Michele Rigione

Michele Rigione (born 7 March 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B side Chievo.

Michele Rigione
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-07) 7 March 1991
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Chievo
Number 33
Youth career
2001–2007 Chievo
2007–2010 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Internazionale 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Foggia (loan) 24 (1)
2011–2012 → Cremonese (loan) 20 (1)
2012–2013 → Grosseto (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2015 Catanzaro 62 (3)
2015 Teramo 0 (0)
2015–2016 Lanciano 28 (1)
2016–2017 Cesena 21 (2)
2017– Chievo 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Cesena (loan) 13 (1)
2018 → Ternana (loan) 14 (0)
2019 → Novara (loan) 9 (0)
National team
2006–2007 Italy U16 15 (0)
2007–2008 Italy U17 6 (0)
2009 Italy U18 2 (0)
2008–2009 Italy U19 2 (0)
2010–2011 Italy U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:03, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Chievo and Inter

Born in Naples, Campania, Rigione had played for Veneto club Chievo since 2001.[1] In August 2007 he joined Inter's under-17 team on loan for €205,000[2] with an option to co-own the player,[3] and made his debut for Inter's reserves – Primavera in February 2008. He also played 4 times for the first team in club friendlies in 2008–09 and 2009–10 season.[4][5][6][7] In June 2008 he was signed in a co-ownership deal for €350,000.[2]

On 21 July 2010, he was loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Foggia, as a replacement of departed defenders likes Lorenzo Burzigotti.[8] He became a starting centre-back since round 5 (except round 6),[9] partnering with Simone Romagnoli, Andrea Iozzia or Andrea Torta. He also played 5 matches at 2010–11 Coppa Italia Lega Pro,[10][11][12][13][14] except the first match as unused bench.[15]

On 22 June 2011 Inter bought the remain rights of Rigione for €500,000 (made Inter registered an additional €150,000 financial cost) and on the same day Chievo also acquired Rincón and youth player Davide Tonani for a nominal fee. Additionally Marco Andreolli returned to Chievo also for €500,000, making the deals were pure player swap.[16][17]

Rigione went on loan to two more clubs (Cremonese in Lega Pro 1st Division along with Bocalon[18][19] and Grosseto in Serie B along with Donati) until he was released by Inter on 30 June 2013 as a free agent.

Catanzaro

In July 2013 he was signed by Catanzaro on a 3-year contract.[20]

On 23 April 2015, Rigione terminated his contract at Catanzaro by a mutual consent, leaving him as a free agent.[21]

Teramo & Lanciano

In July 2015 he joined Teramo.[22] However, the club was expelled from 2015–16 Serie B due to a match fixing scandal. On 31 August he joined another Serie B club Lanciano.[23]

Cesena

On 21 July 2016 Rigione was signed by Cesena on a free transfer, signing a 2-year deal.[24]

Chievo

On 29 June 2017, 1 day before the end of Cesena and Chievo's financial year, Rigione, Garritano, Rodríguez and Daniele Grieco of Cesnea was sold to Chievo for Kupisz, Filippo Zambelli, Pietro Borgogna, Lorenzo Placidi and Carloalberto Tosi. Additionally, Lamin Jallow moved to Cesena on a temporary deal, with an option to purchase at the end of 2017–18 season.[25][26][27]

However, on 30 August 2017 Rigione returned to Cesena on loan.[28] On 10 January 2018 he was signed by fellow Serie B club Ternana on another loan.[29]

At the end of 2017–18 season, Cesena was bankrupted, while Rigione failed to find a team for 2018–19 season. He was registered as a youth product of Chievo for the Homegrown Player Rule.[30]

Novara (loan)

On 30 January 2019, Rigione joined to Novara on loan until 30 June 2019.[31][32]

International career

Rigione played twice for Italy U19 team, both were friendlies.[33][34][35] He also capped twice at 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualification. He received his first call-up from Italy U20, a feeder team of U21, for 2010–11 Four Nations Tournament in November.[36]

According to Internazionale, Rigione was the captain of Italy national under-17 football team.[3]

References
  1. "Pulcini e Piccoli Amici... Si riparte!". Sportrentino.it (in Italian). 22 September 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  2. F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
  3. "Italy U17 captain joins Allievi Nazionali" (Press release). Milan: F.C. Internazionale Milano. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. "Friendly: Inter 0-0 Brasov". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  5. "Training match: Inter 3-3 Chiasso". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  6. "Friendly: Piacenza 2-1 Inter". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  7. "Vaduz 1-2 Inter: Arnautovic scores twice". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  8. "Ufficiale: Michele Rigione è rossonero" (in Italian). U.S. Foggia. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  9. "Barletta-Foggia 1-2 - Il cuore rossonero oltre tutti gli ostacoli" (in Italian). S.S. Barletta Calcio. 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  10. "Foggia-Barletta 2-1 - Avanti tutta in Coppa" (in Italian). U.S. Foggia. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  11. "Foggia-Sorrento 5-0 - Insigne e Agodirin re di Coppa" (in Italian). U.S. Foggia. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  12. "Coppa Italia - Rimonta rossonera, Celano k.o." (in Italian). U.S. Foggia. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  13. "Coppa Italia Lega Pro - Insigne stende il Fano" (in Italian). U.S. Foggia. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  14. "Coppa Italia - Sau e Insigne gol, il Foggia va" (in Italian). U.S. Foggia. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  15. "Coppa Italia - Rossoneri corsari a L´Aquila" (in Italian). U.S. Foggia. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  16. "Le operazioni con l'Inter: Rincon al Chievo" [The operations with Inter: Rincon to Chievo] (in Italian). A.C. ChievoVerona. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  17. F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 Require purchase in CCIAA (in Italian)
  18. "Mercato: Bocalon e Rigione alla Cremonese" [Market: Bocalon & Rigione to Cremonese] (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  19. "Bocalon, Finocchio ed Arcari in grigiorosso" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  20. "Michele Rigione in giallorosso" (in Italian). U.S. Catanzaro 1929. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  21. "Rescisso Il Contratto Col Calciatore Rigione" (in Italian). U.S. Catanzaro 1929. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  22. "Il Diavolo cala il poker: firmato anche il difensore Rigione" (in Italian). S.S. Teramo Calcio. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  23. "Speciale Calciomercato: Arrivano Rigione e Di Matteo" (in Italian). S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  24. "Michele Rigione in bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-31. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  25. "Conclusa operazione con l'A.C. Chievo Verona" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  26. "Calcio Mercato" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  27. "Calcio Mercato" (in Italian). Lega Serie B. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  28. "Michele Rigione ritorna in bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  29. "Dal Chievo Verona arriva in prestito il difensore Michele Rigione" (Press release) (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  30. "Squadra - CHIEVOVERONA : ROSA DEI 25 CALCIATORI" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. Retrieved 29 October 2018. Lista Over 22 Formati nel Club
  31. Maschio, Tommaso (30 January 2019). "UFFICIALE: ChievoVerona, ceduto Rigione al Novara". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Arezzo: TC&C. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  32. "Official: Michele Rigione going to Novara" (Press release). A.C. ChievoVerona. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  33. "CALCIO, AMICHEVOLE UNDER 19: ITALIA-ROMANIA 3-1". la Repubblica (in Italian). 17 December 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  34. "Under 19: l'8 aprile amichevole a Kiev con l'Ucraina" [Under 19: 8 April friendly with Ukraine in Kiev] (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  35. Сборная Украины (U-19) упустила победу над итальянцами [Ukraine Team (U19) missed victory over Italy] (in Russian). FC Dynameo Kiev. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  36. "Torneo Quattro Nazioni: sei novità tra i convocati per la Germania" (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
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