Matteo Masucci

General Manager
Director of Soccer
Sport Scientist

SHORT BIO

Matteo is a former soccer player and coach from Italy. By the age of 14 he was playing for the youth team of Reggina Calcio in Serie A. He began his coaching career very young with professional clubs in Italy including Foggia Calcio, Cisco Roma and Juventus Academy.

Matteo earned his Bachelor Degree in Sport and Exercise Science and then attended the University of Roma where he received his Master Degree in Kinesiology. He had the opportunity to work for the Medicine of Sport at the School of Sports in Roma.

After his coaching experiences and licenses UEFA B and UEFA A, he chose to expand his career to North America becoming Head Coach, Technical Director and Senior Management Consultant for soccer organizations. He is also a certified FIFA Grassroots coach, FIFA 11+ Instructor and Canadian National B license holder.

Matteo pursued a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, where his research in cognitive training shaped a unique approach to elite athlete development.

He currently serves as CEO of Edge Americas Sports, General Manager of Juventus Academy Los Angeles, and Technical Director of LA Youth in MLS NEXT.

Matteo is also the founder of Vitruvian Sport Systems, a technology company developing the Zone360 AI platform for soccer organizations.