Alex Redolfi (born 20 January 1994) is an Italian

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who plays as a defender for club Mantova.

Club career

Atalanta

Born in

Calcinate Calcinate (Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. Its economy is mostly based on industry. History The origin of the town are Gaulish and Roman, though it is first mentioned in a document f ...

, Redolfi was a youth exponent of

Atalanta Atalanta (; ) is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia (region), Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene (mythology), Clymene and who is primarily known from the tales of the Caly ...

Loan to Como

On 11 July 2013, Redolfi was signed by

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side

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on a season-long loan deal. On 1 September e made his Serie C debut for Como, as a starter, in a 1–0 away defeat against

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 ...

, he played the entire match. On 1 December he scored his first professional goal in Serie C in the 37th minute of a 2–0 home win over

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. On 11 May 2014 he was sent off with a double yellow card in the 112th minute of a match lost 4–3 at penalty after a 0–0 away draw against

Südtirol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The provinc ...

in the quarter-finals of the Serie C playoffs. Redolfi ended his season-long loan to Como with 20 appearances and 1 goal.

Loan to Pontedera

On 8 July 2014, Redolfi was signed by

side Pontedera on a season-long loan deal. On 10 August he made his debut for Pontedera, he was replaced by Andrea Gasbarro in the 60th minute of a 3–1 home win over

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in the first round of

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. On 8 September, Redolfo made his Serie C debut for Pontedera as a substitute replacing Filippo Scardina in the 82nd minute of a 2–1 home win over San Marino Calcio. On 20 September he played his first entire match for Pontedera, a 1–0 away defeat against Lucchese. Redolfi ended his loan to Pontedera with 35 appearances, including 30 as a starter, and 2 assists.

Loan to Pro Vercelli

On 10 July 2015, Redolfi signed a season-long loan deal with

Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as 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 b ...

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Pro Vercelli Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892, commonly referred to as Pro Vercelli, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Vercelli, Piedmont. The club is mostly renowned as one of the most successful teams in the early football era of Ital ...

. On 9 August he made his debut for Pro Vercelli, as a starter, in a 2–1 home defeat against

Alessandria Alessandria (; ) is a city and commune in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. It is also the largest municipality of the region. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, ...

in the second round of

, he played the entire match. On 6 September, Redolfi made his Serie B debut for Pro Vercelli as a substitute replacing Mattia Bani in the 82nd minute of a 2–1 home win over Virtus Lanciano. On 2 April 2016 he played his first entire match in Serie B, a 1–1 home draw against

Modena Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025. A town, and seat of an archbis ...

. Redolfi ended his season-long loan to Pro Vercelli with only 5 appearances, 2 as a starter and 3 as a substitute.

Loan to Olhanense and Cremonese

On 1 July 2016, Redolfi was signed by

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Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense (), commonly known as Olhanense, is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Algarve Football Association First Division, the fifth tier of ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 31 July he made his debut for Olhanense in a 2–1 home defeat against Varzim in the first round of

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual club football competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the top two tiers of Portuguese football – the ...

, he was replaced by Carlos Freitas in the 74th minute. On 6 August, Redolfi made his LigaPro debut in a 2–1 home defeat against Académica, he played the entire match. On 7 January Redolfi, as a substitute, made an own goal in the 69th minute of a 4–0 away defeat against

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. In January 2017, Redolfi was re-called to

leaving Olhanense with 16 appearances. On 18 January 2017, Redolfi was signed by

side

Cremonese Cremona ( , , ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po (river), Po river in the middle of the Po Valley. It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local city a ...

on a 6-month loan deal. On 22 January he made his debut in Serie C for Cremonese, as a starter, in a 1–1 home draw against Pro Piacenza, he was replaced by Alessandro Bastrini in the 37th minute. On 5 February, Redolfi played his first complete match for Cremonese, a 3–3 home draw against

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. Redolfi ended his loan to Cremonese with 7 appearances but Cremonese won the Serie C title.

Loan to Juve Stabia

On 13 July 2017, Resolfi was signed by

side

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on a season-long loan deal. On 30 July he made his debut for Juve Stabia in a 3–1 home win over Bassano Virtus in the first round of

, he played the entire match. On 26 August, Redolfi made his Serie C debut for Juve Stabia in a 3–3 away draw against Fidelis Andria, he was replaced by Zhivko Atanasov in the 75th minute. On 9 September he played his first complete match in Serie C for Juve Stabia, a 0–0 away draw against

Catanzaro Catanzaro (; or ; ), also known as the "City of the two Seas" (), is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its province and the second most populated comune of the region, behind Reggio Calabr ...

. On 3 October, Radolfi scored an own goal in the 45th minute and he was sent off with a double yellow card 81st minute of a 1–0 away defeat against

Bisceglie Bisceglie (; ) is a city and municipality of 55,251 inhabitants in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in the Apulia region (''Italian'': ''Puglia''), in southern Italy. The municipality has the fourth highest population in the province

. Redolfi ended his loan to Juve Stabia with 17 appearances.

Reggina

On 25 July 2018, Redolfi was signed by

club Reggina on an undisclosed fee and a 2-year contract. On 18 September, Redolfi made his debut for Reggina in a 3–0 away defeat against

Trapani Trapani ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') with 54,887 inhabitants, on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the mai ...

, he was replaced by Cesare Pogliano in the 88th minute. On 2 December he played his first entire match for Reggina, a 3–2 home win over

Rieti Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region. T ...

. On 30 December he scored his first goal for the club in the 7th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Trapani. Redolfi ended his first season at Reggina with 13 appearances and 1 goal.

Vibonese

On 10 August 2019, Redolfi joined to

club Vibonese on an undisclosed fee and a 1-year contract with the option for the second year. Two weeks later, on 25 August, Redolfi made his league debut for Vibonese in a 1–0 away defeat against

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, he played the entire match. On 23 February 2020 he scored his first goal for the club in the 64th minute of a 2–1 away win over Casertana.

Gubbio

On 19 July 2021, he moved to

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 30 June 2023, he didn't extend his contract with the club, so he left it.

Mantova

On 10 July 2023, he joined Mantova.

International career

Redolfi represented

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only at Under-18 level and he collected a total of 2 caps. On 20 October 2011, Radolfi made his debut in the Italy U-18, in an

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, as a substitute replacing Daniele Rugani in the 46th minute of a 3–0 home defeat against Ukraine U-18. On 9 November, Radolfi made his second appearance for Italy U-18 as a starter in a 2–1 away defeat Germany U-18, he was replaced by Federico Maccarone in the 66th minute.

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

Cremonese *

(Group A): 2016–17

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Redolfi, Alex 1994 births Living people Footballers from Calcinate Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie B players Serie C players Atalanta BC players Como 1907 players US Città di Pontedera players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players US Cremonese players SS Juve Stabia players AS Reggina 1914 players US Vibonese Calcio players AS Gubbio 1910 players Mantova 1911 players Liga Portugal 2 players S.C. Olhanense players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Italy men's youth international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen