Alexy Bosetti (born 23 April 1993) is a French professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Pays de Grasse.

Early life

Alexy Bosetti was born in 1993 to a Niçois family of Italian origins. He is the great grandnephew of the composer and pianist Henri Betti and of the opera singer Freda Betti.

Club career

Early career

A member of the ''Populaire Sud'' since his early years as a native of ''Vieux-Nice'', the young striker was a part of the ''Cavigal Nice Sports'' and ''J.S.O.''

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youth academies before committing to

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or a striker. He won the 2011–2012 edition of the Coupe Gambardella with Nice's ''U19'' team on 28 April 2012.

Nice

Bosetti made his professional debut with Nice on 20 May 2012 in a league match against

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making a substitute appearance in the 86th minute of play. He scored his first professional goal against

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in the quarter-finals of the 19th edition of the

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on 28 November 2012. On 6 April 2013, at Stadium Municipal, he collected the first

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of his career after a tackle on Cheikh M'Bengue of

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. On 22 September 2013, Bosetti became the first native of Nice to score a goal at the

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during the inaugural match against

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. On 13 September 2014, he scored a stoppage-time winner in a 1–0 home victory over

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Loan to Tours

On 15 July 2015, Bosetti joined

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on loan, without an option to buy. He scored a goal in his first friendly, securing a 1–1 draw against

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on 24 July 2015. On 21 August 2015, Bosetti scored his first official goal for Tours, helping his side to a 3–1 victory over

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Loan to Sarpsborg 08

In January 2016, Bosetti joined Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 on loan until the end of season. He scored for Sarpsborg 08 on 13 April 2016 in a 5–0 victory over Ås in a Norwegian Cup match. His loan was cut short early in April after playing in just two league matches in three months with the club. Having been loaned out to Tours in the first half the season, he was not eligible to play for Nice during the rest of the season.

Return to Nice

After a short loan spell he returned to Nice, but did not feature regularly for the first team. On 8 December 2016, he scored his first goal in Europe for Nice, helping the club to a 2–1 win over

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in a Europa League match. During the 2016–17 season he played primarily for Nice II, scoring 10 goals in 21 appearances in the Championnat de France Amateur. He left the club at the end of his contract in summer 2017.

Laval

In August 2017,

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Bosetti joined third-tier side Laval on a one-year contract with the option of another year in case of promotion to

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OKC Energy FC

On 24 January 2019, Bosetti moved to the United States when he joined second-tier

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side

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El Paso Locomotive

On 15 August 2019, Bosetti was traded to El Paso Locomotive in exchange for Derek Gebhard. On 28 June 2020, it was announced that Bosetti and El Paso had mutually agreed to part ways.

Return to France

On 3 August 2020, Bosetti joined French club Le Puy. On 28 June 2021, Bosetti signed with

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. On 6 April 2023, he scored a penalty in Annecy's 2–1 defeat to Toulouse in the semi-finals of the

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International career

On 13 July 2013, 15 years and one day after the victory of

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at the

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, Bosetti won the

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with the France U-20 team. The final in Istanbul against

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was decided in a penally shootout with France winning 4–1.

Career statistics

Honours

Nice U19 * Coupe Gambardella: 2011–12 France U20 *

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References

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