{{short description|Italian footballer (born 2000)}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alessandro Plizzari | image = | caption = | fullname = Alessandro Plizzari<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=13 June 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |archivedate=6 February 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Crema, Italy | height = 1.91 m<ref>{{soccerway|alessandro-plizzari/440084}}</ref> | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Venezia | clubnumber = 22 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = AC Milan | years1 = 2016–2022 | clubs1 = AC Milan | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = → Ternana (loan) | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = → Livorno (loan) | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = → Reggina (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = → Lecce (loan) | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = Pescara | caps6 = 75 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Venezia | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2024–2025 | clubs8 = → Pescara (loan) | caps8 = 36 <!-- ONLY REGULAR SEASON --> | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = Italy U15 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2015 | nationalteam2 = Italy U16 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2016 | nationalteam3 = Italy U17 | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2016–2018 | nationalteam4 = Italy U19 | nationalcaps4 = 14 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2017–2019 | nationalteam5 = Italy U20 | nationalcaps5 = 9 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | nationalyears6 = 2019–2022 | nationalteam6 = Italy U21 | nationalcaps6 = 5 | nationalgoals6 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|ITA}}}} {{Medal|Comp|FIFA U-20 World Cup}} {{Medal|Bronze|2017 South Korea}} {{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Under-19 Championship}} {{Medal|Runner-up|2018 Finland}} | pcupdate = 09:16, 8 June 2025 (UTC) | ntupdate = 22 September 2022 }} '''Alessandro Plizzari''' (born 12 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{Italian football updater|Venezia}} club Venezia.
During the 2021–22 football season in Italy, Plizzari was part of the squads that won Serie A (AC Milan) and Serie B (Lecce), sharing halves of the season with each team.
==Club career==
=== AC Milan === Plizzari is a product of AC Milan's youth academy.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} In July 2016, he was promoted to the first team as a backup goalkeeper and received his first-ever call up to the senior team ahead of a home Serie A game against Udinese played on 11 September 2016, remaining on the bench as an unused substitute.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} Despite his involvement with the first team, he continued to play for the ''Primavera'' (under-19) as a starting goalkeeper throughout the season.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} In late 2016, Milan rejected a €2 million bid for Plizzari from Manchester City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.90min.com/posts/4361161-man-city-eyeing-milan-s-other-donnarumma-but-are-knocked-back-with-opening-offer|title=Man City Eyeing Milan's 'Other Donnarumma' But Are Knocked Back With Opening Offer|date=4 January 2017|website=90min.com}}</ref>
==== Loan to Ternana ==== On 4 July 2017, Plizzarri signed a contract extension with Milan until 2020 and was immediately sent on loan to Ternana in Serie B until 30 June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milannews.it/calciomercato-milan/plizzari-ternana-accordo-totale-e-rinnovo-con-il-milan-259918|title=Plizzari-Ternana, accordo totale. E rinnovo con il Milan...|website=Milan News}}</ref> He made his professional debut at 17 years old, on 26 August 2017, in the league match against Empoli.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/26/italy/serie-b/ternana-calcio/empoli-fc/2560040/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=26 August 2017}}</ref> He finished his debut season with 20 appearances in all competitions, conceding a total of 40 goals and keeping one clean sheet.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
==== Return to Milan ==== In April 2019, despite making no appearances in the 2018–19 season, Plizzari extended his contract with Milan until the end of June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/media/2019-04-30/official-statement-alessandro-plizzari|title=OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ALESSANDRO PLIZZARI|first=A. C.|last=Milan|website=AC Milan}}</ref>
==== Loan to Livorno ==== On 1 August 2019, he was loaned out to Serie B club Livorno.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/media/2019-08-01/comunicato-ufficiale-alessandro-plizzari|title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ALESSANDRO PLIZZARI|first=A. C.|last=Milan|website=AC Milan}}</ref> He made his debut with Livorno on 5 October, playing as a starter in the league match against Chievo.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
==== Loan to Reggina ==== On 21 August 2020, he joined Reggina on loan.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Reggina|url=https://reggina1914.it/news/16728/|title=ALESSANDRO PLIZZARI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE AMARANTO|date=21 August 2020|language=Italian|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923025716/https://reggina1914.it/news/16728//|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==== Second return to Milan ==== Upon his return from the Reggina loan, he did not appear for Milan in the first half of the 2021–22 season, mostly recovering from a knee surgery.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
==== Loan to Lecce ==== On 29 January 2022, he moved on loan to Lecce.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Lecce|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/267191225862/alessandro-plizzari-ufficialmente-in-giallorosso|title=ALESSANDRO PLIZZARI UFFICIALMENTE IN GIALLOROSSO|date=29 January 2022|access-date=29 January 2022|language=it}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
=== Pescara === On 26 July 2022, Plizzari joined Serie C club Pescara after few years in Milan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/articoli/media/2022-07-26/comunicato-ufficiale-alessandro-plizzari|title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ALESSANDRO PLIZZARI}}</ref>
On 30 August 2024, Plizzari signed a four-year contract with Venezia and was loaned back to Pescara for the rest of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Venezia|url=https://www.veneziafc.it/en/news/alessandro-plizzari-to-venezia-fc|title=Alessandro Plizzari to Venezia FC|date=30 August 2024|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Venezia|url=https://www.pescaracalcio.com/ufficiale-plizzari-ceduto-al-venezia-ma-resta-biancazzurro-finoa-giugno/|title=UFFICIALE {{!}} PLIZZARI CEDUTO AL VENEZIA MA RESTA BIANCAZZURRO FINOA GIUGNO|trans-title=OFFICIAL {{!}} PLIZZARI SOLD TO VENEZIA BUT REMAINS WHITE AND BLUE UNTIL JUNE|date=30 August 2024|access-date=31 August 2024|language=it}}</ref> On 7 June 2025, Plizzari was instrumental in Pescara's promotion playoff win against Ternana, providing multiple saves during the game and eventually saving three penalties out of four in the resulting shootout, despite an ankle injury he suffered during extra time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/altri-campionati/08-06-2025/serie-c-pescara-ternana-abruzzesi-in-serie-b-con-alessandro-plizzari.shtml |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2025-06-08 |accessdate=2025-06-08 |title=Beffa Ternana, Plizzari para tre rigori da infortunato e riporta il Pescara in Serie B |language=it}}</ref>
==International career== He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the Italy U17 squad at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Italy was eliminated at the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2019785--spain-vs-italy/|title=Spain U17 v Italy U17 game report|date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
He was on the roster for Italy U20 team at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he was the second-choice goalkeeper behind Andrea Zaccagno. He played once at the tournament, in the third-place game, in which Italy beat Uruguay in a penalty shootout after Plizzari saved two penalties by Uruguay players Rodrigo Amaral and Juan Manuel Boselli.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/06/11/world/u20-world-cup/uruguay-under-20/italy-youth/2170163/|title=Uruguay U20 v Italy U20 game report|date=11 June 2017}}</ref>
He was the starting goalkeeper for Italy U19 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, as Italy finished runners-up to Portugal.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Italy 3-4 Portugal| publisher = UEFA|language=English| date = 30 July 2018| access-date = 30 July 2018| url = https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2024510--italy-vs-portugal/}}</ref>
The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/06/14/world/u20-world-cup/italy-youth/ecuador-under-20/2988818/|title=Italy U20 vs. Ecuador U20|date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 10 September 2019, in the 2021 UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying match won 5–0 against Luxembourg.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2026490/|title=Italy U21 v Luxembourg U21|date=10 September 201}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{Updated|match played 16 August 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|League !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Ternana (loan) |Serie B |2017–18 |19||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||20||0 |- |AC Milan |Serie A |2018–19 |0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||0||0 |- |Livorno (loan) |Serie B |2019–20 |21||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||21||0 |- |Reggina (loan) |Serie B |2020–21 |10||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||10||0 |- |AC Milan |Serie A |2021–22 |0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||0||0 |- |Lecce (loan) |Serie B |2021–22 |3||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||3||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Pescara |Serie C |2022–23 |35||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||35||0 |- |Serie C |2023–24 |40||0||4||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||44||0 |- |Serie C |2024–25 |45||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||46||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !120!!0!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!125!!0 |- |Venezia |2025–26 |Serie B |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan=3|Total !173!!0!!7!!0!!colspan=2|—!!0!!0!!180!!0 |}
==Honours== '''Italy U19''' *UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2024510--italy-vs-portugal/|title=Portugal win epic U19 EURO final|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=29 July 2018|work=UEFA}}</ref>
'''Italy U20''' *FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/errors/_404?404;https://prd-we-fe-en-premium__3e40:80/u20worldcup/matches/round=275952/match=300367085/index|title=FIFA |website=www.fifa.com}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
'''Pescara''' *Serie C Playoff Winner: 2024–25
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Venezia FC squad}}
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