Alessandro Malomo

Alessandro Malomo
Personal information
Date of birth	12 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Triestina
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Roma
2010–2011	→ Verona (loan)
2011	Prato
2011–2012	AlbinoLeffe
2012–2014	Prato
2014–2016	Pavia
2016–2017	Venezia
2017–2018	Vicenza
2018–2020	Triestina
2020–2022	Südtirol
2022–2023	Foggia
2022–2023	→ Triestina (loan)
2023–	Triestina
International career
2009–2010	Italy U-19
2010	Italy U-20
2011	Italy U-21 Serie B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024

Alessandro Malomo (born 12 April 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie C Group A club Triestina. Malomo could plays as a centre-back but sometimes as right-back.

Club career

Born in Rome, Italian capital, Malomo started his career at A.S. Roma. In August 2010 he left Roma's Primavera under-20 team and signed by Hellas Verona F.C.^[1] He only made a handful appearances.

Prato

In January 2011 he was farmed to Prato in co-ownership deal Prato. Despite only 8 appearances in the fourth division, he played 3 out of 4 possible matches in promotion play-offs. Prato lost the playoffs to Carrarese but later promoted to fill the vacancy in the third division.

AlbinoLeffe

The co-ownership deal was renewed on 24 June ^[2] but in July he was signed by Serie B club AlbinoLeffe^[3] for €100,000^[4] from Prato, and the capital club retained the remain 50% registration rights after the transaction. Malomo made his debut in the first match of 2011–12 Serie B, losing to Cittadella as centre-back.

Roma return

After AlbinoLeffe relegated and heavily penalized for up coming 2012–13 season due to 2011–12 Italian football scandal, Roma bought back Malomo for €250,000 on 22 June 2012.

Prato return

On 29 August Malomo returned to Prato in co-ownership with Roma, for just €50.^[5] Former Leffe team-mate Andrea Beduschi also sold to the same club in co-ownership deal.^[6] In June 2013 Roma gave up the remain 50% registration rights for free.

Pavia

On 15 July 2012 Malomo joined to Pavia with his teammate Alessandro Corvesi.

Venezia

In the summer of 2016 it was bought by Venezia.

Südtirol

In October 2020, he joined F.C. Südtirol as a free agent.^[7]

Foggia

On 20 July 2022, Malomo joined Foggia on a two-year contract.^[8] On 4 January 2023, he returned on loan to Triestina, with Triestina holding an obligation to buy his rights in case the club avoided relegation from Serie C in the 2022–23 season.^[9] Triestina stayed in Serie C and the transfer became permanent.

International career

Malomo received his first call-up from Italy national teams system in 2008, for a U-19 training camp.^[10] He was surprisingly received a call-up from U-21 team in March 2009, for the fourth round of 2009–10 Four Nations Tournament.^[11] The tournament usually played by U-20 but Pierluigi Casiraghi used the match to prepare for the final round of 2009 U-21 Euro, selecting junior players (player born in 1988 or after) for that round (players born in 1986 or after were eligible). Malomo did not play that match nor in the final round. He remained in Massimo Piscedda's U-19 team in 2009–10 season, which he played the friendly against Denmark in September.^[12] However, he only able to play the next match in April, replacing injured Albertazzi.^[13] Malomo did not play any match in U-19 qualifying in November 2009 but played twice in the elite round in May 2010. He also played in the finals, both replacing Andrea Adamo. In 2010–11 season, he was promoted to U-20 team (the feeder team of U-21 team) and played the first 3 rounds of 2010–11 Four Nations Tournament. After signed by a Serie B team, he was picked by Piscedda for Italy under-21 Serie B representative team against Russian First League Selection in November, winning 2–1.^[14]