Alessandro Izekor

Alessandro Izekor (born 5 March 2000 in Brescia) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker and he currently plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship.[1]

Alessandro Izekor
Izekor in 2023
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000
Place of birthBrescia, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Benetton
Youth career
- Brescia
– Calvisano
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019−2022 Calvisano 46 (95)
2022 →Benetton 3 (0)
2022− Benetton 10 (5)
Correct as of 4 Mar 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Italy Under 20 1 (0)
2021−2022 Italy A 5 (15)
2024− Italy 2 (0)
Correct as of 11 Feb 2024
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2023 Italy Sevens 1
Correct as of 30 Apr 23

In February 2022 he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby for 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season.[2] He made his debut for Benetton in Round 12 of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship against Glasgow Warriors.[3]

In 2020, Izekor was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[4][5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad and on 8 December he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6][7]

On 16 January 2024, he was named in Italy squad for 2024 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against England.[8]

In April 2023 he was named in Italy Sevens squad for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.[9]

References
  1. "OTTO GIOVANI TALENTI SI UNISCONO ALLA PRIMA SQUADRA DEI LEONI". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. "ALESSANDRO IZEKOR ALIMENTA LA ROSA DEL BENETTON RUGBY" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "Glasgow Warriors 13-3 Benetton: Home side up to second in URC after subduing stubborn visitors". BBC Sport. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI CONVOCATI PER LA SCOZIA". F.I.R. Rugby.
  5. "LIVE: ITALY UNDER-20 V SCOTLAND UNDER-20". 6 Nations Rugby.
  6. "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL RADUNO DI VERONA IN PREPARAZIONE AL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI". www.federugby.it. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. "ITALSEVEN MASCHILE, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE WORLD RUGBY SEVENS CHALLENGER SERIES".


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