Alex Ferrari (born 1 July 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Sampdoria. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.
Club career Ferrari was born in Modena. He played for lowly Modena Est, before joining Bologna's youth setup in 2002, aged eight,Alex Ferrari: "Ho più fiducia in me stesso" (Alex Ferrari: "I have more self confidence"); Zero Cinquanto, 27 March 2013 (in Italian) and was promoted to the Primavera squad in the mid–2011.
On 3 December 2013, Ferrari made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Siena, for the season's Coppa Italia.Bologna fuori dalla Coppa Italia. Feddal fa felice il Siena al 122' (Bologna out of Coppa Italia. Feddal makes Siena happy in the 122nd minute); QN, 4 December 2013 (in Italian) On 14 January of the following year he was loaned to Crotone.Bologna: Ferrari in prestito al Crotone (Bologna: Ferrari on loan to Crotone); La Gazzetta dello Sport, 14 January 2014 (in Italian)
In January 2017 he signed a new -year contract with Bologna. He moved on loan to Hellas Verona on 27 January 2017, lasting until the end of the season. On 12 July 2017, his loan at Verona was extended until June 2018, with an obligation to buy.
On 13 June 2018, Ferrari signed for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy. The deal was later turned permanent.La Sampdoria riparte dai suoi punti fissi: chi rimane, sampnews24.com, 4 June 2019 On 2 January 2023, he joined fellow Serie A club Cremonese on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.
International career Ferrari made his debut with the Italy U21 on 2 June 2016, in a friendly match against France.
In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio. He made his only appearance of the tournament In Italy's second group match on 21 June, a 3–1 defeat to Czech Republic. Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBologna2013–14Serie A0010——102014–15Serie B10010—201302015–16Serie A21010——2202016–171000——10Total32030—20370Crotone (loan)2013–14Serie B20———20Hellas Verona (loan)2016–17Serie B140———1402017–18Serie A25120——271Total39120——411Sampdoria (loan)2018–19Serie A6010——70Sampdoria2019–2012010——1302020–2112010——1302021–2223110——2412022–2312020——1402023–24Serie B3010—00402024–256000——60Total74170——811Cremonese (loan)2022–23Serie A16020——180Career total163215000201802
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