Alessandro Capello (born 12 December 1995) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Having begun his career at

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

, he then moved to Cagliari and gained experience with a loan to

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label=Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

. Capello has represented Italy at youth international levels up to the under-19 team.

Club career

Bologna

Born in

, Capello began his career at hometown club

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. He made his debut on 28 November 2012 in the fourth round of the

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, a 1–0 win over Livorno at the

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, replacing Luca Veratti for the final 14 minutes of the game. Aged 16, it was his only appearance for the club.

Inter

In June 2013,

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bought half the player's rights from Bologna (a co-ownership deal with Bologna), for €2.5 million (50% registration rights of

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and

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, plus €200,000 cash). In his only season with the Inter Primavera Youth side, he made 26 appearances in all competitions, scoring 8 goals between Primavera League,

and

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matches. Bologna and Inter bought back all their player's rights in June 2014 for the original price.Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian)
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Cagliari

On 2 July 2014, Capello moved to

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for €4 million from Bologna (€1 million cash plus defender

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). Having been an unused substitute in 14

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matches and one cup match, he made his debut for the

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n club on 14 January 2015 in the last 16 of the season's cup, a 2–1 loss at

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. He was substituted after 56 minutes for

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, who scored Cagliari's goal. Capello was loaned to

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club

for the remainder of the season on 2 February 2015. More often an unused substitute, he made four appearances for the team from Lombardy, of which only one was a start: a 1–0 defeat at

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on 10 May, in which he was replaced by Luca Miracoli with 15 minutes remaining. On 31 August 2015, Capello left for Lega Pro club

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in a temporary deal. Capello's number 16 shirt was also taken by youngster Davide Arras. On 25 July 2016, Capello was signed by

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. The club also signed some youth products from Cagliari. On 12 July 2017, Capello joined

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on loan.

Venezia

On 21 July 2019, Capello signed to

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on a 2-year contract.

Virtus Entella

On 19 January 2021, Capello signed with

side,

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Carrarese

On 1 September 2022, Capello moved to

on a two-year deal.

International career

Capello made his international debut for Italy under-17 in a 1–0 defeat away to

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on 14 September 2011. He earned seven caps in total for that category, and went on to earn one for the under-18 team and two for the under-19 team in the following years.

Style of play

Described as a promising, modern, and dynamic

, Capello is capable of playing anywhere along the front-line, and has been used both as a striker, and as a winger. A talented player, his main attributes are his technique,

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skills, and his striking ability from outside the area.

References

External links

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Italy national teams profile
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