Alessandro Campana (born 11 October 1988) is an English

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who last played for Tring Athletic. He is a right midfielder or striker.

Career

Campana started his career at Watford's Academy but made his first–team debut on 23 August 2005 against

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whilst still a first year scholar. He came on as a substitute for

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, in a weakened side played in the

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first round fixture. Campana did not make a first team appearance in Watford's 2006–07 Premiership season. However, he captained the club's under-18 side, and was a regular in the reserves.Campana signs pro deal
/ref> He signed his first professional contract with Watford on 18 April 2007. Campana's next first-team appearance came on 14 August 2007, coming on as a substitute in a

tie at home to Gillingham. He went on to score his first professional goal, a header and the third in Watford's 3–0 win. He made his first start for the club in the next round, a 2–0 loss away at

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. On 1 December 2007 Campana joined

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side

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on a month's loan. This was in order for him to play competitive football in a gap in reserve team fixtures. Campana made a total of 8 league and cup appearances for Wealdstone scoring 4 goals. Campana joined

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at the start of the 2008–09 season, making his debut on 9 August 2008 in the 3–1 away defeat to Weymouth, coming on as a substitute. He had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 21 October 2008, and signed for

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Premier Division side Wivenhoe Town. A month later, Campana signed for

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who play in the

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league, and made his debut versus

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on 29 November 2008. Campana terminated his contract with Thurrock in February 2009. He then joined

side

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. After initially joining

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in 2009, Alex left the club to focus on his university studies. Whilst at University, Campana was selected for the Great Britain Universities Futsal Team, representing the side at the World University Championships in Serbia. Campana rejoined

in July 2012, joining

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on loan for the 2013–14 season before signing for them permanently following their promotion to the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division in 2014. In November 2015, Campana left Kings Langley to sign for

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. In the summer of 2018 Campana left Berkhamsted after their promotion to the Southern Football League, moving to Spartan South Midlands Premier Division side Tring Athletic.

References

External links

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Alex Campana on watfordfc.com
*http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/alex-campana {{DEFAULTSORT:Campana, Alex 1988 births Living people Watford F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Wivenhoe Town F.C. players Enfield Town F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Kings Langley F.C. players Berkhamsted F.C. players Tring Athletic F.C. players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Isthmian League players English people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent Footballers from the London Borough of Harrow People from Harrow, London Men's association football forwards English men's footballers