Alessandro Vinci (born 8 August 1987) is an Italian professional

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who plays for Paganese, as a defender.

Career

Empoli

Born in Florence, Tuscany, Vinci started his career at Tuscan club

Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...

. Vinci was the member of under-17 team in 2003–04 season, under-18 team in 2004–05 season and lastly for the reserve in 2005–06 season. He was loaned to Cuoio Pelli – Cappiano Romaiano in

2006–07 Serie C2 The 2006–07 Serie C2 was the football (soccer) league season of Italian Serie C2 for the years 2006 and 2007. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 3, 2006 to May 13, 2007 and the playoff phase. Once the regul ...

, as well as farmed to

Melfi Melfi (Neapolitan language, Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,7 ...

in co-ownership deal for

2007–08 Serie C2 The 2007–08 Serie C2 season was the thirtieth football (soccer) league season of Italian Serie C2 since its establishment in 1978 . It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 2007 to May 2008, and the playoff phas ...

in July 2007. In June 2008 Empoli bought back Vinci from Melfi, after 30 out of possible 34 appearances for the fourth division club. Vinci was suspended twice, one in the league, one in

Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C ( it, Serie C Italian Cup), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the c ...

. (but to be excised after 2007–08 season, the next match Vinci originally eligible for.)

Juve Stabia

In July 2012 Vinci was signed by fellow second division club

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. However, after only 2 appearances in

2012–13 Serie B The 2012–13 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) is the 81st season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams will contest the league: 16 of which returning from the 2011–12 season, 4 of which promoted from Le ...

, he was loaned to

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, also in Serie B. Vinci did not have any number for the first team at the start of

2013–14 Serie B The 2013–14 Serie B (known as the Serie B Eurobet for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 15 of which were returning from the 2012–13 season, 4 of which were p ...

. He was sold on the last day of transfer window.

Vicenza

On 2 September 2013 Vinci was signed by the third division club

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. He became one of the starting defender since round 3 (15 September), after one games as unused bench; He missed a week due to injury (round 5 of the league) as well as suspension (cup) in early October but injured again in early November.

Paganese

On 2 August 2014 he was signed by Paganese.

Representative teams

Vinci capped twice for Italy Serie C under-21 representative team in 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy in 2007–08 season. He also capped for under-20 Serie C (''de facto'' the same team with U21 "C": age limit of born 1987 or after) which 2–2 draw with under-21 Serie B.

References

External links

Lega Serie B profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vinci, Alessandro Italian footballers Empoli F.C. players A.S. Melfi players S.S. Juve Stabia players F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players L.R. Vicenza players Serie B players Serie C players Association football defenders Footballers from Florence 1987 births Living people