Alessandro Tuia

Alessandro Tuia
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Civita Castellana, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Osijek
Number 13
Youth career
1999–2000 Civita Castellana[citation needed]
2000–2009 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Lazio 1 (0)
2009–2011 → Monza (loan) 42 (0)
2011–2012 Foligno 25 (0)
2012–2018 Salernitana 106 (2)
2018–2021 Benevento 53 (4)
2021–2023 Lecce 26 (1)
2023–2024 Cremonese 4 (0)
2024– Osijek 6 (0)
International career‡
2005–2006 Italy U16 8 (1)
2005–2007 Italy U17 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2007

Alessandro Tuia (born 8 June 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian club Osijek.

Club career

Tuia is a product of the Lazio youth academy and former captain of the Primavera youth team, being invited to train with the senior side in the 2008-09 season. He made his Serie A debut on 31 May 2009, when he came off the bench in the second half of Lazio's 2–0 defeat to Juventus in the Stadio Olimpico di Torino.[1]

In the summer 2009 he has been loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione (Italian third tier) club Monza, in order to gain first team experience.[2] The loan was extended in summer 2010.

In August 2011, he joined Foligno in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione in co-ownership deal and at the end of the season, he came back to Lazio,[3] and then he was immediately sold to Salernitana in another co-ownership deal.[4]

In June 2014 Lazio gave up the remain 50% registration rights of Tuia.[5]

On 5 June 2018, Tuia signed for Benevento for free.[6]

On 14 June 2021, he signed a contract with Lecce for a term of two years with an optional third year.[7]

On 17 October 2023, Tuia joined Serie B club Cremonese on a contract until the end of the season.[8]

On 29 August 2024, Tuia signed with Osijek in Croatia, which is managed by Italian coach Federico Coppitelli.[9]

International career

Tuia was the captain of the Italia U17 national team.[10]

References

  1. ^ Juventus 2–0 Lazio channel4.com/footballitalia
  2. ^ "7 nuovi arrivi : Tuia, Cudini, Fiuzzi, Noventa, Cedric e Stefano Seedorf e Marcandalli". AC Monza Brianza 1912 (in Italian). 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Co-ownership result" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013.
  4. ^ "COMUNICATO" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Risoluzione Accordi di Partecipazione" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Calciomercato, Benevento-Sagna: sì. Preso Tuia a costo zero". Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE L'ACQUISIZIONE DI TUIA" (in Italian). Lecce. 14 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Alessandro Tuia nuovo giocatore della Cremonese" [Alessandro Tuia new player for Cremonese]. uscremonese.it (in Italian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Pridružio nam se Alessandro Tuia" [Alessandro Tuia joined us] (in Italian). Osijek. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Genoa sensation boosts Italy". UEFA.com. 23 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.