Antonio D'Alena (born 24 February 1998) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Casarano.

Antonio D'Alena
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mottola, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Casarano
Number 26
Youth career
0000–2012 Lecce
2012–2016 Roma
2016Frosinone (loan)
2016–2018 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Torino 0 (0)
2018–2019Renate (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2022 Imolese 62 (1)
2022–2023 Lucchese 29 (0)
2023– Casarano 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024

Club career edit

Torino edit

Loan to Renate edit

On 17 July 2018, D'Alena was loaned to Serie C club Renate on a season-long loan deal.[1] On 29 July he made his debut for Renate as a substitute replacing Andrea Doninelli in the 63rd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against A.C.Rezzato in the first round of Coppa Italia.[2] On 16 September he made his Serie C debut for Renate as a substitute replacing Lorenzo Simonetti in the 79th minute of a 2–0 away win over Sambenedettese.[3] In October 2018, D'Alena suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, he was in recovery until July 2019.[4] D'Alena ended his loan to Renate with only 3 appearances, all as a substitute.[5]

Imolese edit

On 24 July 2019, D'Alena signed for Serie C club Imolese on an undisclosed fee and a 3-year contract with a buy-buck option in favour of Torino.[6] On 4 August he made his debut for the club in a match won 4–3 at penalties after a 3–3 home draw against Sambenedettese in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[7] Three weeks later, on 25 September, he made his league debut for Imolese as a substitute replacing Andrea Marcucci in the 61st minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Rimini.[8] However, in September 2019, he has to undergo a meniscus cleaning operation.[9] He returned in June 2020 as a substitute replacing Gabriele Ingrosso in the 80th minute of a 2–1 away win over Arzignano Valchiampo.[10] On 21 October, D'Alena played his first match as a starter for the club in Serie C, a 1–1 home draw against Sambenedettese, he was replaced by Lorenzo Alboni after 66 minutes.[11]

Lucchese edit

On 9 August 2022, D'Alena signed a one-year contract, with an option to extend, with Lucchese.[12]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 31 October 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Renate (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 2 0 1 0 3 0
Imolese 2019–20 Serie C 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 5 0
2020–21 Serie C 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 6 0 3 0 2 0 11 0
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out.

Honours edit

Club edit

Torino Primavera

References edit

  1. ^ "UFFICIALE: Renate, arriva D'Alena. Confermato Simonetti - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  2. ^ "Renate vs. Rezzato - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "D'Alena crac: rottura del legamento crociato. Buongiorno terzino, esordio per Boyè - Pagina 3 di 4". Toro News (in Italian). 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  5. ^ "Italy - A. D'Alena - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Imolese, preso a titolo definitivo D'Alena dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  7. ^ "Imolese vs. Sambenedettese - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  8. ^ "Rimini vs. Imolese - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  9. ^ News, Redazione Toro. "Torino, non c'è pace per D'Alena: dovrà rioperarsi al ginocchio". Toro News (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-10-24. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Arzignano Valchiampo vs. Imolese - 27 June 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  11. ^ "Imolese vs. Sambenedettese - 21 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  12. ^ "Antonio D'Alena e Domenico Franco vestiranno la maglia rossonera" (in Italian). Lucchese. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

External links edit