Marco D'Alessandro


Marco D'Alessandro is an Italian footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club SPAL, on loan from Atalanta.

Club career

D'Alessandro moved his first footsteps into Lazio youth system. In 2005, he joined Roma youth teams. On 21 March 2009 he made his senior debut in Serie A as an injury time substitute against Juventus, which Roma lost 4–1.
In July 2009, he was sent to Serie B side Grosseto on a season-long loan to gain first-team experience. Grosseto also had option to co-own the player for €200,000. In June 2010 Roma activated the counter-option to pay Grosseto €350,000.
In July 2010, he was sent to Serie A side Bari in temporary deal for €300,000, with option to co-own the player for €1.5 million. Then in January 2011 he was sent to Serie B side Livorno.
In August 2011, he was sent to Serie B club Verona, with option to sign him for undisclosed fee. On 10 January 2012 he scored a goal against Lazio in Italian Cup. In June 2012 Roma activated the counter-option again, for €100,000.
In 2012, he left for Serie B club Cesena in temporary deal with option to co-own the player for €700,000. The loan was extended on 8 July 2013. Cesena also had option to sign him in co-ownership for €800,000. In June 2014 Roma activated the counter-option again for €500,000.
On 4 July 2014, fellow Serie A club Atalanta signed D'Alessandro outright from Roma for €2 million.
On 18 July 2017, he moved to Serie A club Benevento, on a one-season loan with an obligation to make the deal permanent.
On 17 August 2018, D'Alessandro joined to Serie A side Udinese on a season-long loan, in a deal that saw Ali Adnan moving to Atalanta in exchange.
On 10 July 2019, D'Alessandro joined SPAL on loan with an obligation to buy.

International career

D'Alessandro was in the Italy U-19 team that took part at the 2010 Euro U-19 Championship. He was sent off in the first match. On 17 November 2010, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a friendly match against Turkey.

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