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Circati earns World Cup start, captains Parma, avoids relegation

6/5/2026

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Alessandro Circati (Socceroos defender) earned a World Cup start for Australia, recovering from an ACL injury and captaining Parma three times.
He finished Serie A season with Parma, played 30 matches, and helped the club avoid relegation in its second year.
Born in Italy, raised in Perth, he joined the Glory academy, switched to defender, and after Gianluigi Buffon (Parma goalkeeper)’s prompting chose Australia, becoming the youngest captain in 50 years.

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Alessandro Circati (Socceroos defender) earned a World Cup start for Australia, recovering from an ACL injury and captaining Parma three times.
He finished Serie A season with Parma, played 30 matches, and helped the club avoid relegation in its second year.
Born in Italy, raised in Perth, he joined the Glory academy, switched to defender, and after Gianluigi Buffon (Parma goalkeeper)’s prompting chose Australia, becoming the youngest captain in 50 years.