Matteo Giordano

Matteo Giordano
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-10-23) 23 October 1984 (age 32)
Place of birth	Sanremo, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Torino
	A.C. Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Internazionale	0	(0)
2003–2004	→ Castel di Sangro (loan)	10	(1)
2004–2005	→ Montichiari (loan)	18	(0)
2005–2006	→ Lugano (loan)	15	(0)
2006–2007	→ Olbia (loan)	1	(0)
2007–2008	Sanremese	?	(?)
Total		44	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Matteo Giordano (born 23 October 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.

Born in Sanremo, Liguria region, Matteo Giordano started his career at Torino Calcio, then A.C. Milan, Lombardy and played on their Primavera Team.

In summer 2003, he was involved a swap deal with F.C. Internazionale Milano, in which Giordano, Ronny Diuk Toma, Simone Brunelli and Matteo Deinite moved to Internazionale, while Salvatore Ferraro, Alessandro Livi, Giuseppe Ticli and Marco Varaldi moved to A.C. Milan. Later, the deal was criticized by the press as making false profit on the balance sheet, as the transfer fees were paid via player exchange, but in the balance sheet, the nominal value could be adjusted by two clubs. The tactic is commonly used to make the transfer fees larger in Italian football.