Alex Ferrari (footballer)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1994 | ||
| 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 | 74 | (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 20 February 2025 | |||
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]
| 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 | ||
References
External links
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