Alberto Brignoli (born 19 August 1991) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

Career

Early career

Born in

Trescore Balneario Trescore Balneario (Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. Twin towns * Zuera Zuera is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census,Instit ...

, Brignoli made his debut as a senior with A.C. Montichiari in 2009, in

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

, after representing Uesse Sarnico 1908 and USD Grumellese Calcio as a youth. After helping his side achieve promotion as a starter, he was loaned to

A.C. Lumezzane F.C. Lumezzane S.S.D. is an Italian association football club based in Lumezzane, Lombardy. The club, formerly known as "A.S.D. Valgobbiazanano", acquiring the assets of bankrupted Associazione Calcio Lumezzane S.p.A. and acted as its successor. ...

. Brignoli was loaned to

Ternana Calcio Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...

for 2012–13 season. He made his professional debut on 1 September 2012, starting in a 0–1 home loss against

Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

for the

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

championship. On 31 January 2013, Ternana signed Brignoli outright from Lumezzane. He continued to appear regularly for the club, achieving mid table positions in all campaigns.

Juventus

On 2 February 2015,

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

signed Brignoli outright for €1.75 million, which saw the remaining 50% registration rights of Alberto Masi move in the opposite direction for €1.5 million. Brignoli returned to

Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...

immediately on loan for the rest of the season.

Sampdoria

On 2 July 2015, Brignoli was signed by

Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...

in a temporary deal. He made his

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

debut on 14 May 2016 (round 38 the last round), playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–5 away loss against his parent club.

CD Leganés

On 20 July 2016, Brignoli was loaned to

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club

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

, for one year.

Perugia

On 11 January 2017, Brignoli returned to Italy, joining

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

on loan.

Benevento

On 30 July 2017, Brignoli joined Serie A newcomers

Benevento Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...

on a temporary deal, with an obligation to buy at the end of season. According to ''

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'', the obligation would depend on Benevento securing a place in the 2018–19 Serie A season. He was assigned number 22 shirt. On 3 December, he scored a 95th-minute equaliser with a header in a 2–2 home draw against

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, to earn Benevento their first ever point in Serie A after a record 14 consecutive defeats. With the goal, Brignoli was the third goalkeeper to score from open play in Serie A history after

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in 1992 and

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in 2001.

Palermo

On 25 July 2018, Brignoli signed with

club

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until 30 June 2021.

Empoli

On 18 July 2019, Brignoli signed for

club

Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...

for free. On 20 September 2021, Alberto Brignoli became the best goalkeeper in last year's

as he helped his team, Empoli, rise to

. ''"It was a great pleasure and honor to receive the award for best goalkeeper for last season. I want to thank my teammates, my coaches and the staff who gave me the opportunity to catch this performance."''

Panathinaikos

On 31 August 2021, Panathinaikos signed Italian goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli from

on a free transfer. The 1.88 tall goalkeeper who came out as the best goalkeeper in

last year, joined Panathinaikos as a free agent, with the Italians holding a resale rate according to various sources.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Empoli *

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Panathinaikos *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

: 2021–22 Individual *

Goalkeeper of the season

References

External links

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AIC profile (data by football.it)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brignoli, Alberto 1991 births Footballers from the Province of Bergamo Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Serie A players Serie B players Serie D players La Liga players AC Montichiari players FC Lumezzane SSD players Ternana Calcio players UC Sampdoria players CD Leganés players AC Perugia Calcio players Benevento Calcio players Palermo FC players Empoli FC players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Spain People from Trescore Balneario Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Panathinaikos F.C. players