# Emiliano Rigoni

Emiliano Ariel Rigoni (Spanish pronunciation:; born 4 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Liga MX club León.

## Club career

Rigoni is a youth exponent from Club Atlético Belgrano. He made his league debut on 4 August 2013 against CA Lanús in a 3–0 away defeat. In January 2016, he joined Club Atlético Independiente. He has scored in his debut for Independiente against his former club Belgrano.
On 23 August 2017, Rigoni moved to Russia, signing a four-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
On 19 October 2017, he scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 3–1 Europa League group win over Rosenborg BK.
On 17 August 2018, Zenit announced that Rigoni would join Serie A club Atalanta B.C. for the 2018–19 season, with Atalanta holding an option to make the transfer permanent at the end of the loan. On 14 January 2019, Rigoni returned to Zenit.
On 2 September 2019, Zenit announced that Rigoni would spend the rest of the 2019–20 on loan to Italian club U.C. Sampdoria, with Sampdoria holding an option to purchase his rights at the end of the loan. On 1 February 2020, Sampdoria terminated the loan early.
On 1 July 2020, he scored a late winner in Zenit's 2–1 away victory against FC Tambov. On 5 October, deadline day, he moved to La Liga side Elche via one-year loan.
On 21 May 2021, Rigoni signed a three-year contract with Brazilian club São Paulo FC.
On 29 July 2022, Rigoni joined Major League Soccer club Austin FC on a deal until the end of the 2024 season. On 21 May 2024 Austin FC announced they had exercised their buyout option for Rigoni's contract, releasing him from the team.
On 3 January 2025, Rigoni joined Mexican club León on a free transfer.

## International career

Rigoni made his debut for the Argentina national football team on 5 October 2017 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Peru.

## Personal life

Rigoni is of Italian descent and holds an Italian passport, which counts him as an EU player for European competitions.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 15 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Belgrano | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Belgrano | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 |
| Belgrano | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 3 |
| Belgrano | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 4 |
| Belgrano | Total | Total | 73 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 76 | 8 |
| Independiente | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 5 |
| Independiente | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 12 |
| Independiente | Total | Total | 46 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 56 | 17 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | – | – | 28 | 6 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 3 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | Total | Total | 47 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 12 |
| Atalanta (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 3 |
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Elche (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 2 |
| São Paulo | 2021 | Série A | 30 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 38 | 11 |
| São Paulo | 2022 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| São Paulo | Total | Total | 41 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 70 | 17 |
| Austin FC | 2022 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Austin FC | 2023 | MLS | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| Austin FC | 2024 | MLS | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Austin FC | Total | Total | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 292 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 360 | 60 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Argentina, Russian Cup, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Copa do Brasil, and U.S. Open Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearance in Russian Super Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
* ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
* ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

### International

    As of match played 14 November 2017.
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 0 |

## Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg
* Russian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
* Russian Cup: 2019–20
* Russian Super Cup: 2020