page_title: Lewis Alessandra
section_title: Oldham Athletic
hierarchical_section_title: Lewis Alessandra / Career / Oldham Athletic
caption_attribution_description: Oldham Athletic FC forward Lewis Alessandra during the warm up at Gigg Lane, home of Bury Football Club prior to the Bury vs. Oldham Athletic friendly game. Saturday 18th July 2009
context_page_description: Lewis Peter Alessandra is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for League Two club Carlisle United. He has played in the English Football League for Oldham Athletic, Morecambe, Plymouth Argyle, Rochdale, York City, Hartlepool United and Notts County.
context_section_description: Alessandra was born in Heywood, Greater Manchester. Along with his teammate Deane Smalley, Alessandra graduated from Oldham Athletic's youth system. He was a regular in the reserve squad, receiving a contract extension in the summer of 2008. The club awarded the youngster a three-year contract.
  On 20 October 2007, Alessandra made his first-team debut in a 1–1 draw versus Huddersfield Town, with his first start coming on 2 February 2008 in a loss to Swansea City. His first goal with the senior squad came at Boundary Park in a 3–1 win over Tranmere Rovers on 8 March 2008. On 26 April 2008, Alessandra scored his second league goal in the 87th minute versus Cheltenham Town, giving Oldham a 2–1 win.
  In Oldham's first match of the 2008–09 season, Alessandra scored Oldham's third goal in a 4–3 victory over Millwall. He scored his first senior hat-trick on 28 October, in a 3–0 victory over Scunthorpe United.
  At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Alessandra was converted to a wide player for upcoming season by the new manager enabling him to play up front or on either wing. At the end of the campaign his contract expired and he was informed that he would not be offered a new one.
caption: Alessandra training with Oldham Athletic in 2009
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