Emiliano Ariel Rigoni (; born 4 February 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Major League Soccer club

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Club career

Rigoni is a youth exponent from

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. He made his league debut on 4 August 2013 against

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in a 3–0 away defeat. 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. On 19 October 2017, he scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 3–1 Europa League group win over Rosenborg BK. On 17 August 2018, Zenit announced that Rigoni would join

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club

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for the 2018–19 season, with Atalanta holding an option to make the transfer permanent at the end of the loan. On 14 January 2019, Rigoni returned to Zenit. On 2 September 2019, Zenit announced that Rigoni would spend the rest of the 2019–20 on loan to Italian club

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, with Sampdoria holding an option to purchase his rights at the end of the loan. On 1 February 2020, Sampdoria terminated the loan early. On 1 July 2020, he scored a late winner in Zenit's 2–1 away victory against

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. On 5 October, deadline day, he moved to

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side

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on a deal until the end of the 2024 season.

International career

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

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Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg *

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: 2018–19, 2019–20,

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* Russian Cup: 2019–20 *

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References

1993 births Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Living people Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players São Paulo FC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Russian Premier League players Serie A players Atalanta BC players UC Sampdoria players La Liga players Elche CF players Austin FC players Designated Players (MLS) Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub