Federico Di Francesco

Federico Di Francesco

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Pescara

Di Francesco began his career on Pescara's youth categories. In the 2012–13 season, he was the captain of the Primavera team, and was subsequently called up by manager Cristian Bucchi to the first team. On 30 March 2013, Di Francesco made his professional debut, playing the last three minutes in a 3–0 away loss against Parma.

Parma

In August, Di Francesco joined Parma in a co-ownership deal for €500, and was subsequently loaned to Gubbio. Parma subsidized Gubbio €100,000. In January 2014, he returned to Pescara on loan. In June 2014, Parma signed him outright for an undisclosed fee. On 8 August 2014, he left for Cremonese. On 25 June 2015, Di Francesco became a free agent after the bankruptcy of Parma.

Lanciano

He was signed by Virtus Lanciano in a three-year contract on 8 July 2015.

Bologna

On 23 June 2016, Bologna signed Di Francesco from Lanciano for a reported €1.5 million.

Sassuolo

On 4 July 2018, Di Francesco signed a contract with Italian club Sassuolo.

Loan to SPAL

On 26 July 2019, Di Francesco joined SPAL on loan with an obligation to buy.

Lecce

On 31 July 2022, Di Francesco signed a three-year contract with Lecce.

Palermo

On 31 August 2023, Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Di Francesco from Lecce on a three-year deal. Just two days later, Di Francesco scored on his debut, marking the final goal in a 3–0 home win against Feralpisalò.

Catanzaro

On 30 August…

International career

On 2 September 2016, Di Francesco made his debut with Italy U21 as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Serbia in a 2017 European Championship qualification match. On 6 September, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win over Andorra in his nation's subsequent European qualifier.

Style of play

Di Francesco is a small, quick and agile right-footed player, with an eye for goal; he usually plays as a right winger, but can also play on the left. He has also been deployed as a forward, or as a second striker.

Club
Delfino Pescara 1936 (2013–2013)
Club
US Cremonese (2014–2015)
Club
Parma Calcio 1913 (2013–2015)
Club
A.S. Gubbio 1910 (2013–2014)
Club
Delfino Pescara 1936 (2014–2014)
Club
Lanciano Calcio 1920 (2015–)
Club
Italy national under-19 football team (2013–2013)
Club
Italy national under-21 football team (2016–)
Club
Ars et Labor Ferrara Calcio (2019–)
National team
Italy

Personal

Personal life

Federico Di Francesco is the son of former professional player and manager Eusebio Di Francesco.

Clubs

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Italian footballer (born 1994)

Position

wing half

Extract from Wikipedia

Federico Di Francesco is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Serie B club Catanzaro, on loan from Palermo.

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