Alessandro Tuia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alessandro Tuia | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Civita Castellana, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Foligno | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Civita Castellana | ||
| 2000–2009 | Lazio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Lazio | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | → Monza (loan) | 42 | (0) |
| 2011– | Foligno | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Italy U-16-15 | 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). |
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Alessandro Tuia (born June 8, 1990 in Civita Castellana, Viterbo) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central defender for Foligno Calcio.
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[edit] 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 for undisclosed fee.
[edit] International career
Tuia has been the captain of the Italian U-17 side.[3]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Juventus 2–0 Lazio channel4.com/footballitalia
- ^ "7 nuovi arrivi : Tuia, Cudini, Fiuzzi, Noventa, Cedric e Stefano Seedorf e Marcandalli" (in Italian). AC Monza Brianza 1912. 14 July 2009. http://www.acmonza.it/index.cfm?fuseaction=m7.home&newsDetail=32273&typeNews=news.
- ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship – News – News specific uefa.com
