Alessandro Piu (born 30 July 1996) is an Italian

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who plays as a forward for club Pro Patria.

Club career

Piu is a youth exponent from

Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...

. He made his team debut on 24 September 2015 against

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. He started in the first eleven and was replaced after 45 minutes by Marko Livaja. He went on loan to

Spezia La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) 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 ...

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been ...

for the 2016–2017 season. On 21 August 2019, he signed with

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. On 6 August 2021, he joined Pro Patria as a free agent.

International career

On 13 November 2015, he made his debut with Italy U21 side, in a 2017 European Championship qualification match against

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Piu, Alessandro 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Udine Italian footballers Association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Empoli F.C. players Spezia Calcio players A.C. Carpi players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players S.S. Arezzo players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players Italy youth international footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Footballers from Friuli Venezia Giulia