Giorgio Altare (born 9 August 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Venezia, on loan from Cagliari.

Giorgio Altare
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Venezia
(on loan from Cagliari)
Number 15
Youth career
2004–2010 Valle Imagna
2010–2012 Ponte San Pietro
2012–2017 AC Milan
2017–2018 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 AC Milan 0 (0)
2016Alzano Seriate (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2021 Genoa 0 (0)
2018–2020Feralpisalò (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021Olbia (loan) 43 (3)
2021– Cagliari 45 (2)
2023–Venezia (loan) 35 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Club career

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Milan

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He is a product of Milan youth teams. He spent the second half of the 2015–16 season on loan at Serie D club Alzano Seriate.[2] Late in the 2016–17 Serie A season he was called up to the senior squad for one game, but remained on the bench.

Genoa

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In the summer of 2017 he moved to Genoa. He spent the 2017–18 season with their Under-19 squad, he didn't receive any call-ups to the senior squad during that season.

Loan to Feralpisalò

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On 20 July 2018 he joined Serie C club Feralpisalò on a season-long loan.[3] In September, he suffered an ACL rupture and the recovery took most of the rest of the 2018–19 season.

He made his professional Serie C debut for Feralpisalò on 5 May 2019 in a game against Pordenone. He replaced Paolo Marchi in the 72nd minute.[4] He made his first starting line-up appearance on 29 May 2019 against Triestina. He finished the season with 5 appearances (1 as a starter).

On 11 July 2019 the loan was extended for the 2019–20 season.[5] He made one league appearance (as a starter) and one Coppa Italia appearance for Feralpisalò in the 2019–20 season.

Loan to Olbia

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On 16 January 2020 he joined Olbia in Serie C on loan.[6] The loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season on 26 August 2020.[7]

Cagliari

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On 18 July 2021 he signed a four-year contract with Cagliari.[8] On 1 October 2021 he made his Serie A debut for Cagliari in a 1–1 home draw against Venezia.[9]

Loan to Venezia

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On 24 August 2023, Altare joined Venezia on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 August 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Virtus Bergamo (loan) 2015–16 Serie D 8 0 0 0 8 0
Feralpisalò (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 1 0 2 0 4[b] 0 7 0
2019–20 1 0 4 0 5 0
Total 2 0 6 0 4 0 12 0
Olbia (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 6 1 0 0 2[c] 0 8 1
2020–21 37 2 0 0 37 2
Total 43 3 0 0 2 0 45 3
Cagliari 2021–22 Serie A 19 1 3 0 22 1
2022–23 Serie B 26 1 1 1 4[d] 0 31 2
Total 45 2 4 1 4 0 53 3
Career total 98 5 10 1 10 0 118 6
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C play-out
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

References

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  1. ^ "Giorgio Altare" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ Giorgio Altare at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ^ "UFFICIALE: Giorgio Altare in prestito dal Genoa!" (Press release) (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 20 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Feralpisalò v Pordenone game report". Soccerway. 5 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mercato, tre movimenti" (Press release) (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 11 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Altare è un giocatore dell'Olbia" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. ^ "L'Olbia e Altare ancora insieme" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Altare al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ "MATCH REPORT 📄" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 1 October 2021.
  10. ^ "GIORGIO ALTARE JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  11. ^ Giorgio Altare at Soccerway
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