Alessio Raballo

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Alessio Raballo
Personal information
Full name Alessio Raballo Diaz
Date of birth (2006-09-09) 9 September 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Turin, Italy [1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Torino
Youth career
CBS Scuola Calcio
2019– Torino
2025Parma (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Torino 0 (0)
International career
2025– Cuba 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:19, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Alessio Raballo Diaz (born 9 September 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as forward for Serie A club Torino. Born in Italy, he plays for the Cuba national team.

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Career

A youth product of CBS Scuola Calcio, Raballo joined the youth academy of Serie A club Torino in 2019 where he finished his development. [2] On 29 December 2024, he received his first call-up with the Torino senior squad for a Serie A match against Udinese, as an unused substitute however. [3] On 3 February 2025, he was loaned to fellow Serie A club Parma for the second half of the 2024–25 season, joining the Primavera immediately. [4]

International career

Raballo was born in Italy to an Italian father and Cuban mother. [5] He was called up to the Cuba national team for 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup matches in March 2025. Alongside Camilo Pinillo, they were the first foreign-born players called up to the national team in nearly 60 years. [6]

References

  1. Todaro, Massimo (23 March 2025). "Raballo nella storia: primo cubano nato all'estero (in Italia) in Nazionale dopo 58 anni".
  2. Stesina, Marco (11 March 2025). "La chiamata in A a 18 anni con il Torino e i gol a raffica con il Parma, per l'attaccante ora c'è anche la Nazionale". www.sprintesport.it.
  3. "Torino, chi è Raballo: dal gol nel derby alla chiamata in Serie A". Toro News. 29 December 2024.
  4. Ciuffreda, Valeria (11 March 2025). "Alessio Raballo, tra Parma e Cuba: il talento alla conquista dei due continenti". MondoPrimavera.
  5. "Il 2006 Raballo convocato dalla Nazionale cubana". 12 March 2025.
  6. "Cuba calls up footballers born abroad for the first time in nearly 60 years". CiberCuba. 11 March 2025.