Matteo Ruggeri Explained

Matteo Ruggeri
Full Name:Matteo Ruggeri[1]
Birth Date:11 July 2002
Birth Place:San Giovanni Bianco, Italy
Height:1.87 m
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Atalanta
Clubnumber:22
Youthyears1:2011–2020
Youthclubs1:Atalanta
Years1:2020–
Clubs1:Atalanta
Caps1:56
Goals1:0
Years2:2021–2022
Clubs2:Salernitana (loan)
Caps2:14
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:2018–2019
Nationalteam1:Italy U17
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019–2020
Nationalteam2:Italy U18
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2020
Nationalteam3:Italy U19
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2021–2022
Nationalteam4:Italy U20
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2022–
Nationalteam5:Italy U21
Nationalcaps5:8
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:23:06, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update: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 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]

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

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SeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta2020–21Serie A60002080
2022–23Serie A15000150
2023–24Serie A34040102482
2024–25Serie A1000001020
Total5604012210732
Salernitana (loan)2021–22Serie A14010150
Career total7005012210882

Honours

Atalanta

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Italy . FIFA . 12 . 31 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191227222540/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf . 27 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Rinaldi. Leandro. 24 May 2019. Matteo Ruggeri, dalla Zognese agli azzurrini: 'mi ispiro a Spinazzola sognando la serie A'. 3 November 2020. La voce delle valli. it-IT.
  3. Web site: 3 November 2020. Incubo Liverpool a Bergamo, Atalanta travolta 5-0. 3 November 2020. Sky Sport. it.
  4. Web site: Pegoraro. Paolo. 8 November 2020. Serie A: Atalanta-Inter, pagelle: Lautaro e Miranchuk, che numeri. 9 November 2020. Eurosport. it.
  5. Web site: Wilson . Jonathan . Atalanta win Europa League as Lookman hat-trick ends Leverkusen’s unbeaten run . The Guardian . 22 March 2024 .
  6. Web site: Ufficiale – Matteo Ruggeri è un nuovo calciatore della Salernitana . Tutto Salernitana . 27 July 2021 . it.
  7. Web site: M. Ruggeri. 22 August 2022. Soccerway.
  8. Web site: 2024-05-22 . Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo . 2024-05-23 . . . en.
  9. News: 2023/24 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season. UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 24 May 2024 . 24 May 2024.