Alessandro Ligi (born 7 November 1989) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club Audace Cerignola.

Club career

Early career

Crotone

Parma

In July 2013, Ligi (€150,000),

Denílson Gabionetta Denilson Martinho Gabionetta, sometimes known as just Denilson (born 5 October 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left winger for Serie D club Santa Maria. Club Denilson Gabionetta started his career at Hortolândia for Social Esp ...

(€200,000),

Francesco Checcucci Francesco Checcucci (born 18 March 1989) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Bagno a Ripoli, the Province of Florence, Checcucci started his career at Fiorentina. In 2007–08 season, he left for Prato, also ...

(€200,000) and Giuseppe Caccavallo (€50,000) were sold to

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

, all in co-ownership deal except Checcucci; Crotone signed

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(€200,000),

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(€50,000) and

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(€250) in exchange, also in co-ownership deals. In April 2014, after a crash during the match, he suffered from

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. In June 2014 Crotone acquired Lebran and

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outright, while Parma acquired Caccavallo, Mauro Cioffi and

Massimo Loviso Massimo Loviso (born 9 April 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Castelnuovo Vomano. Career Bologna Born in Bentivoglio, the Province of Bologna, Loviso started his career at Bologna. After made his debut on 8 Novemb ...

outright, as well as bought back Prestia; the co-ownership of Denílson, Ligi, Šarić and Secco were renewed.

Bari

On 29 July 2014 he was signed by

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on a 3-year contract from

and

Crotone Crotone (; ; or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( or ; ), it became a great Greek city, home of the renowned mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras amongst other famous citizens, and one ...

for an undisclosed fee (Crotone received €300,000). Earlier that month fellow Parma defender Luca Ceppitelli was recalled from Bari after the expire of the loan. On 22 January 2015 Ligi went to

Virtus Entella Virtus Entella, commonly referred to as Entella, is an Italian professional Association football, football club based in Chiavari, Liguria. Founded in 1914, the club currently competes in the . Entella will play in Serie B 2025/26 after winning ...

, with

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moving in the opposite direction. On 6 July 2015 Ligi was signed by

U.S. Avellino 1912 Unione Sportiva Avellino 1912, commonly referred to as US Avellino 1912, is an Italian professional football club based in Avellino, Campania. It competes in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football. It is the official continuity club of ...

in a temporary deal. On 1 February 2016 Ligi signed for

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; or , archaically ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione, River Bacchiglione. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and e ...

on a loan deal until 30 June 2016, with an option to make the deal permanent.

Cesena

On 22 July 2016 Ligi was signed by

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

on a two-year deal.

Carpi

On 31 August 2017 Ligi was signed by fellow Serie B club

Carpi Carpi may refer to: Places * Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, a large town in the province of Modena, central Italy ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Carpi * Carpi (Africa), a city and former diocese of Roman Africa, now a Roman Catholic titular see People ...

on a three-year contract.

Spezia

On 31 January 2019, he joined

Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguri ...

on loan with a purchase option.

Serie C

On 2 September 2020 he signed a two-year contract with

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...

. On 7 August 2022, he moved to Audace Cerignola.

References

External links

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AIC profile (data by football.it)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ligi, Alessandro 1989 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie B players Serie C players Lega Pro Seconda Divisione players San Marino Calcio players AC Bellaria Igea Marina players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players FC Crotone players Parma Calcio 1913 players SSC Bari players Virtus Entella players US Avellino 1912 players LR Vicenza players AC Cesena players AC Carpi players Spezia Calcio players SS Audace Cerignola players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in San Marino Italian expatriate sportspeople in San Marino 21st-century Italian sportsmen