Alessandro Murgia
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-09) 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) 8 (0)
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 21 December 2023

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.

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 21 December 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lazio2016–17Serie A 14240—182
2017–18 160109111272
2018–19 100030—40
Total 3125012111494
SPAL (loan)2018–19Serie A 150——150
SPAL2019–2025031—281
2020–21Serie B23140—271
2021–221010—20
2022–2318020—200
Total 821101—922
Perugia (loan)2021–22Serie B 40——40
Hermannstadt (loan)2023–24Liga I 8030—110
Career totals 1253181121111566

Honours

Lazio

References

  1. ↑ "Alessandro Murgia Profile". www.uefa.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Serie A TIM Torino-Lazio 2-2, il tabellino" (in Italian). 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Murgia: 'Lazio deserved this'". Football Italia. 13 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "EL: Lazio thriller sinks Vitesse". Football Italia. 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Lazio, Murgia in prestito alla SPAL" (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "ALESSANDRO MURGIA E' BIANCAZZURRO!" (in Italian). spalferrara.it. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Lazio, ceduto Murgia a titolo definitivo alla SPAL". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "UFFICIALE! MURGIA AL PERUGIA- MELCHIORRI ALLA SPAL" (in Italian). Perugia. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "BINE AI VENIT LA FCH & LA MULȚI ANI, ALESSANDRO MURGIA!" [WELCOME TO FCH & HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALESSANDRO MURGIA!] (in Romanian). fchermannstadt.ro. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bertolacci si sposa con Nicole: tra gli invitati Florenzi, Romagnoli, Cerci e Perin" (in Italian). sport.ilmessaggero.it. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Alessandro Murgia at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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