Danilo Alessandro

{{short description|Italian professional footballer (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Danilo Alessandro

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Pro Palazzolo

| clubnumber = 10

| years1 = 2008–2009 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = Mentana Jenne

| years2 = 2009 | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Cesena

| years3 = 2009–2010 | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 22 | clubs3 = Voghera

| years4 = 2010–2012 | caps4 = 36 | goals4 = 2 | clubs4 = Grosseto

| years5 = 2012 | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Taranto

| years6 = 2012–2013 | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 14 | clubs6 = Voghera

| years7 = 2013–2014 | caps7 = 33 | goals7 = 19 | clubs7 = Real Vicenza

| years8 = 2014–2015 | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 1 | clubs8 = Casertana

| years9 = 2015 | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 8 | clubs9 = Pro Piacenza

| years10 = 2015–2016 | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = Benevento

| years11 = 2015–2016 | caps11 = 33 | goals11 = 3 | clubs11 = → Pro Piacenza (loan)

| years12 = 2016–2017 | caps12 = 35 | goals12 = 3 | clubs12 = Virtus Francavilla

| years13 = 2017–2018 | caps13 = 34 | goals13 = 12 | clubs13 = Pro Piacenza

| years14 = 2018–2019 | caps14 = 38 | goals14 = 18 | clubs14 = Cesena

| years15 = 2019–2020 | caps15 = 22 | goals15 = 11 | clubs15 = Campobasso

| years16 = 2020–2021 | caps16 = 33 | goals16 = 24 | clubs16 = Seregno

| years17 = 2021–2022 | caps17 = 33 | goals17 = 15 | clubs17 = Cynthialbalonga

| years18 = 2022–2023 | caps18 = 31 | goals18 = 20 | clubs18 = Lumezzane

| years19 = 2023 | caps19 = 16 | goals19 = 3 | clubs19 = Sambenedettese

| years20 = 2023–2024 | caps20 = | goals20 = | clubs20 = Rieti

| years21 = 2024– | caps21 = 11 | goals21 = 3 | clubs21 = Pro Palazzolo

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| club-update = 17 November 2024

}}

Danilo Alessandro (born 3 August 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Pro Palazzolo.

Career

Born in Rome, Lazio, Alessandro started his career at Eccellenza Lazio (Italian sixth level until 2014) club Mentana Jenne, based in Jenne, in the Province of Rome. In January 2009 he was signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione (Italian third level) club A.C. Cesena. The club finished as the champion of Group A of 2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione and runner-up in 2009 Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione.

In 2009, he left professional football for Voghera. He scored 22 goals in 2009–10 Serie D (Italian fifth division until 2014).

On 1 July 2010 he was signed by Serie B club Grosseto. He made 27 appearances in his maiden season in the second division, as no.88.[http://www.usgrosseto1912.it/web/content/danilo-alessandro-0 Grosseto 2010–11 profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509124121/http://www.usgrosseto1912.it/web/content/danilo-alessandro-0 |date=2014-05-09 }} {{in lang|it}} He wore no.23 shirt in 2011–12 Serie B,{{cite news|url=http://www.usgrosseto1912.it/web/content/elenco-numerazione-maglie|title=Elenco numerazione maglie|date=4 August 2011|accessdate=6 May 2014|publisher=US Grosseto FC|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509124126/http://www.usgrosseto1912.it/web/content/elenco-numerazione-maglie|archivedate=9 May 2014}} which he only played 9 times.

On 13 January 2012 he was signed by Taranto of the third division.{{cite news|url=http://www.astaranto.it/index.php/2012/01/13/danilo-alessandro-e-della-as-taranto/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720133531/http://www.astaranto.it/index.php/2012/01/13/danilo-alessandro-e-della-as-taranto/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2012|title=Danilo Alessandro è della AS Taranto|date=13 January 2012|accessdate=16 May 2012|publisher=AS Taranto Calcio|language=Italian}} The club folded in 2012 due to financial difficulties. A new entity was admitted to 2012–13 Serie D. However Alessandro returned to Voghera instead of remained in Taranto.

In 2013 Alessandro joined Real Vicenza. He scored a goal in pre-season friendly on 3 August.{{cite news|url=http://www.realvicenzavs.com/index.php/component/content/article/622-buona-la-prima-|title=BUONA LA PRIMA!!!|date=3 August 2013|accessdate=6 May 2014|publisher=Real Vicenza VS|language=Italian|archive-date=9 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509135808/http://www.realvicenzavs.com/index.php/component/content/article/622-buona-la-prima-|url-status=dead}} On 5 August 2013 the club was admitted from 2013–14 Serie D to 2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, to fill 1 of 7 vacancies,{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/79.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_37218_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato Ufficiale N°44/A (2013–14)|date=5 August 2013|accessdate=22 April 2014|author=Il Consiglio Federale|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}} despite at the end of season also saw the merger of the two divisions of Lega Pro, which 18 teams instead of 9 teams would be relegated. Real Vicenza qualified for 2014–15 season as the 7th of Group A. Alessandro also scored 19 goals as team topscorer as well as joint-second topscorer of the fourth division along with Roberto Floriano (Group A) and Francesco Ripa (Group B)

On 27 July 2019, he joined Campobasso.{{cite press release|publisher=Campobasso|url=https://www.sscittadicampobasso.it/danilo-alessandro-rossoblu/|title=Danilo Alessandro è rossoblù|date=27 July 2019|language=Italian}}

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