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 26)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Monza
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2017 Inter Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2017–2018Renate (loan) 33 (0)
2018–2019Novara (loan) 30 (0)
2019–2020Pordenone (loan) 33 (0)
2020–2022Monza (loan) 64 (0)
2022– Monza 50 (0)
International career
2014 Italy U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:52, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

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

Contents

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]

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). [26] He and his partner Samantha have a son named Marcello (b. 2020). [27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 December 2023 [8]
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia OtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Renate (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 330301 [lower-alpha 1] 0370
Novara (loan) 2018–19 Serie C300002 [lower-alpha 1] 0320
Pordenone (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 330002 [lower-alpha 2] 0350
Monza (loan) 2020–21 Serie B270202 [lower-alpha 2] 0310
2021–22 Serie B370104 [lower-alpha 2] 0420
Total6403060730
Monza 2022–23 Serie A 37000370
2023–24 Serie A13010140
Total5001000510
Career total2100701102280
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

Inter Milan

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