OrcaScore
13

Defender

Matteo Ruggeri

Injured — Hamstring Injury · Back: 20 Dec 2026
Follow Compare
Appearances
7
394 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.00
Assists
0
Average rating
6.61
Age24
Date of birth11 Jul 2002
Height187 cm
Weight–
Preferred footLeft
Market value€27M
Contract until30 Jun 2031

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Hamstring Injury · Out Since 10 Oct 2026 · Back: 20 Dec 2026
  • Injury Hamstring Injury · Doubtful Ended: 13 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts4 / 2
Minutes158
Rating6.60
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy68 · 91%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions2 / 7
Duels won6 / 12
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.02 / 0.02
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls6
Accurate crosses0
Touches119
Possession lost15
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won5
Clearances13
Ball recoveries12
Fouls won1
Fouls committed1
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)20.30
Top speed (km/h)30.96
Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes146
Rating6.75
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy61 · 90%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions3 / 4
Duels won5 / 6
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.05 / 0.03
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls4
Accurate crosses1
Touches97
Possession lost13
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won4
Clearances9
Ball recoveries6
Fouls won0
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)15.93
Top speed (km/h)30.14
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes90
Rating6.40
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy46 · 91%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 1
Duels won1 / 2
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.10 / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses2
Touches60
Possession lost7
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won0
Clearances2
Ball recoveries11
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking48
Technical57
Tactical52
Defending62
Creativity63

National team

  • Italy2 caps · 0 goals · debut Sep 2026

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
10 Oct 2026 Aston Villa – Brentford 2–2 45' 6.4
5 Oct 2026 Italy – Türkiye 3–1 56' 6.6
2 Oct 2026 France – Italy 1–1 – –
28 Sep 2026 Türkiye – Italy 1–4 90' 6.9
19 Sep 2026 Tottenham Hotspur – Aston Villa 2–3 90' 6.3
16 Sep 2026 Coventry City – Aston Villa 1–3 90' 6.4
12 Sep 2026 Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest 1–2 – –
8 Sep 2026 Club Brugge KV – Aston Villa 2–3 – –
5 Sep 2026 Hull City – Aston Villa 0–0 15' 6.8
31 Aug 2026 Aston Villa – Arsenal 0–1 – –
23 Aug 2026 Brighton & Hove Albion – Aston Villa 4–0 8' 6.9
1 Aug 2026 Manchester United – Atlético Madrid 2–1 61' 6.5
29 Jul 2026 Atlético Madrid – Getafe 4–1 – –
24 May 2026 Villarreal – Atlético Madrid 5–1 45' 6.2
17 May 2026 Atlético Madrid – Girona FC 1–0 90' 7.6

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 42M €
  1. Transfer 25M €
  2. Transfer 17M €
  3. Loan return
  4. Loan
  5. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)47
Average rating6.70
Last match rating6.410 Oct 2026
Matches missed51 injury record
5 6 7 8 9 6.70 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 Oct 2026 6.4

Last 10 matches

6.4 6.6 6.9 6.3 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.2 7.6

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Premier League Aston Villa 4 (2) 158 0 0 6.60
2026 UEFA Nations League Italy 2 (2) 146 0 0 6.75
2026 EFL Cup Aston Villa 1 (1) 90 0 0 6.40

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

UEFA Champions League 2025 · percentile among defenders (189 players)

Compare
50 Tackles 90 Interceptions 86 Clearances 28 Aerials won 21 Duels won 28 Pass accuracy 31 Progressive carries 80 Rating 44

15 matches · 1,208 min

Matteo Ruggeri: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 2.83
90
Interceptions / 90 min 1.71
86
Clearances / 90 min 2.38
28
Aerials won / 90 min 0.75
21
Duels won 50.5%
28
Pass accuracy 85.0%
31
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.75
80
Rating 6.66
44

Similar players

Profile similarity (all leagues, same position)

How do we calculate this?