Antonio D'Alena

Antonio D'Alena
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mottola, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Casarano
Number 26
Youth career
–2012 Lecce
2012–2016 Roma
2016 → Frosinone (loan)
2016–2018 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Torino 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Renate (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2022 Imolese 62 (1)
2022–2023 Lucchese 29 (0)
2023– Casarano 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024

Antonio D'Alena (born 24 February 1998) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Casarano.

Club career

Torino

Loan to Renate

On 17 July 2018, D'Alena was loaned to Serie C club Renate on a season-long loan deal.[1] On 29 July he made his debut for Renate as a substitute replacing Andrea Doninelli in the 63rd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against A.C.Rezzato in the first round of Coppa Italia.[2] On 16 September he made his Serie C debut for Renate as a substitute replacing Lorenzo Simonetti in the 79th minute of a 2–0 away win over Sambenedettese.[3] In October 2018, D'Alena suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, he was in recovery until July 2019.[4] D'Alena ended his loan to Renate with only 3 appearances, all as a substitute.[5]

Imolese

On 24 July 2019, D'Alena signed for Serie C club Imolese on an undisclosed fee and a 3-year contract with a buy-buck option in favour of Torino.[6] On 4 August he made his debut for the club in a match won 4–3 at penalties after a 3–3 home draw against Sambenedettese in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[7] Three weeks later, on 25 September, he made his league debut for Imolese as a substitute replacing Andrea Marcucci in the 61st minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Rimini.[8] However, in September 2019, he has to undergo a meniscus cleaning operation.[9] He returned in June 2020 as a substitute replacing Gabriele Ingrosso in the 80th minute of a 2–1 away win over Arzignano Valchiampo.[10] On 21 October, D'Alena played his first match as a starter for the club in Serie C, a 1–1 home draw against Sambenedettese, he was replaced by Lorenzo Alboni after 66 minutes.[11]

Lucchese

On 9 August 2022, D'Alena signed a one-year contract, with an option to extend, with Lucchese.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Renate (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Imolese 2019–20 Serie C 1 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 5 0
2020–21 Serie C 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Career total 6 0 3 0 — 2 0 11 0
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out.

Honours

Club

Torino Primavera

References

  1. ^ "UFFICIALE: Renate, arriva D'Alena. Confermato Simonetti - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Renate vs. Rezzato - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "D'Alena crac: rottura del legamento crociato. Buongiorno terzino, esordio per Boyè - Pagina 3 di 4". Toro News (in Italian). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Italy - A. D'Alena - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Imolese, preso a titolo definitivo D'Alena dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Imolese vs. Sambenedettese - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Rimini vs. Imolese - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ News, Redazione Toro. "Torino, non c'è pace per D'Alena: dovrà rioperarsi al ginocchio". Toro News (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Arzignano Valchiampo vs. Imolese - 27 June 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Imolese vs. Sambenedettese - 21 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Antonio D'Alena e Domenico Franco vestiranno la maglia rossonera" (in Italian). Lucchese. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.


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