Michele Di Gregorio

Michele Di Gregorio
Di Gregorio with Monza in 2021
Personal information
Full name Michele Di Gregorio[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997[1]
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bournemouth (on loan from Juventus)
Number 20
Youth career
2003–2017 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Renate (loan) 33 (0)
2018–2019 → Novara (loan) 30 (0)
2019–2020 → Pordenone (loan) 33 (0)
2020–2022 → Monza (loan) 64 (0)
2022–2025 Monza 70 (0)
2024–2025 → Juventus (loan) 33 (0)
2025– Juventus 30 (0)
2026– → Bournemouth (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2014 Italy U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:08, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Michele Di Gregorio (born 27 July 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Bournemouth, on loan from Serie A club Juventus.

Club career

Inter Milan

Born in Milan, Italy, Di Gregorio was a youth product of Inter Milan.[2]

Loan to Renate

On 12 July 2017, Di Gregorio and Alessandro Mattioli were signed by Serie C side Renate on a season-long loan deal.[3] On 30 July he made his debut for Renate in the first round of Coppa Italia in a 3–1 home win over Siracusa.[4] On 3 September, Di Gregorio made his Serie C debut for Renate and he kept his first clean sheet in a 3–0 home win over Padova.[5] One week later he kept his second clean sheet in a 1–0 away win over FeralpiSalò.[6] On 16 September, Di Gregorio kept his third clean sheet in a 3–0 away win over Modena.[7] On 17 December, Di Gregorio kept his 10th clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over Pordenone.[8] Di Gregorio ended his season-long loan to Renate with 38 appearances, 14 clean sheets, and 36 goals conceded.[9]

Loan to Novara

On 4 July 2018, it was announced that Di Gregorio was loaned to a Serie B club Avellino.[10] However, he did not play any matches for the team and returned to Inter Milan. On 24 August 2018 he was loaned to Novara.[11] On 30 September he made his Serie C debut for Novara in a 1–1 home draw against Juventus U23.[12] On 7 October he kept his first clean sheet for Novara in a 3–0 away win over Piacenza.[13] Three week later he kept his second clean sheet in a 2–0 away win over Pistoiese.[14] On 18 November he kept his third clean sheet in a 0–0 away draw against Cuneo.[15] On 12 December he was sent-off with a red card in the 90th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Alessandria.[16] Di Gregorio ended his loan to Novara with 32 appearances, 12 clean sheets and 28 goals conceded.[9]

Loan to Pordenone

On 10 July 2019, Di Gregorio was loaned to Serie B club Pordenone on a season-long loan deal.[17] On 13 September he made his debut in Serie B for Pordenone and he kept his first clean sheet for the team in a 1–0 home win over Spezia.[18] Three weeks later, on 5 October, he kept his second clean sheet in a 2–0 home win over Empoli and three more weeks later, on 26 October, he kept his third in a 0–0 home draw against Cittadella.[19][20] Di Gregorio ended his season-long loan to Pordenone with 35 appearances, 41 goals conceded and 11 clean sheets, and he also help the club to reach the play-off semi-finals, however they lose 2–1 on aggregate against Frosinone.[9]

Monza

On 27 August 2020, Di Gregorio was sent on loan for the 2020–21 season to newly-promoted Serie B club Monza, on a one-year deal with an option to buy.[21] Following 31 appearances with Monza, 29 in the league, he was re-loaned on 29 June 2021, on a one-year deal with option to buy, counter-option for Inter Milan and conditional obligation to buy.[22] Di Gregorio's obligation for purchase clause was triggered on 29 May 2022, after helping Monza top their first-ever Serie A promotion.[23]

Di Gregorio made his Serie A debut on 13 August, in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino in the first matchday.[24] He kept his first Serie A clean sheet on 18 September, after helping Monza win their first game in the top flight against Italian giants Juventus 1–0.[25] On 7 July 2023, Di Gregorio's contract with Monza was renewed until 30 June 2027.[26]

On 29 December 2023, Di Gregorio kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 away draw against Napoli, producing nine saves – the most by a goalkeeper in a single Serie A match that season – including a penalty stop on Matteo Pessina.[27][28] He won the Serie A Best Goalkeeper award in the 2023–24 season, keeping 14 clean sheets, and conceding 35 goals in 33 games, in addition to making a league best 127 saves.[29][30][31]

Juventus

On 5 July 2024, Di Gregorio joined Serie A club Juventus on a one-year loan, worth €4.5 million, with an obligation to buy at the end of the season for a further €13.5m, plus performance-related bonuses up to €2m.[32][33]

Loan to AFC Bournemouth

On 25 August 2026, it was announced Di Gregorio joined Premier League club Bournemouth for the 2026/27 season.[34]

International career

On 19 February 2014, Di Gregorio made his Italy under-17 debut as a substitute, replacing Emil Audero in the 59th minute of a 6–0 home win over Hungary U17.

In October 2024, he was selected for the senior Italy squad for 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Belgium and Israel on 10 and 14 October 2024, respectively.[35]

Style of play

During his time at Monza, Di Gregorio established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in Italy, standing out for his shot-stopping ability, his ability to keep clean sheets while producing many saves, stop penalties, and distribute the ball effectively and launch attacks; he was named the Serie A Best Goalkeeper of the 2023–24 season for his performances, and drew praise from former Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, even being touted as a potential successor to him at the Turin-based side.[30][31] Upon signing with Juventus, his club profile described him as an "all-round goalkeeper," with a "modern" style, who possessed good reflexes and shot-stopping abilities, in addition to being adept at playing with his feet.[27][36] During the latter half of his second season at the club, however, he suffered a decline in form, which led his shot-stopping ability to be brought into question by several pundits, in particular following a series of poor performances in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, which led him to be dropped from the starting line-up in favour of Mattia Perin.[37][38][39]

Personal life

Di Gregorio is affectionately nicknamed "L'Uomo Digre", a play on words in reference to television anime Tiger Mask (L'Uomo Tigre in Italian).[40] He and his partner Samantha have a son named Marcello (b. 2020).[41]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Renate (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 33030——1[b]0370
Novara (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 30000——2[b]0320
Pordenone (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 33000——2[c]0350
Monza (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 27020——2[c]0310
2021–22 Serie B 37010——4[c]0420
Monza 2022–23 Serie A 37000———370
2023–24 Serie A 33040———340
Monza total 134010——601440
Juventus (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 33010—8[d]05[e]0470
Juventus 2025–26 Serie A 30010—6[d]0—370
Juventus total 63020—14050840
Bournemouth (loan) 2026–27 Premier League 00000000—00
Career total 293090001401603320
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie C promotion play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ One appearance in Supercoppa Italiana, four appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Inter Milan Primavera

Individual

References

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  3. ↑ "Di Gregorio e Mattioli al Renate". FC Internazionale - Inter Milan. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Renate vs. Siracusa - 30 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Renate vs. Calcio Padova - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 3 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Modena vs. Renate - 16 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Renate vs. Pordenone - 17 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Michele Di Gregorio at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Il portiere Di Gregorio è dell'Avellino" (Press release) (in Italian). usavellino.club. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Di Gregorio al Novara" (Press release) (in Italian). inter.it. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Novara vs. Juventus II - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Piacenza vs. Novara - 7 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Pistoiese vs. Novara - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Cuneo vs. Novara - 18 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  16. ↑ "Alessandria vs. Novara - 12 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Pordenone, dall'Inter arriva Di Gregorio". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Spezia - 13 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Empoli - 5 October 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  20. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Cittadella - 26 October 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  21. ↑ "Rinforzo in porta: ecco Di Gregorio" (Press release) (in Italian). monzacalcio.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  22. ↑ "Welcome back Di Gregorio! - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "TMW - Monza, con la Serie A scattano gli obblighi di riscatto per Di Gregorio, Bettella e Colpani - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  24. ↑ "MONZA-TORINO 1-2 - Radonjic show e Juric esulta con i timbri di Miranchuk e Sanabria". Tutto Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  25. ↑ "Verso Sampdoria-Monza, Audero contro Di Gregorio. I numeri". Club Doria 46 (in Italian). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "Michele Di Gregorio rinnova fino al 2027 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Michele Di Gregorio is a Juventus player! - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Napoli-Monza 0-0: gli azzurri sbattono su Di Gregorio, Meret para un rigore a Pessina". la Repubblica (in Italian). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  29. ↑ "Official: Di Gregorio named best Serie A goalkeeper for 2023-24". football-italia.net. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  30. 1 2 3 "MVPs of the Serie A Made in Italy 2023/2024". Serie A. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
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  32. ↑ Juventus.com (5 July 2024). "ACCORDO CON IL MONZA PER L'ACQUISIZIONE DEL CALCIATORE DI GREGORIO" (PDF). Juventus.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  33. ↑ "Official : Juventus sign Di Gregorio from Monza for 18m agreement". football-italia.net. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  34. ↑ Juventus.com. "Di Gregorio loaned to Bournemouth - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  35. ↑ "Per gli Azzurri allenamento nel pomeriggio a Coverciano, convocato Nicolò Zaniolo" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  36. ↑ "Michele Di Gregorio Goalkeeper Juventus Men's First Team". Juventus.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  37. ↑ "Struggling Juventus goalkeeper Di Gregorio wanted by Besiktas in 2026-27, claims Turkish report". Football Italia. 4 April 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  38. ↑ "Juventus goalkeeper Di Gregorio and family receive threats after poor performances - Football ltalia". Football Italia. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  39. ↑ "Juventus' Michele Di Gregorio: Poor in Fiorentina meeting |…". thescore.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  40. ↑ "Vichingo, Imperatore e Pess: i soprannomi dei giocatori del Monza". il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza (in Italian). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  41. ↑ "E' nato il piccolo Marcello Di Gregorio!" (Press release) (in Italian). Monza. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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