Riccardo Melgrati

Riccardo Melgrati
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994
Place of birth Monza, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Pro Vercelli (on loan from Cesena)
Number 1
Youth career
2003–2012 Internazionale
2012–2013 Cesena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013– Cesena 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Como (loan) 29 (0)
2014–2015 → South Tyrol (loan) 33 (0)
2015– → Pro Vercelli (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2010 Italy U17[2] 4 (0)
2013 Italy U19[2] 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Riccardo Melgrati (born 17 June 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays for Pro Vercelli, on loan from Cesena.

Biography

Internazionale

Born in Monza, Lombardy, Melgrati started his career at Lombard club Internazionale. He completed with fellow youth player Francesco Anacoura from 2004 to 2008 (left for Pavia), Raffaele Dalle Vedove from 2008 to 2012 (Melgrati left Inter) as well as Matteo Cincilla from 2009 to 2012 (ditto.). The players were the member the under-18 team for Berretti League in 2011–12 season. They also training with the reserve team in summer 2010, as Raffaele Di Gennaro and Alberto Gallinetta were trained with the first team.[3] Melgrati and Cincilla also played for the reserve team (under-19 team) in 2011–12 season (3 times each), due to the injury of Di Gennaro and Andrea Sala. Moreover, Melgrati was the fifth goalkeeper for Inter in 2011–12 UEFA Champions League as List B player (de facto the fourth after the injury of Di Gennaro;[4] Tornaghi and Viviano were not in the European squad). Melgrati was the backup for Cincilla and Dalle Vedove in Berretti League finals in May 2012; Melgrati did not receive call-up to the reserve league finals in June 2012.[5][6]

Cesena

On 23 August 2012 Melgrati was signed by Serie B club Cesena in co-ownership deal for €500, in 2-year contract.[7] Melgrati was the first choice of the reserve team, ahead Marco Quadrelli and overage player Emmanuel Pontet. Melgrati also wore no.33 for the first team.[8] In June 2013 Melgrati was acquired by Cesena outright for €750,000.[7][9][10] Cesena had also signed 50% "card" of Thomas Pedrabissi for another €1 million; 50% "card" of Yago Del Piero for €750,000; Inter bought back Luca Caldirola for €2.5 million.[7] Inter had sold Cincilla (January 2013), Melgrati (June 2013) outright successively and Dalle Vedove in co-ownership (in July) within a year.

Como (loan)

On 11 July 2013 Melgrati left for Como in temporary deal from Cesena.[11][12]

South Tyrol (loan)

On 26 July 2014 he was signed by South Tyrol.[13][14] Before he left the club he wore no.94 shirt for Cesena.[15]

Pro Vercelli (loan)

On 30 July 2015 he was signed by Pro Vercelli in a temporary deal.[16]

International career

Melgrati played twice in 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, ahead Luca Lezzerini. Pasquale Salerno used Alessio Cragno and Lezzerini in the next stage of qualification. Melgrati was recalled in March 2013 for Italy U19 team for a friendly. He was the third keeper in 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification, behind Cragno and Pierluigi Gollini.

References

  1. ↑ "Riccardo Melgrati - calciocomo1907.it" (in Italian). Calcio Como. c. September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. 1 2 FIGC (Italian)
  3. ↑ "Primavera pre-season under way". www.inter.it (F.C. Internazionale Milano). 20 July 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "UCL, 20-man squad for Inter v Lille". www.inter.it (FC Internazionale Milano). 1 November 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Primavera Finals: Bernazzani names 25-man squad". www.inter.it (FC Internazionale Milano). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Finali Primavera TIM: convocato Dalle Vedove". www.inter.it (in Italian) (FC Internazionale Milano). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 A.C. Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian)
  8. ↑ "Tutti i numeri di maglia del Cesena" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Transfers: outcome of 20 co-ownership deals". www.inter.it (FC Internazionale Milano). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Comproprietà: risoluzioni e rinnovi" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Riccardo Melgrati in azzurro" (in Italian). Calcio Como. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Como, ecco Melgrati". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian) (Tutto Mercato Web Network). 11 July 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Un altro portiere per mister Rastelli: Riccardo Melgrati" (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Melgrati al Sudtirol" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "I numeri di maglia 2014/2015" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "Riccardo Melgrati alla Pro Vercelli" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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