Alessandro Abagnale (born 21 September 1998) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

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Career

Early career

Abagnale played in the youth academies of

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, and

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before beginning his senior career with

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in 2016. In April 2016, he was called into the LND Under-18 camp, taking part in a friendly against

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's Under-19s. He would make more than 50 appearances for Turris across two seasons in

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, before joining Audace Cerignola in July 2017.

AlbinoLeffe

In September 2019, Abagnale joined

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club AlbinoLeffe. He made his professional debut for the club on 10 November 2019, keeping a

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in a 1–0 victory over

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. He would make a total of 14 appearances for the club during the 2019–20 season, as AlbinoLeffe finished 7th in Serie C's Girone A.

Turris

In August 2020, Abagnale returned to Turris, who had been promoted to the Italian third tier after the 2019–20 campaign. Abagnale became the team's starting goalkeeper, making 33 league appearances as Turris finished 14th in their first season back in Serie C. However, he would make just two appearances during the 2021–22 season and was released in July 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abagnale, Alessandro 1998 births Living people Italian men's footballers SS Audace Cerignola players UC AlbinoLeffe players SS Turris Calcio players Serie C players Serie D players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from the Province of Naples