Alberto Brignoli

Alberto Brignoli (born 19 August 1991) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Empoli.

Alberto Brignoli
Personal information
Full name Alberto Brignoli
Date of birth (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991
Place of birth Trescore Balneario, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2007 Sarnico
2007–2008 Grumellese
2008–2009 Montichiari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Montichiari 62 (0)
2011–2013 Lumezzane 31 (0)
2012–2013 → Ternana (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2015 Ternana 78 (0)
2015–2018 Juventus 0 (0)
2015 → Ternana (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2016 → Sampdoria (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Leganés (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → Perugia (loan) 18 (0)
2017–2018 → Benevento (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2019 Palermo 31 (0)
2019– Empoli 31 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:17, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Trescore Balneario, Brignoli made his debut as a senior with A.C. Montichiari in 2009, in Serie D, after representing Uesse Sarnico 1908 and USD Grumellese Calcio as a youth.[1] After helping his side achieve promotion as a starter, he was loaned to A.C. Lumezzane.[2]

Brignoli was loaned to Ternana Calcio for 2012–13 season.[3] He made his professional debut on 1 September 2012, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Modena for the Serie B championship.

On 31 January 2013, Ternana signed Brignoli outright from Lumezzane.[4] He continued to appear regularly for the club, achieving mid table positions in all campaigns.

Juventus

On 2 February 2015, Juventus signed Brignoli outright for €1.75 million, which saw the remaining 50% registration rights of Alberto Masi move in the opposite direction for €1.5 million.[5][6][7][8] Brignoli returned to Terni immediately on loan for the rest of the season.

Sampdoria

On 2 July 2015, Brignoli was signed by Sampdoria in a temporary deal.[9] He made his Serie A debut on 14 May 2016 (round 38 the last round), playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–5 away loss against his parent club.

CD Leganés

On 20 July 2016, Brignoli was loaned to La Liga club CD Leganés, for one year.[10]

Perugia

On 11 January 2017, Brignoli returned to Italy, joining Perugia on loan.[11]

Benevento

On 30 July 2017, Brignoli joined Serie A newcomers Benevento on a temporary deal,[12][13] with an obligation to buy at the end of season.[12][14] According to Corriere dello Sport – Stadio, the obligation would depend on Benevento securing a place in the 2018–19 Serie A season.[12] He was assigned number 22 shirt.[15] On 3 December, he scored a 95th-minute equaliser with a header in a 2–2 home draw against Milan, to earn Benevento their first ever point in Serie A after a record 14 consecutive defeats.[16][17] With the goal, Brignoli was the third goalkeeper to score from open play in Serie A history after Michelangelo Rampulla in 1992 and Massimo Taibi in 2001.[18][19][20]

Palermo

On 25 July 2018, Brignoli signed with Serie B club Palermo until 30 June 2021.[21]

Empoli

On 18 July 2019, Brignoli signed for Serie B club Empoli for free.[22]

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References
  1. "La Juve prende Brignoli Il portiere bergamasco arriva dalla Ternana" [Juve tie up Brignoli the Bergamasque goalkeeper arrives from Ternana] (in Italian). Bergamo News. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. "Il portiere Brignoli in Rossoblu!" (in Italian). AC Lumezzane. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. "Bernardi, Brignoli e Dianda firmano per i rossoverdi" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. "Mercato: "riscattato" Brignoli dal Lumezzane" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. "Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2015" (PDF (1.24MB)) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. "Alberto Brignoli alla Juventus: resterà rossoverde fino al 30 giugno" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  7. "Alberto Masi "tutto" rossoverde" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  8. "I movimenti di mercato" (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  9. "L'estremo difensore Brignoli al Doria a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  10. "Brignoli refuerza la portería del Leganés para la próxima temporada" [Brignoli bolsters the goal of Leganés for the following season] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. "Ufficiale. Brignoli in biancorosso" (in Italian). A.C. Perugia Calcio. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  12. "Calciomercato Benevento, è fatta: Brignoli dalla Juventus". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  13. "Calcio Mercato" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  14. "Mercato: le operazioni della sessione estiva" (Press release) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  15. "I NUMERI DI MAGLIA PER LA STAGIONE 2017/2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  16. "Brignoli: 'Closed my eyes and jumped'". Football Italia. 3 December 2017.
  17. "Benevento 2–2 AC Milan". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  18. "Taibi spiega il gol di Brignoli: "Quando il portiere sale non sai mai dove va" - ITA Sport Press". ITA Sport Press (in Italian). 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  19. "Da Rampulla a Taibi: i portieri goleador in A prima di Brignoli | Goal.com" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  20. "Da Rampulla a Brignoli, quei portieri goleador" (in Italian). ansa.it. 3 December 2017.
  21. "Brignoli signed with Palermo". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  22. "UFFICIALE: Empoli, tesserati Brignoli, Cannavò, Moreo e Pirrello". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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