Alessandro Murgia

Alessandro Murgia (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro ˈmurdʒa]; born 9 August 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club SPAL.

Alessandro Murgia
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Murgia
Date of birth (1996-08-09) 9 August 1996
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
SPAL
Number 11
Youth career
2012–2016 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Lazio 31 (2)
2019SPAL (loan) 15 (0)
2019– SPAL 25 (0)
National team
2014 Italy U18 6 (0)
2014 Italy U19 4 (0)
2017–2019 Italy U21 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:42, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2019

Club career

Lazio

Murgia made his debut for Lazio in the 2016–17 season on 17 September 2016 in a 3–0 home win over Pescara.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 October 2016 in a 2–2 away draw against Torino.[2]

On 13 August 2017, Murgia scored the winning goal of the Supercoppa Italiana against Juventus with a final score of 3–2.[3] On 14 September, Murgia started in his first match in European competitions, and scored the match winner of a 3–2 away victory over Vitesse in Lazio's first match of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[4]

Loan to SPAL

On 30 January 2019, Murgia joined to Serie A club SPAL on loan until 30 June 2019.[5][6]

SPAL

On 12 July 2019, Murgia joined SPAL after 6-month loan, he signed until 2024.[7]

International career

Murgia made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a friendly 3–0 loss against Spain.

Personal life

Murgia is a brother in-law to footballer Andrea Bertolacci who married his sister, Nicole, who is an actress.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played on 2 August 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lazio2016–17Serie A 14240182
2017–18 16010102272
2018–19 10003040
Total 3125000132494
SPAL (loan)2018–19Serie A 15000150
SPAL2019–2025031281
Total 400310000431
Career totals 7128100132925

Honours

Lazio

References

  1. "Alessandro Murgia Profile". www.uefa.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Serie A TIM Torino-Lazio 2-2, il tabellino" (in Italian). 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. "Murgia: 'Lazio deserved this'". Football Italia. 13 August 2017.
  4. "EL: Lazio thriller sinks Vitesse". Football Italia. 14 September 2017.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Lazio, Murgia in prestito alla SPAL" (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. "ALESSANDRO MURGIA E' BIANCAZZURRO!" (in Italian). spalferrara.it. 30 January 2019.
  7. "UFFICIALE: Lazio, ceduto Murgia a titolo definitivo alla SPAL". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. "Bertolacci si sposa con Nicole: tra gli invitati Florenzi, Romagnoli, Cerci e Perin" (in Italian). sport.ilmessaggero.it. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. Alessandro Murgia at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2018.


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