Lorenzo De Silvestri

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Personal information
Lorenzo De Silvestri
Full name	Lorenzo De Silvestri
Date of birth	May 23, 1988 (1988-05-23) (age 20)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Lazio
Number	29
Youth clubs
	Lazio
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	Lazio	26 (0)
National team²
2007-	Italy U-21	6 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 11, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 29, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Lorenzo De Silvestri (born May 23, 1988 in Rome) is a very promising Italian football defender currently playing for S.S. Lazio.

Grown up in the club's youth system, De Silvestri was promoted to the first team in the 2005-06 season, but he made his debut only the next season, coming in twice as a substitute, and impressing with an offensive style and high pace. He is expected to have more chance to play as a regular in the 2007-08 season, being the second-choice right back for Lazio behind the 10-year older Lionel Scaloni, making his debut as a starter on August 25, 2007 in the first Serie A 2007-08 matchday against Torino and being again featured in the starting lineup for the return leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round that Lazio won 3-1 in Bucharest against FC Dinamo Bucureşti three days later.

Lorenzo De Silvestri scored his first official goal for S.S. Lazio on Wednesday, 19th December, 2007 where he managed to get his team on level terms in a Coppa Italia match against Napoli at Rome's Stadio Olimpico. The match eventually ended with a 2-1 win for S.S. Lazio.