Rigoni with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2017
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emiliano Ariel Rigoni | ||
Date of birth | 4 February 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Colonia Caroya, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Zenit St. Petersburg | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2013 | Belgrano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Belgrano | 73 | (8) |
2016–2017 | Independiente | 46 | (15) |
2017– | Zenit St. Petersburg | 17 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2017 |
Emiliano Ariel Rigoni (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano riˈɣoni]; born 4 February 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right winger for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Rigoni is a youth exponent from Belgrano. He made his league debut on 4 August 2013 against CA Lanús in a 3-0 away defeat. In January 2016, he joined Independiente. He has scored in his first debut for Independiente against his former club Belgrano.
On 23 August 2017, Rigoni moved to Russia, signing a 4-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
On 19 October 2017, he scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 3–1 Europa League group win over Rosenborg BK.
He made his debut for the Argentina national football team on 5 October 2017 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Peru.