Giorgio Altare (born 9 August 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Venezia, on loan from Serie A club Cagliari.

Giorgio Altare
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Venezia
(on loan from Cagliari)
Number 15
Youth career
2004–2010 Valle Imagna
2010–2012 Ponte San Pietro
2012–2017 AC Milan
2017–2018 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 AC Milan 0 (0)
2016Alzano Seriate (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2021 Genoa 0 (0)
2018–2020Feralpisalò (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021Olbia (loan) 43 (3)
2021– Cagliari 45 (2)
2023–Venezia (loan) 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023

Club career edit

Milan edit

He is a product of Milan youth teams. He spent the second half of the 2015–16 season on loan at Serie D club Alzano Seriate.[2] Late in the 2016–17 Serie A season he was called up to the senior squad for one game, but remained on the bench.

Genoa edit

In the summer of 2017 he moved to Genoa. He spent the 2017–18 season with their Under-19 squad, he didn't receive any call-ups to the senior squad during that season.

Loan to Feralpisalò edit

On 20 July 2018 he joined Serie C club Feralpisalò on a season-long loan.[3] In September, he suffered an ACL rupture and the recovery took most of the rest of the 2018–19 season.

He made his professional Serie C debut for Feralpisalò on 5 May 2019 in a game against Pordenone. He replaced Paolo Marchi in the 72nd minute.[4] He made his first starting line-up appearance on 29 May 2019 against Triestina. He finished the season with 5 appearances (1 as a starter).

On 11 July 2019 the loan was extended for the 2019–20 season.[5] He made one league appearance (as a starter) and one Coppa Italia appearance for Feralpisalò in the 2019–20 season.

Loan to Olbia edit

On 16 January 2020 he joined Olbia in Serie C on loan.[6] The loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season on 26 August 2020.[7]

Cagliari edit

On 18 July 2021 he signed a four-year contract with Cagliari.[8] On 1 October 2021 he made his Serie A debut for Cagliari in a 1–1 home draw against Venezia.[9]

Loan to Venezia edit

On 24 August 2023, Altare joined Venezia on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[10]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 23 August 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Virtus Bergamo (loan) 2015–16 Serie D 8 0 0 0 8 0
Feralpisalò (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 1 0 2 0 4[b] 0 7 0
2019–20 1 0 4 0 5 0
Total 2 0 6 0 4 0 12 0
Olbia (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 6 1 0 0 2[c] 0 8 1
2020–21 37 2 0 0 37 2
Total 43 3 0 0 2 0 45 3
Cagliari 2021–22 Serie A 19 1 3 0 22 1
2022–23 Serie B 26 1 1 1 4[d] 0 31 2
Total 45 2 4 1 4 0 53 3
Career total 98 5 10 1 10 0 118 6
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C play-out
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

References edit

  1. ^ "Giorgio Altare" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ Giorgio Altare at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ^ "UFFICIALE: Giorgio Altare in prestito dal Genoa!" (Press release) (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 20 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Feralpisalò v Pordenone game report". Soccerway. 5 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mercato, tre movimenti" (Press release) (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 11 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Altare è un giocatore dell'Olbia" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ "L'Olbia e Altare ancora insieme" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 26 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Altare al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ "MATCH REPORT 📄" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 1 October 2021.
  10. ^ "GIORGIO ALTARE JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  11. ^ Giorgio Altare at Soccerway

External links edit