Semuel Pizzignacco

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Semuel Pizzignacco
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Monfalcone, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Monza
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2015 Staranzano
2015–2017 Cjarlins Muzane
2017–2018 Udinese
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Udinese 0 (0)
2018–2022 Vicenza 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Legnago (loan) 35 (0)
2022 → Renate (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2025 Feralpisalò 75 (0)
2024–2025 → Monza (loan) 4 (0)
2025– Monza 5 (0)
International career‡
2021 Italy U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:07, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2021

Semuel Pizzignacco (born 1 September 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie B club Monza.

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Club career

Early career

Born in Monfalcone, Italy, Pizzignacco began his youth career at local club Staranzano, before joining Cjarlins Muzane in 2015 for two years. [2] In 2017, he joined Udinese's youth team where he was called-up to several 2017–18 Serie A games at the age of 16. [3]

Vicenza and loans

In summer 2018, Pizzignacco moved to Vicenza. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 29 June 2020, for a term of three years. [4] On 1 October 2020, he was loaned to Serie C club Legnago. [5] He made his professional debut for Legnago on 4 October 2020 against Ravenna. [6] He became the first-choice goalkeeper there, playing 37 games in the season. [7]

Upon his return from loan, he made his Serie B debut for Vicenza on 21 August 2021 against Cittadella. [8] He played two more games in the 2021–22 season. [7] On 31 January 2022, Pizzignacco was loaned to Serie C club Renate, [9] where he completed the 2021–22 season. [7]

Feralpisalò

On 14 July 2022, following Vicenza's relegation to Serie C, Pizzignacco officially joined fellow third-tier side Feralpisalò on a permanent deal, signing a three-year deal. [10] [11] In his first season at the club, he helped Feralpisalò gain promotion to the Serie B. The following season, in 2023–24, he played all 38 games in the Serie B as a starter. [7]

Monza

On 5 August 2024, Pizzignacco joined Serie A club Monza on a season-long loan, with an obligation to buy under certain conditions. [3] [7] He made his debut for the club four days later, starting in a Coppa Italia match against Südtirol; in the occasion, he saved Mateusz Praszelik's penalty during the shoot-out, thus helping his side win and advance to the following round. [12] [13] On 3 February 2025, Monza made the deal permanent, signing Pizzignacco on a contract until June 2027. [14]

International career

On 6 September 2021, Pizzignacco made his debut for his country on junior level, in an under-20 team friendly against Serbia. [15] On 1 October 2021, he received his first call-up to the under-21 squad. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vicenza 2020–21 Serie B 0000—00
2021–22 Serie B3010—40
Total30100040
Legnago (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 350002 [a] 0370
Renate (loan) 2021–22 Serie C1300000130
Feralpisalò 2022–23 Serie C370202 [b] 0410
2023–24 Serie B38020—400
Total7504020810
Monza 2024–25 Serie A 9030—120
Career total135080401470
  1. ↑ Appearances in Serie C relegation play-outs
  2. ↑ Appearances in Supercoppa di Serie C

References

  1. ↑ "1 Semuel Pizzignacco". Feralpisalò . Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Calciomercato Monza, in arrivo Pizzignacco: ecco chi è il nuovo vice tra i pali biancorossi". Monza-News (in Italian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 Uccellieri, Daniel (5 August 2024). "Monza, rinforzo fra i pali: Pizzignacco è un nuovo giocatore dei brianzoli". TUTTO mercato WEB (in Italian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ufficiale: primo contratto da professionista per Semuel Pizzignacco" (in Italian). Vicenza. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ufficiale: ceduto Pizzignacco a titolo temporaneo al Legnago" (in Italian). Legnago. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Legnago v Ravenna game report". Soccerway. 4 October 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Semuel Pizzignacco è biancorosso". www.acmonza.com (in Italian). AC Monza. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Cittadella v Vicenza game report". Soccerway. 21 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "UFFICIALE: DAL VICENZA ECCO SEMUEL PIZZIGNACCO!" (Press release) (in Italian). Renate. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Vivian, Sara (14 July 2022). "Ufficiale: Semuel Pizzignacco alla Feralpisalò". L.R. Vicenza (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "FERALPISALÒ - SEMUEL PIZZIGNACCO, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE". www.feralpisalo.it (in Italian). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Coppa Italia: Monza batte Sudtirol 9-8 ai rigori". ANSA (in Italian). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Monza, Nesta soddisfatto a metà: "Sono contento, ma dobbiamo migliorare in tante cose"". Il Giorno (in Italian). 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  14. ↑ https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/semuel-pizzignacco-biancorosso-a-titolo-definitivo/
  15. ↑ "A Castel di Sangro Azzurrini sconfitti di misura nell'amichevole con la Serbia" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Azzurrini convocati per le gare con Bosnia ed Erzegovina e Svezia" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  17. ↑ Semuel Pizzignacco at Soccerway . Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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