Alessandro Bianco (born 1 October 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Monza on loan from Fiorentina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Monza | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Orbassano Gabetto | ||
| 2010–2016 | Torino | ||
| 2016–2019 | Chisola Calcio | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Fiorentina (loan) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Fiorentina | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Reggiana (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Monza (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Italy U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Italy U21 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 21 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Early life
editAlessandro Bianco was born in Turin, spending most of its youth in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in a family from Piedmont.[1][2][3]
A promising cyclist during his early years, Bianco started to play football as a 7-year-old in Orbassano, but soon joining Torino's academy, Juve's old rival.[1][2][4] After progressing through the youth ranks of the club from his hometown, Bianco was not retained by Il Toro as an under-15, and went on to play with amateur side Chisola Calcio, in Vinovo.[1][2][5][6]
Enjoying a few regional and national success with the youth team from Chisola, Bianco quickly attracted the attention of another great Serie A club, signing on loan to ACF Fiorentina in 2018, before making his move a permanent one a year later.[1][2][5]
Club career
editAfter a first season with Fiorentina's Primavera, where his team won the Coppa after beating the likes of Milan and Juventus,[6][7] he made his first apparences on the bench in Serie A during the 2020–21 season, under Cesare Prandelli.[1][5]
For his second season in Alberto Aquilani’s primavera team, Bianco definitely became one of the most prominent member of the under-19, leading his team to another Coppa Primavera win, once more with victories against Milan and Juventus—during which he respectively delivered an assist and scored a goal from a free-kick—before defeating Genoa and eventually Lazio in the final.[1][8]
After impressing new manager Vincenzo Italiano during the early 2021–22 season,[3][9][10] Bianco made his professional debut for ACF Fiorentina on the 13 August 2021, replacing Erick Pulgar during a 4–0 home Coppa Italia win against Cosenza.[10][11][12]
Announced on a potential loan move to the Serie B team against which he made his debut,[12][13] he eventually stayed in Florence, making more bench appearances in Serie A[5] and another on the field in Coppa, again replacing Pulgar,[14] while still playing with the Primavera squad, notably during their victorious Supercoppa Primavera campaign against Empoli.[15][16]
On 13 July 2023, Bianco moved to Serie B club Reggiana on a loan deal until 30 June 2024.[17]
Upon his return from loan, Bianco made a substitute appearance for Fiorentina in their 2024–25 Serie A season opener and he started their Conference League qualifier against Puskás Akadémia, which ended in a 3–3 draw.[18]
On 30 August 2024, Bianco was loaned by Serie A side Monza.[19]
International career
editAlessandro Bianco is youth international for Italy, having already played with the under-18 before his debut professional season at Fiorentina.[1][5][6][9]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fiorentina | 2022–23 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Reggiana (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| Monza (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
editFiorentina Youth
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23[20]
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23[21]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Lepore, Marco (6 April 2021). "Alessandro Bianco - Da promessa del ciclismo a certezza nel calcio". Tutto Calcio Giovanile (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Collini, Marco (29 June 2021). "Babbo Bianco: "Alessandro resta in Primavera a fare la differenza. Italiano? Meglio di Gattuso coi giovani"". Labaro Viola (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b Di Chiaro, Michael (1 August 2021). "Alessandro Bianco, il baby regista che può prendersi la Fiorentina". Goal. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Primavera, Bianco: "Pulgar mio viola preferito. Sogno di vincere Scudetto a Firenze"". Fiorentina.it (in Italian). 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Pallante, Daniele (6 February 2021). "Alessandro Bianco non si ferma più: prima panchina in serie A per il 2002 cresciuto nel Chisola". 11giovani (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Del Corona, Stefano; Razzolini, Filippo (2 May 2020). "Bianco a FN: "Mi ispiro a Castrovilli per diventare uno dei protagonisti nella Fiorentina dei grandi. Commisso ci ha fatto capire che ha voglia di primeggiare e con il nuovo centro sportivo..."". Fiorentina News (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021 – via quinews.net.
- ^ a b "Primavera, trionfo Fiorentina in Coppa Italia". Sky Sport (in Italian). 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b Giannattasio, Andrea (27 April 2021). "La Primavera è abbonata alle finali Bianco: "Siamo pronti alla battaglia"". La Nazione (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Calciomercato Fiorentina, Italiano punta sui talenti fatti in casa". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b Alessandro Artuso (13 August 2021). "Fiorentina, tutti pazzi per Alessandro Bianco: chi è la giovane promessa viola". CalcioToday.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Cronaca Fiorentina - Cosenza - Live: la partita in diretta". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b Bergantini, Luca (18 August 2021). "Fiorentina, il Cosenza mette gli occhi su Alessandro Bianco". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Bargellini, Luca (17 August 2021). "Cosenza, asse caldo con la Fiorentina: dopo Gori possono arrivare Dalle Mura e Bianco". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Zamorano, Javier (15 December 2021). "Alcanzó a jugar 10 minutos: Erick Pulgar abandonó lesionado en triunfo de la Fiorentina". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Bianco: "Torreira punto di riferimento. Mi sento un leader di questa squadra"". Viola News (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b "La Fiorentina Primavera vince la Supercoppa: battuto l'Empoli ai rigori". La Nazione (in Italian). 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "L'AC Reggiana annuncia lingaggio di Alessandro Bianco" (in Italian). Reggiana. 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Fiorentina v Puskas Akadémia game report". UEFA. 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Benvenuto Alessandro Bianco" [WELCOME ALESSANDRO BIANCO] (in Italian). Monza. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
edit- Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website (in Italian)
- Alessandro Bianco at Soccerway