Davide Frattesi

Sassuolo

On 20 December 2017, Frattesi made his professional debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Serie A club Atalanta in the round of 16 of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Matteo Politano in the 74th minute. He made several more bench appearances for Sassuolo's senior team during the season, but did not appear on the field.

Loan to Ascoli

On 16 August 2018, Frattesi joined to Serie B side Ascoli on loan until 30 June 2019. Ten days later, on 26 August, he made his Serie B debut for Ascoli as a substitute replacing Tomasz Kupisz in the 57th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Cosenza. One week later, on 2 September, Frattesi played his first match as a starter, a 2–0 away defeat against Perugia, he was replaced after 61 minutes by Enrico Baldini. On 15 September he played his first entire match for Ascoli, a 1–0 home win over Lecce. Frattesi ended his season-long loan to Ascoli with 33 appearances, including 26 of them as a starter, and 2 assists.

Loan to Empoli

On 15 July 2019, Frattesi was signed by Serie B club Empoli on a season-long loan deal. On 11 August he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Filippo Bandinelli in the 46th minute of a 2–1 home win against Reggina in the second round of Coppa Italia. On 25 August he made his league debut for Empoli as a substitute replacing Karim Laribi in the 72nd minute of a 2–1 home win over Juve Stabia. On 21 September, he played his first match as a starter for the club, a 1–0 home…

With the Italy U17 side, Frattesi took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where they were eliminated in the first round following a 4–2 defeat to eventual finalists Spain in the final group match. With the Italy U19 he took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored one goal in the tournament, which came in a 3–2 win against Portugal in the first round; Italy reached the final, where they faced the same opponent, losing 4–3 after extra time. The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad. He scored in Italy's opening 2–1 win against Mexico, and in a 4–2 win over Mali in the quarter-finals; the team were eliminated in the semi-finals by Ukraine following a 1–0 defeat, eventually finishing the tournament in fourth place after losing out 1–0 to Ecuador in the bronze medal match. He made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 6 September 2019, scoring two goals as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly win 4–0 against Moldova in Catania. He was included in the squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where the team reached the quarter-finals, losing out to eventual runners-up Portugal 5–3 in extra time. Frattesi was included by manager Roberto Mancini in the Italy senior squad for the 2022 Finalissima against Argentina on 1 June 2022 and for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage matches against Germany, Hungary, England and Germany between 4 and 14 June 2022. He made his senior debut in…

Frattesi has been described as a promising Italian midfielder. He is noted for his stamina, tactical awareness, and ability to contribute in both attacking and defensive phases of play. He is also known for creating attacking plays and scoring goals by himself due to his ability to read the game and make late runs into the box. Although he played as an attacking midfielder in his youth, he normally plays as a central midfielder in the mezzala role, but is also known for playing as a defensive midfielder.

Club

As of match played 7 September 2026

International

As of match played 31 March 2026

Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Frattesi goal.