Matteo Ruggeri
{{short description|Italian footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matteo Ruggeri
| image = Next Generation Trophy 2017 Dritter Tag 01.jpg
| caption = Ruggeri playing for Atalanta in 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|7|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Giovanni Bianco, Italy
| height = 1.87 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Atlético Madrid
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2011–2020
| youthclubs1 = Atalanta
| years1 = 2020–2025
| clubs1 = Atalanta
| caps1 = 85
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = → Salernitana (loan)
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = Atlético Madrid
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 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 = 2022–2025
| nationalteam5 = Italy U21
| nationalcaps5 = 16
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 03:10, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 22 June 2025
}}
Matteo Ruggeri (born 11 July 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for {{Spanish football updater|Atlético Madrid}} club Atlético Madrid.
Club career
=Atalanta=
Matteo Ruggeri grew up in Zogno, Lombardy, Italy, where he started playing football, before joining Atalanta's youth sector in 2011.{{Cite web|last=Rinaldi|first=Leandro|date=24 May 2019|title=Matteo Ruggeri, dalla Zognese agli azzurrini: 'mi ispiro a Spinazzola sognando la serie A'|url=https://www.lavocedellevalli.it/valbrembana/articolo/matteo-ruggeri-dalla-zognese-agli-azzurrini-mi-ispiro-a-spinazzola-sognando-la-serie-a|access-date=3 November 2020|website=La voce delle valli|language=it-IT}} 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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=3 November 2020|title=Incubo Liverpool a Bergamo, Atalanta travolta 5-0|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/champions-league/2020/11/03/atalanta-liverpool-risultato-gol|access-date=3 November 2020|website=Sky Sport|language=it}} Five days later, he made his Serie A debut in a 1–1 home draw against Inter.{{Cite web|last=Pegoraro|first=Paolo|date=8 November 2020|title=Serie A: Atalanta-Inter, pagelle: Lautaro e Miranchuk, che numeri|url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/serie-a/2020-2021/serie-a-atalanta-inter-pagelle-lautaro-e-miranchuk-che-numeri_sto7985196/story.shtml|access-date=9 November 2020|website=Eurosport|language=it}}
==Loan to Salernitana==
On 27 July 2021, Ruggeri joined newly-promoted Serie A club Salernitana on a season-long loan.{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttosalernitana.com/comunicati-ufficiali/ufficiale-matteo-ruggeri-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-della-salernitana-71432 |title=Ufficiale – Matteo Ruggeri è un nuovo calciatore della Salernitana |publisher=Tutto Salernitana |date=27 July 2021 |language=it}}
==Return to Atalanta==
On 22 May 2024, Ruggeri started in Atalanta's 3–0 victory over German champions Bayer Leverkusen in the 2024 UEFA Europa League final.{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/22/atalanta-bayer-leverkusen-europa-league-final-match-report |title=Atalanta win Europa League as Lookman hat-trick ends Leverkusen’s unbeaten run |publisher=The Guardian |date=22 March 2024 }}
=Atlético Madrid=
On 1 July 2025, Ruggeri joined La Liga side Atlético Madrid, signing a five-year contract.{{cite web |url=https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/welcome-matteo-ruggeri |title=Welcome, Matteo Ruggeri! |publisher=Atlético Madrid |date=1 July 2025 }}
International career
In March 2025 he was called up to the senior Italy squad for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League quarter-final matches against Germany on 20 and 23 March 2025.{{cite news|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/news/italia-operazione-rimonta-spalletti-se-avremo-lo-stesso-comportamento-di-gioved%C3%AC-il-risultato-sar%C3%A0-diverso/|title=Italia, operazione rimonta. Spalletti: "Se avremo lo stesso comportamento di giovedì, il risultato sarà diverso"|language=it|publisher=Italian Football Federation|date=22 March 2025|access-date=26 March 2025}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 25 May 2025}}{{cite web|title=M. Ruggeri|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/579195/|access-date=22 August 2022|website=Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coppa Italia !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Atalanta
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Serie A |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|Serie A |34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25
|Serie A |30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 2{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Supercoppa Italiana}} | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!85 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 2 | |
| Salernitana (loan)
|Serie A |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!99 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 2 |
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Honours
Atalanta
- UEFA Europa League: 2023–24{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-05-22 |title=Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/028d-1af3bf5e7e68-7d9202792002-1000--atalanta-3-0-leverkusen-lookman-treble-brings-uefa-europ/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |language=en}}
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2023–24{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/028d-1af72d7a87db-103be0eecc6d-1000--europa-league-all-star-xi/|title=2023/24 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.atalanta.it/en/characters/matteo-ruggeri/ Profile] at the Atalanta BC website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Atlético Madrid squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruggeri, Matteo}}
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Lombardy
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:US Salernitana 1919 players
Category:UEFA Europa League–winning players
Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
Category:Atlético Madrid footballers