Who is Alex Meret?

Alex Meret is an Italian professional football player who is known for playing as a goalkeeper for the clubs like Udinese and Napoli.

His ball-handling, high diving, agile flexibility, quick reaction, and positioning make him an accomplished goalkeeper.

Currently, Alex is one of the players who is included in Italy’s squad for UEFA Euro 2020 by manager Roberto Mancini.

What are the birth facts of Alex Meret?

Alex Meret was born on 22 March 1997, in Udine, Italy. As of 2022, he is a mere 25-year-old footballer.

Likewise, his parents are Arrigo Meret, and his mother is Manuela. Similarly, he has an elder sister namely Manuela Meret. He is very close to his family. Alex grew up playing football from an early age. In fact, he started to play football as soon as he learned to walk.

In addition, he is of Italian nationality and his ethnicity is not known. He follows Christianity. His birth sign is Aries.

Career, Professional Life

Alex Meret started to play as a goalkeeper for amateur club Donatello Calcio from 2007 to 2012 at the time of his early career. He then went to play for Udinese Youth Team in 2012.

With Udinese, he won Primavera Girone B Goalkeeper of the Year 2014-15 season. After the 2015 season was completed, he was promoted to play for the senior team. He played for the senior team until the 2015-16 season.

In July 2016, he was sent to SPAL on loan from 2016-18. At his two seasons for SPAL, he made 43 appearances together.

In SPAL, he was selected for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the tournament and Serie B Goalkeeper of the Year. Meret left SPAL and joined Napoli in 2018 and is currently playing in the same team as a goalkeeper.

He won 1 Coppa Italia 2019–20 title representing Napoli. Meret saved Paulo Dybala’s Penalty kick, helping his team to a 4–2 penalty shoot-out victory in Coppa Italia Final.

He also plays at the international level for the Italian National team. They were the UEFA Euro U19 Championship runners-up in 2016.

How much does Alex Meret earn?

As a Footballer, Meret earns £36,000 per week and £1,872,000 per year. Likewise, he has a net worth of around €1 million. Similarly, his market value is €30m.

Rumors and Controversies

There are no rumors and scandals about his personal or professional life. In fact, he is a secretive person.

Body Stats, Eye and Hair Color

Alex is a sportsman with a good personality. Likewise, he has a decent height of 6 feet and 3 inches and his weight is 84 kg.

He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Similarly, he has a fit and muscular body.

Social Media Profile: Twitter, Instagram

Meret is highly active on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook.

His Instagram handle has more than 314K followers and Facebook has more than 8.8K followers. Likewise, he is not active on Twitter.

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