Alessandro Riggi

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Alessandro Riggi
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Riggi
Date of birth (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 27)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Number 10
Youth career
Rivière-des-Prairies
2007–2008 Vancouver Whitecaps
2008–2011 Montreal Impact
2011–2012 Sampdoria
2012 Celta Vigo
2013 CFR Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Montreal Impact Academy
2012 Celta Vigo B 0 (0)
2013 Atlético 1 (0)
2013 CFR II Cluj
2013–2014 Trento
2015–2016 FC Montreal 48 (15)
2017–2019 Phoenix Rising 34 (6)
2020– HFX Wanderers 7 (1)
National team‡
2012–2013 Canada U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 12, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 3, 2015

Alessandro Riggi (born November 30, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for HFX Wanderers.

Early career[]

At age 14, Riggi joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy. A year later, after the Montreal Impact started their own youth program, he decided to join their program, as it was his hometown team.[1]

Riggi played with the Montreal Impact Academy in the Canadian Soccer League from 2010 to 2011.[2] He was top scorer and team MVP in his two seasons, but was unable to secure a first-team deal.[1]

Club career[]

Europe[]

After being unable to secure a first-team deal with Montreal, he went to Europe at age 19. He went on trial with Sampdoria in Italy, before joining the Celta Vigo academy.[3] In January 2013, he signed in Portugal with Atletico Reguengos[4] and in Romania with CFR Cluj.[1] Afterwards, he joined Trento Calcio in Italy.[5][6][7]

FC Montreal[]

On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Riggi would join FC Montreal, a USL affiliate club of the Montreal Impact for their inaugural season.[8] He made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to Toronto FC II.[9]

Phoenix Rising[]

On February 10, 2017, Riggi signed for USL club Phoenix Rising FC. Upon completion of the 2017 season, Riggi would re-sign with the club for the 2018 season.[10] His time in Phoenix was marred by injuries, including a torn ACL that resulted in him being unable to play at all in 2019.[1]

HFX Wanderers[]

Riggi signed for HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League on December 18, 2019.[11] He made his debut on August 15 against Pacific FC.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club Season Division League Playoffs Domestic Cup Total
Level Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montreal Impact Academy 2010 3 Canadian Soccer League ? ? — — ? ?
2011 ? 10 ? ? — ? 10
Celta de Vigo B 2012–13 4 Tercera División ? ? — — ? ?
Atlético S.C. 2012–13 4 Terceira Divisão 1 0 — ? ? 1 0
Trento 2013–14 5 Eccellenza ? ? — ? ? ? ?
FC Montreal 2015 2 USL 25 9 — — 25 9
2016 22 6 — — 22 6
Phoenix Rising FC 2017 20 4 1 0 0 0 21 4
2018 14 2 0 0 1 0 15 2
2019 USL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HFX Wanderers FC 2020 1 Canadian Premier League 7 1 1 0 — 8 1
Career total 88 22 2 0 1 0 91 22

Honours[]

HFX Wanderers

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Griffiths, Gary. "Alessandro Riggi: On the Comeback Trail". From Aways.
  2. ^ "Canadian Soccer League". 2011-10-02. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ "Wanderers bolster attack with signing of Canadian Alessandro Riggi". Canadian Premier League. December 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Últimos reforços de Inverno - Alessandro e Wigor" [Last winter reinforcements - Alessandro and Wigor]. Reguegos de Monsarez (in Portuguese). January 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "Alessandro Riggi". GISS Pro.
  6. ^ Milano, Pascal. "L'Aventure Européenne D'Alessandro Riggi" [Alessandro Riggi's European Adventure]. La Presse (in French).
  7. ^ Loss, Daniele (October 5, 2013). "Il Trento batte la pista "oriunda"" [Trento beats the "oriunda" track]. Trentino (in Italian).
  8. ^ "FC Montreal roster unveiled". ImpactMontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  9. ^ "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". ImpactMontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Phoenix Rising Football Club re-signs midfielder Alessandro Riggi". Phoenix Rising FC. December 4, 2017.
  11. ^ CANPL Staff. "Wanderers bolster attack with signing of Canadian Alessandro Riggi". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Canadian Premier League". August 14, 2018.

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