Alessandro Murgia (; born 9 August 1996) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Lazio

Murgia made his debut for Lazio in the 2016–17 season on 17 September 2016 in a 3–0 home win over

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 October 2016 in a 2–2 away draw against

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. On 13 August 2017, Murgia scored the winning goal of the

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against

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with a final score of 3–2. On 14 September, Murgia started in his first match in European competitions, and scored the match winner of a 3–2 away victory over Vitesse in Lazio's first match of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Loan to SPAL

On 30 January 2019, Murgia joined to

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club SPAL on loan until 30 June 2019.

SPAL

On 12 July 2019, Murgia joined SPAL after 6-month loan, he signed until 2024.

Loan to Perugia

On 31 August 2021, he joined

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on loan.

Hermannstadt

On 9 August 2023, Murgia joined Romanian Superliga club Hermannstadt on loan.

International career

Murgia made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a friendly 3–0 loss against

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Personal life

Murgia is a brother in-law to footballer Andrea Bertolacci who married his sister, Nicole, who is an actress.

Career statistics

Honours

Lazio *

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runner-up: 2016–17 *

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Hermannstadt *

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runner-up: 2024–25

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murgia, Alessandro 1996 births Footballers from Rome Living people Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers SS Lazio players SPAL players AC Perugia Calcio players FC Hermannstadt players Serie A players Serie B players Liga I players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Italian expatriate sportspeople in Romania 21st-century Italian sportsmen