the step-brother of fellow footballers Frank and Rolf Feltscher.

Mattia Desole

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Zurich, Switzerland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Grasshoppers
2008–2010	Inter Milan
2010–2012	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Milan	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Monza (loan)	6	(0)
2013	→ Foligno (loan)	4	(0)
2013–2014	→ Chiasso (loan)	0	(0)
2014–2015	FC Rapperswil-Jona	24	(0)
2015–2016	United Zürich
2016–2017	FC Freienbach
International career‡
2008	Switzerland U15	6	(0)
2008–2009	Switzerland U16	7	(1)
2009–2010	Switzerland U17	12	(4)
2010–2011	Switzerland U18
2011–2012	Switzerland U19	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 September 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 May 2013

Club career

Born in Zürich, Switzerland, Desole moved to Italian club Inter Milan in 2008^[1] playing two seasons for its U17 team. In 2010, he moved to cross-town rival A.C. Milan, for its U20 reserve. In 2012, the league committee changed the age limit of the reserve to U19, and Desole left Milan for nearby Lombard club A.C. Monza Brianza 1912 on loan.^[2] During the January transfer window he joined Foligno on another loan spell.^[3] The following season, he moved back to his native Switzerland, joining Chiasso on another loan.^[4][5]

International career

Desole was a member of Swiss national youth teams from 2008 to 2012. Desole is eligible to represent Switzerland or Italy as he also holds an Italian passport.

Personal life

He is the step-brother of Frank and Rolf Feltscher. Zaida (nee Martínez) Feltscher divorced in 2001 and remarried Paolo Desole, Mattia's father. Mattia has another biological sibling, Paolo's first son Davide.^[6]