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Alessandro Plizzari
Alessandro Plizzari (born 12 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group B club Pescara, on loan from Venezia. During the 2021–22 football season in Italy, Plizzari was part of the squads that won Serie A (AC Milan) and Serie B (Lecce), sharing halves of the season with each team. Club careerAC MilanPlizzari is a product of AC Milan's youth academy.[citation needed] In July 2016, he was promoted to the first team as a backup goalkeeper and received his first-ever call up to the senior team ahead of a home Serie A game against Udinese played on 11 September 2016, remaining on the bench as an unused substitute.[citation needed] Despite his involvement with the first team, he continued to play for the Primavera (under-19) as a starting goalkeeper throughout the season.[citation needed] In late 2016, Milan rejected a €2 million bid for Plizzari from Manchester City.[3] Loan to TernanaOn 4 July 2017, Plizzarri signed a contract extension with Milan until 2020 and was immediately sent on loan to Ternana in Serie B until 30 June 2018.[4] He made his professional debut at 17 years old, on 26 August 2017, in the league match against Empoli.[5] He finished his debut season with 20 appearances in all competitions, conceding a total of 40 goals and keeping one clean sheet.[citation needed] Return to MilanIn April 2019, despite making no appearances in the 2018–19 season, Plizzari extended his contract with Milan until the end of June 2023.[6] Loan to LivornoOn 1 August 2019, he was loaned out to Serie B club Livorno.[7] He made his debut with Livorno on 5 October, playing as a starter in the league match against Chievo.[citation needed] Loan to RegginaOn 21 August 2020, he joined Reggina on loan.[8] Second return to MilanUpon his return from the Reggina loan, he did not appear for Milan in the first half of the 2021–22 season, mostly recovering from a knee surgery.[citation needed] Loan to LecceOn 29 January 2022, he moved on loan to Lecce.[9] PescaraOn 26 July 2022, Plizzari joined Serie C club Pescara after few years in Milan.[10] VeneziaOn 30 August 2024, Plizzari signed a four-year contract with Venezia and was loaned back to Pescara for the rest of the 2024–25 season.[11][12] International careerHe was the first-choice goalkeeper for the Italy U17 squad at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Italy was eliminated at the group stage.[13] He was on the roster for Italy U20 team at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he was the second-choice goalkeeper behind Andrea Zaccagno. He played once at the tournament, in the third-place game, in which Italy beat Uruguay in a penalty shootout after Plizzari saved two penalties by Uruguay players Rodrigo Amaral and Juan Manuel Boselli.[14] He was the starting goalkeeper for Italy U19 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, as Italy finished runners-up to Portugal.[15] The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.[16] He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 10 September 2019, in the 2021 UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying match won 5–0 against Luxembourg.[17] Career statisticsClub
HonoursItaly U19
Italy U20
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