Alessio Viola
{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Alessio Viola
| fullname = Alessio Pasquale Viola
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Oppido Mamertina, Italy
| height = 1.69 m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2008–2015
| years2 = 2010
| years3 = 2010–2011
| years4 = 2013
| years5 = 2013–2014
| years6 = 2014
| years7 = 2015–2016
| years8 = 2016–2017
| years9 = 2017–2018
| years10 = 2018–2019
| years11 = 2020 - present
| clubs1 = Reggina
| clubs2 = → Monza (loan)
| clubs3 = → Benevento (loan)
| clubs4 = → Carpi (loan)
| clubs5 = → AlbinoLeffe (loan)
| clubs6 = → Frosinone (loan)
| clubs7 = Foggia
| clubs8 = Taranto
| clubs9 = Virtus Francavilla
| clubs10 = Reggina
| clubs11 = Cittanovese
| caps1 = 79
| caps2 = 12
| caps3 = 3
| caps4 = 10
| caps5 = 12
| caps6 = 5
| caps7 = 12
| caps8 = 32
| caps9 = 15
| caps10 = 13
| goals1 = 21
| goals2 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 2
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 = 2
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 8
| goals9 = 2
| goals10 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalyears2 = 2007
| nationalyears3 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Italy U-16
| nationalteam2 = Italy U-17
| nationalteam3 = Italy U-21 Serie B
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 21 January 2019
| ntupdate =
}}
Alessio Pasquale Viola (born 26 December 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Career
Viola made his Serie A debut for Reggina on 31 May 2009 in a game against Siena when he came on as a substitute in the 69th minute for his older brother Benito Nicolas Viola.
On 25 January 2011, he returned to Reggina from loan.{{cite news|url=http://www.regginacalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3318&Itemid=15|title=Comunicato Ufficiale Reggina Calcio|trans-title=Official Communication Reggina Calcio|date=25 January 2011|accessdate=6 May 2011|work=Reggina Calcio|language=Italian}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In 2013, he left for AlbinoLeffe. On 31 January 2014, he was signed by Frosinone, with Salvatore Aurelio moved to AlbinoLeffe.{{cite news|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/societa/archivio-news/6908-due-nuovi-arrivi-in-casa-bluceleste.html|title= Due nuovi arrivi in casa bluceleste |date=1 February 2014|accessdate=13 June 2014|publisher=UC AlbinoLeffe|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=http://www.frosinonecalcio.com/news.php?id=5098 |title=CALCIOMERCATO |date=31 January 2014 |accessdate=14 June 2014 |publisher=Frosinone Calcio |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220005737/http://www.frosinonecalcio.com/news.php?id=5098 |archivedate=20 February 2014 }}
On 23 July 2015, he joined Foggia for free.{{cite news|url=http://foggiacalcio1920.it/news/Viola-del-Foggia-159|title=Viola è del Foggia|date=23 July 2015|accessdate=2 August 2018|publisher=Foggia Calcio|language=Italian}}
He returned to his first club Reggina on 7 August 2018, signing a two-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Reggina|url=https://reggina1914.it/bentornato-alessio-viola-ha-firmato-con-la-reggina/|title=Bentornato Alessio. Viola ha firmato con la Reggina|date=7 August 2018|language=Italian}} On 19 April 2019, his contract was dissolved by mutual consent following a knee surgery several days earlier.{{cite web|publisher=Reggina|url=https://reggina1914.it/news/risoluzione-del-contratto-con-alessio-viola/|title=RISOLUZIONE DEL CONTRATTO CON ALESSIO VIOLA|date=19 April 2019|language=Italian}}{{cite web|publisher=Reggina|url=https://reggina1914.it/news/bollettino-medico-alessio-viola-operato-al-ginocchio/|title=BOLLETTINO MEDICO: ALESSIO VIOLA OPERATO AL GINOCCHIO|date=13 April 2019|language=Italian}}
References
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External links
- {{TuttoCalciatori|Viola_Alessio_Pasquale}}
- {{Soccerway|alessio-viola/115197}}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:AS Reggina 1914 players
Category:UC AlbinoLeffe players
Category:Frosinone Calcio players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Virtus Francavilla Calcio players
Category:Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
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