Michele Di Gregorio

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Michele Di Gregorio
Di Gregorio, Monza v Alessandria (2021) (cropped).jpg
Di Gregorio with Monza in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
(on loan from Monza)
Number 29
Youth career
–2017 Inter Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Renate (loan) 33 (0)
2018–2019 → Novara (loan) 30 (0)
2019–2020 → Pordenone (loan) 33 (0)
2020–2022 → Monza (loan) 64 (0)
2022– Monza 70 (0)
2024– → Juventus (loan) 21 (0)
International career
2014 Italy U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Michele Di Gregorio (born 27 July 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Monza.

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Club career

Inter Milan

Born in Milan, Italy, Di Gregorio was a youth product of Inter Milan.[ citation needed ]

Loan to Renate

On 12 July 2017, Di Gregorio and Alessandro Mattioli were signed by Serie C side Renate on a season-long loan deal. [2] On 30 July he made his debut for Renate in the first round of Coppa Italia in a 3–1 home win over Siracusa. [3] On 3 September, Di Gregorio made his Serie C debut for Renate and he kept his first clean sheet in a 3–0 home win over Padova. [4] One week later he kept his second clean sheet in a 1–0 away win over FeralpiSalò. [5] On 16 September, Di Gregorio kept his third clean sheet in a 3–0 away win over Modena. [6] On 17 December, Di Gregorio kept his 10th clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over Pordenone. [7] Di Gregorio ended his season-long loan to Renate with 38 appearances, 14 clean sheets, and 36 goals conceded. [8]

Loan to Novara

On 4 July 2018, it was announced that Di Gregorio was loaned to a Serie B club Avellino. [9] However, he did not play any matches for the team and returned to Inter Milan. On 24 August 2018 he was loaned to Novara. [10] On 30 September he made his Serie C debut for Novara in a 1–1 home draw against Juventus U23. [11] On 7 October he kept his first clean sheet for Novara in a 3–0 away win over Piacenza. [12] Three week later he kept his second clean sheet in a 2–0 away win over Pistoiese. [13] On 18 November he kept his third clean sheet in a 0–0 away draw against Cuneo. [14] On 12 December he was sent-off with a red card in the 90th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Alessandria. [15] Di Gregorio ended his loan to Novara with 32 appearances, 12 clean sheets and 28 goals conceded. [8]

Loan to Pordenone

On 10 July 2019, Di Gregorio was loaned to Serie B club Pordenone on a season-long loan deal. [16] On 13 September he made his debut in Serie B for Pordenone and he kept his first clean sheet for the team in a 1–0 home win over Spezia. [17] Three weeks later, on 5 October, he kept his second clean sheet in a 2–0 home win over Empoli and three more weeks later, on 26 October, he kept his third in a 0–0 home draw against Cittadella. [18] [19] Di Gregorio ended his season-long loan to Pordenone with 35 appearances, 41 goals conceded and 11 clean sheets, and he also help the club to reach the play-off semi-finals, however they lose 2–1 on aggregate against Frosinone. [8]

Monza

On 27 August 2020, Di Gregorio was sent on loan for the 2020–21 season to newly-promoted Serie B club Monza, on a one-year deal with an option to buy. [20] Following 31 appearances with Monza, 29 in the league, he was re-loaned on 29 June 2021, on a one-year deal with option to buy, counter-option for Inter Milan and conditional obligation to buy. [21] Di Gregorio's obligation for purchase clause was triggered on 29 May 2022, after helping Monza top their first-ever Serie A promotion. [22]

Di Gregorio made his Serie A debut on 13 August, in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino in the first matchday. [23] He kept his first Serie A clean sheet on 18 September, after helping Monza win their first game in the top flight against Italian giants Juventus 1–0. [24] On 7 July 2023, Di Gregorio's contract with Monza was renewed until 30 June 2027. [25] He won the Serie A Best Goalkeeper award in the 2023–24 season. [26]

Juventus

On 5 July 2024, Di Gregorio joined Serie A club Juventus on a one-year loan, worth €4.5 million, with an obligation to buy at the end of the season for a further €13.5m, plus performance-related bonuses up to €2m. [27] [28]

International career

On 19 February 2014, Di Gregorio made his Italy under-17 debut as a substitute, replacing Emil Audero in the 59th minute of a 6–0 home win over Hungary U17.[ citation needed ]

In October 2024 he was selected for the senior Italy squad for 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Belgium and Israel on 10 and 14 October 2024, respectively. [29]

Personal life

Di Gregorio is affectionately nicknamed "L'Uomo Digre", a play on words in reference to television anime Tiger Mask (L'Uomo Tigre in Italian). [30] He and his partner Samantha have a son named Marcello (b. 2020). [31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 February 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia Europe OtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Renate (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 33030—1 [a] 0370
Novara (loan) 2018–19 Serie C30000—2 [a] 0320
Pordenone (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 33000—2 [b] 0350
Monza (loan) 2020–21 Serie B27020—2 [b] 0310
2021–22 Serie B37010—4 [b] 0420
Total640300060730
Monza 2022–23 Serie A 37000——370
2023–24 Serie A33010——340
Total700100000710
Juventus (loan) 2024–25 Serie A210108 [c] 01 [d] 0310
Career total251080801202790
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

Honours

Inter Milan Primavera

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Michele Di Gregorio". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Di Gregorio e Mattioli al Renate". FC Internazionale - Inter Milan. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Renate vs. Siracusa - 30 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Renate vs. Calcio Padova - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 3 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Modena vs. Renate - 16 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Renate vs. Pordenone - 17 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Michele Di Gregorio at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Il portiere Di Gregorio è dell'Avellino" (Press release) (in Italian). usavellino.club. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Di Gregorio al Novara" (Press release) (in Italian). inter.it. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Novara vs. Juventus II - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Piacenza vs. Novara - 7 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Pistoiese vs. Novara - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Cuneo vs. Novara - 18 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Alessandria vs. Novara - 12 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Pordenone, dall'Inter arriva Di Gregorio". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Spezia - 13 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Empoli - 5 October 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Cittadella - 26 October 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Rinforzo in porta: ecco Di Gregorio" (Press release) (in Italian). monzacalcio.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  21. ↑ "Welcome back Di Gregorio! - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "TMW - Monza, con la Serie A scattano gli obblighi di riscatto per Di Gregorio, Bettella e Colpani - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "MONZA-TORINO 1-2 - Radonjic show e Juric esulta con i timbri di Miranchuk e Sanabria". Tutto Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "Verso Sampdoria-Monza, Audero contro Di Gregorio. I numeri". Club Doria 46 (in Italian). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "Michele Di Gregorio rinnova fino al 2027 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  26. ↑ "Official: Di Gregorio named best Serie A goalkeeper for 2023-24". football-italia.net. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  27. ↑ Juventus.com (5 July 2024). "ACCORDO CON IL MONZA PER L'ACQUISIZIONE DEL CALCIATORE DI GREGORIO" (PDF). Juventus.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  28. ↑ "Official : Juventus sign Di Gregorio from Monza for 18m agreement". football-italia.net. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  29. ↑ "Per gli Azzurri allenamento nel pomeriggio a Coverciano, convocato Nicolò Zaniolo" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  30. ↑ "Vichingo, Imperatore e Pess: i soprannomi dei giocatori del Monza". il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza (in Italian). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  31. ↑ "E' nato il piccolo Marcello Di Gregorio!" (Press release) (in Italian). Monza . Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  32. ↑ "MVPs of the Serie A Made in Italy 2023/2024". Serie A. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
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