Alex Ferrari (footballer)

Alex Ferrari

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Modena, Italy
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sampdoria
Number	25
Youth career
1998–2002	Modena Est
2002–2013	Bologna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2019	Bologna	33	(0)
2014	→ Crotone (loan)	2	(0)
2017–2018	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	39	(1)
2018–2019	→ Sampdoria (loan)	6	(0)
2019–	Sampdoria	62	(1)
2023	→ Cremonese (loan)	16	(0)
International career
2015	Italy U20	1	(0)
2016–2017	Italy U21	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023

Alex Ferrari (born 1 July 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Sampdoria. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.

Club career

Ferrari was born in Modena. He played for lowly Modena Est, before joining Bologna's youth setup in 2002, aged eight, ^[2] and was promoted to the Primavera squad in the mid–2011.

On 3 December 2013, Ferrari made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Siena, for the season's Coppa Italia. ^[3] On 14 January of the following year he was loaned to Crotone. ^[4]

In January 2017 he signed a new 4+1⁄2-year contract with Bologna. ^[5] He moved on loan to Hellas Verona on 27 January 2017, lasting until the end of the season. ^[6] On 12 July 2017, his loan at Verona was extended until June 2018, with an obligation to buy. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

On 13 June 2018, Ferrari signed to Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy. ^[10] The deal was later turned permanent. ^[11] On 2 January 2023, he joined fellow Serie A club Cremonese on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[12]

International career

Ferrari made his debut with the Italy U21 on 2 June 2016, in a friendly match against France.

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio. ^[13] He made his only appearance of the tournament In Italy's second group match on 21 June, a 3–1 defeat to Czech Republic. ^[14] Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June. ^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 September 2023 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bologna	2013–14	Serie A	0	0	1	0	—	—	1	0
	2014–15	Serie B	10	0	1	0	—	2 [a]	0	13	0
	2015–16	Serie A	21	0	1	0	—	—	22	0
	2016–17		1	0	0	0	—	—	1	0
	Total		32	0	3	0	—	2	0	37	0
Crotone (loan)	2013–14	Serie B	2	0	—	—	—	2	0
Hellas Verona (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	14	0	—	—	—	14	0
	2017–18	Serie A	25	1	2	0	—	—	27	1
	Total		39	1	2	0	—	—	41	1
Sampdoria (loan)	2018–19	Serie A	6	0	1	0	—	—	7	0
Sampdoria	2019–20		12	0	1	0	—	—	13	0
	2020–21		12	0	1	0	—	—	13	0
	2021–22		23	1	1	0	—	—	24	1
	2022–23		12	0	2	0	—	—	14	0
	2023–24	Serie B	3	0	1	0	—	—	4	0
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0
	Total		62	1	7	0	—	—	69	1
Cremonese (loan)	2022–23	Serie A	16	0	2	0	—	—	18	0
Career total			157	2	15	0	0	0	2	0	174	2

1. Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

References

1. "201819 Alex Ferrari".
2. Alex Ferrari: "Ho più fiducia in me stesso" (Alex Ferrari: "I have more self confidence"); Zero Cinquanto, 27 March 2013 (in Italian) Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
3. Bologna fuori dalla Coppa Italia. Feddal fa felice il Siena al 122' (Bologna out of Coppa Italia. Feddal makes Siena happy in the 122nd minute); QN, 4 December 2013 (in Italian)
4. Bologna: Ferrari in prestito al Crotone (Bologna: Ferrari on loan to Crotone); La Gazzetta dello Sport, 14 January 2014 (in Italian)
5. "Alex Ferrari extends contract" (Press release). Bologna F.C. 1909. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
6. "Ferrari moves to Hellas Verona on loan" (Press release). Bologna F.C. 1909. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
7. "CALCIOMERCATO VERONA, DOPPIO COLPO: TORNANO FERRARI E ZUCULINI". Goal.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
8. "Alex Ferrari to Verona" (Press release). Bologna F.C. 1909. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
9. "Bentornati Alex Ferrari Franco Zuculini" [Welcome back Alex Ferrari, Franco Zuculini] (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
10. "Ferrari signed with Sampdoria". 13 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
11. La Sampdoria riparte dai suoi punti fissi: chi rimane, sampnews24.com, 4 June 2019
12. "FERRARI NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE". www.uscremonese.it (in Italian). 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
13. "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
14. "Czech Republic 3-1 Italy". UEFA.com. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
15. "Spain U21 3-1 Italy U21". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
16. Alex Ferrari at Soccerway

External links

• "Bologna official profile" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
• Alex Ferrari at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)