Nicola Rigoni
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 12, 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Schio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chievo | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vicenza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Vicenza | 31 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Palermo | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Vicenza (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Vicenza | 28 | (4) |
| 2012– | Chievo | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Vicenza (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Reggina (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Cittadella (loan) | 49 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Italy U-17 [2] | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Italy U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:46, 15 December 2015 (UTC) | |||
Nicola Rigoni (born 12 November 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays for Chievo.
Career
A promising midfielder, and younger brother of Serie A footballer Luca Rigoni, he made his professional debut in the final weeks of the 2006–07 season with Vicenza.[1] He then spent the 2007–08 season with the Primavera (under-20) squad, and collecting another first team appearance in the season. He was permanently promoted to the first team in the second part of the 2008–09 season, and his performances led Serie A outfit Palermo to sign the player in a bid which involved also the co-ownership of Sicilian youngster and Italian under-20 international Gianvito Misuraca, who joined Vicenza from the rosanero youth system. Half of the registration rights of Rigoni was valued €990,000 and Misuraca for €240,000, made the deal involved €750,000 cash.[3] Rigoni will spend the 2009–10 season on loan to Vicenza in order to give him a chance to play more first team football before to join Palermo.
He finally arrived to Palermo on July 2010, joining the pre-season training camp of the rosanero, and made his debut with the Sicilian team in the return leg of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League playoff round against NK Maribor as a second-half substitute for Fabio Liverani. He then appeared as a used substitute also in the first Serie A league game of the season against Cagliari.
On 28 January 2011 he was loaned out to Vicenza for the remainder of the season.[4]
In June 2011 Vicenza bought back Rigoni for €200,000 and Luca Di Matteo returned to Palermo also for €200,000.[5] In January 2012 Rigoni signed a new 3½ year contract with Vicenza.[6]
After Vicenza was re-admitted to Serie B, on 5 September 2012 Nicola Rigoni was sold to Chievo (where his brother plays) in order to raise profit for new season, for €800,000.[7][8][9] Along with Davide Gavazzi who left for Sampdoria, they returned to Vicenza for new season. On 19 August 2013 he was signed by another Serie B club Reggina Calcio.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "nicola rigoni vicenza – Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2010 Template:It icon
- ^ "Nicola Rigoni ritorna in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ Vicenza Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 Template:It icon
- ^ "Nicola Rigoni prolunga sino al 2015" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ Vicenza Calcio SpA bilancio on 30 June 2013 Template:It icon
- ^ "Nicola Rigoni all' A.C. Chievo Verona" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Ufficiale: un altro Rigoni al Chievo" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Nicola Rigoni in prestito alla Reggina" (in Italian). A.C. ChievoVerona. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.