Alessandro Marchetti (born 13 May 1988) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Career

Born in

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

, Marchetti started his career with

. His first and last involvement in the first team was after being named on the bench for Livorno's game against

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on 26 April 2006, which finished 3–1 in favour of Livorno. During the next 2006–07 season, he made his senior debut with

Casale Calcio A.S.D. Casale Foot Ball Club (formerly A.S. Casale Calcio) is an Italian football club, based in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont. The club plays in Serie D. The team's nickname ''nerostellati'' (“the starred-blacks”) refers to the team's colou ...

. In 2007 Marchetti joined

Carrarese Calcio Carrarese Calcio 1908, commonly referred to as Carrarese, is an Italian football club based in Carrara, Tuscany. It currently plays in Serie C, having last been in Serie B in 1948. History The club was founded in 1908. In the season 2010–1 ...

. For two seasons, he earned 24 appearances in the

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. In 2009 Marchetti signed for

Legnano Legnano (; or ''Lignàn'') is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the north-westernmost part of the Metropolitan City of Milan, Province of Milan, about from central Milan. With 60,259, it is the thirteenth-most populous township in Lombardy. Le ...

. On 15 November 2009, he scored his first goal in his career, in a 1–1 draw against

Crociati Noceto Crociati Noceto S.S.D. (formerly known as Crociati Parma) was an Italian association football club located in Noceto, Emilia-Romagna. History The foundation In the 2006–07 season, the former ''Crociati Parma'' has played in Girone A of ...

. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Alessandro returned to

. In January 2011, Marchetti joined

Lucchese 1905 Lucchese 1905 s.r.l., or simply Lucchese, is an Italian football club, based in Lucca, Tuscany that plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football. The club was first founded in 1905, having last been in Serie A in 1952. History Foundati ...

. On 6 February, he made his Lucchese and

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debut in a 4–2 away win over

Cosenza Calcio Cosenza Calcio S.r.l. is an Italian football club, based in Cosenza, Calabria. Currently the team plays in . Found in 2011 as Nuova Cosenza Calcio as the phoenix club of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l., the spiritual successor of the original Cosenza ...

. Marchetti netted Lucchese's only goal in a 2–1 defeat at

Benevento Calcio Benevento Calcio, commonly referred to as Benevento, is an Italian football club based in Benevento, Campania. The club was originally founded in 1929 and then re-founded in 2005. They currently compete in Serie B, having been relegated from Se ...

on 27 March. In August 2012, Marchetti joined Bulgarian side

Botev Vratsa Botev ( bg, Ботев) is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at St ...

. He made his league debut in a 1–0 away win over

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The c ...

on 30 September, coming on as a substitute. On 22 May 2013, Marchetti scored his first goal in the Bulgarian A Group against

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by aic.football.it * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marchetti, Alessandro 1988 births Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Carrarese Calcio players AC Legnano players Lucchese 1905 players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players POFC Botev Vratsa players Savona FBC players FC Alashkert players AC Tuttocuoio 1957 San Miniato players SSD Sanremese Calcio players Forlì FC players ACR Messina players ASD Giarre Calcio 1946 players AC Bra players Serie C players Serie D players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Armenian Premier League players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Footballers from Livorno