Nicolò Brighenti (born 1 August 1989) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Chievo

Born in

Bussolengo Bussolengo is an Italian town of 19,574 inhabitants on the Adige River in province of Verona, Veneto. One of its oldest churches is the frescoed church of San Valentino. Geography Bussolengo borders with the municipalities of Castelnuovo del Gar ...

, in the

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, Veneto Brighenti started his career at

A.C. ChievoVerona Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo , is a former professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, ...

. In mid-2008, he left for the ''Seconda Divisione'' side

Mezzocorona Mezzocorona (; ''Mezacoróna'' in local dialect), is a ''Communes of Trentino, comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italy, Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of the city of Trento and within of the ...

along with keeper

Renato Piovezan Renato Moulin Piovezan (born 24 April 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil, Piovezan had spent his youth career for Chievo's ''Allievi Nazionali'' U17 and ''Primavera'' un ...

and forward Diego Reis.

Triestina

On 26 June 2009, few days before the closure of 2008–09 fiscal year on 30 June 2009, he was sold to

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team

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...

for €425,000U.S. Triestina Calcio S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian) along with

Amedeo Calliari Amedeo Calliari (born 12 April 1988) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Youth career Born in Rovereto, Trentino, Calliari started his career in the same province, for Mori–St.Stefano. In 2002, he ...

(for €325,000A.C. Chievo-Verona S.r.l. ''blancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)), in a co-ownership deal. In exchange, Marcello Cottafava (for €420,000) and

Dario D'Ambrosio Dario D'Ambrosio (born 9 September 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for club Carrarese. Career Along with his twin brother Danilo, D'Ambrosio started his career at Fiorentina's Primavera team. In 2007-08 season, he left ...

(€340,000) moved to Chievo, also in co-ownership deal. However, Cottafava and D'Ambrosio were loaned back to Triestina in July, co-currently Brighenti and Calliari loaned to the ''Prima Divisione'' sides Pergocrema and

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respectively. He only played 4 times.

Return to Chievo

In January 2010 (which in 2009–10 fiscal year) Brighenti returned to Chievo and D'Ambrosio returned to Triestina in exchange, both for €425,000. In August Cottafava and Calliari also returned to his original clubs respectively (in 2010–11 fiscal year; Cottafava for €210,000, Calliari for €220,000). Brighenti did not play any game for Chievo in the second half of 2009–10 Serie A. He left the club again at the start of 2010–11 season.

Viareggio

On 31 August 2010 he was loaned to the ''Prima Divisione'' side

Viareggio Viareggio () is a city and ''comune'' in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 62,000, it is the second largest city within the province of Lucca, after Lucca. It is known as a seaside resort as ...

with option to purchase half of the registration rights. He became the starting right-back after Sergio Carnesalini left the club on 10 January 2011. He was suspended once, in round 23. He also played twice in the cup. On 23 June 2011 Viareggio signed him in another co-ownership deal, for €30,000 fee, and signed a contract until 20 June 2013. In January 2012 Chievo bought back Brighenti for €50,000, but immediately sold Brighenti to Vicenza for €40,000, ''de facto'' made Viareggio profited €20,000 for the 6 months ownership of the 50% registration rights, and as the middle man cost Chievo €10,000.

Vicenza

Brighenti was signed by

Vicenza Calcio L.R. Vicenza, commonly referred to as Vicenza, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Founded in 1902 as Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza, they became Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953, then Vicenza Calcio from 1990 ...

for €40,000 in a 3.5-year contract in January 2012, which Chievo still retained the remaining 50% registration rights of the player. On 21 June 2013 Chievo bought back Brighenti. for €18,000. However, since returning to Chievo, Brighenti failed to play any game for the Serie A club nor able to loan out. On 1 July 2014 Brighenti returned to Vicenza in a 4-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 30 June 2014 Chievo also signed Matteo Andriollo, Alessio Bertaso and Andrea Contri from Vicenza for a total fee of €1.8 million, with Stefan Kerezović, Alberto Paiolo and Alberto Tonin were signed by Vicenza for a total fee of also €1.8 million. On 19 September 2015 Brighenti injured his pancreas in the match against

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and ...

. He was releases from the hospital on 1 October. Brighenti's second spell was short-lived. He was sold in July 2016 after adding one more optional year in his contract in the same month.

Frosinone

On 29 July 2016 Brighenti was signed by

Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Va ...

for an undisclosed fee.

Catanzaro

On 16 July 2022, Brighenti signed a two-year contract with

International career

Brighenti was in the squad of

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October 2009. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10 and 31 July. However, the 2009 FIFA Confedera ...

but pulled out due to injury, He was replaced by Matteo Bruscagin. He also played twice in 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification.

References

External links

Viareggio Profile

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