Samuele Vignato

Samuele Vignato (born 24 February 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Monza.

Samuele Vignato
Vignato with Monza in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004
Place of birth Negrar, Italy
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Monza
Number 80
Youth career
0000–2010 Pieve
2010–2021 ChievoVerona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 ChievoVerona 2 (0)
2021– Monza 24 (2)
International career‡
2019 Italy U15 4 (3)
2019–2020 Italy U16 12 (3)
2021–2022 Italy U18 5 (1)
2021–2023 Italy U19 16 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2023 Malta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:32, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023

Early life

Vignato was born on 24 February 2004 in Negrar in the Province of Verona, Italy, to Italian father Davide and a Brazilian mother Shèrida.[1][2] Having begun playing youth football at local club Pieve,[2] Vignato joined ChievoVerona's youth sector aged six.[1]

Club career

ChievoVerona

After having played for ChievoVerona's under-17s, Vignato was promoted to their Primavera (under-19) side, scoring 14 goals and making 11 assists in 18 games in the 2020–21 Campionato Primavera 2 season.[1][2] He made his first-team debut for Chievo on 4 May 2021, as a 76th-minute substitute in a Serie B game against Cremonese.[3][4] Vignato finished the season with two league games, having also played against Virtus Entella as a substitute.[1]

Monza

On 11 August 2021, Vignato joined Serie B side Monza on a three-year deal.[1] He made his debut on 29 August, playing the first half of a 1–0 league win against Cremonese.[5] On 25 September, Vignato scored his first professional goal, in a 3–1 Serie B win against Pordenone.[6] He became the first player born in 2004 to score in an Italian professional league.[7]

On 25 February 2022, Vignato's contract was extended until 30 June 2025.[8] After having helped Monza gain promotion to the Serie A for the first time in their history, Vignato made his Italian top-flight debut in the 2022–23 Serie A on 7 November 2022, as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–0 home win against Hellas Verona.[9]

On Vignato's first game as a starter, on 8 October 2023, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–0 home win against Salernitana.[10] He became the first player born in 2004 to score in the Italian top flight,[11] and the youngest Monza player to do so.[12]

International career

Eligible to also represent Brazil internationally, Vignato played for Italy at under-15, under-16 and under-18 levels.[13] Having played 16 games for the under-16s, Vignato made his under-18 debut in a friendly against Austria in June 2021.[1]

Vignato was first called up to the under-19 team on 4 August 2022, for a friendly game against Albania on 10 August.[14] In June 2023, he was included in the Italian squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta,[15] where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title.[16][17]

Style of play

Mainly an attacking midfielder,[18] Vignato can also play as a mezzala.[4] His main characteristics are his dribbling and technical abilities.[4]

Personal life

Vignato's brother, Emanuel, is also a professional football player.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 October 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chievo 2020–21 Serie B 20000020
Monza 2021–22 Serie B 1310000131
2022–23 Serie A 5020—70
2023–24 Serie A 6110—71
Total 2423000272
Career total 2623000292

    Honours

    Italy U19

    References
    1. "Samuele Vignato è del Monza" [Samuele Vignato joins Monza]. Monza (in Italian). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
    2. Di Marzio, Gianluca (29 September 2021). "Monza, alle radici di Samuele Vignato: il "provino" al parco giochi, i viaggi in Brasile e il tributo di Galliani". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
    3. "Il Chievo si fa raggiungere dalla Cremonese, per i playoff è battaglia". L'Arena (in Italian). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
    4. "Un altro Vignato in casa Chievo: esordio in B per Samuele". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
    5. "La Cremonese gioca meglio, il Monza vince: finisce 1–0 in Brianza". Pianeta Serie B (in Italian). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
    6. Di Marzio, Gianluca (25 September 2021). "Monza, gol del classe 2004 Vignato contro il Pordenone". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
    7. AC Monza [@acmonza] (25 September 2021). "FIRST TIME 😍 Primo gol in ⚪️🔴 per @samuele_vignato e prima rete di un classe 2004 tra i professionisti ⚽️🔝 Bravo Samu! 👏" – via Instagram.
    8. "Samuele Vignato rinnova fino al 2025 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
    9. "Serie A, Monza-Hellas Verona finisce 2-0: Carlos Augusto e Colpani affondano gli scaligeri". Il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza (in Italian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
    10. "Serie A, Monza-Salernitana 3-0: Palladino ingrana, Sousa traballa". Sportmediaset.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
    11. "Vignato, il primo 2004 a segnare in Serie A: da Babacar a Kean, ecco gli altri "pionieri"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 8 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
    12. "Samuele Vignato è nella storia del Monza. Ecco perché..." Tutto Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
    13. "Samuele Vignato: talento italiano classe 2004". World Football Scouting (in Italian). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
    14. "Vignato convocato dall'Italia Under 19 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    15. "Bollini sceglie i 20 Azzurrini per l'Europeo. Domani mattina partenza per Malta". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
    16. Honeyman, Sam (16 July 2023). "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
    17. Scognamiglio, Pietro (16 July 2023). "Gli azzurrini trionfano: campioni d'Europa Under 19. Battuto il Portogallo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
    18. Christenson, Marcus (7 October 2021). "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
    19. Samuele Vignato at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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