Alessandro Sbaffo (born 27 August 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

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for club Recanatese.

Career

He made his

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debut for

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

on 28 March 2010 in a game against

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. In summer 2010 Sbaffo left for

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

in temporary deal for €600,000 along with Cesare Rickler. Both players later banned due to involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal. Sbaffo left for

Ascoli Calcio 1898 Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C., commonly referred to as Ascoli, is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Serie B. The team traditionally play in vertical black and white stripes. ...

in temporary deal in July 2011. He also received a call-up to Italy U21 B team in the first half of the season. On 1 June 2012 FIGC announced that the prosecutor request to ban Sbaffo for 3 years and 3 months. Then Sbaffo made a plea bargain in order to request the ban reduced to 16 months and €100,000 fine. In 2013 Sbaffo played 2 games for Chievo in pre-season and left for

Reggina Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are n ...

on 5 August. Sbaffo played his first official game for Reggina in October 2013. On 26 August 2014 he left for

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in another temporary deal. On 4 July 2019, he signed with

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancient. ...

. On 31 January 2020 he moved to Arzignano. On 8 September 2020 he joined

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club Recanatese.

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* * * 1990 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Ancona Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players AC ChievoVerona players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players LFA Reggio Calabria players Latina Calcio 1932 players US Avellino 1912 players Como 1907 players AC Reggiana 1919 players UC AlbinoLeffe players AS Gubbio 1910 players FC Arzignano Valchiampo players US Recanatese players {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub