Stephan Ruggeri

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Stephan Ruggeri
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina [1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Milwaukee Torrent
Number 4
Youth career
River Plate
Vélez Sarsfield
Platense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Crucero del Norte 4 (0)
2017–2018 Huracán Las Heras 2 (0)
2018–2019 Los Andes 0 (0)
2019– Milwaukee Torrent 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

Stephan Ruggeri (born 13 October 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Milwaukee Torrent. [2]

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Career

Ruggeri started in Primera B Nacional with Crucero del Norte, he previously had youth spells with River Plate, Vélez Sarsfield and Platense. [3] [4] He made his professional debut at the end of August 2016, starting a fixture with Nueva Chicago that he departed on forty-four minutes after receiving a red card. [5] [6] He made further appearances against Santamarina, Flandria and Juventud Unida in the 2016–17 season, which concluded with relegation to Torneo Federal A. [2] Ruggeri played 2017–18 in the third tier, but with Huracán Las Heras having joined in August 2017. [2] He played twice. [2] Los Andes of Primera B Nacional signed Ruggeri in 2018. [2]

Ruggeri didn't feature for Los Andes, though was an unused substitute for a league fixture with Central Córdoba on 23 November 2018. [2] In June 2019, Ruggeri switched Argentina for the United States by agreeing terms with Milwaukee Torrent of the National Premier Soccer League. [7]

Personal life

Ruggeri is the son of former footballer Oscar Ruggeri, who featured for the likes of Boca Juniors and Real Madrid as well as Argentina; with whom he won the 1986 FIFA World Cup. [4] His sister, Candela, appeared with their father on the eleventh season of Bailando por un Sueño on eltrece in 2016. [4]

Career statistics

As of 3 November 2019. [2] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crucero del Norte 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 40000040
Huracán Las Heras 2017–18 Torneo Federal A 20000020
Los Andes 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 00000000
Milwaukee Torrent 2019 NPSL 90000090
Career total1500000150

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