Alessandro Cesarini (born 19 June 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group A club Piacenza. Cesarini is called "Il Mago" (The Wizard) by his fans because he is a very technical and skiller player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | La Spezia, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Piacenza | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2006 | Spezia[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Sarzanese | 75 | (21) |
| 2010–2013 | Spezia | 40 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | → Viareggio (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | → Sorrento (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Prato (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Savona | 28 | (10) |
| 2014–2016 | Pavia | 66 | (24) |
| 2016–2018 | Reggiana | 63 | (20) |
| 2018–2020 | Robur Siena | 32 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Pistoiese | 15 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Piacenza (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2021– | Piacenza | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2021 | |||
Born in La Spezia, Liguria, Cesarini started his senior career at Serie D club Sarzanese, a minor team in the Province of La Spezia. He was the member of Serie D representative team[3] for 2010 Torneo di Viareggio. However Cesarini, along with Daniele Bernasconi were no longer eligible after they had signed by professional teams that month.[4]
On 20 January 2010 he was signed by Spezia,[5] where he finished as the runner-up of the four division. The signing of Cesarini had cost Spezia €45,000.[6] On 10 July 2010 Cesarini signed a new 4-year contract.[7] On 29 August 2011 he was loaned to Viareggio.[8] Cesarini only played once for Spezia in 2011–12 season in the first round of the cup,[9] which Spezia was the champion of the third division as well as the champion of the Lega Pro cup.
Cesarini was not assigned any shirt number for 2012–13 Serie B.[10][11] On 31 August 2012 Cesarini was loaned to Sorrento.[12][13] On 31 January 2013 Cesarini and Alessandro Di Dio were signed by Prato.,[14] with Petar Kostadinović moved to opposite direction in temporary deal via Nocerina. Cesarini was released by Spezia on 28 August 2013.[15] Cesarini was already linked to Savona on 24 July.[16] Cesarini was also not assigned any shirt number for Spezia in 2013–14 Serie B.[17][18]
On 26 August 2013 Ligurian club Savona announced the signing of Cesarini[1] on loan from Parma. The club also borrowed several players from Parma, namely Alessio Aracu, Cristiano Spirito, Manuel La Rosa,[19] Giordano Maccarone,[20] Matteo Gaudiano,[20] Alberto Ricter,[20] Gioele Sterlicchio,[20] Alberto Giuliatto,[21] Alberto Galuppo[21] and Gabriele Puccio,[21] On 30 January 2014 Savona acquired half of the registration rights of Cesarini from Parma.[22] In the same window Savona also signed half of the rights of Raffaele Rosato.[23]
In summer 2014 Cesarini was signed by Pavia.
On 18 August 2016 Cesarini signed a contract with Reggiana.[24]
On 7 September 2020 he joined Pistoiese on a 2-year contract.[25] On 1 February 2021, he was loaned to Piacenza.[26]
On 21 July 2021, he signed with Piacenza.[27]
Piacenza Calcio 1919 – current squad | |
|---|---|