Alessandro Sbaffo (born 27 August 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

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for Sambenedettese.

Career

He made his

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debut for

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona. History The name came from t ...

on 28 March 2010 in a game against

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, ...

. In summer 2010, Sbaffo left for

Piacenza Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...

in temporary deal for €600,000 along with Cesare Rickler. Both players later banned due to involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal. Sbaffo left for

Ascoli Calcio 1898 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC, commonly referred to as Ascoli, is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Serie C. The team traditionally play in vertical black and white stripes. H ...

in temporary deal in July 2011. He also received a call-up to Italy U21 B team in the first half of the season. On 1 June 2012, FIGC announced that the prosecutor request to ban Sbaffo for 3 years and 3 months. Then Sbaffo made a plea bargain in order to request the ban reduced to 16 months and €100,000 fine. In 2013, Sbaffo played 2 games for Chievo in pre-season and left for Reggina on 5 August. Sbaffo played his first official game for Reggina in October 2013. On 26 August 2014, he left for

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in another temporary deal. On 4 July 2019, he signed with

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennine Mountains, Apennines. History Prehistory The ol ...

. On 31 January 2020 he moved to

Arzignano Arzignano is an industrial town and ''comune'' in the Province of Vicenza in Veneto, Italy. It is located from Vicenza, in the Valle del Chiampo. History In 1413, during a campaign of King Sigismund of Hungary against the Republic of Venice, its ...

. On 8 September 2020, he joined

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club Recanatese.

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* * * 1990 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Ancona Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players AC ChievoVerona players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players AS Reggina 1914 players Latina Calcio 1932 players US Avellino 1912 players Como 1907 players AC Reggiana 1919 players UC AlbinoLeffe players AS Gubbio 1910 players FC Arzignano Valchiampo players US Recanatese players US Sambenedettese players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub