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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMatteo Ruggeri
PositionCentre-back
NationalityItaly
Age24
Date of birth11 Jul 2002
BirthplaceSan Giovanni Bianco
Height187 cm
Shirt number#13
ClubAston Villa
Centre-back
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
8
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Aston Villa.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Atletico MadridUEFA Champions League: 15 apps, 0g 3a, 1208 min

Earlier this season at Atletico MadridCopa del Rey: 5 apps, 0g 1a, 429 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Aston Villa; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Ruggeri is a 24-year-old central defender at Atletico Madrid, rated 79.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (51.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ruggeri.

On the season, Ruggeri graded 31 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets and 2.99 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 31). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 80. At 24 Ruggeri is in his prime years, and a market index of 88 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/244 clubs
79.7
Ratingi
elite — among the best in the position
30.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
51.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.99
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Atletico Madrid finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

26
Apps
2.99
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
20
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94.5/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 51.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 79.7 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions20
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0