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Dominic Matteo

Dominic Matteo
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-04-28) 28 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
1983–1984 Birkdale United
1984–1992 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2000 Liverpool 127 (2)
1995Sunderland (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2004 Leeds United 115 (2)
2004–2007 Blackburn Rovers 34 (0)
2007–2009 Stoke City 23 (1)
Total 300 (5)
International career
1994–1998 England U21 4 (0)
1998 England B 1 (0)
2000–2002 Scotland 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dominic Matteo (born 28 April 1974) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder in a 17-year professional career from 1992 to 2009. He made a total of 366 league and cup appearances, of which 276 were in the Premier League.

Matteo played for Liverpool, Sunderland, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City. His most notable individual moment was his goal in the Champions League against A.C. Milan. The latter part of his career was increasingly affected by injuries, which led to his retirement in 2009 at the age of 35. He struggled with gambling addictions and was declared bankrupt in 2015. He was capped six times by Scotland after originally representing England at under-21 and 'B' team level.

Early life

Dominic Matteo was born in Dumfries on 28 April 1974.[1] His birth mother, Margaret, was a 17-year-old pupil when she fell pregnant, naming him Stephen. Very young and without an income, she made "the most difficult decision of my life" in putting him up for adoption, being persuaded that it was the best decision by the adoption agency when told about his adoptive parents.[2]

Matteo's adoptive father, who "wanted his boy to play like Cesare Maldini",[3] ran Matthew's Cafe in Friars Vennel.[1] His adoptive father had Italian heritage and was a keen follower of European football.[4] The family moved to Southport in late 1978.[5] His adoptive parents, Albert and Marie, told him when he was seven years old that he was adopted, along with his older brother.[6]

Club career

Liverpool

Matteo was spotted playing for Birkdale United by Liverpool player Kenny Dalglish, who had originally gone to Birkdale United just to watch his son, Paul Dalglish.[7][8] He progressed to a YTS contract at the age of 16.[9] His versatility counted against him, as he was asked to play several positions in the reserve team and subsequently failed to establish himself in one position.[10] However, he impressed enough to win a one-year professional contract at the age of 18.[11] He then signed a new two-year contract in 1993.[12]

He made his Premier League debut for the "Reds" on 23 October 1993, when he replaced an injured John Barnes at left-wing in a 1–1 draw with Manchester City at Maine Road.[13] He made a total of 13 appearances during the 1993–94 season. He joined Mick Buxton's Sunderland on loan in March 1995, but made just one First Division appearance for the "Black Cats", in a 2–0 defeat to Barnsley at Oakwell on 24 March.[14] After the game it transpired that his loan had not been registered in time, leaving him unable to play for Sunderland; though he had technically been an ineligible player against Barnsley, Sunderland escaped with only a £2,500 fine.[15]

He scored two goals for Liverpool, one against Southampton in the Premier League and another against Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup.[16][17] After making arguably his biggest impact at Anfield in the 1999–2000 season, Matteo was expected to become a first team regular, but was instead sold to Leeds United[18] in August 2000. He made 155 appearances and scored two goals for Liverpool.[19]

Leeds United

In August 2000 he joined Leeds United despite failing his medical with the club.[20] He made his team debut against A.C. Milan the following month, in a UEFA Champions League contest.[1] He was one of Leeds' best players through their 2000–01 Champions League campaign, in which they achieved a semi-final place.[1] He is fondly remembered by Leeds fans especially for the goal he scored at the San Siro against Milan,[1][21] in the first group stage which ensured they would progress through to the next round. He ended that Champions League campaign with two goals, having also scored earlier against Beşiktaş.[1][22]

When Rio Ferdinand moved to Manchester United in the summer of 2002, Matteo was handed team captaincy.[1] Leeds were relegated at the end of 2003–04, despite Matteo's two goals against Fulham[23] and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[24]

His book, In My Defence, was published in 2011. In an interview, given at the time of the book's release, he said that he had liked working with David O'Leary and Peter Ridsdale at Leeds; " I loved working with David. He had been a great central defender at Arsenal. But, as things started to get on top of us, he spent more time in his office. He was nowhere near a failure and, if you finished fifth now, you would not expect the sack."[25]

Blackburn Rovers

In July 2004, Matteo signed a three-year contract with Blackburn Rovers.[26] He made his Blackburn debut against West Bromwich Albion in a 1–1 draw.[27] He scored his first and only goal for Blackburn in a 3–0 win over Colchester United in the FA Cup.[27]

Stoke City

In January 2007, Matteo moved to Championship side Stoke City on a free transfer.[1] Signing a short-term contract until the summer, he played a total of 10 games and scoring one goal against Derby County.[28] Matteo still continued to play for Stoke during the club's 2007–08 pre-season campaign, despite being out of contract. However, he was offered a new 12-month contract by the club on 10 August 2007. He was made captain by Tony Pulis in the season Stoke won promotion back to the top flight of the English football league system. Matteo played 13 league games up to the end of October after which he played only once more before the end of the season, a game in November 2007.[29] This was the last game of his playing career due to injury.[1]

International career

Matteo won Under-21 and 'B' caps for England, and was also called up for the main squad on two occasions but was never capped.[30][31] He later was called up for the Scotland side, having been born and lived as a young boy in Dumfries.[1] He went on to collect six caps for Scotland, making his debut against Australia in November 2000. After injury problems, he retired from international duty to concentrate on his career at Leeds United.[1]

Personal life

While at Stoke Matteo progressed studying for his UEFA coaching qualifications.[32]

In his autobiography and interviews associated with its launch, Matteo admitted having run up over £1,000,000 in gambling debts.[33][34] He recalled betting £200,000 on a single horse race, although that bet won.[33] Matteo was declared bankrupt in 2015.[34][35] His book also repeatedly referenced Matteo being involved in a culture of heavy drinking.[1]

In May 2013, Matteo returned to Leeds United in a new role as a Football Ambassador. He left this position in the summer of 2014 following a change of ownership to Massimo Cellino.[36] In November 2019, Matteo underwent surgery on a brain tumour,[37] and was declared fully recovered in April the following year.[38][39]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 1993–94[40] Premier League 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
1994–95[40] 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
1995–96[40] 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1996–97[40] 26 0 2 0 3 0 7[a][b] 0 38 0
1997–98[41] 26 0 1 0 4 0 2[a] 0 33 0
1998–99[16] 20 1 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 23 1
1999–2000[17] 32 0 2 1 0 0 34 1
Total 127 1 8 1 9 0 11 0 155 2
Sunderland (loan) 1994–95[19] First Division 1 0 1 0
Leeds United 2000–01[42] Premier League 30 0 2 0 1 0 15[c] 2[c] 48 2
2001–02[43] 32 0 0 0 1 0 7[a] 0 40 0
2002–03[44] 20 0 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 24 0
2003–04[45] 33 2 1 0 0 0 34 2
Total 115 2 6 0 2 0 23 2 146 4
Blackburn Rovers 2004–05[27] Premier League 28 0 4 1 0 0 32 1
2005–06[46] 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
2006–07[28] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 39 1
Stoke City 2006–07[28] Championship 9 1 1 0 10 1
2007–08[29] 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2008–09[47] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 23 1 1 0 1 0 25 1
Career total 300 4 20 2 12 0 34 2 366 8
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance/s in the UEFA Cup.
  2. ^ Appearance/s in the European Cup Winner's Cup.
  3. ^ a b Appearance/s and goal/s in the UEFA Champions League.
Appearances and goals by national team and year[48]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2000 1 0
2001 4 0
2002 1 0
Total 6 0

See also

References

General
  • Matteo, Dominic; Sutcliffe, Richard (2011), In My Defence: The Autobiography, Great Northern, ISBN 978-1905080-90-8
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l ""Dominic Matteo autobiography review" 28 Feb 2012, www.qosfc.com". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Ex-Liverpool star Dominic Matteo finds his birth mother after nearly dying". Liverpool Echo. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ 'i' from The Independent, 7 November 2011 , Gambling away millions. Leeds and Matteo were so alike, p.48-49
  4. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 18
  5. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 16
  6. ^ "Moment Leeds United star reunites with birth mum after near death experience". Yorkshire Live. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 15
  8. ^ "Liverpool career stats for Dominic Matteo – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  9. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 25
  10. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 34
  11. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 35
  12. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 43
  13. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 37
  14. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 52
  15. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 53
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  18. ^ Webster, Rupert. "Matteo's New Challenge". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  19. ^ a b Dominic Matteo at Soccerbase
  20. ^ "Leeds gamble on Matteo". The Guardian. 17 August 2000. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Leeds make their point". BBC. 8 November 2000. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  22. ^ Shaw, Phil (26 September 2000). "Leeds in overdrive to belittle Besiktas". The Independent. London. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  23. ^ "Leeds edge past Fulham". BBC. 14 December 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  24. ^ "Leeds 4–1 Wolves". BBC. 10 February 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  25. ^ 'i' from The Independent, p 48-49, 7 November 2011
  26. ^ "Blackburn sign Matteo". BBC Sport. 7 July 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
  27. ^ a b c "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  28. ^ a b c "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  30. ^ "England recall caps Merson's recovery". The Independent. London. 27 September 1996.
  31. ^ "Football: England lose Adams, Walker and Neville". The Independent. London. 27 March 1997.
  32. ^ "Blackburn win not enough – Matteo". BBC News. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  33. ^ a b Rich, Tim (7 November 2011). "Dominic Matteo: Gambling away millions". The Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  34. ^ a b Hughes, Lorna (19 August 2015). "Former Liverpool defender Dominic Matteo declared bankrupt". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  35. ^ Spinks, Martin (17 August 2015). "Stoke City: Former midfielder Dominic Matteo declared bankrupt". Stoke Sentinel. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  36. ^ "Exclusive – Former Leeds star admits interest in returning as manager". Talksport. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  37. ^ "Matteo has surgery on brain tumour". BBC Sport.
  38. ^ "Matteo fully recovered from brain tumour". BBC Sport.
  39. ^ "Dominic Matteo: 'Basically, I played my whole football career with a brain tumour". Guardian. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  40. ^ a b c d "Dominic Matteo". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  41. ^ "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  42. ^ "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  43. ^ "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  44. ^ "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  45. ^ "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  46. ^ "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  47. ^ "Games played by Dominic Matteo in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  48. ^ Matteo & Sutcliffe 2011, p. 285

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