Samuele Vignato (born 24 February 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Monza.
![]() Vignato with Monza in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 18) | ||
Place of birth | Negrar, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club 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 | 14 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Italy U15 | 4 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Italy U16 | 12 | (3) |
2021– | Italy U18 | 5 | (1) |
2021– | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2022 |
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]
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 [it] 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]
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]
Eligible to also represent Brazil internationally, Vignato played for Italy at under-15, under-16 and under-18 levels.[10] 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.[11]
Mainly an attacking midfielder,[12] Vignato can also play as a mezzala.[4] His main characteristics are his dribbling and technical abilities.[4]
Vignato's brother, Emanuel, is also a professional football player.[4]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chievo | 2020–21 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Monza | 2021–22 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
2022–23 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Career total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
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A.C. Monza – current squad | |
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