Emiliano Rigoni

Emiliano Ariel Rigoni (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano riˈɣoni]; born 4 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Liga MX club León.^[1]

Emiliano Rigoni

Rigoni with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Emiliano Ariel Rigoni
Date of birth	(1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Colonia Caroya, Argentina
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	León
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2013	Belgrano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Belgrano	73	(8)
2016–2017	Independiente	46	(15)
2017–2021	Zenit Saint Petersburg	47	(5)
2018	→ Atalanta (loan)	12	(3)
2019–2020	→ Sampdoria (loan)	8	(0)
2020–2021	→ Elche (loan)	22	(1)
2021–2022	São Paulo	53	(6)
2022–2024	Austin FC	51	(6)
2025–	León	0	(0)
International career‡
2017	Argentina	2	(0)
Medal record Independiente Copa Sudamericana 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:59, 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2017

Club career

Rigoni with São Paulo in 2022

Rigoni is a youth exponent from Club Atlético Belgrano. He made his league debut on 4 August 2013 against CA Lanús in a 3–0 away defeat.^[2] In January 2016, he joined Club Atlético Independiente. He has scored in his debut for Independiente against his former club Belgrano.

On 23 August 2017, Rigoni moved to Russia, signing a four-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[3]

On 19 October 2017, he scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 3–1 Europa League group win over Rosenborg BK.^[4]

On 17 August 2018, Zenit announced that Rigoni would join Serie A club Atalanta B.C. for the 2018–19 season, with Atalanta holding an option to make the transfer permanent at the end of the loan.^[5] On 14 January 2019, Rigoni returned to Zenit.^[6]

On 2 September 2019, Zenit announced that Rigoni would spend the rest of the 2019–20 on loan to Italian club U.C. Sampdoria, with Sampdoria holding an option to purchase his rights at the end of the loan.^[7] On 1 February 2020, Sampdoria terminated the loan early.^[8]

On 1 July 2020, he scored a late winner in Zenit's 2–1 away victory against FC Tambov.^[9] On 5 October, deadline day, he moved to La Liga side Elche via one-year loan.^[10]

On 21 May 2021, Rigoni signed a three-year contract with Brazilian club São Paulo FC.^[11]

On 29 July 2022, Rigoni joined Major League Soccer club Austin FC on a deal until the end of the 2024 season.^[12] On 21 May 2024 Austin FC announced they had exercised their buyout option for Rigoni's contract, releasing him from the team.^[13]

On 3 January 2025, Rigoni joined Mexican club León on a free transfer.

International career

Rigoni made his debut for the Argentina national football team on 5 October 2017 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Peru.^[14]

Personal life

Rigoni is of Italian descent and holds an Italian passport, which counts him as an EU player for European competitions.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 May 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belgrano	2012–13	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2013–14		26	1	1	0	0	0	–		27	1
	2014		16	3	0	0	–		–		16	3
	2015		31	4	1	0	1	0	–		33	4
	Total		73	8	2	0	1	0	–		76	8
Independiente	2016	Argentine Primera División	16	4	2	0	4	1	–		22	5
	2016–17		30	11	0	0	4	1	–		34	12
	Total		46	15	2	0	8	2	–		56	17
Zenit Saint Petersburg	2017–18	Russian Premier League	17	0	1	0	10[b]	6	–		28	6
	2018–19		11	3	0	0	1[b]	0	–		12	3
	2019–20		12	2	1	1	0	0	1[c]	0	14	3
	2020–21		7	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	8	0
	Total		47	5	2	1	11	6	2	0	62	12
Atalanta (loan)	2018–19	Serie A	12	3	0	0	0	0	–		12	3
Sampdoria (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	8	0	1	0	–		–		9	0
Elche (loan)	2020–21	La Liga	23	1	2	1	–		–		25	2
São Paulo	2021	Série A	30	4	5	5	3[d]	2	–		38	11
	2022		11	0	2	0	7[e]	0	12[f]	2	32	2
	Total		41	8	7	5	10	2	12	2	70	17
Austin FC	2022	MLS	7	0	0	0	–		3[g]	0	10	0
	2023		33	5	2	0	2[h]	0	0	0	37	5
	2024		11	1	–		–		0	0	11	1
	Total		51	6	2	0	2	0	3	0	58	6
Career total			292	41	17	7	32	10	17	2	360	60

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Argentina, Russian Cup, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Copa do Brasil, and U.S. Open Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
6. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
7. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
8. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played 14 November 2017.^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2017	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2018–19,^[17][18] 2019–20,^[19] 2020–21^[20]
• Russian Cup: 2019–20^[21]
• Russian Super Cup: 2020^[22]

References

1. Emiliano Rigoni at Soccerway
2. "Lanús vs. Belgrano - 4 August 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
3. Эмилиано Ригони продолжит карьеру в «Зените» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 23 August 2017.
4. "Zenit-Rosenborg game report". UEFA. 19 October 2017.
5. "Emiliano Rigoni will spend the rest of the season at Atalanta". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 17 August 2018.
6. "Эмилиано Ригони: "Понимаю, что мне предоставился еще один шанс"" [Emiliano Rigoni: I understand I am getting another chance] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 14 January 2019.
7. "Эмилиано Ригони продолжит сезон в "Сампдории"" [Emiliano Rigoni will continue the season at Sampdoria] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 2 September 2019.
8. "RISOLUZIONE DELL'ACCORDO TEMPORANEO: RIGONI TORNA ALLO ZENIT" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 1 February 2020.
9. "Tambov v Zenit game report". Russian Premier League. 1 July 2020.
10. "Emiliano Rigoni, undécimo fichaje del Elche CF" [Emiliano Rigoni, eleventh signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
11. Brasil, Bolavip (22 May 2021). "São Paulo surpreende no mercado e fecha contratação do meia Emiliano Rigoni; jogador foi pedido de Crespo". Bolavip Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
12. austinfc. "Argentine Attacker Emiliano Rigoni Signs Designated Player Contract with Austin FC | Austin FC". austinfc. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
13. "Austin FC Exercises Contract Buyout on Emiliano Rigoni". AustinFC.com. Austin FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
14. "Game report by FIFA". FIFA. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017.
15. Directo, Elche (6 October 2020). "Emiliano Rigoni, el último refuerzo". www.elchedirecto.com.
16. Emiliano Rigoni at National-Football-Teams.com
17. "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
18. "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
19. "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
20. "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
21. "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
22. ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.

External links

• Emiliano Rigoni at Soccerway.com
• Emiliano Rigoni at WorldFootball.net
• Emiliano Rigoni at National-Football-Teams.com
• Emiliano Rigoni at kicker (in German)
• Emiliano Rigoni at FBref.com