Alessandro Tuia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Civita Castellana, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Civita Castellana | ||
| 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– | Salernitana | 25 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Italy U-16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Italy U-17 | 23 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alessandro Tuia (born 8 June 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central defender for Salernitana.
Club career
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.
International career
Tuia has been the captain of the Italian U-17 side.[4]
External links
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Co-ownership result
- ↑ "Genoa sensation boosts Italy". UEFA.com. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2013.