Matteo Ruggeri

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.

Matteo Ruggeri
Ruggeri playing for Atalanta in 2017
Personal information
Full name Matteo Ruggeri[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-11) 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 55 (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 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:27, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Club career

Atalanta

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

On 27 July 2021, Ruggeri joined newly-promoted Serie A club Salernitana on a season-long loan.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 June 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta 2020–21 Serie A 60002[lower-alpha 1]0—80
2022–23 Serie A 15000——150
2023–24 Serie A 3404010[lower-alpha 2]2—482
Total 55040122—712
Salernitana (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 14010——150
Career total 6905012200862
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Atalanta

Individual

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Incubo Liverpool a Bergamo, Atalanta travolta 5-0". Sky Sport (in Italian). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. Pegoraro, Paolo (8 November 2020). "Serie A: Atalanta-Inter, pagelle: Lautaro e Miranchuk, che numeri". Eurosport (in Italian). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. Wilson, Jonathan (22 March 2024). "Atalanta win Europa League as Lookman hat-trick ends Leverkusen's unbeaten run". The Guardian.
  6. "Ufficiale – Matteo Ruggeri è un nuovo calciatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). Tutto Salernitana. 27 July 2021.
  7. "M. Ruggeri". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  8. "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.
  9. "2023/24 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
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