Alessandro Vogliacco (born 14 September 1998) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Juventus

Vogliacco began to represent the Under-19 squad of

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in the 2015–16 season.

Loan to Padova

On 17 August 2018, he joined

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club Padova on a season-long loan. He made his Serie B debut for Padova on 24 November 2018 in a game against

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, as a 69th-minute substitute for

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. That was the only league game he played for Padova.

Loan to Pordenone

On 21 January 2019, he was loaned to

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club

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Pordenone

On 24 July 2019, he moved to

(which was promoted to

) on a permanent basis, signing a 3-year contract.

Genoa

Loan to Benevento

On 13 August 2021, he signed with

and was immediately loaned to

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International career

He was first called up to represent his country in June 2013, for

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friendlies. He represented Italy in every subsequent age bracket up to Under-20 team. On 13 October 2020, he made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–0 against

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Personal life

Vogliacco has a daughter, Violante, born in 2021, with his partner Virginia Mihajlović, daughter of Siniša Mihajlović.

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* Living people 1998 births Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Bari Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Italy men's youth international footballers Serie B players Serie C players Calcio Padova players Pordenone Calcio players Benevento Calcio players Genoa CFC players {{Italy-footy-defender-1990s-stub