# Alex Meret
**Alex Meret** (born 1997 in Udine) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) club Napoli, with whom he has won two league titles, a [Coppa Italia](https://www.edgepedia.org/coppa-italia), and an Italian Super Cup, and with Italy he won [UEFA Euro 2020](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-euro-2020).[1](https://sscnapoli.it/en/auguri-a-meret-4/) • [2](https://www.fotmob.com/it/players/577912/alex-meret)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Udine, 1997; left-footed[1](https://sscnapoli.it/en/auguri-a-meret-4/) • [2](https://www.fotmob.com/it/players/577912/alex-meret) |
| Club | Napoli, since July 2018; contract extended to 30 June 2027 on 27 June 2025[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/4862/alex-meret) • [4](https://sscnapoli.it/en/alex-meret-con-noi-fino-al-2027/) |
| Napoli records | Most Serie A appearances by a Napoli goalkeeper in the three-point era, 222 appearances as of March 2026[1](https://sscnapoli.it/en/auguri-a-meret-4/) |
| Serie A career | 191 league games with 61 clean sheets[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/4862/alex-meret) |
| 2024/25 season | 16 clean sheets, tied with Mile Svilar; no goalkeeper had more in the five major European championships[4](https://sscnapoli.it/en/alex-meret-con-noi-fino-al-2027/) |
| Penalties | Most penalties saved in Serie A over the three seasons since 2022/23 (five)[4](https://sscnapoli.it/en/alex-meret-con-noi-fino-al-2027/) |
| Honors | Serie A 2022/23 and 2024/25, Coppa Italia 2019/20, Supercoppa 2025/26, Serie B 2016/17 (SPAL), Euro 2020 (Italy)[2](https://www.fotmob.com/it/players/577912/alex-meret) |
## Youth and early career
Meret grew up in the youth systems of [Donatello](https://www.edgepedia.org/donatello) and Udinese, making his professional first-team debut for Udinese in 2015.[5](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/eol-meret-alex/) He never made a Serie A league appearance for the club, sitting on the bench through his two registered seasons there.[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/4862/alex-meret)
From 2016 to 2018 he was on loan at SPAL, the Ferrara club then competing as Ars et Labor in its records. He played 30 [Serie B](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-b) matches in 2016/17 as SPAL won the second-division title, and 13 Serie A matches in 2017/18.[5](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/eol-meret-alex/) • [6](https://theanalyst.com/players/4862/alex-meret/career) His Serie A debut came on 28 January 2018 against Internazionale, at 20 years and 312 days of age.[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/4862/alex-meret)
## Napoli
Meret moved to Napoli in July 2018. The reported fee differs by source: StatsBomb's 2019 profile cites a reported €35 million, while transfer listings record €26 million dated 1 July 2019.[7](https://blogarchive.statsbomb.com/articles/soccer/the-two-gianluigis-will-donnarumma-dominate-in-goal-for-the-next-20-years-like-buffon-did-for-the-last-20/) • [8](https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/players/alex-meret/transfer-history) He debuted for the club on 8 December 2018 in a 4-0 home win over Frosinone.[4](https://sscnapoli.it/en/alex-meret-con-noi-fino-al-2027/)
His first seasons alternated between the starting role and the bench, including a period sharing the position with [David Ospina](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-ospina), after which he established himself as Napoli's first-choice goalkeeper.[7](https://blogarchive.statsbomb.com/articles/soccer/the-two-gianluigis-will-donnarumma-dominate-in-goal-for-the-next-20-years-like-buffon-did-for-the-last-20/) By the time his contract was extended on 27 June 2025, he had made 212 appearances for the club with 68 clean sheets.[4](https://sscnapoli.it/en/alex-meret-con-noi-fino-al-2027/) A year later, Napoli stated that his 222 appearances made him the club's goalkeeper with the most Serie A appearances in the three-point era.[1](https://sscnapoli.it/en/auguri-a-meret-4/)
**Trophies.** With Napoli he has won the Scudetto in 2022/23 and 2024/25, the Coppa Italia in 2019/20, and the [Supercoppa Italiana](https://www.edgepedia.org/supercoppa-italiana) in 2025/26.[2](https://www.fotmob.com/it/players/577912/alex-meret) • [9](https://www.legaseriea.it/team/Napoli/palmares) In European competition his heaviest workload came in the 2022/23 Champions League, where he played all 10 matches and 900 minutes as Napoli reached the quarterfinals, followed by 8 matches in 2023/24.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/4862/alex-meret/career)
## Goalkeeping record
Meret's 2024/25 season was his strongest by clean sheets: 16 in Serie A, matching his own best from 2022/23 and tied with [Mile Svilar](https://www.edgepedia.org/mile-svilar) for the most by any goalkeeper in the five major European championships that season.[4](https://sscnapoli.it/en/alex-meret-con-noi-fino-al-2027/) Across the three seasons from 2022/23 he saved more penalties than any other Serie A goalkeeper, five in total.[4](https://sscnapoli.it/en/alex-meret-con-noi-fino-al-2027/)
In 2025/26 he started 11 Serie A matches, playing 979 minutes, conceding 12 goals at 1.10 per 90, saving 21 of 33 shots on target (63.6 percent), and keeping 4 clean sheets in Napoli's title-winning campaign.[10](https://fbref.com/en/stathead/player_comparison.cgi?comp_type=by_type&dom_lg=1&p1yrfrom=2025-2026&p2yrfrom=2025-2026&player_id1=9413b19f&player_id2=420c18a1&request=1&show_form=1&sum=0) An Opta-based Italian analysis of that season, covering 10 matches, found his shot-stopping below expectation, with an xGOT (expected goals based on where shots were placed) faced of 10.25 against 12 goals conceded for a goals-prevented figure of -1.75, but rated his handling of crosses highly: he successfully claimed 96 percent of the crosses he contested, the highest of the three goalkeepers compared.[11](https://goalkeepermania.it/allegri-napoli-statistiche-portieri/)
## International career
Meret has represented Italy from the under-17 level upward and has three senior caps, earned between March 2017 and May 2026 according to his FotMob record; Treccani dates his national-team membership from 2019.[2](https://www.fotmob.com/it/players/577912/alex-meret) • [5](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/eol-meret-alex/) He was part of the Italy squad that won Euro 2020, and won bronze medals at the [UEFA Nations League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-nations-league) in 2021 and again in 2023.[5](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/eol-meret-alex/)
## References
1. [Happy birthday, Meret! - SSC Napoli](https://sscnapoli.it/en/auguri-a-meret-4/)
2. [Alex Meret - FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/it/players/577912/alex-meret)
3. [Alex Meret | Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4862/alex-meret)
4. [Alex Meret renews until 2027! - SSC Napoli](https://sscnapoli.it/en/alex-meret-con-noi-fino-al-2027/)
5. [Meret, Alex - Treccani Enciclopedia](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/eol-meret-alex/)
6. [Alex Meret Career History | Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4862/alex-meret/career)
7. [The two Gianluigis - StatsBomb Blog Archive](https://blogarchive.statsbomb.com/articles/soccer/the-two-gianluigis-will-donnarumma-dominate-in-goal-for-the-next-20-years-like-buffon-did-for-the-last-20/)
8. [Alex Meret Transfer History - Football Transfers](https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/players/alex-meret/transfer-history)
9. [Napoli: palmares - Lega Serie A](https://www.legaseriea.it/team/Napoli/palmares)
10. [Player Comparison: Alex Meret vs. Yann Sommer - FBref](https://fbref.com/en/stathead/player_comparison.cgi?comp_type=by_type&dom_lg=1&p1yrfrom=2025-2026&p2yrfrom=2025-2026&player_id1=9413b19f&player_id2=420c18a1&request=1&show_form=1&sum=0)
11. [Allegri al Napoli: Analizziamo i dati di Meret e Milinkovic - Goalkeepermania](https://goalkeepermania.it/allegri-napoli-statistiche-portieri/)
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