Salvatore Sirigu
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Salvatore Sirigu is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) is an Italian
Italian people
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footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
club Paris Saint-Germain and Italy national football team
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
.
Club career
Sirigu started his football career with Venezia youth system. On 2005 he joined Palermo and made his debut for the club as a regular in a 2006-07 Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia
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match against Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
and a UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
match against Fenerbahçe.
Palermo loaned him to Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
club Cremonese on July 12, 2007 in order to let him achieve some first team experience.
He spent the 2008–09 season on loan to Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
side Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
, but only played 15 games with his club, as Ancona managers Francesco Monaco
Francesco Monaco
Francesco Monaco is an Italian association football manager, and former player, currently in charge of Piacenza.-Career:...
, and later Sandro Salvioni
Sandro Salvioni
Sandro Salvioni is an Italian football manager, and a former player.-Playing career:Salvioni mostly played into lower ranks of Italian football, excluding a two-year stint with then-Serie A club Foggia and a lone season with Brescia....
, preferred Brazilian teammate Da Costa
Angelo Esmael da Costa Júnior
Angelo Esmael da Costa Júnior is a Brazilian footballer. He plays for Sampdoria. He was known as Júnior Costa inside Brazil and Angelo Da Costa in 2010–11 Serie A and in 2010-11 UEFA Europa League....
over him.
Sirigu successively returned to Palermo as a second-choice keeper, behind new signing Rubinho
Rubens Fernando Moedim
Rubens Fernando Moedim , aka Rubinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for U.S. Città di Palermo, as a goalkeeper,-Club career:...
, for the 2009–10 season. Following a string of unimpressive performances by Rubinho, Palermo coach Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga is a retired Italian footballer and current manager. He is a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Internazionale. He also holds Romanian citizenship...
moved Sirigu in the starting role for the Week 6 game, an away match against Davide Ballardini
Davide Ballardini
Davide Ballardini is an Italian association football manager who is currently the head coach at Serie A club Cagliari...
's Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
on September 27, 2009. The game, which also represented Sirigu's official debut in the Italian Serie A, ended in a 1-1 draw, with the young goalkeeper being nominated Man of the Match due to his numerous saves throughout the match. He was subsequently confirmed for the following game, where Sirigu managed to keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 win against Serie A giants Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
. Since then, Sirigu was regularly featured in the starting lineup and permanently confirmed as first choice keeper, leading the club to send Rubinho out on loan to Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
later in January.
On 21 October 2009, Palermo announced to have agreed a contract extension with the young goalkeeper; the new contract will expire on June 2014.
On 28 July 2011, Sirigu signed a four-year contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer fee of 3.5M€. In August, his first month at the Parisian club, the shot stopper was named by the club supporters as their third best player of the month after Javier Pastore
Javier Pastore
Javier Matías Pastore is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national football team as an attacking midfielder....
and Kevin Gameiro
Kevin Gameiro
Kévin Gameiro is a French international footballer who plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. He plays as a striker whose influence can extend out on the wings and in the hole...
, indicating a swift adaptation to his new surroundings.
International career
On August 21, 2007 he made his debut with the Italy U-21Italy national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
squad in a friendly
Exhibition game
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match against France
France national under-21 football team
The France national under-21 football team , known in France as Les Espoirs , is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
. Before making his debut with the Azzurrini, Sirigu had already had international experience at the youth level with the Under-18 and Under-19 teams.
On February 28, 2010 he received his first call-up for the Italian national team
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
for a friendly game versus Cameroon
Cameroon national football team
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
to be played at Stade Louis II
Stade Louis II
The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team, as well as the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match...
, Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
, but was not featured on the field during the match.
He was in Lippi's 28-men provisional 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
squad, but was not included in the 23-men final squad.
Upon Cesare Prandelli taking the helm as national coach, Sirigu was named in his first squad for the friendly against the Ivory Coast. With Buffon and Marchetti injured, Sirigu made his international debut with Italy losing 1-0 to the Ivory Coast, on August 10, 2010.