Alessandro Gesi

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Alessandro Gesi
Date of birth (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Livorno, Italy
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
Notable relative(s) Simone Gesi (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Zebre Parma/Colorno
Youth career
2021−2022 Rugby Livorno 1931
2022–2023 Zebre Academy
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Zebre Parma 1 (0)
2023–Colorno 13 (20)
Correct as of 10 Dec 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–2023 Italy U20 12 (10)

Alessandro Gesi (born 31 October 2003) is an Italian professional rugby union player who plays Wing for Zebre Parma of the United Rugby Championship and on loan to Colorno in the Italian Serie A Elite, as Additional Player. [1] [2]

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Professional career

Gesi signed for Zebre Parma in May 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship as Academy Player. [3] [4] He made his debut in Round 4 of the 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup against the USA Perpignan. [5]

In 2022 and 2023 he was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [6] [7] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies. [8]

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References

  1. "Alessandro Gesi si unisce all'HBS Colorno". Rugby Colorno (in Italian). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. "Samuele Taddei". Zebre Parma.
  3. "QUINDICI ATLETI EMERGENTI FIRMANO CON LA FEDERAZIONE". F.I.R. Rugby. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. "LE ZEBRE APRONO UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE 2022/23". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. "La formazione delle Zebre per la partita contro USAP Perpignan". Zebre Parma. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
  7. "ITALIA U20, DECISI I 30 PER IL MONDIALE, IL 18 GIUGNO PARTENZA PER IL SUDAFRICA".
  8. "I 30 CONVOCATI DALLA SELEZIONE U23 PER LA SFIDA CONTRO I PARI ETÀ IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.