Alessio Romagnoli
 Romagnoli with Roma in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alessio Romagnoli | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Anzio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Roma | 13 | (1) |
| 2014– | → Sampdoria (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Italy U16[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Italy U17[1] | 6 | (0) |
| 2011– | Italy U19[1] | 12 | (0) |
| 2014– | Italy U21[1] | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alessio Romagnoli (born 12 January 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Roma.
Club career
Roma
A youth product of Roma, Romagnoli was surprisingly included despite his 17 years of age by new head coach Zdeněk Zeman in the first team squad, joining the pre-season camp and being regularly called up as a reserve for the league games. Romagnoli made his senior debut on 11 December 2012 against Atalanta, playing the full game as a starter.[2] He then made his Serie A debut twelve days later, as a substitute in the final minutes of a league game against Milan.[3] He scored his first goal in Serie A on 3 March 2013 against Genoa.
Romagnoli has found more first team opportunities in the second half of the 2013-14 season under new manager Rudi Garcia both at full back and in the center of defence.
Sampdoria (loan)
On 1 September 2014, Romagnoli joined Sampdoria on a season long loan.[4] Romagnoli made his Sampdoria debut as a late substitute in the 2-0 victory against Torino on 14 September. Romagnoli scored his first goal on 24 September 2014 as Sampdoria beat Chievo 2-1 to go 4th in the Serie A table.
International career
Romagnoli has represented Italy on multiple occasions at Under-16, Under-17 & Under-19 level. He made his first appearance for the Italy Under-21 team against Northern Ireland on 5 March 2014, playing the full 90 minutes.
Style of play
An elegant, versatile, and composed left-footed centre-back, with good technique and confident ball-playing ability,[5] Romagnoli is also capable of functioning as a left-sided full-back,[6] and his precocious displays have drawn comparisons with legendary Italian defender Alessandro Nesta.[7]
Honours
- AS Roma
- Coppa Italia: 2012-13 Runner-up
- Serie A: 2013–14 Runner-up
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Convocazioni e presenze in campo - ROMAGNOLI ALESSIO". FIGC. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "Romagnoli, buonissima la prima" (in Italian). Il Romanista. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "Roma-Milan, esordio in serie A per Romagnoli" (in Italian). Il Romanista. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "Romagnoli officially joins Sampdoria". Gianluca Di Marzio. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ Stefano Dolci (2 October 2014). "Alessio Romagnoli, il giovane "Nesta più tecnico"". https://it.eurosport.yahoo.com'' (in Italian). Eurosport. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Marco Calabresi (25 February 2014). "Roma, Romagnoli conquista la conferma". http://www.gazzetta.it/'' (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Filippo Grimaldi (16 March 2015). "Roma-Sampdoria, il derby di Romagnoli, il nuovo Nesta che Ferrero vuole tenere". http://www.gazzetta.it'' (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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