Alessandro Buongiorno

Alessandro Buongiorno (born 6 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Napoli and the Italy national team.

Early life
Born in Turin, Italy, Buongiorno is a childhood fan of Torino.

Early career
Buongiorno grew up playing in the Torino youth sector, with whom he won a Coppa Italia Primavera in 2017–18. On 14 February 2018, Buongiorno signed a professional contract with Torino, keeping him in the club until 2022. He made his Serie A debut for Torino in a 4–1 win over Crotone on 4 April 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute, but was forced off due to injury in the 88th minute.

Loans to Carpi and Trapani
In the 2018–19 season, he was loaned to Carpi in Serie B coached by Fabrizio Castori. He debuted on 25 September in a 0–1 loss against Perugia as a substitute for Enrico Pezzi in the 66th minute.

Buongiorno returned to Torino the following season, but did not make any appearance. On 11 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Trapani for the remainder of the season. He played 13 matches, failing to avoid the relegation for the Sicilian club.

Torino
Returning to Turin, Buongiorno renewed his contract with the club until 2024. On 17 December 2020, he made his debut as a starter in Serie A in the 3–1 defeat against Roma. The following season, with the arrival of Ivan Jurić on Torino's bench, he began to play more regularly in the club's three-man defence, entering the team's rotations.

Buongiorno became a regular starter during the 2022–23 Serie A, and served as club captain on 17 September 2022 in a 1–0 home defeat to Sassuolo. On 3 May 2023, he scored his first league goal in a 2–0 victory against Sampdoria in Genoa. At the end of the season, he renewed his contract until 2028.

Napoli
On 13 July 2024, Buongiorno signed a five-year contract with fellow Italian club Napoli for a reported transfer fee of €35 million.

International career
On 17 March 2023, Buongiorno received his first official call up to the Italy senior squad for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against England and Malta. On 18 June, he debuted in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League third place play-off against the Netherlands, ending in a 3–2 victory for the Italians.

Personal life
In February 2023, he obtained a three-year degree in Business Economics at the Pegaso Telematic University, presenting a thesis on Torino's marketing model.

Honours
Torino
 * Coppa Italia Primavera: 2017–18