Alessandro Tuia

Alessandro Tuia

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Civita Castellana, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Osijek
Number	13
Youth career
1999–2000	Civita Castellana^[citation needed]
2000–2009	Lazio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Lazio	1	(0)
2009–2011	→ Monza (loan)	42	(0)
2011–2012	Foligno	25	(0)
2012–2018	Salernitana	106	(2)
2018–2021	Benevento	53	(4)
2021–2023	Lecce	26	(1)
2023–2024	Cremonese	4	(0)
2024–	Osijek	11	(0)
International career^‡
2005–2006	Italy U16	8	(1)
2005–2007	Italy U17	23	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2007

Alessandro Tuia (born 8 June 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian club Osijek.

Club career

Tuia is a product of the Lazio youth academy and former captain of the Primavera youth team, being invited to train with the senior side in the 2008-09 season. He made his Serie A debut on 31 May 2009, when he came off the bench in the second half of Lazio's 2–0 defeat to Juventus in the Stadio Olimpico di Torino.^[1]

In the summer 2009 he has been loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione (Italian third tier) club Monza, in order to gain first team experience.^[2] The loan was extended in summer 2010.

In August 2011, he joined Foligno in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione in co-ownership deal and at the end of the season, he came back to Lazio,^[3] and then he was immediately sold to Salernitana in another co-ownership deal.^[4]

In June 2014 Lazio gave up the remain 50% registration rights of Tuia.^[5]

On 5 June 2018, Tuia signed for Benevento for free.^[6]

On 14 June 2021, he signed a contract with Lecce for a term of two years with an optional third year.^[7]

On 17 October 2023, Tuia joined Serie B club Cremonese on a contract until the end of the season.^[8]

On 29 August 2024, Tuia signed with Osijek in Croatia, which is managed by Italian coach Federico Coppitelli.^[9]

International career

Tuia was the captain of the Italia U17 national team.^[10]

References

1. Juventus 2–0 Lazio channel4.com/footballitalia
2. "7 nuovi arrivi : Tuia, Cudini, Fiuzzi, Noventa, Cedric e Stefano Seedorf e Marcandalli". AC Monza Brianza 1912 (in Italian). 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
3. "Co-ownership result" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013.
4. "COMUNICATO" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
5. "Risoluzione Accordi di Partecipazione" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "Calciomercato, Benevento-Sagna: sì. Preso Tuia a costo zero". Retrieved 6 August 2018.
7. "UFFICIALE L'ACQUISIZIONE DI TUIA" (in Italian). Lecce. 14 June 2021.
8. "Alessandro Tuia nuovo giocatore della Cremonese" [Alessandro Tuia new player for Cremonese]. uscremonese.it (in Italian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
9. "Pridružio nam se Alessandro Tuia" [Alessandro Tuia joined us] (in Italian). Osijek. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
10. "Genoa sensation boosts Italy". UEFA.com. 23 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

External links

• Official SSLazio.it Profile
• Official FIGC International Statistics (in Italian)