Alessandro Marcandalli Domestic League Stats, Goals, Records

Position: DF ▪ Footed: Right

190cm (6-3)

Born: September 25, 2002

Citizenship: Italy it

Club: Venezia

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2024-2025

Serie A

Min

166

Gls

Ast

0.0

npxG

0.0

xAG

0.0

SCA

GCA

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Competition Types

All Competitions

Domestic Leagues

Domestic Cups

Last 5 Matches

Last 5 Matches Table
										Performance												Expected			SCA		Passes				Carries		Take-Ons
Date	Day	Round	Venue	Result	Squad	Opponent	Start	Pos	Min	Gls	Ast	PK	PKatt	Sh	SoT	CrdY	CrdR	Touches	Tkl	Int	Blocks	xG	npxG	xAG	SCA	GCA	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	PrgP	Carries	PrgC	Att	Succ	Match Report
2025-03-01	Sat	Matchweek 27	Away	D 0–0	Venezia	Atalanta	N	CB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	Match Report
2025-02-22	Sat	Matchweek 26	Home	D 0–0	Venezia	Lazio	Y	CB	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	20	26	76.9	1	19	0	0	0	Match Report
2025-02-09	Sun	Matchweek 24	Home	L 0–1	Venezia	Roma	Y	CB	56	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	21	26	80.8	2	17	0	0	0	Match Report
Date	Day	Round	Venue	Result	Squad	Opponent	Start	Pos	Min	Gls	Ast	PK	PKatt	Sh	SoT	CrdY	CrdR	Touches	Tkl	Int	Blocks	xG	npxG	xAG	SCA	GCA	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	PrgP	Carries	PrgC	Att	Succ	Match Report
2024-11-07	Thu	Matchweek 12	Home	D 1–1	Genoa	Como	N	WB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	100.0	1	0	0	0	0	Match Report
2024-10-19	Sat	Matchweek 8	Home	D 2–2	Genoa	Bologna	Y	CB	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	11	19	57.9	0	11	0	0	0	Match Report

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time			Performance								Expected				Progression			Per 90 Minutes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG	Matches
2023-2024	20	Reggiana	it ITA	2. Serie B	11th	35	35	2,913	32.4	1	1	2	1	0	0	5	1	0.6	0.6	0.5	1.1	10	82	5	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.03	0.06	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03	Matches
2024-2025	21	Genoa	it ITA	1. Serie A	12th	2	1	46	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2024-2025	21	Venezia	it ITA	1. Serie A	19th	3	2	120	1.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.00	0.03	0.03	0.03	Matches
2 Seasons		3 Clubs		2 Leagues		40	38	3,079	34.2	1	1	2	1	0	0	5	1	0.7	0.7	0.5	1.1	10	86	5	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.03	0.06	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.02	0.03
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG	Matches
Reggiana (1 Season)				1 League		35	35	2,913	32.4	1	1	2	1	0	0	5	1	0.6	0.6	0.5	1.1	10	82	5	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.03	0.06	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03
Venezia (1 Season)				1 League		3	2	120	1.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.00	0.03	0.03	0.03
Genoa (1 Season)				1 League		2	1	46	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Serie B (1 Season)						35	35	2,913	32.4	1	1	2	1	0	0	5	1	0.6	0.6	0.5	1.1	10	82	5	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.03	0.06	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03
Serie A (1 Season)						5	3	166	1.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.02

Shooting: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Shooting: Domestic Leagues Table
							Standard												Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG	Matches
2023-2024	20	Reggiana	it ITA	2. Serie B	11th	32.4	1	11	2	18.2	0.34	0.06	0.09	0.50	11.1	0	0	0	0.6	0.6	0.06	+0.4	+0.4	Matches
2024-2025	21	Genoa	it ITA	1. Serie A	12th	0.5	0	0	0		0.00	0.00				0	0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	Matches
2024-2025	21	Venezia	it ITA	1. Serie A	19th	1.3	0	1	0	0.0	0.75	0.00	0.00		5.7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.05	0.0	0.0	Matches
2 Seasons		3 Clubs		2 Leagues		34.2	1	12	2	16.7	0.35	0.06	0.08	0.50	10.7	0	0	0	0.7	0.7	0.05	+0.3	+0.3
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG	Matches
Reggiana (1 Season)				1 League		32.4	1	11	2	18.2	0.34	0.06	0.09	0.50	11.1	0	0	0	0.6	0.6	0.06	+0.4	+0.4
Venezia (1 Season)				1 League		1.3	0	1	0	0.0	0.75	0.00	0.00		5.7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.05	0.0	0.0
Genoa (1 Season)				1 League		0.5	0	0	0		0.00	0.00				0	0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0

Serie B (1 Season)						32.4	1	11	2	18.2	0.34	0.06	0.09	0.50	11.1	0	0	0	0.6	0.6	0.06	+0.4	+0.4
Serie A (1 Season)						1.8	0	1	0	0.0	0.54	0.00	0.00		5.7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.05	0.0	0.0

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Passing: Domestic Leagues

Passing: Domestic Leagues Table
							Total					Short			Medium			Long					Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP	Matches
2023-2024	20	Reggiana	it ITA	2. Serie B	11th	32.4	1402	1594	88.0	23371	9919	604	661	91.4	722	786	91.9	58	104	55.8	1	0.5	0.7	+0.5	8	49	3	0	82	Matches
2024-2025	21	Genoa	it ITA	1. Serie A	12th	0.5	12	20	60.0	236	47	3	4	75.0	8	13	61.5	1	1	100.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	Matches
2024-2025	21	Venezia	it ITA	1. Serie A	19th	1.3	41	54	75.9	671	250	20	24	83.3	20	24	83.3	1	4	25.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	0	3	Matches
2 Seasons		3 Clubs		2 Leagues		34.2	1455	1668	87.2	24278	10216	627	689	91.0	750	823	91.1	60	109	55.0	1	0.5	0.7	+0.5	8	52	3	0	86
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP	Matches
Reggiana (1 Season)				1 League		32.4	1402	1594	88.0	23371	9919	604	661	91.4	722	786	91.9	58	104	55.8	1	0.5	0.7	+0.5	8	49	3	0	82
Venezia (1 Season)				1 League		1.3	41	54	75.9	671	250	20	24	83.3	20	24	83.3	1	4	25.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	0	3
Genoa (1 Season)				1 League		0.5	12	20	60.0	236	47	3	4	75.0	8	13	61.5	1	1	100.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1

Serie B (1 Season)						32.4	1402	1594	88.0	23371	9919	604	661	91.4	722	786	91.9	58	104	55.8	1	0.5	0.7	+0.5	8	49	3	0	82
Serie A (1 Season)						1.8	53	74	71.6	907	297	23	28	82.1	28	37	75.7	2	5	40.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	0	4

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues Table
								Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Outcomes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks	Matches
2023-2024	20	Reggiana	it ITA	2. Serie B	11th	32.4	1594	1553	41	40	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1402	0	12	Matches
2024-2025	21	Genoa	it ITA	1. Serie A	12th	0.5	20	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	Matches
2024-2025	21	Venezia	it ITA	1. Serie A	19th	1.3	54	50	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	41	0	1	Matches
2 Seasons		3 Clubs		2 Leagues		34.2	1668	1622	46	42	1	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	1455	0	14
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks	Matches
Reggiana (1 Season)				1 League		32.4	1594	1553	41	40	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1402	0	12
Venezia (1 Season)				1 League		1.3	54	50	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	41	0	1
Genoa (1 Season)				1 League		0.5	20	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1

Serie B (1 Season)						32.4	1594	1553	41	40	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1402	0	12
Serie A (1 Season)						1.8	74	69	5	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	53	0	2

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues Table
							SCA		SCA Types						GCA		GCA Types
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	Matches
2023-2024	20	Reggiana	it ITA	2. Serie B	11th	32.4	17	0.53	14	0	0	0	2	1	2	0.06	1	0	0	0	0	1	Matches
2024-2025	21	Genoa	it ITA	1. Serie A	12th	0.5	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
2024-2025	21	Venezia	it ITA	1. Serie A	19th	1.3	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
2 Seasons		3 Clubs		2 Leagues		34.2	17	0.50	14	0	0	0	2	1	2	0.06	1	0	0	0	0	1
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	Matches
Reggiana (1 Season)				1 League		32.4	17	0.53	14	0	0	0	2	1	2	0.06	1	0	0	0	0	1
Venezia (1 Season)				1 League		1.3	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0
Genoa (1 Season)				1 League		0.5	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0

Serie B (1 Season)						32.4	17	0.53	14	0	0	0	2	1	2	0.06	1	0	0	0	0	1
Serie A (1 Season)						1.8	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues Table
							Tackles					Challenges				Blocks
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err	Matches
2023-2024	20	Reggiana	it ITA	2. Serie B	11th	32.4	45	29	33	12	0	18	21	85.7	3	40	27	13	54	99	106	5	Matches
2024-2025	21	Genoa	it ITA	1. Serie A	12th	0.5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	Matches
2024-2025	21	Venezia	it ITA	1. Serie A	19th	1.3	3	2	2	1	0	1	2	50.0	1	1	0	1	1	4	10	0	Matches
2 Seasons		3 Clubs		2 Leagues		34.2	49	31	36	13	0	19	23	82.6	4	41	27	14	55	104	118	5
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err	Matches
Reggiana (1 Season)				1 League		32.4	45	29	33	12	0	18	21	85.7	3	40	27	13	54	99	106	5
Venezia (1 Season)				1 League		1.3	3	2	2	1	0	1	2	50.0	1	1	0	1	1	4	10	0
Genoa (1 Season)				1 League		0.5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0

Serie B (1 Season)						32.4	45	29	33	12	0	18	21	85.7	3	40	27	13	54	99	106	5
Serie A (1 Season)						1.8	4	2	3	1	0	1	2	50.0	1	1	0	1	1	5	12	0

Possession: Domestic Leagues

Possession: Domestic Leagues Table
							Touches							Take-Ons					Carries								Receiving
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR	Matches
2023-2024	20	Reggiana	it ITA	2. Serie B	11th	32.4	1930	279	1085	789	69	36	1930	23	14	60.9	8	34.8	1145	4647	2133	10	5	1	28	12	1241	5	Matches
2024-2025	21	Genoa	it ITA	1. Serie A	12th	0.5	24	6	17	6	1	0	24	0	0		0		11	20	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	0	Matches
2024-2025	21	Venezia	it ITA	1. Serie A	19th	1.3	71	9	30	35	7	2	71	0	0		0		36	114	41	0	0	0	1	0	33	0	Matches
2 Seasons		3 Clubs		2 Leagues		34.2	2025	294	1132	830	77	38	2025	23	14	60.9	8	34.8	1192	4781	2178	10	6	1	29	12	1285	5
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR	Matches
Reggiana (1 Season)				1 League		32.4	1930	279	1085	789	69	36	1930	23	14	60.9	8	34.8	1145	4647	2133	10	5	1	28	12	1241	5
Venezia (1 Season)				1 League		1.3	71	9	30	35	7	2	71	0	0		0		36	114	41	0	0	0	1	0	33	0
Genoa (1 Season)				1 League		0.5	24	6	17	6	1	0	24	0	0		0		11	20	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	0

Serie B (1 Season)						32.4	1930	279	1085	789	69	36	1930	23	14	60.9	8	34.8	1145	4647	2133	10	5	1	28	12	1241	5
Serie A (1 Season)						1.8	95	15	47	41	8	2	95	0	0		0		47	134	45	0	1	0	1	0	44	0

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time				Starts			Subs			Team Success						Team Success (xG)
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off	Matches
2023-2024	20	Reggiana	it ITA	2. Serie B	11th	35	2,913	83	85.2	32.4	35	83	29	0		1	1.14	30	37	-7	-0.22	-0.22	30.0	34.9	-4.9	-0.15	+0.43	Matches
2024-2025	21	Genoa	it ITA	1. Serie A	12th	2	46	23	1.9	0.5	1	45	0	1	1	18	1.00	0	1	-1	-1.96	-1.62	0.1	0.6	-0.4	-0.87	-0.66	Matches
2024-2025	21	Venezia	it ITA	1. Serie A	19th	3	120	40	4.9	1.3	2	55	0	1	10	2	0.67	0	1	-1	-0.75	-0.05	0.6	2.8	-2.3	-1.69	-1.07	Matches
2 Seasons		3 Clubs		2 Leagues		40	3,079	77	37.2	34.2	38	81	29	2	6	21	1.10	30	39	-9	-0.26	+0.20	30.7	38.3	-7.6	-0.22	+0.21
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off	Matches
Reggiana (1 Season)				1 League		35	2,913	83	85.2	32.4	35	83	29	0		1	1.14	30	37	-7	-0.22	-0.22	30.0	34.9	-4.9	-0.15	+0.43
Venezia (1 Season)				1 League		3	120	40	4.9	1.3	2	55	0	1	10	2	0.67	0	1	-1	-0.75	-0.05	0.6	2.8	-2.3	-1.69	-1.07
Genoa (1 Season)				1 League		2	46	23	1.9	0.5	1	45	0	1	1	18	1.00	0	1	-1	-1.96	-1.62	0.1	0.6	-0.4	-0.87	-0.66

Serie B (1 Season)						35	2,913	83	85.2	32.4	35	83	29	0		1	1.14	30	37	-7	-0.22	-0.22	30.0	34.9	-4.9	-0.15	+0.43
Serie A (1 Season)						5	166	33	3.4	1.8	3	52	0	2	6	20	0.80	0	2	-2	-1.08	-0.57	0.7	3.4	-2.7	-1.46	-1.05

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Performance													Aerial Duels
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%	Matches
2023-2024	20	Reggiana	it ITA	2. Serie B	11th	32.4	5	1	0	46	28	0	1	54	29	0	0	0	169	73	49	59.8	Matches
2024-2025	21	Genoa	it ITA	1. Serie A	12th	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	100.0	Matches
2024-2025	21	Venezia	it ITA	1. Serie A	19th	1.3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	10	7	4	63.6	Matches
2 Seasons		3 Clubs		2 Leagues		34.2	5	1	0	49	28	0	1	55	31	0	1	0	182	82	53	60.7
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%	Matches
Reggiana (1 Season)				1 League		32.4	5	1	0	46	28	0	1	54	29	0	0	0	169	73	49	59.8
Venezia (1 Season)				1 League		1.3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	10	7	4	63.6
Genoa (1 Season)				1 League		0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	100.0

Serie B (1 Season)						32.4	5	1	0	46	28	0	1	54	29	0	0	0	169	73	49	59.8
Serie A (1 Season)						1.8	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	13	9	4	69.2

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