Samuele Vignato
Vignato with Monza in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Negrar, Italy
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Monza
Number 80
Youth career
0000–2010 Pieve
2010–2021 ChievoVerona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 ChievoVerona 2 (0)
2021– Monza 24 (2)
International career‡
2019 Italy U15 4 (3)
2019–2020 Italy U16 12 (3)
2021–2022 Italy U18 5 (1)
2021–2023 Italy U19 16 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2023 Malta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:32, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023

Samuele Vignato (born 24 February 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Monza.

Early life

Vignato was born on 24 February 2004 in Negrar in the Province of Verona, Italy, to Italian father Davide and a Brazilian mother Shèrida.[1][2] Having begun playing youth football at local club Pieve,[2] Vignato joined ChievoVerona's youth sector aged six.[1]

Club career

ChievoVerona

After having played for ChievoVerona's under-17s, Vignato was promoted to their Primavera (under-19) side, scoring 14 goals and making 11 assists in 18 games in the 2020–21 Campionato Primavera 2 [it] season.[1][2] He made his first-team debut for Chievo on 4 May 2021, as a 76th-minute substitute in a Serie B game against Cremonese.[3][4] Vignato finished the season with two league games, having also played against Virtus Entella as a substitute.[1]

Monza

On 11 August 2021, Vignato joined Serie B side Monza on a three-year deal.[1] He made his debut on 29 August, playing the first half of a 1–0 league win against Cremonese.[5] On 25 September, Vignato scored his first professional goal, in a 3–1 Serie B win against Pordenone.[6] He became the first player born in 2004 to score in an Italian professional league.[7]

On 25 February 2022, Vignato's contract was extended until 30 June 2025.[8] After having helped Monza gain promotion to the Serie A for the first time in their history, Vignato made his Italian top-flight debut in the 2022–23 Serie A on 7 November 2022, as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–0 home win against Hellas Verona.[9]

On Vignato's first game as a starter, on 8 October 2023, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–0 home win against Salernitana.[10] He became the first player born in 2004 to score in the Italian top flight,[11] and the youngest Monza player to do so.[12]

International career

Eligible to also represent Brazil internationally, Vignato played for Italy at under-15, under-16 and under-18 levels.[13] Having played 16 games for the under-16s, Vignato made his under-18 debut in a friendly against Austria in June 2021.[1]

Vignato was first called up to the under-19 team on 4 August 2022, for a friendly game against Albania on 10 August.[14] In June 2023, he was included in the Italian squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta,[15] where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title.[16][17]

Style of play

Mainly an attacking midfielder,[18] Vignato can also play as a mezzala.[4] His main characteristics are his dribbling and technical abilities.[4]

Personal life

Vignato's brother, Emanuel, is also a professional football player.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chievo 2020–21 Serie B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Monza 2021–22 Serie B 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
2022–23 Serie A 5 0 2 0 — 7 0
2023–24 Serie A 6 1 1 0 — 7 1
Total 24 2 3 0 0 0 27 2
Career total 26 2 3 0 0 0 29 2

Honours

Italy U19

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Samuele Vignato è del Monza" [Samuele Vignato joins Monza]. Monza (in Italian). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Di Marzio, Gianluca (29 September 2021). "Monza, alle radici di Samuele Vignato: il "provino" al parco giochi, i viaggi in Brasile e il tributo di Galliani". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Il Chievo si fa raggiungere dalla Cremonese, per i playoff è battaglia". L'Arena (in Italian). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Un altro Vignato in casa Chievo: esordio in B per Samuele". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ "La Cremonese gioca meglio, il Monza vince: finisce 1–0 in Brianza". Pianeta Serie B (in Italian). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. ^ Di Marzio, Gianluca (25 September 2021). "Monza, gol del classe 2004 Vignato contro il Pordenone". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  7. ^ AC Monza [@acmonza] (25 September 2021). "FIRST TIME 😍 Primo gol in ⚪️🔴 per @samuele_vignato e prima rete di un classe 2004 tra i professionisti ⚽️🔝 Bravo Samu! 👏" – via Instagram.
  8. ^ "Samuele Vignato rinnova fino al 2025 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Serie A, Monza-Hellas Verona finisce 2-0: Carlos Augusto e Colpani affondano gli scaligeri". Il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza (in Italian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Serie A, Monza-Salernitana 3-0: Palladino ingrana, Sousa traballa". Sportmediaset.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Vignato, il primo 2004 a segnare in Serie A: da Babacar a Kean, ecco gli altri "pionieri"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 8 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Samuele Vignato è nella storia del Monza. Ecco perché..." Tutto Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Samuele Vignato: talento italiano classe 2004". World Football Scouting (in Italian). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Vignato convocato dall'Italia Under 19 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Bollini sceglie i 20 Azzurrini per l'Europeo. Domani mattina partenza per Malta". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  16. ^ a b Honeyman, Sam (16 July 2023). "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  17. ^ a b Scognamiglio, Pietro (16 July 2023). "Gli azzurrini trionfano: campioni d'Europa Under 19. Battuto il Portogallo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  18. ^ Christenson, Marcus (7 October 2021). "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  19. ^ Samuele Vignato at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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