Nicola Rigoni

Nicola Rigoni

Rigoni in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth	Schio, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Montecchio Maggiore
Number	17
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)
2012–2019	Chievo	79	(4)
2012–2013	→ Vicenza (loan)	8	(1)
2013–2014	→ Reggina (loan)	16	(0)
2014–2015	→ Cittadella (loan)	49	(4)
2019–2023	Monza	15	(2)
2021	→ Pescara (loan)	8	(1)
2021–2022	→ Cesena (loan)	19	(0)
2023–	Montecchio Maggiore	2	(0)
International career
2007	Italy U17 [3]	2	(0)
2011	Italy U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023

Nicola Rigoni (born 12 November 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Montecchio Maggiore.

Club career

Vicenza

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 at €990,000, while those of Misuraca were valued at €240,000. The deal involved €750,000 cash. ^[4] 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.

Palermo

He finally arrived to Palermo in 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.

Return to Vicenza

On 28 January 2011, he was loaned out to Vicenza for the remainder of the season. ^[5]

In June 2011 Vicenza bought back Rigoni for €200,000 and Luca Di Matteo returned to Palermo also for €200,000. ^[6] In January 2012 Rigoni signed a new 3+1⁄2-year contract with Vicenza. ^[7]

Chievo and loans to Vicenza, Reggina, and Cittadella

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. ^{[8] [9] [10]} 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. ^[11]

Monza and loans to Pescara and Cesena

On 24 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Serie C club Monza. ^[12] On 26 January 2021, Rigoni moved to Serie B club Pescara on a six-month loan deal. ^[13]

On 27 August 2021, Rigoni was sent to Cesena on a one-year loan. ^[14] He terminated his contract with Monza on mutual terms on 20 January 2023. ^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 December 2021 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vicenza	2006–07	Serie B	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2007–08	Serie B	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2008–09	Serie B	9	1	1	0	—		—		10	1
	2009–10	Serie B	19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	Total		31	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	33	1
Palermo	2010–11	Serie A	4	0	0	0	—		5 [a]	1	9	1
Vicenza (loan)	2010–11	Serie B	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
Vicenza	2011–12	Serie B	28	4	1	0	—		—		29	4
	Total		37	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	4
Chievo	2015–16	Serie A	28	3	0	0	—		—		28	3
	2016–17	Serie A	12	1	1	0	—		—		13	1
	2017–18	Serie A	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
	2018–19	Serie A	24	0	2	1	—		—		26	1
	Total		79	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	83	5
Vicenza (loan)	2012–13	Serie B	8	1	1	0	—		—		9	1
Reggina (loan)	2013–14	Serie B	16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
Cittadella (loan)	2013–14	Serie B	16	1	0	0	—		—		16	1
	2014–15	Serie B	33	3	0	0	—		—		33	3
	Total		49	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	4
Monza	2019–20	Serie C	14	2	2	0	2	0	—		18	2
	2020–21	Serie B	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		15	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	20	2
Pescara (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
Cesena (loan)	2021–22	Serie C	15	0	—		1	0	—		16	0
Career total			262	17	12	1	3	0	5	1	282	19

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Monza

• Serie C Group A: 2019–20

References

1. "nicola rigoni vicenza – Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
2. "Nicola Rigoni". A.C. Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
3. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
4. US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2010 (in Italian)
5. "Nicola Rigoni ritorna in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
6. Vicenza Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
7. "Nicola Rigoni prolunga sino al 2015" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
8. Vicenza Calcio SpA bilancio on 30 June 2013 (in Italian)
9. "Nicola Rigoni all' A.C. Chievo Verona" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
10. "Ufficiale: un altro Rigoni al Chievo" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
11. "Ufficiale: Nicola Rigoni in prestito alla Reggina" (in Italian). A.C. ChievoVerona. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
12. "Grande colpo per il centrocampo biancorosso, arriva Nicola Rigoni" (in Italian). Monza. 24 July 2019.
13. Durante, Paolo (26 January 2021). "Calciomercato Pescara: rinforzo a centrocampo, ecco Rigoni" [Calciomercato Pescara: reinforcement in midfield, here is Rigoni]. Rete8 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
14. "Nicola Rigoni in prestito al Cesena - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
15. "Risoluzione consensuale con Nicola Rigoni - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
16. Nicola Rigoni at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

External links

• Nicola Rigoni at Soccerway