Mateo Retegui

Genoa On 26 July 2023, Retegui joined Serie A club Genoa on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of €15 million. On 11 August 2023, he scored his first two goals for the club in a Coppa Italia match against Serie B side Modena.

Atalanta Retegui moved to fellow Serie A club Atalanta in a deal worth a reported €28 million on 8 August 2024, following an anterior cruciate ligament injury to Atalanta forward and Italy teammate Gianluca Scamacca. Later that year, on 26 November, he scored his first Champions League goals by netting a brace in a 6–1 away victory over Young Boys. He scored four goals in a 5–0 demolition of Hellas Verona on 8 February 2025, in which he became the first player to score a first-half hat-trick for Atalanta in Serie A. A month later, on 9 March, he scored from the penalty spot in a 4–0 away win over Juventus, handing them their worst home defeat since 1967. He concluded the 2024–25 season as the Capocannoniere, netting 25 goals and becoming only the second Atalanta player to earn the title after Filippo Inzaghi in the 1996–97 campaign.

Al-Qadsiah On 21 July 2025, Retegui joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah for a reported transfer fee of €65 million. A month later, on 30 August, he marked his league debut with a brace in a 3–1 win over Al-Najma.

International career Retegui represented Argentina at U19 and U20 level, including for the latter at the 2018 South American Games.

Being eligible to play for Italy through descent, in February 2023 it was reported Retegui was pre-selected by Roberto Mancini to join the Azzurri team for the first UEFA Euro 2024 qualification games. Retegui received his first official call up to the Italy national team on 17 March 2023, and proceeded to score in his international debut on 23 March against England in a Euro 2024 qualifying match lost 2–1 in Naples. He would tally again in his subsequent appearance on 26 March, netting the winner in a 2–0 win over Malta in a Euro 2024 qualifier in Ta' Qali, to become the first player to score in his first two competitive matches for the national side since Pierino Prati accomplished the feat in 1968.

On 21 March 2024, Retegui scored twice in a 2–1 victory over Venezuela. He was the first Genoa player to score a brace for Italy since Virgilio Levratto at the 1928 Summer Olympics. In June 2024, Retegui was included by manager Luciano Spalletti in Italy's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. 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 over France during the UEFA Nations League, helping his country to secure their first win against their opponent in Paris since April 1954.

On 14 October 2025, Retegui scored twice in a 3–0 win against Israel during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics Club

Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Retegui goal.

Honours Individual Argentine Primera División top scorer: 2022 Serie A Player of the Month: October 2024 Capocannoniere: 2024–25 Serie A Best Striker: 2024–25 Serie A Team of the Season: 2024–25 Serie A Team of the Year: 2024–25