Riccardo Melgrati

Riccardo Melgrati (born 17 June 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Lecco.

Riccardo Melgrati
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994
Place of birth Monza, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Lecco
Number 1
Youth career
2003–2012 Inter Milan
2012–2013 Cesena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Cesena 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Como (loan) 28 (0)
2014–2015 → South Tyrol (loan) 33 (0)
2015–2016 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 → Prato (loan) 29 (0)
2018–2019 Arezzo 0 (0)
2019 Siena 2 (0)
2020 AE Prat 2 (0)
2021 Arezzo 2 (0)
2021–2022 Imolese 8 (0)
2022 Pontedera 14 (0)
2022– Lecco 44 (0)
International career
2010 Italy U17[2] 4 (0)
2013 Italy U19[2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023

Club career

Inter Milan

Born in Monza, Lombardy, Melgrati started his career at Lombard club Inter Milan. He completed with fellow youth player Francesco Anacoura from 2004 to 2008 (left for Pavia), Raffaele Dalle Vedove from 2008 to 2012 (Melgrati left Inter) as well as Matteo Cincilla from 2009 to 2012 (ditto.). The players were the member the under-18 team for Berretti League in 2011–12 season. They also training with the reserve team in summer 2010, as Raffaele Di Gennaro and Alberto Gallinetta were trained with the first team.[3] Melgrati and Cincilla also played for the reserve team (under-19 team) in 2011–12 season (3 times each), due to the injury of Di Gennaro and Andrea Sala. Moreover, Melgrati was the fifth goalkeeper for Inter in 2011–12 UEFA Champions League as List B player (de facto the fourth after the injury of Di Gennaro;[4] Tornaghi and Viviano were not in the European squad). Melgrati was the backup for Cincilla and Dalle Vedove in Berretti League finals in May 2012; Melgrati did not receive call-up to the reserve league finals in June 2012.[5][6]

Cesena

On 23 August 2012 Melgrati was signed by Serie B club Cesena in co-ownership deal for €500, in 2-year contract.[7] Melgrati was the first choice of the reserve team, ahead Marco Quadrelli and overage player Emmanuel Pontet. Melgrati also wore no.33 for the first team.[8] In June 2013 Melgrati was acquired by Cesena outright for €750,000.[7][9][10] Cesena had also signed 50% "card" of Thomas Pedrabissi for another €1 million; 50% "card" of Yago Del Piero for €750,000; Inter bought back Luca Caldirola for €2.5 million.[7] Inter had sold Cincilla (January 2013), Melgrati (June 2013) outright successively and Dalle Vedove in co-ownership (in July) within a year.

Como (loan)

On 11 July 2013 Melgrati left for Como in temporary deal from Cesena.[11][12]

Südtirol (loan)

On 26 July 2014 he was signed by Südtirol.[13][14] Before he left the club he wore no.94 shirt for Cesena.[15]

Pro Vercelli (loan)

On 30 July 2015 he was signed by Pro Vercelli in a temporary deal.[16]

Prato (loan)

In the summer of 2016 goes on loan to Prato.[17]

Siena

On 24 January 2019, he signed with Siena until the end of the 2018–19 season.[18]

Return to Arezzo

On 30 January 2021, he returned to Arezzo.[19]

Imolese

On 24 September 2021, he signed with Imolese.[20]

Pontedera

On 31 January 2022, Melgrati moved to Pontedera.[21]

Lecco

On 15 July 2022, Melgrati joined Lecco.[22]

International career

Melgrati played twice for the Italy U17 side in 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, ahead Luca Lezzerini. Pasquale Salerno used Alessio Cragno and Lezzerini in the next stage of qualification. Melgrati was recalled in March 2013 for Italy U19 team for a friendly. He was the third keeper in 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification, behind Cragno and Pierluigi Gollini.

References
  1. "Riccardo Melgrati - calciocomo1907.it" (in Italian). Calcio Como. September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014.
  2. FIGC (in Italian)
  3. "Primavera pre-season under way". www.inter.it. F.C. Internazionale Milano. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. "UCL, 20-man squad for Inter v Lille". www.inter.it. FC Internazionale Milano. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  5. "Primavera Finals: Bernazzani names 25-man squad". www.inter.it. FC Internazionale Milano. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  6. "Finali Primavera TIM: convocato Dalle Vedove". www.inter.it (in Italian). FC Internazionale Milano. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  7. A.C. Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian)
  8. "Tutti i numeri di maglia del Cesena" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  9. "Transfers: outcome of 20 co-ownership deals". www.inter.it. FC Internazionale Milano. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  10. "Comproprietà: risoluzioni e rinnovi" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  11. "Riccardo Melgrati in azzurro" (in Italian). Calcio Como. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  12. "UFFICIALE: Como, ecco Melgrati". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web Network. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  13. "Un altro portiere per mister Rastelli: Riccardo Melgrati" (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  14. "Melgrati al Sudtirol" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  15. "I numeri di maglia 2014/2015" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  16. "Riccardo Melgrati alla Pro Vercelli" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  17. http://www.acprato.it/Ufficializzato-il-portiere-Riccardo-Melgrati.htm 05-08-2016
  18. "Riccardo Melgrati nuovo giocatore bianconero" (in Italian). Siena. 24 January 2019.
  19. "Comunicato Ufficiale: Riccardo Melgrati" (in Italian). Arezzo. 30 January 2021.
  20. "UFFICIALE: TESSERATO IL PORTIERE MELGRATI" (in Italian). Imolese. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  21. "Mercato Granata" (Press release) (in Italian). Pontedera. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  22. "Ufficiale: Riccardo Melgrati è un nuovo giocatore del Lecco!" (in Italian). Lecco. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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