Alessandro Plizzari (born 12 March 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group C club Pescara.
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Full name | Alessandro Plizzari[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Crema, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Pescara | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2022 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Ternana (loan) | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Livorno (loan) | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Reggina (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | → Lecce (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Pescara | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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– | Italy U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:39, 21 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2022 |
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 21 August 2020, he joined Reggina on loan.[8]
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]
On 29 January 2022, he moved on loan to Lecce.[9]
On 26 July 2022, Plizzari joined Serie C club Pescara after few years in Milan.[10]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
He was the starting goalkeeper for Italy U19 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, as Italy finished runners-up to Portugal.[11]
The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Ternana (loan) | Serie B | 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
AC Milan | Serie A | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Livorno (loan) | Serie B | 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Reggina (loan) | Serie B | 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
AC Milan | Serie A | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lecce (loan) | Serie B | 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
Italy U19
Italy U20
Delfino Pescara 1936 – current squad | |
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