| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cremonese | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montecchio Maggiore | |||
| 2003–2007 | Chievo | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Pizzighettone (loan) [1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Pizzighettone (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007– | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Venezia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Pisa (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | → Modena (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Cremonese (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Italy U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Italy U16 | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2010/11 season. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Enrico Alfonso (born 4 May 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays for Cremonese on loan from Internazionale (co-owned by Chievo).
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Aged only 6 years old, Alfonso began his playing career with Alte di Montecchio. He spent 4 years with the club, before moving for one season at Montecchio Maggiore at the age of 10.[2]
After that season, Alfonso joined Chievo's Giovanissimi. He was sent on loan to Pizzighettone of Serie C1 in summer 2006. He was competing with Alex Cordaz for first choice until Cordaz ended his loan.
On 27 August 2007, he joined Internazionale on co-ownership deal, for €1.9 million, signing a five-year deal with the club.[3] He replaced Fabián Carini, who left for Real Murcia, as fourth goalkeeper (but in UEFA Champions League the 4th keeper was Paolo Tornaghi). He took the 71 shirt, which was previously owned by Cordaz.
On 17 January 2008 Alfonso made his debut against Reggina in the Coppa Italia, in the match he was forced to make two good saves in the end Inter won 3–0, and 7–1 on aggregate.
In January 2008 Alfonso was loaned out to Venezia until the end of the 2007–08 season.[4]
Alfonso spent the 2008–09 season on loan to Serie B side Pisa.[5] After Pisa's relegation to Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and ultimately its financial collapse, Internazionale secured a loan move to Modena for Alfonso for the 2009-10 Serie B season. In the next season he beceame the starting goalkeeper of Modena, played 31 times.
In July 2011 he was transferred to Cremonese along with Michele Rigione and Riccardo Bocalon.
Alfonso has always[says who?] been part of the minor Italy national football teams, from the under-15 till the under-21. He took part in 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (which he was sent off in the third match) and 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He was not played in any match of 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification and rarely selected to U-19 team.
On 5 September 2007, during a Four Nations Tournament held at Lugano, Alfonso played the whole match of Italy under-20 national team against Switzerland. Alfonso managed to hold a clean sheet, as the match ended in a goalless draw.[6]
On 5 October 2007, Pierluigi Casiraghi called up Alfonso, alongside with teammate Francesco Bolzoni, to form part of the Italy national under-21 football team. The national side would be involved in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches against Croatia and Greece.[2] However he did not play nor on the bench.[7][8] That season he only managed to play the third[9] and sixth round of the Four Nations Tournament.
He was called up to the 2008 Toulon Tournament from Italy Olympic[10] where he played 2 games keeping one clean sheet, during the group stages, after Italy already qualified for the next round with a win. He was not selected to 2008 Olympics in August. Despite still eligible to 2011 U-21, he did not received any call-up since May 2008.