Alberto Andrea Paleari (born 29 August 1992) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Lombardy, Paleari started his career at hometown club

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. In June 2008 he signed for Serie A club a.C. Milan. He was the starting keeper of ''Primavera'' under-20 team from 2008–09 to 2010–11 season. In 2010, he was second graded in the Italian championship losing the last match with Atalanta team. In 2011, he reached the first team, coached by Massimiliano Allegri, with number 61.

In the lower leagues

In August 2011, Paleari signed for Serie D club Pontisola. In the 2011–12 season he played 37 matches for Pontisola, which placed second in its round. In summer 2012, he left for Lega Pro club Tritium. In 2013, he joined

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. He played 34 matches and won the award for "Best Goalkeeper of the Year", announced by the three most important national sports daily newspapers. In July 2014, he moved to

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, where he collected two matches in Coppa Italia and one in his round.

Genoa

On 2 October 2020, he joined Serie A club Genoa on loan with an obligation to buy. He made his Serie A debut on 30 November 2020 against Parma.

Benevento

On 17 July 2021, he moved to

on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. On 17 June 2022, Benevento exercised their option to buy.

International career

Paleari was part of Italy squad at

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and

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. In 2013, he played with no. 22 and in 2015 with no. 1. In the 2015 edition, Paleari and his teammates won the gold medal against South of Korea.

References

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