Alessandro Favalli (born 15 November 1992) is an Italian

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who plays as a defender for

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Club career

Favalli started his professional career at

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

. He was the member of ''Allievi'' U17 team in the 2008–09 season. Favalli made his debut during the

2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-third football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the third since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It will be divided into two ...

. On 18 July 2012, he was exchanged with

Milan Đurić Milan Đurić (; born 22 May 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Hellas Verona. Đurić started his professional career at Cesena, before joining Parma in 2010. Later that year, he was loaned to A ...

, which Favalli joined Cesena in temporary deal and Djuric to Cremonese also in a temporary deal. He had limited chance to play and suffered from injury. On 13 July 2013, Favalli joined

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

in co-ownership deal;, as a direct cashless swap with Andrea Brighenti. Both 50% registration rights of the players were valued for €250,000. He left for Slovenian club

ND Gorica Nogometno društvo Gorica, commonly referred to as ND Gorica or simply Gorica, is a Slovenian football club based in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian PrvaLiga and three Slovenian Cu ...

on 1 August, which the paperwork finalized on 7 August. On 20 June 2014, the co-ownership deal was renewed, as well as Favalli would return to Cremonese for

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. On 18 August 2015, the player signed for

Calcio Padova Calcio Padova, commonly referred to as Padova, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Padua, Veneto. Founded in 1910, Padova currently play in , having last been in Serie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red. ...

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. On 10 January 2020, he signed a 1.5-year contract with

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club Reggiana. On 5 October 2020 he moved to

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. On 16 August 2021 he joined

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

International career

Favalli played two matches in the 2011–12 Four Nations Tournament and two friendlies for

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Personal life

On 6 March 2020, Favalli tested positive for

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, becoming the second confirmed case in Italian football.

References

External links

FIGC

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Favalli, Alessandro 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Cremona Footballers from the Province of Cremona Italian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Serie B players Serie C players US Cremonese players AC Cesena players Parma Calcio 1913 players Calcio Padova players Ternana Calcio players US Catanzaro 1929 players AC Reggiana 1919 players AC Perugia Calcio players Siena FC SSD players Slovenian PrvaLiga players ND Gorica players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Italy men's youth international footballers