Dominic Matteo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Matteo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1984 | Birkdale United | ||
| 1984–1992 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–2000 | Liverpool | 127 | (1) |
| 1995 | → Sunderland (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Leeds United | 115 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Stoke City | 23 | (1) |
| Total | 300 | (4) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1998 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Scotland | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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. He was capped six times by Scotland after originally representing England at under-21 and 'B' team level.
He 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 impacted by injury which led to his retirement in 2009 at the age of 35. He struggled with gambling addictions, and was declared bankrupt in 2015.
Dominic Matteo was born in Dumfries in 28 April 1974; his father, who "wanted his boy to play like Cesare Maldini", ran Matthew's Cafe in Friars Vennel. His father had Italian heritage, and was a keen follower of European football. The family moved to Southport in late 1978. 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. He progressed to a YTS contract at the age of 16. 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. However, he impressed enough to win a one-year professional contract at the age of 18. He then signed a new two-year contract in 1993.
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