Nicola Rigoni
Encyclopedia
Nicola Rigoni is an Italian
association football midfielder
who is currently signed with Vicenza
, on loan from Palermo
.
footballer Luca Rigoni
, he made his professional debut in the final weeks of the 2006–07 season with Vicenza
. He then spent the 2007–08 season with the Primavera (under-19) 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. 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.
He finally arrived to Palermo on 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
.
On 28 January 2011 he was loaned out to Vicenza for the remainder of the season.
In June 2011 Vicenza
bought back Rigoni and Luca Di Matteo
returned to Palermo.
Italy
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association football midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who is currently signed with Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...
, on loan from Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
.
Career
A promising midfielder, and younger brother of Serie ASerie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
footballer Luca Rigoni
Luca Rigoni
Luca Rigoni is an Italian footballer who plays for Chievo in Serie A.He is the elder brother of Nicola Rigoni. He can plays right or central midfielder.-Vicenza:...
, he made his professional debut in the final weeks of the 2006–07 season with Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...
. He then spent the 2007–08 season with the Primavera (under-19) 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
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
to sign the player in a bid which involved also the co-ownership of Sicilian youngster and Italian under-20 international Gianvito Misuraca
Gianvito Misuraca
Gianvito Misuraca is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays for Serie B club Vicenza, in a co-ownership deal with Palermo.-Club career:...
, who joined Vicenza from the rosanero youth system. 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.
He finally arrived to Palermo on 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
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...
as a second half substitute for Fabio Liverani
Fabio Liverani
Fabio Liverani is an Italian football coach and former midfielder of partial Somali descent, currently working as youth coach of Genoa.-Club career:...
. He then appeared as a used substitute also in the first Serie A league game of the season against Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
.
On 28 January 2011 he was loaned out to Vicenza for the remainder of the season.
In June 2011 Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...
bought back Rigoni and Luca Di Matteo
Luca Di Matteo
Luca Di Matteo is an Italian football midfielder, currently playing with Palermo.-Career:Di Matteo started his career with Pescara, establishing himself as a player with good potential despite his young age...
returned to Palermo.