Matteo Ruggeri

Matteo Ruggeri
Ruggeri playing for Atalanta in 2017
Personal information
Full name Matteo Ruggeri[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21)
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 50 (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 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 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

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]

Salernitana

On 27 July 2021, Ruggeri joined newly-promoted Serie A club Salernitana on a season-long loan.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 April 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 29 0 3 0 7[b] 1 — 39 1
Total 50 0 3 0 9 1 — 62 1
Salernitana (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
Career total 64 0 4 0 9 1 0 0 77 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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. ^ "Ufficiale – Matteo Ruggeri è un nuovo calciatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). Tutto Salernitana. 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ "M. Ruggeri". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

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