Matteo Ruggeri (born 11 July 2002) is an Italian professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
left-back or
left wing-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for club
Atalanta.
Club career
Atalanta
Matteo Ruggeri grew up in
Zogno,
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
, Italy, where he started playing football, before joining
Atalanta's youth sector in 2011. 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. Five days later, he made his
Serie A debut in a 1–1 home draw against
Inter.
On 22 May 2024, he started in Atalanta's 3–0 victory over German champions
Bayer Leverkusen in the
2024 UEFA Europa League final.
Salernitana
On 27 July 2021, Ruggeri joined newly-promoted Serie A club
Salernitana on a season-long loan.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Atalanta
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UEFA Europa League:
2023–24
Individual
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UEFA Europa League Team of the Season:
2023–24
References
External links
Profileat the Atalanta BC website
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2002 births
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Footballers from Lombardy
Men's association football fullbacks
Italy men's youth international footballers
Serie A players
Atalanta BC players
US Salernitana 1919 players
UEFA Europa League winning players