Enrico Brignola (born 8 July 1999) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a winger for club Catanzaro.

Club career

Benevento

Brignola made his professional debut for

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on 17 September 2016, in a Serie B match against Latina. Benevento were promoted at the end of the season as winners of the play-offs. On 3 December 2017, aged 18, he made his Serie A debut for Benevento in a 2–2 draw against Milan at

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Sassuolo

On 2 August 2018, Brignola signed for Serie A club

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Livorno

On 2 September 2019, Brignola joined Serie B side

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on loan until 30 June 2020.

SPAL

On 25 September 2020 he joined SPAL on loan. On 30 January 2021, Brignola terminated his loan with SPAL and he returned to

Frosinone

On 1 February 2021 he was loaned to Serie B club Frosinone.

Return to Benevento

On 31 August 2021, he returned to

on loan with an obligation to buy.

Cosenza

On 5 July 2022, Brignola was loaned by Benevento to

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, with an option to buy.

Catanzaro

On 25 January 2023, Brignola moved on loan to Serie C club Catanzaro. Catanzaro held an obligation to buy his rights in case of their promotion to Serie B. Catanzaro was promoted to Serie B for the 2023–24 season, making the transfer permanent.

International career

On 25 May 2018, Brignola made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a 3–2 friendly defeat to Portugal.

Career statistics

Club

''Updated as of 11 June 2019''.

Honours

International

* UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up:

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* Living people 1999 births People from Caserta Men's association football wingers Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Benevento Calcio players US Sassuolo Calcio players US Livorno 1915 players SPAL players Frosinone Calcio players Cosenza Calcio players US Catanzaro 1929 players Serie A players Serie B players Footballers from the Province of Caserta {{Italy-footy-forward-1990s-stub