Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | SPAL | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1998 | U.S. Alte Ceccato | ||
1998–2003 | Montecchio Maggiore | ||
2003–2005 | Chievo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Pizzighettone (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
2008 | → Venezia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Pisa (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2009–2011 | → Modena (loan) | 37 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Cremonese | 42 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Vicenza | 8 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Pro Piacenza | 34 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Cittadella | 104 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Brescia | 34 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Cremonese | 8 | (0) |
2022– | SPAL | 62 | (0) |
International career | |||
2003 | Italy U15 | 4 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Italy U16 | 14 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Italy U17 | 4 | (0) |
2006 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
2008 | Italy U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 |
Enrico Alfonso (born 4 May 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SPAL.
Aged only 6 years old, Alfonso began his playing career with Alte di Montecchio. He spent 4 years with the club, before moving for one season at Montecchio Maggiore at the age of 10. [1]
After that season, Alfonso joined Chievo's Giovanissimi. He was sent on loan to Pizzighettone of Serie C1 in summer 2006. He competed with Alex Cordaz for first choice until Cordaz ended his loan.
On 27 August 2007, he joined Internazionale on co-ownership deal, for €1.9 million, signing a five-year deal with the club. [2] He replaced Fabián Carini, who left for Real Murcia, as fourth goalkeeper (but in the UEFA Champions League the 4th keeper was Paolo Tornaghi). He took the number 71 shirt, which was previously owned by Cordaz.
On 17 January 2008 Alfonso made his debut against Reggina in the Coppa Italia. In the match he was forced to make two good saves, keeping a clean sheet to help Inter win 3–0 (7–1 on aggregate).
In January 2008 Alfonso was loaned out to Venezia until the end of the 2007–08 season. [3]
Alfonso spent the 2008–09 season on loan to Serie B side Pisa. [4] After Pisa's relegation to Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and ultimately its financial collapse, Internazionale secured a loan move to Modena for Alfonso for the 2009-10 Serie B season. In the next season he became the starting goalkeeper of Modena, playing 31 times.
In July 2011 he was transferred to Cremonese along with Michele Rigione and Riccardo Bocalon. They finished as the losing semi-finalists in the promotion playoffs.
On 21 June 2012, Inter bought Alfonso outright for €1.1 million, with Matteo Solini returning to Chievo, also for €1.1 million. [5] In July 2012, he returned to Cremonese. [6]
In late July 2013 Alfonso joined Vicenza as a trialist, in which he played as one of the starting keepers in the pre-season games. [7] [8] [9] [10] On 10 August 2013 Alfonso signed a 1-year contract with Vicenza, in Lega Pro . [11] Alfonso immediately replaced Angelo Di Stasio as the starting keeper of Vicenza in competitive games, his debut being the second round of the 2013–14 Coppa Italia. [12] He was the first choice in the match after, against Del Piero's Sydney FC. [13] Vicenza were promoted back to Serie B in 2014 as a replacement of Siena, despite finished as a losing quarter-finalist in the 2014 promotion playoffs.
On 26 September 2014, Alfonso went to Pro Piacenza as a free agent. [14]
On 16 July 2015, Alfonso was signed by A.S. Cittadella. [15]
On 29 January 2022, he signed with SPAL until 30 June 2023. [17]
Alfonso had been part of every minor Italy national football teams, from the under-15 to the under-21. He took part in 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (in which he was sent off in the third match) and 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He was not played in any match of 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification and was rarely selected for the U-19 team.
On 5 September 2007, the round 1 of 2007–08 Four Nations Tournament, Alfonso played the whole match of Italy under-20 national team against Switzerland. Alfonso managed to hold a clean sheet, as the match ended in a goalless draw. [18]
On 5 October 2007, Pierluigi Casiraghi called up Alfonso, along with teammate Francesco Bolzoni, to form part of the Italy national under-21 football team. The national side would be involved in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches against Croatia and Greece. [1] However, he did not play nor was he named on the bench. [19] [20] That season he only managed to play the third [21] and sixth round of the Four Nations Tournament.
He was called up to the 2008 Toulon Tournament from Italy Olympic [22] where he played two matches keeping one clean sheet, during the group stages, after Italy already qualified for the next round with a win. He was not selected to 2008 Olympics in August. Despite having still been eligible for the 2009–11 season, he did not receive any call-up.
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