Alessandro Riggi

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

Alessandro Riggi
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Riggi
Date of birth (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993
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

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
LevelDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 10—??10
Trento 2013–14 5 Eccellenza ??—????
FC Montreal 2015 2 USL 259——259
2016 226——226
Phoenix Rising FC 2017 2041000214
2018 1420010152
2019 USL Championship 00000000
HFX Wanderers FC 2020 1 Canadian Premier League 7110—81
Career total 882220109122

Honours

HFX Wanderers

References
  1. 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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