Emanuel Vignato (born 24 August 2000) is an Italian professional

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who plays as

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for club

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Club career

Bologna

Loan to Chievo

On 20 January 2020, he signed a contract with

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and was loaned back to

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.

Loan to Empoli

On 31 January 2023, Vignato joined

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on a year-and-a-half-long loan with an option to buy.

Pisa

On 1 September 2023, Vignato signed with

International career

Vignato was born in Italy to an Italian father and a Brazilian mother. He was called up to represent both Brazil U17, without playing a match. He opted to represent Italy, playing for their under-17 team. On 8 October 2021 he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad, playing as a starter and scoring a goal in the qualifying match won 2–1 against

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Personal life

Vignato's brother, Samuele, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

References

2000 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Verona Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Italian people of Brazilian descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Serie A players AC ChievoVerona players Bologna FC 1909 players Empoli FC players Pisa SC players Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in football {{Italy-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub