Alessandro Zanoli

Alessandro Zanoli
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000
Place of birth Carpi, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Udinese
(on loan from Napoli)
Number 59
Youth career
2016–2018 Carpi
2018–2020 Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Napoli 17 (0)
2020–2021Legnago (loan) 35 (1)
2023Sampdoria (loan) 22 (2)
2024Salernitana (loan) 17 (0)
2024–2025Genoa (loan) 31 (1)
2025–Udinese (loan) 19 (1)
International career
2022–2023 Italy U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:32, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2023

Alessandro Zanoli (born 3 October 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Udinese, on loan from Napoli.[2]

Club career

Zanoli made his Napoli debut on 20 September 2021,[3] replacing Mário Rui after 86 minutes in a 4−0 Serie A away win against Udinese.[4] On 4 October 2022, he made his UEFA Champions League debut as a substitute in a 6–1 away win over Ajax.[5]

In January 2023, he joined Sampdoria on loan.[6] Later that year, on 19 March, he netted his first Serie A goal in the stoppage time of a 3–1 win over Hellas Verona.[7]

On 17 January 2024, Zanoli moved on loan to Salernitana.[8] Later that year, on 11 July, he completed a one-season loan move to Genoa.[9] On 4 April 2025, he scored his first goal for the latter in a 1–0 victory over Udinese.[10]

On 1 September 2025, Zanoli joined Udinese on loan with an obligation to buy.[11]

International career

On 6 June 2022, Zanoli made his debut for the Italy U21 squad, in a match won 3–0 against Luxembourg.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 January 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Legnago (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 35 1 0 0 2[a] 0 37 1
Napoli 2021–22 Serie A 12 0 0 0 1[b] 0 13 0
2022–23 Serie A 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 3 0
2023–24 Serie A 4 0 1 0 1[c] 0 6 0
Total 17 0 1 0 4 0 22 0
Sampdoria (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 22 2 1 0 23 2
Salernitana (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 17 0 0 0 17 0
Genoa (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 31 1 2 0 33 1
Udinese (loan) 2025–26 Serie A 19 1 1 0 20 1
Career total 141 5 5 0 4 0 2 0 152 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C relegation play-outs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Alessandro Zanoli" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Alessandro Zanoli at Soccerway
  3. ^ "A. Zanoli". Football Critic. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Udinese vs. Napoli - 20 September 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Ajax 1–6 Napoli". UEFA. 4 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Zanoli è blucerchiato: arriva dal Napoli a Titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Serie A: Sampdoria-Verona 3-1, i blucerchiati abbandonano l'ultimo posto" (in Italian). Sportmediaset. 19 March 2023.
  8. ^ "ALESSANDRO ZANOLI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" [ALESSANDRO ZANOLI IS A NEW PLAYER FOR SALERNITANA] (in Italian). Salernitana. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Ale Zanoli è un giocatore del Genoa" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 11 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Genoa-Udinese 1-0, gol e highlights: decide la rete di Zanoli" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 4 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Zanoli joins Udinese". Udinese Calcio. 1 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Qualificazioni europee. L'Italia batte il Lussemburgo, sorpassa la Svezia e conquista il primato del girone in solitaria" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 6 June 2022.