Mattia Carpanese born (5 November 1985 in Padova, Italy) is a speedway rider who, in 2007, rode in the UK for the Workington Comets who compete in the Premier League, and for the Birmingham Brummies in 2008.
Mattia finished runner-up in the Italian Championship in 2005. He was selected as a wild card for the 2006 and 2007 Italian Speedway Grand Prix.
He quit the Comets after a string of injuries on 30 August 2007.
On April 20, 2008 it was announced that Carpanese had been signed by Birmingham Brummies as a short term replacement for injured rider James Birkinshaw but was released after twenty eight days.
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