Alessandro Murgia (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro ˈmurdʒa]; born 9 August 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Romanian Liga I club Hermannstadt, on loan from Serie C Group B club SPAL.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt (on loan from SPAL) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2012 | CS Colombo | ||
| 2012–2016 | Lazio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Lazio | 31 | (2) |
| 2019 | → SPAL (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2019– | SPAL | 67 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Perugia (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Hermannstadt (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Italy U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Italy U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Italy U21 | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Club career
Lazio
Murgia made his debut for Lazio in the 2016–17 season on 17 September 2016 in a 3–0 home win over Pescara.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 October 2016 in a 2–2 away draw against Torino.[2]
On 13 August 2017, Murgia scored the winning goal of the Supercoppa Italiana against Juventus with a final score of 3–2.[3] On 14 September, Murgia started in his first match in European competitions, and scored the match winner of a 3–2 away victory over Vitesse in Lazio's first match of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[4]
Loan to SPAL
On 30 January 2019, Murgia joined to Serie A club SPAL on loan until 30 June 2019.[5][6]
SPAL
On 12 July 2019, Murgia joined SPAL after 6-month loan, he signed until 2024.[7]
Loan to Perugia
On 31 August 2021, he joined Perugia on loan.[8]
Hermannstadt
On 9 August 2023, Murgia joined Romanian Superliga club Hermannstadt on loan.[9]
International career
Murgia made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a friendly 3–0 loss against Spain.
Personal life
Murgia is a brother in-law to footballer Andrea Bertolacci who married his sister, Nicole, who is an actress.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 12 May 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lazio | 2016–17 | Serie A | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 4 | ||
| SPAL (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| SPAL | 2019–20 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 92 | 2 | |||||
| Perugia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Hermannstadt (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Career totals | 141 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 7 | ||
Honours
Lazio
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2016–17
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2017