Andrea Consigli

Andrea Consigli

Consigli with Sassuolo in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Cormano, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sassuolo
Youth career
2004–2006	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2014	Atalanta	193	(0)
2006–2007	→ Sambenedettese (loan)	32	(0)
2007–2008	→ Rimini (loan)	35	(0)
2014–	Sassuolo	357	(0)
International career
2003	Italy U16	8	(0)
2003–2004	Italy U17	4	(0)
2004–2005	Italy U18	7	(0)
2005–2006	Italy U19	7	(0)
2005–2007	Italy U20	5	(0)
2006–2009	Italy U21	20	(0)
2008	Italy U23	1	(0)
2008	Italy Olympic	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Andrea Consigli (born 27 January 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie B club Sassuolo as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Cormano, Consigli is a youth product of Atalanta. To gain some first team experience, the young goalkeeper was loaned out to Serie C1 side Sambenedettese in the 2006–07 season. The following season, he was loaned to Serie B side Rimini. After a successful loan spell there, he returned to Atalanta and acquired the number 1 shirt.

On 1 September 2014, Consigli joined Serie A team Sassuolo for €3 million. ^{[2] [3]}

International career

Consigli made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 15 August 2006, in a friendly match against Croatia. Then he was selected by head coach Pierluigi Casiraghi in the squad for the 2007 U-21 Championship as the third choice goalkeeper. After that competition he became the first choice in the goal for Italy U-21 team until the 2009 U-21 Championship, in which Italy reached the semi-finals.

In 2008, he took part at the 2008 Summer Olympics with the Italian Olympic team, as the back up of Emiliano Viviano.

He received his first call up for the Italian senior team by head coach Cesare Prandelli, for the friendly match against England held on 15 August 2012 in Bern. ^[4]

Style of play

An experienced and reliable keeper, ^{[5] [6]} Consigli was considered to be a promising goalkeeper in his youth, and is known for his goalkeeping technique, quick reflexes, shot–stopping, and ability in one–on–one situations. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]} He has also stood out for his penalty–stopping abilities throughout his career; with 19 stops in 364 appearances since 2009, he has parried the joint–third–most penalties in Serie A history, behind only Gianluca Pagliuca and Samir Handanović, with 24 and 26 stops respectively. ^{[13] [14]} His role model as a goalkeeper is Gianluigi Buffon. ^[12] Considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the Italian top–flight, ^[15] and one of Sassuolo's best players, ^[16] in 2012, Padraig Whelan of forzaitalianfootball.com described Consigli as "perhaps the most underrated player in Serie A in any position", and as a goalkeeper with "few weaknesses in his game". ^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sambenedettese (loan)	2006–07	Serie C	32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
Rimini (loan)	2007–08	Serie B	35	0	2	0	—		—		37	0
Atalanta	2008–09	Serie A	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
	2009–10		31	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
	2010–11	Serie B	40	0	1	0	—		—		41	0
	2011–12	Serie A	35	0	1	0	—		—		36	0
	2012–13		35	0	2	0	—		—		37	0
	2013–14		35	0	1	0	—		—		36	0
	2014–15		0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		193	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	201	0
Sassuolo	2014–15	Serie A	35	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
	2015–16		37	0	1	0	—		—		38	0
	2016–17		37	0	0	0	9	0	—		46	0
	2017–18		37	0	1	0	—		—		38	0
	2018–19		36	0	1	0	—		—		37	0
	2019–20		31	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
	2020–21		37	0	0	0	—		—		37	0
	2021–22		37	0	0	0	—		—		37	0
	2022–23		35	0	1	0	—		—		36	0
	2023–24		35	0	1	0	—		—		36	0
	Total		357	0	6	0	9	0	0	0	372	0
Career total			617	0	16	0	9	0	0	0	642	0

Honours

Atalanta ^[18]

• Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 2001–02
• Serie B: 2010–11

Italy U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship bronze: 2009 ^[19]

Individual

• 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Selection

References

1. "Andrea Consigli". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
2. Calciomercato: arrivano Consigli e Taider. Kurtic alla Fiorentina Archived 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine . sassuolocalcio.it
3. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
4. Andrea Consigli National Team Stats Archived 13 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine . FIGC.it
5. Velluzzi, Francesco (30 April 2020). "Consigli: "Paradiso Sassuolo: vedevamo l'alta classifica, ora solo incertezze"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
6. "Sassuolo vs Frosinone". www.football-italia.net. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
7. Bonetti, Matteo (9 April 2013). "3 Potential Long-Term Replacements for Gigi Buffon at Juventus". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
8. Newman, Blair (16 December 2016). "How AC Milan and Others Have Benefitted from Atalanta's Production Line". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
9. Peters, Jerrad (24 April 2014). "Ranking the Busiest Goalkeepers from Europe's Top 5 Leagues". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
10. Politanò, Matteo (25 January 2016). "Difensori" (in Italian). Panorama. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
11. Labbate, Antonio (5 July 2012). "Top 10 uncapped players". www.football-italia.net. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
12. Bianchi, Fabio (21 June 2009). "Under nelle mani di Consigli "Prima l'Europeo, poi Lippi"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
13. "Handanovic come Pagliuca, la classifica dei migliori pararigori della storia della Serie A" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 12 January 2020.
14. "Consigli il para-rigori, 3 su 4 nell'ultimo mese" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
15. "Torino, Gillet vs Consigli: una sfida da mezzogiorno e mezzo di fuoco" (in Italian). Toro News. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
16. Fiori, Giovanni (29 June 2020). "Calciomercato Sassuolo: la Lazio vuole Consigli come vice Strakosha" (in Italian). Sassuolo News. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
17. Whelan, Padraig (31 December 2012). "Serie A – Best of 2012: Top 5 Goalkeepers". forzaitalianfootball.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
18. "A. Consigli". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
19. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007/09" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

External links

• U.S. Sassuolo Calcio Official Player Profile Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
• Andrea Consigli – FIFA competition record (archived)
• FIGC (in Italian)