Alessandro Fontanarosa (born 7 February 2003) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Carrarese, on loan from club

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Club career

Having previously played for Sampdoria, Fontanarosa joined

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's youth academy in 2018. In August 2019, he joined

for an estimated fee of €750,000. After featuring for the under-17 team, he made his debut for the under-19 team in February 2020. In the following season, Fontanarosa became a regular starter for Inter's under-19 team, as he helped them win the Campionato Primavera 1, the Coppa Italia Primavera and the Supercoppa Primavera. He also played in the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League, scoring one goal in six appearances. At the start of the 2022–23 season, Fontanarosa was promoted to Inter Milan's first team. He went on to feature on the bench for several

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and

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matches. On 9 August 2023, Fontanarosa went to

Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...

on loan. On 27 August 2024, Fontanarosa joined

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club Reggiana on a season-long loan. On 3 February 2025, Fontanrosa joined fellow Serie B side Carrarese on loan for the remainder of the season.

International career

Fontanarosa has represented Italy at various youth levels. He made his debut for the under-17 team on 7 September 2019, in a friendly match against Turkey national under-17 football team. He also played for the under-18 team and the under-19 team. In May 2023, he was included by head coach Carmine Nunziata in the Italian squad that took part in the

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, where the ''Azzurrini'' finished runners-up after losing to

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in the final match.

Honours

Italy U20 *

runner-up:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fontanarosa, Alessandro 2003 births Living people People from San Gennaro Vesuviano Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Naples Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Serie B players Inter Milan players Cosenza Calcio players AC Reggiana 1919 players Carrarese Calcio 1908 players 21st-century Italian sportsmen