Alberto Almici (born 11 January 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a right back.

Alberto Almici
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1999–2011 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Atalanta 0 (0)
2011–2012Gubbio (loan) 23 (0)
2012–2013Virtus Lanciano (loan) 29 (0)
2013–2014Cesena (loan) 3 (0)
2014Padova (loan) 17 (0)
2014–2015Latina (loan) 9 (0)
2015Avellino (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2017Ascoli (loan) 66 (0)
2017–2018Cremonese (loan) 25 (0)
2018–2019Hellas Verona (loan) 11 (1)
2019– Hellas Verona 0 (0)
2019–2020Pordenone (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2022 Palermo 33 (3)
2022–2023 SPAL 10 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Italy U19 2 (0)
2012 Italy U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Bergamo, Almici began his career on hometown's club Atalanta B.C., entering in the youth categories at 6 years old.[1] He played on Primavera club, and in 2010–11 season his abilities impressed.

Gubbio (loan)

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In July 2011, after a successful season with Primavera team, Almici was loaned to newly promoted club A.S. Gubbio 1910[2]

He made his debut for the club on 14 August 2011, in Coppa Italia match against Benevento Calcio,[3] and made his Serie B debut on 27 August, against Grosseto.[4] He finished the season appearing in 23 matches (1492 minutes) with his team eventually being relegated.

Virtus Lanciano (loan)

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In July 2012, Almici was loaned to newly promoted S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924, alongside Nadir Minotti.[5]

Cesena (loan)

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In July 2013, Almici joined Serie B side Cesena on a loan deal.[6]

Padova (loan)

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On 17 January 2014, Almici was again loaned to Serie B side Padova, after ending a loan spell with Cesena.[7]

Later years

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In September 2020, Almici signed for Serie C club Palermo as a free transfer. He left Palermo in January 2022 to join Serie B club SPAL in a permanent transfer.[8]

International career

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Almici was called up to friendlies against Montenegro U19.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 26 May 2021[10][11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gubbio (loan) 2011–12 Serie B 23 0 3 0 26 0
Lanciano (loan) 2012–13 29 0 1 0 30 0
Cesena (loan) 2013–14 3 0 0 0 3 0
Padova (loan) 17 0 0 0 17 0
Latina (loan) 2014–15 9 0 0 0 9 0
Avellino (loan) 10 0 0 0 3[a] 0 13 0
Ascoli (loan) 2015–16 31 0 0 0 31 0
2016–17 35 0 0 0 35 0
Total 66 0 0 0 0 0 66 0
Cremonese (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 25 0 1 0 26 0
Hellas Verona (loan) 2018–19 11 1 1 0 0 0 12 1
Pordenone (loan) 2019–20 19 0 0 0 2[a] 0 21 0
Palermo 2020–21 Serie C 18 1 1[a] 0 19 1
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 1 0 0 1 0 19 1
Career total 230 2 6 0 6 0 242 2
  1. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in promotion play-offs.

References

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  1. ^ Gubbio, ESCLUSIVO/ Alberto Almici: “Ho trovato un gruppo bellissimo. Gli sforzi pagano, spero di giocare” (in Italian)
  2. ^ UFFICIALE: Gubbio, quattro aquisti e due rinnovi (in Italian)
  3. ^ Gubbio vs. Benevento 2-2
  4. ^ Grosseto vs. Gubbio 2-0
  5. ^ Almici e Minotti, arrivano alla Virtus (Almici and Minotti, arriving on Virtus); Virtus Lanciano's official website, 27 July 2012 (in Italian)
  6. ^ Alberto Almici ha firmato con il Cesena Archived 2013-07-12 at the Wayback Machine; Cesena's official website, 9 July 2013 (in Italian)
  7. ^ Alberto Almici al Padova in prestito dall'Atalanta Archived 2014-01-25 at the Wayback Machine; Padova's official website, 17 January 2014 (in Italian)
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE - Spal, preso Almici" (in Italian). Tutto B. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  9. ^ Called Up By Italy U19 To Start Fresh Fight With Ghana; Ghana News Now, 13 November 2011
  10. ^ "A. Almici". Soccerway.
  11. ^ "ALMICI ALBERTO". Tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian).
  12. ^ "Scheda anagrafica di Alberto Almici". aic.football (in Italian).
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