Alex Ferrari (footballer)

Alex Ferrari
Personal information
Full name Alex Ferrari
Date of birth (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994
Place of birth Modena, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria (on loan from Bologna)
Number 25
Youth career
1998–2002 Modena Est
2002–2013 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Bologna 35 (0)
2014 → Crotone (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 → Verona (loan) 38 (1)
2018– → Sampdoria (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Italy U20 1 (0)
2016–2017 Italy U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2017

Alex Ferrari (born 1 July 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Bologna.

Club career

Ferrari was born in Modena. He played for lowly Modena Est, before joining Bologna's youth setup in 2002, aged eight,[2] and was promoted to the Primavera squad in the mid–2011.

On 3 December 2013, Ferrari made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Siena, for the season's Coppa Italia.[3] On 14 January of the following year he was loaned to Crotone.[4]

In January 2017 he signed a new 4½-year contract with Bologna.[5] He moved on loan to Hellas Verona on 27 January 2017, lasting until the end of the season.[6] On 12 July 2017, his loan at Verona was extended until June 2018, with an obligation to buy.[7][8][9]

On 13 June 2018, Ferrari signed to Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan until 30 June 2019 with a option to buy.[10]

International career

Ferrari made his debut with the Italy U21 on 2 June 2016, in a friendly match against France.

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bologna 2013–14 Serie A 0010——10
Crotone (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 2000——20
Bologna 2014–15 10010—20130
2015–16 Serie A 21010——220
2016–17 1000——10
Total 320300000350
Hellas Verona (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 13000——130
2017–18 Serie A 25120——271
Total 381200000401
Career total 721500000771

References

  1. ↑ Verona profile (in Italian)
  2. ↑ Alex Ferrari: "Ho più fiducia in me stesso" (Alex Ferrari: "I have more self confidence"); Zero Cinquanto, 27 March 2013 (in Italian) Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Bologna fuori dalla Coppa Italia. Feddal fa felice il Siena al 122' (Bologna out of Coppa Italia. Feddal makes Siena happy in the 122nd minute); QN, 4 December 2013 (in Italian)
  4. ↑ Bologna: Ferrari in prestito al Crotone (Bologna: Ferrari on loan to Crotone); La Gazzetta dello Sport, 14 January 2014 (in Italian)
  5. ↑ "Alex Ferrari extends contract" (Press release). Bologna F.C. 1909. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ferrari moves to Hellas Verona on loan" (Press release). Bologna F.C. 1909. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "CALCIOMERCATO VERONA, DOPPIO COLPO: TORNANO FERRARI E ZUCULINI". Goal.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Alex Ferrari to Verona" (Press release). Bologna F.C. 1909. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Bentornati Alex Ferrari Franco Zuculini" [Welcome back Alex Ferrari, Franco Zuculini] (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ferrari signed with Sampdoria". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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