Dominic Matteo

Date of birth28 April 1974
Place of birthDumfries
NationalityScottish
Weight75 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionDefender/Midfielder

Matteo was spotted by Kenny Dalglish as a youngster and began his career with Liverpool before moving on to Leeds United.

He began 2000-01 on the sidelines with a knee injury and it was not until September that he made his debut, featuring in the 1-0 Champions' League victory over AC Milan when he played on the left-hand side of midfield.

Matteo scored his first goal for United against Besiktas and remained in the team for the rest of the season.

A highlight was undoubtedly his near-post header in the return game against AC Milan in the San Siro Stadium, the 1-1 draw confirming Leeds' qualification for the second stage of the Champions' League.

He showed his versatility in the second half of the campaign when he played at left back and in the centre of defence and did equally well in both roles.

An intelligent player, with vision, skill and athleticism, he gained his first full cap for Scotland in a friendly against Australia in the autumn and went on to appear twice more during the campaign.

Matteo joined Blackburn Rovers in July 2004 with a three-year contract.

He joined Stoke City in January 2007 with a contract to the end of the season that was extended to June 2008 in August 2007.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Liverpool 27 May 1992 24 Aug 2000
Sunderland 23 Mar 1995 30 Mar 1995 L
Leeds United 24 Aug 2000 06 Jul 2004
Blackburn Rovers 06 Jul 2004 19 Jan 2007
Stoke City 19 Jan 2007 30 Jun 2009

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1993-94 Liverpool League Cup 2
1993-94 Liverpool Premier League 11
1994-95 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1994-95 Liverpool Premier League 2
5
1995-96 Liverpool FA Cup
1
1995-96 Liverpool Premier League 5
1996-97 Liverpool FA Cup 2
1996-97 Liverpool League Cup 3
1996-97 Liverpool Premier League 22
4
2
1996-97 Liverpool UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 7
1997-98 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1997-98 Liverpool League Cup 4
2
1997-98 Liverpool Premier League 24
2
3
1997-98 Liverpool UEFA Cup 2
1998-99 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1
1998-99 Liverpool Premier League 16
4
1
2
1
1998-99 Liverpool UEFA Cup 1
1
1999-00 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1
1
1999-00 Liverpool Premier League 32
2
2000-01 Leeds United FA Cup 2
2000-01 Leeds United League Cup 1
2000-01 Leeds United Premier League 30
1
2000-01 Leeds United UEFA Champions League 15
2
2
2001-02 Leeds United League Cup 1
2001-02 Leeds United Premier League 32
7
1
2001-02 Leeds United UEFA Cup 7
1
2002-03 Leeds United FA Cup 3
1
2002-03 Leeds United Premier League 20
3
2002-03 Leeds United UEFA Cup 1
2003-04 Leeds United FA Cup 1
2003-04 Leeds United Premier League 33
2
8
1
2004-05 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup 4
1
1
2004-05 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 25
3
7
2005-06 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup 1
1
2005-06 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 6
2
2006-07 Stoke City FA Cup 1
2006-07 Stoke City League Championship 9
1
1
2007-08 Stoke City League Championship 14
2
2008-09 Stoke City League Cup
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
23 Oct 1993 Manchester City v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
27 Oct 1993 Liverpool v Ipswich Town W 3-2 League Cup 3rd round
30 Oct 1993 Liverpool v Southampton W 4-2 Premier League
06 Nov 1993 Liverpool v West Ham United W 2-0 Premier League
21 Nov 1993 Newcastle United v Liverpool L 3-0 Premier League
28 Nov 1993 Liverpool v Aston Villa W 2-1 Premier League
01 Dec 1993 Liverpool v Wimbledon D 1-1 League Cup 4th round
04 Dec 1993 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool L 3-1 Premier League
18 Dec 1993 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool D 3-3 Premier League
28 Dec 1993 Liverpool v Wimbledon D 1-1 Premier League
01 Jan 1994 Ipswich Town v Liverpool W 1-2 Premier League
05 Feb 1994 Norwich City v Liverpool D 2-2 Premier League
19 Feb 1994 Leeds United v Liverpool L 2-0 Premier League
28 Jan 1995 Burnley v Liverpool D 0-0 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1995 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
25 Feb 1995 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool W 1-2 Premier League
14 Apr 1995 Manchester City v Liverpool L 2-1 Premier League
02 May 1995 Wimbledon v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
06 May 1995 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 2-0 Premier League
10 May 1995 West Ham United v Liverpool L 3-0 Premier League
14 May 1995 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers W 2-1 Premier League
19 Aug 1995 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 Premier League
21 Aug 1995 Leeds United v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
06 Jan 1996 Liverpool v Rochdale W 7-0 FA Cup 3rd round
23 Mar 1996 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
06 Apr 1996 Coventry City v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
08 Apr 1996 Liverpool v West Ham United W 2-0 Premier League
17 Aug 1996 Middlesbrough v Liverpool D 3-3 Premier League
19 Aug 1996 Liverpool v Arsenal W 2-0 Premier League
24 Aug 1996 Liverpool v Sunderland D 0-0 Premier League
04 Sep 1996 Coventry City v Liverpool W 0-1 Premier League
07 Sep 1996 Liverpool v Southampton W 2-1 Premier League
12 Sep 1996 MyPa-47 v Liverpool W 0-1 UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 1st round 1st leg
15 Sep 1996 Leicester City v Liverpool W 0-3 Premier League
21 Sep 1996 Liverpool v Chelsea W 5-1 Premier League
26 Sep 1996 Liverpool v MyPa-47 W 3-1
Agg: 4-1
UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 1st round 2nd leg
29 Sep 1996 West Ham United v Liverpool W 1-2 Premier League
12 Oct 1996 Manchester United v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
17 Oct 1996 FC Sion v Liverpool W 1-2 UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 2nd round 1st leg
23 Oct 1996 Charlton Athletic v Liverpool D 1-1 League Cup 3rd round
27 Oct 1996 Liverpool v Derby County W 2-1 Premier League
31 Oct 1996 Liverpool v FC Sion W 6-3
Agg: 8-4
UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
03 Nov 1996 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool L 3-0 Premier League
13 Nov 1996 Liverpool v Charlton Athletic W 4-1 League Cup 3rd round replay
16 Nov 1996 Leeds United v Liverpool W 0-2 Premier League
20 Nov 1996 Liverpool v Everton D 1-1 Premier League
23 Nov 1996 Liverpool v Wimbledon D 1-1 Premier League
17 Dec 1996 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest W 4-2 Premier League
26 Dec 1996 Liverpool v Leicester City D 1-1 Premier League
01 Jan 1997 Chelsea v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
04 Jan 1997 Liverpool v Burnley W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
08 Jan 1997 Middlesbrough v Liverpool L 2-1 League Cup Quarter-final
11 Jan 1997 Liverpool v West Ham United D 0-0 Premier League
18 Jan 1997 Liverpool v Aston Villa W 3-0 Premier League
26 Jan 1997 Chelsea v Liverpool L 4-2 FA Cup 4th round
19 Feb 1997 Liverpool v Leeds United W 4-0 Premier League
22 Feb 1997 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers D 0-0 Premier League
02 Mar 1997 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
06 Mar 1997 SK Brann Bergen v Liverpool D 1-1 UEFA European Cup Winners Cup Quarter-final 1st leg
10 Mar 1997 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 4-3 Premier League
15 Mar 1997 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
20 Mar 1997 Liverpool v SK Brann Bergen W 3-0
Agg: 4-1
UEFA European Cup Winners Cup Quarter-final 2nd leg
06 Apr 1997 Liverpool v Coventry City L 1-2 Premier League
10 Apr 1997 Paris St Germain v Liverpool L 3-0 UEFA European Cup Winners Cup Semi-final 1st leg
11 May 1997 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
13 Aug 1997 Liverpool v Leicester City L 1-2 Premier League
13 Sep 1997 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 Premier League
16 Sep 1997 Celtic v Liverpool D 2-2 UEFA Cup 1st qualifying round 1st leg
20 Sep 1997 Southampton v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
25 Oct 1997 Liverpool v Derby County W 4-0 Premier League
01 Nov 1997 Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
04 Nov 1997 Liverpool v Racing Strasbourg W 2-0
Agg: 2-3
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
08 Nov 1997 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur W 4-0 Premier League
18 Nov 1997 Liverpool v Grimsby Town W 3-0 League Cup 4th round
22 Nov 1997 Liverpool v Barnsley L 0-1 Premier League
30 Nov 1997 Arsenal v Liverpool W 0-1 Premier League
06 Dec 1997 Liverpool v Manchester United L 1-3 Premier League
13 Dec 1997 Crystal Palace v Liverpool W 0-3 Premier League
20 Dec 1997 Liverpool v Coventry City W 1-0 Premier League
26 Dec 1997 Liverpool v Leeds United W 3-1 Premier League
28 Dec 1997 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 1-2 Premier League
03 Jan 1998 Liverpool v Coventry City L 1-3 FA Cup 3rd round
07 Jan 1998 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 0-2 League Cup Quarter-final
10 Jan 1998 Liverpool v Wimbledon W 2-0 Premier League
17 Jan 1998 Leicester City v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
20 Jan 1998 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 1-0 Premier League
27 Jan 1998 Liverpool v Middlesbrough W 2-1 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
31 Jan 1998 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers D 0-0 Premier League
07 Feb 1998 Liverpool v Southampton L 2-3 Premier League
14 Feb 1998 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool D 3-3 Premier League
18 Feb 1998 Middlesbrough v Liverpool L 2-0
Agg: 3-2
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
07 Mar 1998 Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers W 2-1 Premier League
14 Mar 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool D 3-3 Premier League
28 Mar 1998 Barnsley v Liverpool W 2-3 Premier League
10 Apr 1998 Manchester United v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
13 Apr 1998 Liverpool v Crystal Palace W 2-1 Premier League
19 Apr 1998 Coventry City v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
25 Apr 1998 Chelsea v Liverpool L 4-1 Premier League
12 Sep 1998 West Ham United v Liverpool L 2-1 Premier League
19 Sep 1998 Liverpool v Charlton Athletic D 3-3 Premier League
29 Sep 1998 Liverpool v 1.FC Kosice W 5-1
Agg: 8-1
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
04 Oct 1998 Liverpool v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
08 Dec 1998 Liverpool v Celta Vigo L 0-1
Agg: 1-4
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
09 Jan 1999 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
16 Jan 1999 Liverpool v Southampton W 7-1 Premier League
24 Jan 1999 Manchester United v Liverpool L 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
30 Jan 1999 Coventry City v Liverpool L 2-1 Premier League
06 Feb 1999 Liverpool v Middlesbrough W 3-1 Premier League
13 Feb 1999 Charlton Athletic v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
27 Feb 1999 Chelsea v Liverpool L 2-1 Premier League
13 Mar 1999 Derby County v Liverpool L 3-2 Premier League
03 Apr 1999 Liverpool v Everton W 3-2 Premier League
05 Apr 1999 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool D 2-2 Premier League
12 Apr 1999 Leeds United v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
17 Apr 1999 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 0-1 Premier League
21 Apr 1999 Liverpool v Leicester City L 0-1 Premier League
24 Apr 1999 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool W 1-3 Premier League
01 May 1999 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-2 Premier League
05 May 1999 Liverpool v Manchester United D 2-2 Premier League
08 May 1999 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
16 May 1999 Liverpool v Wimbledon W 3-0 Premier League
07 Aug 1999 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool W 1-2 Premier League
14 Aug 1999 Liverpool v Watford L 0-1 Premier League
21 Aug 1999 Middlesbrough v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
23 Aug 1999 Leeds United v Liverpool W 1-2 Premier League
28 Aug 1999 Liverpool v Arsenal W 2-0 Premier League
11 Sep 1999 Liverpool v Manchester United L 2-3 Premier League
18 Sep 1999 Leicester City v Liverpool D 2-2 Premier League
27 Oct 1999 Liverpool v West Ham United W 1-0 Premier League
20 Nov 1999 Sunderland v Liverpool W 0-2 Premier League
27 Nov 1999 West Ham United v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
05 Dec 1999 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-1 Premier League
12 Dec 1999 Huddersfield Town v Liverpool W 0-2 FA Cup 3rd round
18 Dec 1999 Liverpool v Coventry City W 2-0 Premier League
26 Dec 1999 Newcastle United v Liverpool D 2-2 Premier League
28 Dec 1999 Liverpool v Wimbledon W 3-1 Premier League
03 Jan 2000 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
10 Jan 2000 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 FA Cup 4th round
15 Jan 2000 Watford v Liverpool W 2-3 Premier League
22 Jan 2000 Liverpool v Middlesbrough D 0-0 Premier League
05 Feb 2000 Liverpool v Leeds United W 3-1 Premier League
13 Feb 2000 Arsenal v Liverpool W 0-1 Premier League
04 Mar 2000 Manchester United v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
11 Mar 2000 Liverpool v Sunderland D 1-1 Premier League
15 Mar 2000 Liverpool v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
18 Mar 2000 Derby County v Liverpool W 0-2 Premier League
25 Mar 2000 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 2-1 Premier League
01 Apr 2000 Coventry City v Liverpool W 0-3 Premier League
09 Apr 2000 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 Premier League
16 Apr 2000 Wimbledon v Liverpool W 1-2 Premier League
21 Apr 2000 Everton v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
29 Apr 2000 Chelsea v Liverpool L 2-0 Premier League
03 May 2000 Liverpool v Leicester City L 0-2 Premier League
07 May 2000 Liverpool v Southampton D 0-0 Premier League
14 May 2000 Bradford City v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1993-94 England Toulon Under-21 2
1
1997-98 England B International 1
1997-98 England Under-21 1
2000-01 Scotland FIFA World Cup 2
2000-01 Scotland International Friendly 1
2001-02 Scotland FIFA World Cup 2
2001-02 Scotland International Friendly 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
31 May 1994 France v England L 3-0 Toulon Under-21 Group A
05 Jun 1994 England v Belgium W 2-1 Toulon Under-21 Semi-final
07 Jun 1994 England v Portugal W 2-0 Toulon Under-21 Final
10 Feb 1998 England v Chile L 1-2 B International
24 Mar 1998 Switzerland v England L 2-0 Under-21
15 Nov 2000 Scotland v Australia L 0-2 International Friendly
24 Mar 2001 Scotland v Belgium D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
28 Mar 2001 Scotland v San Marino W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
01 Sep 2001 Scotland v Croatia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
05 Sep 2001 Belgium v Scotland L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
27 Mar 2002 France v Scotland L 5-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.