Michele Di Gregorio

Michele Di Gregorio

Di Gregorio with Monza in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26)
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)
Youth career
0000–2017	Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)	0	(0)
International career
2014	Italy U17	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 13 May 2024 (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.

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 ]}

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). ^[29] He and his partner Samantha have a son named Marcello (b. 2020). ^[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2024 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Other		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Renate (loan)	2017–18	Serie C	33	0	3	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	37	0
Novara (loan)	2018–19	Serie C	30	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	32	0
Pordenone (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	33	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	35	0
Monza (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	27	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	31	0
	2021–22	Serie B	37	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 2]	0	42	0
	Total		64	0	3	0	6	0	73	0
Monza	2022–23	Serie A	37	0	0	0	—		37	0
	2023–24	Serie A	33	0	1	0	—		34	0
	Total		70	0	1	0	0	0	71	0
Career total			230	0	7	0	11	0	248	0

1. Appearance(s) in Serie C promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

Inter Milan Primavera

• Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2016–17

Individual

• Serie A Best Goalkeeper: 2023–24 ^[31]

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. 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. "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.
30. "E' nato il piccolo Marcello Di Gregorio!" (Press release) (in Italian). Monza . Retrieved 29 September 2020.
31. "MVPs of the Serie A Made in Italy 2023/2024". Serie A. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

External links

• Profile at AC Monza