Giorgio Altare

Giorgio Altare

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bergamo, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sampdoria
Number	26
Youth career
2004–2010	Valle Imagna
2010–2012	Ponte San Pietro
2012–2017	AC Milan
2017–2018	Genoa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	AC Milan	0	(0)
2016	→ Alzano Seriate (loan)	8	(0)
2018–2021	Genoa	0	(0)
2018–2020	→ Feralpisalò (loan)	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Olbia (loan)	43	(3)
2021–2024	Cagliari	45	(2)
2023–2024	→ Venezia (loan)	32	(4)
2024–	Venezia	12	(0)
2025–	→ Sampdoria (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2025

Giorgio Altare (born 9 August 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Sampdoria on loan from Venezia.

Career

AC Milan

Altare is a product of AC Milan youth teams. He spent the second half of the 2015–16 season on loan at Serie D club Alzano Seriate.[2] Late in the 2016–17 Serie A season he was called up to the senior squad for one game, but remained on the bench.

Genoa

In the summer of 2017 he moved to Genoa. He spent the 2017–18 season with their Under-19 squad, he did not receive any call-ups to the senior squad during that season.

Loan to Feralpisalò

On 20 July 2018, Altare joined Serie C club Feralpisalò on a season-long loan.[3] In September, he suffered an ACL rupture and the recovery took most of the rest of the 2018–19 season.

He made his professional Serie C debut for Feralpisalò on 5 May 2019 in a game against Pordenone. He replaced Paolo Marchi in the 72nd minute.[4] He made his first starting line-up appearance on 29 May 2019 against Triestina. He finished the season with five appearances, one of which as a starter).

On 11 July 2019, the loan was extended for the 2019–20 season.[5] He made one league appearance (as a starter) and one Coppa Italia appearance for Feralpisalò in the 2019–20 season.

Loan to Olbia

On 16 January 2020, Altare joined Olbia in Serie C on loan.[6] The loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season on 26 August 2020.[7]

Cagliari

On 18 July 2021, Altare signed a four-year contract with Cagliari.[8] On 1 October 2021, he made his Serie A debut for Cagliari in a 1–1 home draw against Venezia.[9]

Loan to Venezia

On 24 August 2023, Altare joined Venezia on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[10]

Venezia

Loan to Sampdoria

On 27 January 2025, Altare moved on loan to Sampdoria until 30 June 2026, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. He signed a contract with Sampdoria until 30 June 2028 that would be in place if the transfer is made permanent after the loan expires.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2023[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Virtus Bergamo (loan)	2015–16	Serie D	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
Feralpisalò (loan)	2018–19	Serie C	1	0	2	0	—		4[b]	0	7	0
	2019–20		1	0	4	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		2	0	6	0	—		4	0	12	0
Olbia (loan)	2019–20	Serie C	6	1	0	0	—		2[c]	0	8	1
	2020–21		37	2	0	0	—		—		37	2
	Total		43	3	0	0	—		2	0	45	3
Cagliari	2021–22	Serie A	19	1	3	0	—		—		22	1
	2022–23	Serie B	26	1	1	1	—		4[d]	0	31	2
	Total		45	2	4	1	—		4	0	53	3
Career total			98	5	10	1	—		10	0	118	6

1. Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
2. Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off
3. Appearance(s) in Serie C play-out
4. Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

References

1. "Giorgio Altare" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
2. Giorgio Altare at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
3. "UFFICIALE: Giorgio Altare in prestito dal Genoa!" (Press release) (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 20 July 2018.
4. "Feralpisalò v Pordenone game report". Soccerway. 5 May 2019.
5. "Mercato, tre movimenti" (Press release) (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 11 July 2019.
6. "Altare è un giocatore dell'Olbia" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
7. "L'Olbia e Altare ancora insieme" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
8. "Altare al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
9. "MATCH REPORT 📄" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 1 October 2021.
10. "GIORGIO ALTARE JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
11. "Altare è blucerchiato: temporaneo biennale dal Venezia" [Altare is a Blucerchiato: two-year temporary deal from Venezia] (in Italian). Sampdoria. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
12. Giorgio Altare at Soccerway

External links

• Giorgio Altare at Soccerway