Alberto Cerri

Alberto Cerri (born 16 April 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Salernitana on loan from Como.

On 30 March 2013, Cerri made his debut for Parma as a substitute replacing Amauri in the 76th minute of a 3–0 home win over Pescara at the age of 16 years and 348 days.

[1][2] On 6 April 2014, he made his second appearance as a substitute replacing Jonathan Biabiany in the 92nd minute of a 1–0 home win over Napoli.

On 22 September, Cerri made his Serie B debut for Cagliari in a 3–1 away win over Virtus Entella; he was replaced by Federico Melchiorri in the 79th minute.

On 15 January he made his Serie A debut for Pescara as a substitute replacing Valerio Verre in the 70th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Napoli.

[23] On 19 February, Cerri played his first entire match for Pescara, and he scored his first goal in Serie A in the 87th minute of a 5–0 home win over Genoa.

On 6 August he made his debut for Perugia in a 2–1 home win over Gubbio in the second round of Coppa Italia; he played the entire match.

[27] On 26 August he made his Serie B debut for Perugia, and he scored his first goal in the 13th minute of a 5–1 away win over Virtus Entella.

[31] On 30 November, Cerri played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia and he scored a goal in the 45th minute of an 8–3 away defeat against Udinese.

[34] On 12 August he made his debut for Cagliari as a substitute replacing Leonardo Pavoletti in the 86th minute of a 2–1 home win over Palermo in the third round of Coppa Italia.

[41] On 19 January 2024, Cerri joined Serie A club Empoli on loan, with an optional buy-clause, which becomes mandatory if certain unspecified conditions are met.

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.