Matteo Ruggeri
 Ruggeri playing for Atalanta in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matteo Ruggeri[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | San Giovanni Bianco, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Atalanta | 69 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Salernitana (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Italy U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Italy U21 | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:36, 14 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Matteo Ruggeri (born 11 July 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Serie A club Atalanta.
Club career
[edit]Atalanta
[edit]Matteo Ruggeri grew up in Zogno, Lombardy, Italy, where he started playing football, before joining Atalanta's youth sector in 2011.[2] He made his professional debut for Atalanta on 3 November 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Liverpool, which Atalanta lost 5–0 at home.[3] Five days later, he made his Serie A debut in a 1–1 home draw against Inter.[4]
On 22 May 2024, he started in Atalanta's 3–0 victory over German champions Bayer Leverkusen in the 2024 UEFA Europa League final.[5]
Salernitana
[edit]On 27 July 2021, Ruggeri joined newly-promoted Serie A club Salernitana on a season-long loan.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 December 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atalanta | 2020–21 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[b] | 2 | — | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 2 | ||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Atalanta
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2023–24[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ Rinaldi, Leandro (24 May 2019). "Matteo Ruggeri, dalla Zognese agli azzurrini: 'mi ispiro a Spinazzola sognando la serie A'". La voce delle valli (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Incubo Liverpool a Bergamo, Atalanta travolta 5-0". Sky Sport (in Italian). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Pegoraro, Paolo (8 November 2020). "Serie A: Atalanta-Inter, pagelle: Lautaro e Miranchuk, che numeri". Eurosport (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (22 March 2024). "Atalanta win Europa League as Lookman hat-trick ends Leverkusen's unbeaten run". The Guardian.
- ^ "Ufficiale – Matteo Ruggeri è un nuovo calciatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). Tutto Salernitana. 27 July 2021.
- ^ "M. Ruggeri". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "2023/24 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Atalanta BC website
- Matteo Ruggeri – UEFA competition record (archive)
