Valerio Alesi
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Valerio Alesi is a former professional soccer player.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
, in 1984 Alesi became the first Canadian-born player to play in the Serie A
of the Italian football league system
, as a member of Ascoli Calcio. After several seasons with Ascoli, he joined lower division side A.C. Maceratese
in the early 1990s.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in 1984 Alesi became the first Canadian-born player to play in the Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
of the Italian football league system
Italian football league system
The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues and national tournaments, set up by the Italian Football Federation , for football clubs in Italy with one club hailing from San Marino.-History:...
, as a member of Ascoli Calcio. After several seasons with Ascoli, he joined lower division side A.C. Maceratese
A.C. Maceratese
Fulgor Maceratese 1922 is an Italian football club located in Macerata in the Marche region. It currently plays in Serie D but in the past played in the Italian Football Championship , in Serie B and many years in Serie C.The club was founded in 1922 after the merger of the four main teams in the...
in the early 1990s.
Sources
- it.wikipedia.org