| Intro | Italian association football player | ||||
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| From | Italy | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 22 March 1997, Italy | ||||
| Age: | 23 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Alex Meret (born 22 March 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club SPAL, on loan from Udinese.
Club career
An Udinese youth product, Meret was promoted to the first team as second-choice goalkeeper behind Orestis Karnezis during the 2015–16 season. He made his senior professional debut on 2 December 2015 in the Coppa Italia against Atalanta.
In July 2016, Meret was sent on loan to Serie B club SPAL.
International career
With the Italy U19 team Meret took part at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, finishing as runner-up.
In March 2017, he was called up to the Italy squad for the World Cup qualification match against Albania and a friendly against the Netherlands.