Alessandro Plizzari

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Alessandro Plizzari
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Plizzari [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Crema, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Pescara
(on loan from Venezia)
Number 22
Youth career
AC Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2022 AC Milan 0 (0)
2017–2018Ternana (loan) 19 (0)
2019–2020Livorno (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2021Reggina (loan) 10 (0)
2022Lecce (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2024 Pescara 69 (0)
2024– Venezia 0 (0)
2024–Pescara (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2015 Italy U15 7 (0)
2015 Italy U16 3 (0)
2016 Italy U17 7 (0)
2016–2018 Italy U19 14 (0)
2017–2019 Italy U20 9 (0)
2019–2022 Italy U21 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2022

Alessandro Plizzari (born 12 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group B club Pescara, on loan from Venezia.

Contents

During the 2021–22 football season in Italy, Plizzari was part of the squads that won Serie A (AC Milan) and Serie B (Lecce), sharing halves of the season with each team.

Club career

AC Milan

Plizzari is a product of AC Milan's youth academy.[ citation needed ] In July 2016, he was promoted to the first team as a backup goalkeeper and received his first-ever call up to the senior team ahead of a home Serie A game against Udinese played on 11 September 2016, remaining on the bench as an unused substitute.[ citation needed ] Despite his involvement with the first team, he continued to play for the Primavera (under-19) as a starting goalkeeper throughout the season.[ citation needed ] In late 2016, Milan rejected a €2 million bid for Plizzari from Manchester City. [3]

Loan to Ternana

On 4 July 2017, Plizzarri signed a contract extension with Milan until 2020 and was immediately sent on loan to Ternana in Serie B until 30 June 2018. [4] He made his professional debut at 17 years old, on 26 August 2017, in the league match against Empoli. [5] He finished his debut season with 20 appearances in all competitions, conceding a total of 40 goals and keeping one clean sheet.[ citation needed ]

Return to Milan

In April 2019, despite making no appearances in the 2018–19 season, Plizzari extended his contract with Milan until the end of June 2023. [6]

Loan to Livorno

On 1 August 2019, he was loaned out to Serie B club Livorno. [7] He made his debut with Livorno on 5 October, playing as a starter in the league match against Chievo.[ citation needed ]

Loan to Reggina

On 21 August 2020, he joined Reggina on loan. [8]

Second return to Milan

Upon his return from the Reggina loan, he did not appear for Milan in the first half of the 2021–22 season, mostly recovering from a knee surgery.[ citation needed ]

Loan to Lecce

On 29 January 2022, he moved on loan to Lecce. [9]

Pescara

On 26 July 2022, Plizzari joined Serie C club Pescara after few years in Milan. [10]

Venezia

On 30 August 2024, Plizzari signed a four-year contract with Venezia and was loaned back to Pescara for the rest of the 2024–25 season. [11] [12]

International career

He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the Italy U17 squad at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Italy was eliminated at the group stage. [13]

He was on the roster for Italy U20 team at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he was the second-choice goalkeeper behind Andrea Zaccagno. He played once at the tournament, in the third-place game, in which Italy beat Uruguay in a penalty shootout after Plizzari saved two penalties by Uruguay players Rodrigo Amaral and Juan Manuel Boselli. [14]

He was the starting goalkeeper for Italy U19 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, as Italy finished runners-up to Portugal. [15]

The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place. [16]

He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 10 September 2019, in the 2021 UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying match won 5–0 against Luxembourg. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 March 2022
ClubLeagueSeasonLeague Cup Europe OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ternana (loan) Serie B 2017–18 1901000200
AC Milan Serie A 2018–19 00000000
Livorno (loan)Serie B 2019–20 2100000210
Reggina (loan)Serie B 2020–21 1000000100
AC Milan Serie A 2021–22 00000000
Lecce (loan)Serie B 2021–22 30000030
Total5301000540

Honours

Italy U19

Italy U20

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