Stephan Ruggeri (born 13 October 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a defender for

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Career

Ruggeri started in Primera B Nacional with

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, he previously had youth spells with River Plate, Vélez Sarsfield and Platense. 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. He made further appearances against

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, Flandria and Juventud Unida in the 2016–17 season, which concluded with relegation to Torneo Federal A. Ruggeri played 2017–18 in the third tier, but with

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having joined in August 2017. He played twice. Los Andes of Primera B Nacional signed Ruggeri in 2018. Ruggeri didn't feature for Los Andes, though was an unused substitute for a league fixture with Central Córdoba on 23 November 2018. In June 2019, Ruggeri switched Argentina for the United States by agreeing terms with

of the

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Personal life

Ruggeri is the son of former footballer Oscar Ruggeri, who featured for the likes of

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and

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as well as

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; with whom he won the

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. His sister, Candela, appeared with their father on the eleventh season of

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in 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruggeri, Stephan 1996 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Primera Nacional players Torneo Federal A players Crucero del Norte footballers Club Atlético Los Andes footballers FC Milwaukee Torrent players