Mateo Retegui

Mateo Retegui is one of those modern footballers whose identity is a story in itself. Born in San Fernando, Argentina, steeped in the country's footballing DNA, he chose to represent Italy at international level, and then kept scoring after moving to the Saudi Pro League. I find that combination genuinely compelling. Carrying the weight of a national-team choice while still producing goals takes a peculiar mental steadiness, because a striker's whole job comes down to staying calm in the box. That his finishing instinct travels across countries and leagues tells me the goalscoring is wired into him, not the environment.

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Name (English)

Mateo Retegui

Name (Japanese)

マテオ・レテギ

Reading

まてお・れてぎ

Born

April 29, 1999 (age 27)

Origin

San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo%20Retegui
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%86%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%86%E3%82%AE
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47002491

Tags

• Buenos Aires Province
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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