Matteo RuggeriLB#13
Aston Villa·
Premier League·Defender - Left-Back
€28.00mMarket value#9 in Aston Villa · #160 in Premier League
Last 5rating per match
LaLiga01.11
UEFA Champio04.11
LaLiga08.11
LaLiga23.11
UEFA Champio26.11
Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month
6.90Nov
6.90Dec
6.90Jan
6.80Feb
6.20Mar
6.70Apr
6.70May
Jun
Jul
6.70Aug
6.60Sep
6.60Oct
Club matchesAston Villa
Recent results
02 Oct · 19:30Friendlies ClubsA
SevillaW3:1Prediction19 Sept · 12:30English Premier LeagueA
Tottenham—Prediction16 Sept · 20:00League CupA
CoventryW3:1Prediction12 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueH
Nottingham Forest—Prediction08 Sept · 17:45UEFA Champions LeagueA
Club Brugge KVW3:2PredictionKey statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup
Goals013 of 63Rank
xG0.0053 of 56Rank
Assists013 of 63Rank
xA0.0061 of 63Rank
Shots30.77 / 9043 of 56Rank
Shots on target00%39 of 56Rank
Key passes30.77 / 9040 of 63Rank
Pass accuracy91.3%
xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Premier League, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
Player profileattributes and traits
Player Position average
Strengths
No outstanding strengths
Weaknesses
No outstanding weaknesses
Player positions: DL · ML
Positions on the pitch
Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league
AttackingPer 90 · Percentile
Goals0.0040%
xG0.0120%
Shots0.8056%
Shots on target0.0015%
Conversion %039%
Big chances missed0.0064%
Dribbles0.8085%
Fouls won0.8044%
PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile
Assists0.0040%
xA0.0113%
Key passes0.8073%
Big chances created0.0035%
Accurate passes40.6263%
Pass accuracy %92.794%
Final third passes8.7668%
Long balls2.3971%
Crosses0.0016%
DefendingPer 90 · Percentile
Tackles1.5960%
Interceptions4.78100%
Clearances6.3781%
Aerial duels won0.8017%
Duels won3.9842%
Recoveries8.76100%
Dribbled past0.8031%
Errors leading to goal0.0053%
What a percentile means
The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.
For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.
vs 62 defenders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 113′
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Availability
StatusAvailable46 matches in 12 months
National team
Italy0 caps · 0 goals
Italy0 caps · 0 goalsContract until-
Market value€28.00mHighest: €28.00m (05/06/2026)
Season statsSeason 26/27
| Competition | Team | Season | Apps | Min | Rating | G | A | G+A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Nations League | Italy | 26/27 | 2 | 146 | 6.75 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — |
 Premier League | Aston Villa | 26/27 | 3 | 113 | 6.67 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| EFL Cup | Aston Villa | 26/27 | 1 | 90 | 6.40 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Transfers6
| Date | Season | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/08/2026 | 26/27 |  Atlético | Aston Villa | €25.00m | €28.00m |
| 01/07/2025 | 25/26 |  Atalanta | Atlético | €17.00m | €16.00m |
| 30/06/2022 | 21/22 |  Salernitana | Atalanta | End of loan | €2.00m |
| 27/07/2021 | 21/22 | Atalanta | Salernitana | loan transfer | €2.00m |
| 01/09/2020 | 20/21 |  Atalanta U19 | Atalanta | - | - |
| 01/07/2019 | 19/20 | Atalanta U17 | Atalanta U19 | - | - |
Market value
€28.00m Current€28.00m Highest · 05/06/202605/06/2026 Last change
29.10.202005.06.2026
#9 Aston Villa#18 Italy#20 Left-Back#160 Premier League#355 Worldwide#52 Year 2002
Value history
| Date | Age | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/10/2020 | 18 | Atalanta BC | €500k |
| 29/12/2020 | 18 | Atalanta BC | €1.00m |
| 03/06/2021 | 18 | Atalanta BC | €2.00m |
| 28/12/2021 | 19 |  US Salernitana 1919 | €2.00m |
| 07/06/2022 | 19 | US Salernitana 1919 | €2.00m |
| 11/11/2022 | 20 | Atalanta BC | €2.00m |
| 15/06/2023 | 20 | Atalanta BC | €4.00m |
| 11/10/2023 | 21 | Atalanta BC | €9.00m |
| 20/12/2023 | 21 | Atalanta BC | €15.00m |
| 05/06/2024 | 21 | Atalanta BC | €20.00m |
| 18/12/2024 | 22 | Atalanta BC | €20.00m |
| 17/06/2025 | 22 | Atalanta BC | €16.00m |
| 12/12/2025 | 23 | Atlético de Madrid | €15.00m |
| 16/03/2026 | 23 | Atlético de Madrid | €20.00m |
| 05/06/2026 | 23 | Atlético de Madrid | €28.00m |
xG Statisticsall seasons
| Season | League | Club | Apps | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | Sh | KP | xGChain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | EPL | Aston Villa | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
xGExpected goals- How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxGNon-penalty xG- The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xAExpected assists- The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChainxG chain- Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KPKey passes- Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.
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