Emiliano Rigoni

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
Place of birth Colonia Caroya, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Belgrano
Number 24
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 14 (1)
2025 → São Paulo (loan) 10 (1)
2026– Belgrano 17 (1)
International career‡
2017 Argentina 2 (0)
Medal record
Independiente
First placeCopa Sudamericana2017
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:50, 9 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2017

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

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. On September 2, he agreed to return on loan to São Paulo.[14]

International career

Rigoni made his debut for the Argentina national football team on 5 October 2017 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Peru.[15]

Personal life

Rigoni is of Italian descent and holds an Italian passport, which counts him as an EU player for European competitions.[16]

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Belgrano 2012–13 Argentine Primera División 0000––00
2013–14 2611000–271
2014 16300––163
2015 3141010–334
Total 7382010–768
Independiente 2016 Argentine Primera División 1642041–225
2016–17 30110041–3412
Total 46152082–5617
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2017–18 Russian Premier League 1701010[b]6–286
2018–19 113001[b]0–123
2019–20 12211001[c]0143
2020–21 7000001[c]080
Total 47521116206212
Atalanta (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 1230000–123
Sampdoria (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 8010––90
Elche (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 23121––252
São Paulo 2021 Série A 304553[d]2–3811
2022 110207[e]012[f]2322
Total 418751021227017
Austin FC 2022 MLS 7000–3[g]0100
2023 335202[h]000375
2024 111––00111
Total 516202030586
Career total 29241177321017236060
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Argentina, Russian Cup, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Copa do Brasil, and U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 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.[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201720
Total20

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Belgrano

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "São Paulo anuncia a contratação do meia-atacante Emiliano Rigoni". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 September 2025. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Game report by FIFA". FIFA. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017.
  16. ↑ Directo, Elche (6 October 2020). "Emiliano Rigoni, el último refuerzo". www.elchedirecto.com.
  17. ↑ Emiliano Rigoni at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ↑ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  21. ↑ "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  23. ↑ ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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