Alessio Benedetti | |
Birth Date: | 7 April 1997 |
Birth Place: | Motta di Livenza, Italy |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | ASD Liventina |
Youthyears1: | –2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Vicenza |
Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
Youthclubs2: | → Genoa (loan) |
Youthyears3: | 2014–2015 |
Youthclubs3: | → Genoa (loan) |
Youthyears4: | 2015–2016 |
Youthclubs4: | Torino |
Years1: | 2016–2018 |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Clubs1: | Torino |
Years2: | 2017 |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs2: | → Taranto (loan) |
Years3: | 2017–2018 |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Clubs3: | → Carrarese (loan) |
Years4: | 2018–2019 |
Caps4: | 29 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Clubs4: | Pontedera |
Years5: | 2019–2021 |
Caps5: | 4 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Clubs5: | Pro Vercelli |
Years6: | 2021– |
Clubs6: | ASD Liventina |
Club-Update: | 3 November 2019 |
Alessio Benedetti (born 7 April 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for ASD Liventina.
Born in Motta di Livenza, in the Veneto region, Benedetti started his career at the Veneto club Vicenza Calcio. In May 2013, he received a call-up from the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) for a youth tournament composed of Italian under-16 players.[1] He was assigned to Team C along with fellow Vicenza defender Simone Romio and future Vicenza teammate Luigi Rizzo (who was signed in January 2015).[2] The tournament also served as the kickoff event for the Italy national under-17 football team for the 2013–14 season. However, Benedetti earned a transfer to a higher division after the tournament, but failed to earn any national team call-ups.
In summer 2013, Benedetti was signed by the youth team of Serie A club Genoa in a temporary deal with an option to purchase. At the same time, Vicenza signed Alberto Marchiori from Genoa also in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[3] The loan was renewed on 30 July 2014.[4] Benedetti was the member of Genoa's under-17 youth team in the first season and the under-19 reserves in the second season.[5]
In the summer of 2015, shortly after he returned from Genoa, Benedetti was signed by another Serie A club, Torino, in a definitive deal for a €30,000 transfer fee[6] on a 3-year contract.[7] Benedetti spent seasons with Torino's reserves, with the last 6 months as an overage player. He also participated in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League for the Turin-based club.[8]
Benedetti left for Lega Pro club Taranto on 1 February 2017.[9] [10] Benedetti made his professional debut against Melfi on 23 April, as one of the starting defenders.[11]
On 4 August 2017 Benedetti joined Carrarese.[12]
On 2 September 2019, he joined Pro Vercelli.[13]
On 30 July 2021, he joined Eccellenza club ASD Liventina.[14]