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| Full name | Mateo Retegui[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (age 26)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Qadsiah | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Boca Juniors | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | →Estudiantes (loan) | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | →Talleres (loan) | 24 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | →Tigre (loan) | 48 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Genoa | 29 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Atalanta | 36 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al-Qadsiah | 9 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Argentina U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Italy | 26 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:21, 21 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:43, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Mateo Retegui (born 29 April 1999) is a professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forSaudi Pro League clubAl-Qadsiah. Born in Argentina, he plays for theItaly national team.
Retegui was born and raised in Argentina. His maternal grandfather, Angelo Dimarco, emigrated to Argentina fromCanicattì,Sicily. His father's grandparents on one side of the family were also Italian, specifically fromGenoa, while the paternal ancestors were originally Basque (the surname Retegui being fromGipuzkoa, Spain).
He is the son of formerfield hockey playerCarlos Retegui, who represented Argentina as a player and coach at variousPan American Games andOlympic Games.[4] His sisterMicaela is also an Olympian field hockey player.
Retegui began his senior career withBoca Juniors, who signed him years prior fromRiver Plate.[5][4] He was first promoted into the club's first-team by managerGuillermo Barros Schelotto during the2017–18 Argentine Primera División season, appearing as an unused substitute on occasions againstArsenal de Sarandí andEstudiantes in December 2017.[6][7] His professional debut arrived on 17 November 2018, with the forward being substituted on for the final moments of a 1–0 home win overPatronato.[6]
January 2019 saw Retegui loaned to Estudiantes for eighteen months.[3][6] He appeared eight times in2018–19, before scoring five goals in twenty-one appearances in2019–20.[6]
In February 2022, Retegui joinedTigre on a loan deal until the end of 2023.[8]
On 26 July 2023, Retegui joinedSerie A clubGenoa on a five-year deal,[9] for a reported fee of €15 million.[10] On 11 August 2023, he scored his first two goals for the club in aCoppa Italia match againstSerie B sideModena.[11]
Retegui moved to fellow Serie A clubAtalanta in a deal worth a reported €28 million on 8 August 2024, following ananterior cruciate ligament injury to Atalanta forward and Italy teammateGianluca Scamacca.[12][13] Later that year, on 26 November, he scored his firstChampions League goals by netting a brace in a 6–1 away victory overYoung Boys.[14] He scored four goals in a 5–0 demolition ofHellas Verona on 8 February 2025, in which he became the first player to score a first-half hat-trick for Atalanta in Serie A.[15] A month later, on 9 March, he scored from the penalty spot in a 4–0 away win overJuventus, handing them their worst home defeat since 1967.[16] He concluded the2024–25 season as theCapocannoniere, netting 25 goals and becoming only the second Atalanta player to earn the title afterFilippo Inzaghi in the 1996–97 campaign.[17]
On 21 July 2025, Retegui joinedSaudi Pro League clubAl-Qadsiah for a reported transfer fee of €65 million.[18] A month later, on 30 August, he marked his league debut with a brace in a 3–1 win overAl-Najma.[19]
Retegui represented Argentina at U19 andU20 level, including for the latter at the2018 South American Games.[20][21]
Being eligible to play forItaly through descent, in February 2023 it was reported Retegui was pre-selected byRoberto Mancini to join theAzzurri team for the firstUEFA Euro 2024 qualification games.[22] Retegui received his first official call up to the Italy national team on 17 March 2023,[23] and proceeded to score in his international debut on 23 March againstEngland in aEuro 2024 qualifying match lost 2–1 inNaples.[24] He would tally again in his subsequent appearance on 26 March, netting the winner in a 2–0 win overMalta in a Euro 2024 qualifier inTa' Qali,[25] to become the first player to score in his first two competitive matches for the national side sincePierino Prati accomplished the feat in 1968.[26]
On 21 March 2024, Retegui scored twice in a 2–1 victory overVenezuela. He was the first Genoa player to score a brace for Italy sinceVirgilio Levratto at the1928 Summer Olympics.[27][28] In June 2024, Retegui was included by managerLuciano Spalletti in Italy's squad forUEFA Euro 2024.[29] Later that year, on 6 September, he was named player of the match, in which he also provided an assist, in a 3–1 away win overFrance during theUEFA Nations League, helping his country to secure their first win against their opponent in Paris since April 1954.[30][31]
On 14 October 2025, Retegui scored twice in a 3-0 win against Israel during theUEFA World Cup Qualifiers.[32]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Talleres (loan) | 2020 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 48 | 6 | ||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | ||
| Tigre (loan) | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 1[e] | 1 | 42 | 23 | |
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 1 | — | 28 | 12 | |||
| Total | 48 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 35 | ||
| Genoa | 2023–24 | Serie A | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| Atalanta | 2024–25 | Serie A | 36 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 3 | 1[g] | 0 | 49 | 28 | |
| Al-Qadsiah | 2025–26 | Saudi Pro League | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1[h] | 0 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 168 | 75 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 252 | 90 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | |
| Total | 26 | 11 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 23 March 2023 | Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy | 1 |  England | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [34] |
| 2 | 26 March 2023 | National Stadium, Attard, Malta | 2 |  Malta | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [35] |
| 3 | 21 March 2024 | Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States | 5 |  Venezuela | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [36] |
| 4 | 2–1 | |||||||
| 5 | 10 October 2024 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 15 |  Belgium | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A | [37] |
| 6 | 14 October 2024 | Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy | 16 |  Israel | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A | [38] |
| 7 | 5 September 2025 | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo, Italy | 21 |  Estonia | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [39] |
| 8 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 9 | 11 October 2025 | A. Le Coq Arena,Tallinn, Estonia | 23 | Estonia | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [40] |
| 10 | 14 October 2025 | Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy | 24 | Israel | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [41] |
| 11 | 2–0 |
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