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Italian footballer (born 1990)
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.
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
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Tuia was the captain of the Italia U17 national team.[10]
- ^ Juventus 2–0 Lazio channel4.com/footballitalia
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Co-ownership result" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013.
- ^ "COMUNICATO" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Risoluzione Accordi di Partecipazione" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.[_permanent dead link_]
- ^ "Calciomercato, Benevento-Sagna: sì. Preso Tuia a costo zero". Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE L'ACQUISIZIONE DI TUIA" (in Italian). Lecce. 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Alessandro Tuia nuovo giocatore della Cremonese" [Alessandro Tuia new player for Cremonese]. uscremonese.it (in Italian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Pridružio nam se Alessandro Tuia" [Alessandro Tuia joined us] (in Italian). Osijek. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Genoa sensation boosts Italy". UEFA.com. 23 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.