Alessandro Izekor (born 5 March 2000 in Brescia) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a

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and he currently plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship. In February 2022 he was named as ''Permit Player'' for Benetton Rugby for

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season. He made his debut for Benetton in Round 12 of the

against . In 2020, Izekor was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. On 14 October 2021, he was selected by

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to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad and on 8 December he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the

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. On 16 January 2024, he was named in Italy squad for

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. He made his debut against England. In April 2023 he was named in Italy Sevens squad for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.

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