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Diego Borghini

Diego Borghini (born 4 March 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C club AlbinoLeffe.

Diego Borghini
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Livorno, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AlbinoLeffe
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2016 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Empoli 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Tuttocuoio (loan) 14 (1)
2017–2018 → Gavorrano (loan) 25 (0)
2018–2021 Arezzo 41 (3)
2021– AlbinoLeffe 94 (10)
International career
2014–2015 Italy U18 8 (1)
2015 Italy U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024

Club career

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Empoli

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Born in Livorno, Borghini was a youth exponent from Empoli. Here he played 55 matches and scoring 2 goals for their U-19 team. On 31 January 2015 he received his maiden call-up on the bench in a match against Roma in Serie A, however he remained an unused substitute.[1]

Loan to Tuttocuoio

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On 12 July 2016, Borghini was signed by Serie C side Tuttucuoio on a season-long loan deal. On 31 July, Borghini made his debut for Tuttocuoio in a 3–2 away defeat, after extra-time, against Casertana in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[2] On 28 August he made his Serie C debut for Tuttocuoio in a 2–2 away draw against Prato, he played the entire match.[3] On 31 October, Borghini scored his first professional goal in the 93rd minute of a 2–1 away win over Pontedera.[4] On 21 May he was sent off with a double yellow card in the 90th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Prato.[5] Borghini ended his loan to Tuttocuoio with 16 appearances, including 14 as a starter, and 1 assist, but the team was relegated in Serie D.[6]

Loan to Gavorrano

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On 17 July 2017, Borghini was signed by Serie C club Gavorrano on a season-long loan deal. On 27 August he made his Serie C debut for Gavorrano as a substitute replacing Manuele Malotti in the 77th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Livorno.[7] On 24 September he played his first match as a starter for Gavorrano, a 1–0 away defeat against Prato.[8] On 8 November, Borghini played his first entire match for Gavorrano, a 0–0 home draw against Arezzo.[9] Borghini ended his season-long loan to Gavorrano with 27 appearances, but Gavorrano was relegated in Serie D.[6]

Arezzo

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On 30 August 2018, Borghini joined to Serie C club Arezzo with an undisclosed fee.[10] On 25 September he made his debut as a substitute replacing Carlo Pelagatti in the 60th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Pisa.[11] On 11 November, Borghini played his first entire match for Arezzo, a 2–2 away draw against Novara.[12] On 27 April 2019 he scored his first goal for the club in the 49th minute of a 2–0 home win over Gozzano.[13] One week later, on 4 May he scored the second goal in the third minute of a 3–0 away win over Pistoiese.[14] On 4 August 2019, Borghini played his first match in Coppa Italia for Arezzo, a 1–0 home win over Turris in the first round, and one week later he scored his first goal in this competition in the 10th minute of a 4–3 away defeat against Crotone in the second round.[15][16]

AlbinoLeffe

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On 1 February 2021, he signed with AlbinoLeffe.[17]

International career

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Borghini represented Italy at Under 18 and Under 19 level. On 19 August 2014, Borghini made his debut at U-18 level and scored his first goal in the 52nd minute of a 2–1 away win over Norway U-18. On 4 March 2015 he played his first and only entire match for Italy U-18, a 4–0 away win over Hungary U-18, six months later, on 12 August, Borghini made his debut at U-19 level as a substitute replacing Federico Dimarco in the 83rd minute of a 2–1 away win over Croatia U-18. On 3 September he played his first entire match for Italy U-19, a 0–0 home draw against Netherlands U-19 and one month later, on 10 September, Borghini played his first competitive international match, a 3–2 home win over North Macedonia U-19 in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 2 July 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tuttocuoio (loan) 2016–17 Serie C 14 1 1 0 — 1[a] 0 16 1
Gavorrano (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 25 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 27 0
Arezzo 2018–19 Serie C 11 2 0 0 — 1[b] 0 12 2
2019–20 Serie C 18 1 2 1 — — 20 2
Career total 68 4 3 1 — 4 0 75 5
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out.
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

References

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  1. ^ "Roma vs. Empoli - 31 January 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Casertana vs. Tuttocuoio - 31 July 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Pontedera vs. Tuttocuoio - 31 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Tuttocuoio vs. Prato - 21 May 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Italy - D. Borghini - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Livorno vs. Gavorrano - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Prato vs. Gavorrano - 24 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Gavorrano vs. Arezzo - 8 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. ^ "UFFICIALE: Arezzo, preso Borghini. Ricci va alla Jesina - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Pisa vs. Arezzo - 25 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Novara vs. Arezzo - 11 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Arezzo vs. Gozzano - 27 April 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Pistoiese vs. Arezzo - 4 May 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Arezzo vs. Turris - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Crotone vs. Arezzo - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  17. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE DIEGO BORGHINI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELL'U.C. ALBINOLEFFE!" (in Italian). AlbinoLeffe. 1 February 2021.
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