Francesco Lodi

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Personal information
Francesco Lodi
Full name	Francesco Lodi
Date of birth	March 23, 1984 (1984-03-23) (age 24)
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Frosinone Calcio
Youth clubs
	Empoli
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000- 2004 2006-	Empoli → Vicenza (loan} → Frosinone (loan)	48 (6) 11 (0) 73 (31)
National team²
2000 2000-01 2002 2002-03 2006	Italy U-15 Italy U-16 Italy U-18 Italy U-19 Italy U-21	8 (0) 13 (7) 6 (3) 12 (11) 1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:19, 23 February 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of August 16, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Francesco Lodi (born 23 March 1984 in Naples) is an Italian footballer. As of 2006, he plays for Frosinone, on loan from Empoli. Lodi has been in sensational form for Frosinone during the season 2007-2008 and is one of the top performers in Serie B. His role as a 2nd striker has seen him score 20 goals and draw the attention of Napoli in Serie A.

[edit] International career

Although he played well for the Italian U-19 team, Francesco Lodi made his Italy U-21 debut against Croatia in a friendly match, August 15, 2006, at age of 22. He missed major events like the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006.

His late call-up to U-21 side was due to competition from highly talented players such as Palladino, Pazzini and Bianchi, Pepe.

Due to the UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 age limit change, new coach Pierluigi Casiraghi called him up as senior member of the squad.