Alessandro Florenzi

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.

Loan to Crotone

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 exercised the option in the loan contract to buy half of the registration rights for €250,000. On 6 July, Roma bought back half of the registration rights for €1.25 million.

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. 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. 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. On 12 January…

On 14 November 2012, Florenzi made his debut for the senior team under coach Cesare Prandelli in a friendly match against France. He was part of the Italy under-21 squad for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Israel, as the Azzurrini reached the final in a 4–2 loss against Spain. His only goal of the tournament came in the 4–0 group stage victory against the host nation. 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. Florenzi was not included in the 30-man preliminary squad named by Cesare Prandelli for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On 30 August 2014, new Italy head coach Antonio Conte named Florenzi in his first squad for the upcoming European qualifying matches. On 31 May 2016, he was named to Conte's 23-man Italy squad for UEFA Euro 2016. In June 2021, he was included in Italy's squad for UEFA Euro 2020 by manager Roberto Mancini. On 11 July, Florenzi won the European Championship with Italy following a 3–2 penalty shoot-out victory against England at Wembley Stadium in the final, after a 1–1 draw in extra-time – where he replaced Emerson Palmieri in the second half.

Florenzi was a tenacious, tactically intelligent and well-rounded player who was highly versatile. Although initially he was usually deployed as a central midfielder, in the "mezzala" role, he is a box-to-box player capable of playing anywhere in midfield, and he had also been deployed as a winger, and even as an attacking full-back or wing-back on either flank throughout his career, although he favoured the right side. Florenzi was a quick, energetic and hard-working player who was effective at aiding his team both offensively and defensively due to his pace and stamina; when used in more offensive midfield roles, he had also demonstrated an aptitude for making offensive runs. He was gifted with good technical skills, distribution, and crossing ability, and despite his small stature, he was effective in the air; he was also a good striker of the ball, and an accurate set-piece taker. Florenzi has cited former midfielder Cesc Fàbregas as his role model.

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International

Italt score listed first, score column indicates score after each Florenzi goal