Alessandro Izekor

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Alessandro Izekor
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Izekor in 2023
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Brescia, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Benetton
Youth career
- Brescia
– Calvisano
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019−2022 Calvisano 46 (95)
2022 →Benetton 3 (0)
2022− Benetton 10 (5)
Correct as of 4 Mar 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020 Italy Under 20 1 (0)
2021−2022 Italy A 5 (15)
2024− Italy 2 (0)
Correct as of 11 Feb 2024
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2023 Italy Sevens 1
Correct as of 30 Apr 23

Alessandro Izekor (born 5 March 2000 in Brescia) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker and he currently plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship. [1]

In February 2022 he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby for 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season. [2] He made his debut for Benetton in Round 12 of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship against Glasgow Warriors. [3]

In 2020, Izekor was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. [4] [5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad and on 8 December he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [6] [7]

On 16 January 2024, he was named in Italy squad for 2024 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against England. [8]

In April 2023 he was named in Italy Sevens squad for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "OTTO GIOVANI TALENTI SI UNISCONO ALLA PRIMA SQUADRA DEI LEONI". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "ALESSANDRO IZEKOR ALIMENTA LA ROSA DEL BENETTON RUGBY" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors 13-3 Benetton: Home side up to second in URC after subduing stubborn visitors". BBC Sport. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI CONVOCATI PER LA SCOZIA". F.I.R. Rugby.
  5. ↑ "LIVE: ITALY UNDER-20 V SCOTLAND UNDER-20". 6 Nations Rugby.
  6. ↑ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL RADUNO DI VERONA IN PREPARAZIONE AL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI". www.federugby.it. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "ITALSEVEN MASCHILE, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE WORLD RUGBY SEVENS CHALLENGER SERIES".


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