Raffaele Alcibiade (born 23 May 1990) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a defender for club Renate.

Club career

Juventus

Alcibiade began his career with

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and

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an powerhouse

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. He started out in youth ranks of the Torino-based squad and was eventually promoted to the ''Primavera'' squad in 2008. Upon his promotion to the

first team, Alcibiade was sent out on loan to

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. During his loan with the Serie B club, Alcibiade made just 3 league appearances in his 5-month spell, and the loan was subsequently terminated by Juventus in January 2011. After returning to Juventus, Alcibiade was again sent on loan, this time to

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, where he played more frequently, making 9 first team appearances, 4 as a starter. 30 in June 2011, Alcibiade returned to

. Soon after his return, Alcibiade was bought by newly promoted

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. On 18 July 2011, he joined Nocerina in co-ownership deal, who were looking to bolster their squad following promotion from the

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to the second tier of Italian football,

. Alcibiade made 9 Serie B appearances before returning to Juventus on 22 June 2012 in 2-year contract, following Nocerina's relegation back to the

. Alcibiade joined

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on 30 August 2012, on a season long loan deal. After 13 league appearances for the Lega Pro side, the defender returned to Juventus once more in January 2013, in order to be re-loaned out to Hungarian

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side,

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. At Honvéd, Alcibiade teamed up with former Juventus youth teammate, Davide Lanzafame, who is on a similar loan deal from

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rivals,

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Hungary

On 30 June 2013, Alcibiade officially completed a permanent transfer from Juventus to the Hungarian side following the expiration of his loan deal. On 20 January 2015, Alcibiade was signed by

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club

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Return to Italy

On 17 February 2016 he returned to Italy for

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. In summer 2016 he was signed by

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Juventus U23

In August 2019, Alcibiade returned to Juventus to play for Juventus U23 on a contract for the rest of the season. Alcibiade's contract was not extended at the end of the season. However, he signed a new contract with the club in September 2019.

Fidelis Andria

On 21 September 2021, he joined

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International career

Alcibiade has represented Italy at Italy U-20. He has six appearances for the U-20 team. He also played twice for Italy national under-21 B team, plus an unofficial match against Italy U20 in December 2011.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Juventus U23 *

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: 2019–20 Gubbio *

: 2010–11 (Group A)

References

External links

FIGC
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcibiade, Raffaele 1990 births Living people Footballers from Turin Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie B players Serie C players Juventus FC players Delfino Pescara 1936 players AS Gubbio 1910 players ASG Nocerina players Carrarese Calcio players US Lecce players Paganese Calcio 1926 players Feralpisalò players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Juventus Next Gen players Fidelis Andria 2018 players FC Sangiuliano City players AC Renate players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Budapest Honvéd FC players Szombathelyi Haladás footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Italian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Italy men's youth international footballers