Alessandro_Plizzari
Alessandro Plizzari
Italian footballer (born 2000)
Alessandro Plizzari (born 12 March 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group B club Pescara.
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| Full name | Alessandro Plizzari[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Crema, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AC Milan
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]
Loan to Ternana
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]
Return to Milan
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]
Loan to Livorno
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]
Loan to Reggina
Second return to Milan
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]
Loan to Lecce
Pescara
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
- As of match played 19 March 2022
| 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
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018[12]
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2017[13]
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- Alessandro Plizzari at Soccerway
- "Man City Eyeing Milan's 'Other Donnarumma' But Are Knocked Back With Opening Offer". 90min.com. 4 January 2017.
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 August 2017.
- Milan, A. C. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ALESSANDRO PLIZZARI". AC Milan.
- Milan, A. C. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ALESSANDRO PLIZZARI". AC Milan.
- "ALESSANDRO PLIZZARI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE AMARANTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 21 August 2020.
- "ALESSANDRO PLIZZARI UFFICIALMENTE IN GIALLOROSSO" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecce. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "Italy 3-4 Portugal". UEFA. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.