Alessandro Florenzi

Alessandro Florenzi

Florenzi in 2014
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Florenzi
Date of birth (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder / Right back
Club information
Current team
 Roma
Number 24
Youth career
1995–2000 Atletico Acilia
2000–2002 Lodigiani
2002–2010 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Roma 136 (21)
2011–2012 → Crotone (loan) 35 (11)
National team‡
2011 Italy U20 4 (0)
2011–2013 Italy U21 18 (5)
2012– Italy 15 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 3 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Alessandro Florenzi (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro floˈrɛntsi]; born 11 March 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.

Club career

Roma

A product of Roma youth academy, Florenzi made his Serie A debut in a 3–1 win against Sampdoria on 22 May 2011, replacing Francesco Totti as a substitute.

Crotone (loan)

During the summer of 2011, Florenzi was sent on loan to Serie B club Crotone. He made his debut on 27 August 2011, scoring their goal in a 2–1 home defeat against Livorno. On 22 June 2012, Crotone excised the option in the loan contract to buy half of the registration rights for €250,000.[2] However, on 6 July, Roma bought back half of the registration rights for €1.25 million.[3]

Return to Roma

Florenzi made his first appearance of the 2012–13 Serie A season as a second-half substitute in the 2–2 draw against Catania on 26 August 2012. He made his first start in the 3–1 victory against Internazionale the following week, also scoring his first-ever goal for Roma.[4] Florenzi ended his first full season with the Roma first team, making 36 Serie A appearances and scoring three goals. On 31 July 2013, Florenzi scored and assisted a goal in a 3–1 over the MLS All-stars in the 2013 MLS All-Star Game, and was named the MLS All-Star Game MVP.[5]

During the 2013–14 Serie A season, Florenzi helped guide Roma to a second-place finish and a return to Champions League football for the first time since the 2010–11 season. Florenzi also featured in all ten of Roma's victories from the start of the season, a Serie A record, scoring against Livorno, Parma, Bologna and Inter during the run.[6] On 12 January 2014, Florenzi scored a fantastic, bicycle kick goal to open the scoring in Roma's 4–0 victory against Genoa. Florenzi played in 36 of Roma's 38 Serie A fixtures during the season.[7]

Florenzi made his first appearance of the 2014–15 Serie A season on 30 August 2014 as a second-half substitute in the 2–0 victory against Fiorentina. He then started the 0–1 away victory against Empoli on 13 September. Florenzi made his Champions League debut as a substitute for the injured Juan Iturbe in the 5–1 group stage victory against CSKA Moscow on 17 September.[8] Florenzi scored his first goal of the season as Roma won 2–0 against Cagliari, having set up Mattia Destro for the opener.[9]

On 16 September 2015, Florenzi scored the tying goal from 50 yards out against reigning champions, Barcelona when he spotted the goalkeeper at the edge of his box during the group stage of the Champions League, resulting in a 1–1 draw.[10] The goal was later named one of the three final nominees for the 2015 FIFA Puskás Award.[11]

International career

On 14 November 2012, Florenzi made his debut for the senior team under coach Cesare Prandelli in a friendly match against France.[12]

Florenzi was part of the Italy under-21 squad for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Israel, as the Azzurrini reached the final, losing to Spain 4–2.[13] Florenzi's only goal of the tournament came in the 4–0, group stage, victory over the host nation.[14]

On 15 October 2013, Florenzi scored his first senior goal on his competitive debut in a World Cup qualifying match against Armenia that ended in a 2–2 draw at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples.[15] Florenzi was not included in the 30-man preliminary squad named by Cesare Prandelli for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[16]

On 30 August 2014, new Italy head coach Antonio Conte named Florenzi in his first squad for the upcoming European qualifying matches.[17][18]

Style of play

Florenzi is a tenacious, tactically intelligent and well-rounded player who is extremely versatile. Although he is usually deployed as a central midfielder, he is a box-to-box player capable of playing anywhere in midfield, and he has also been deployed as a winger, and as a full-back throughout his career.[19][20] Florenzi is a quick, energetic and hard-working player who is effective at aiding his team both offensively and defensively;[21] when used in more offensive midfield roles, he has also demonstrated an aptitude for making offensive runs.[22][23] He is gifted with good technique,[24] distribution,[25] and crossing ability, and despite his small stature, he is effective in the air; he is also a good striker of the ball, and an accurate set-piece taker.[26][23] Florenzi has cited Cesc Fàbregas as his role model.[27]

Statistics

Club

As of match played 3 April 2015[15]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma 2010–111000000010
2012–1336331——394
2013–1437640——416
2014–15355109[lower-alpha 1]0—455
2015–162771081—368
Total 1362191171—16223
Crotone (Loan)2011–12351110——3611
Career Total 17132101171—19834
  1. ↑ Six appearances UEFA Champions League,Three appearances in Europa League

International

As of on 29 March 2016. [28]
Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
201210
201331
201430
201561
201620
Total152

Honours

Club

Roma[15]
Runner-up

International

Italy national under-21 team[15]
Runner-up

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.asromastore.it/eu-it/players/alessandro-florenzi
  2. ↑ "ESERCIZIO DEI DIRITTI DI OPZIONE E CONTROOPZIONE E RAPPORTI DI PARTECIPAZIONE EX ART. 102 BIS NOIF" (PDF). Asroma.it. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO Federico Viviani e Alessandro Florenzi" (PDF). Asroma.it. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Inter-Roma 1-3 a San Siro Florenzi, magie di Osvaldo e Marquinho". Sport.ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 "All-Star: AS Roma's Alessandro Florenzi takes home MVP honors after notching goal, assist". MLS Soccer.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "BBC Sport - Roma win opening 10 matches to set Serie A record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Alessandro Florenzi Fantastic Bicycle Kick Goal AS Roma vs Genoa (Serie A 2014) HD - Football". Sport.Net. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Gervinho helps Roma to overpower CSKA". Uefa.com. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "BBC Sport - Roma 2-0 Cagliari". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Roma 1-1 Barcelona: Alessandro Florenzi cancels out Luis Suarez's opener with long-range screamer as holders are held". Daily Mail. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Puskás Award". FIFA.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Sky Sports Scout - Alessandro Florenzi". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Italy U21 2 - 4 Spain U21". BBC. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Italy vs. Israel: 4–0". UEFA.com. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Alessandro Florenzi Profile". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "Florenzi on World Cup snub - Football Italia". Football-italia.net. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  17. ↑ Arjun Pradeep (30 August 2014). "Conte names 27-man Squad To Face Netherlands and Norway". ItalianFootballDaily. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Balotelli and Pirlo out of Italy squad". Marca. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Champions, Garcia ci ripensa: Florenzi terzino destro". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Crotone, Florenzi: "A Roma mi conoscono"". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Core de Nonna, Florenzi regola il Cagliari". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "L'intervista/ Conti racconta Florenzi: «Mi ricorda Bruno...»". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Florenzi, da Vitinia a Zemanlandia. Ecco la favola dell'incursore giallorosso". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Breve apologia di Alessandro Florenzi in Nazionale". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  25. ↑ "Core de Nonna, Florenzi regola il Cagliari". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "Italia-Armenia 2-2. Balotelli non basta, gli Azzurri non sono testa di serie". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  27. ↑ "Crotone, Florenzi: "A Roma mi conoscono"". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  28. ↑ Alessandro Florenzi at National-Football-Teams.com

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