Marco D'Alessandro (born 17 February 1991) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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, on loan from

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Club career

Roma and loans

D'Alessandro moved his first footsteps into

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youth system. In 2005, he joined

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youth teams. On 21 March 2009 he made his senior debut in

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as an injury time substitute against

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, which Roma lost 4–1. In July 2009, he was sent to

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side

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on a season-long loan to gain first-team experience. Grosseto also had option to co-own the player for €200,000. In June 2010 Roma activated the counter-option to pay Grosseto €350,000. In July 2010, he was sent to Serie A side

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in temporary deal for €300,000, with option to co-own the player for €1.5 million. Then in January 2011 he was sent to Serie B side

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. In August 2011, he was sent to Serie B club

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, with option to sign him for undisclosed fee. On 10 January 2012 he scored a goal against Lazio in

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. In June 2012 Roma activated the counter-option again, for €100,000. In 2012, he left for Serie B club

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in temporary deal with option to co-own the player for €700,000. The loan was extended on 8 July 2013. Cesena also had option to sign him in co-ownership for €800,000. In June 2014 Roma activated the counter-option again for €500,000.

Atalanta and loans

On 4 July 2014, fellow Serie A club

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signed D'Alessandro outright from Roma for €2 million. On 18 July 2017, he moved to Serie A club

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, on a one-season loan with an obligation to make the deal permanent. On 17 August 2018, D'Alessandro joined to

side

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on a season-long loan, in a deal that saw Ali Adnan moving to Atalanta in exchange.

SPAL

On 10 July 2019, D'Alessandro joined

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on loan with an obligation to buy.

Monza

On 27 January 2021, D'Alessandro signed with

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on a two-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut on 6 February, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against

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. On 9 February, D'Alessandro scored a goal and made an assist as a substitute, helping Monza win 2–1 away to

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. On 23 October, D'Alessandro scored from a last-minute counter attack against

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; Monza won 1–0.

Loan to Pisa

On 7 August 2023, D'Alessandro was loaned out to

in the Serie B for one year, with an option for purchase.

International career

D'Alessandro was in the Italy U-19 team that took part at the 2010 Euro U-19 Championship. He was sent off in the first match. On 17 November 2010, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a friendly match against

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Personal life

D'Alessandro and his wife Corinne have two children.

Career statistics

Club

References

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at AC Monza * * {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Alessandro, Marco 1991 births Living people Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Men's association football wingers AS Roma players US Grosseto 1912 players SSC Bari players US Livorno 1915 players Hellas Verona FC players AC Cesena players Atalanta BC players Benevento Calcio players Udinese Calcio players SPAL players AC Monza players Pisa SC players Serie A players Serie B players Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers