Alessio Romagnoli

Roma

A product of Roma's youth academy, Romagnoli was included in the first team squad by new head coach Zdeněk Zeman at age 17. He made his senior debut on 11 December 2012 against Atalanta, playing the full game in the Coppa Italia as a starter. He made his Serie A debut 12 days later, as a substitute in the final minutes of a league game against AC Milan. He scored his first goal in Serie A on 3 March 2013 against Genoa. He 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 centre of defence. On 31 May 2014, Romagnoli signed a new four-year contract with Roma.

Loan to Sampdoria

On 1 September 2014, Romagnoli was loaned to Sampdoria for €500,000, with an option to purchase for €2 million, as well as a counter-option of €750,000. Romagnoli made his Sampdoria debut as a late substitute in a 2–0 victory against Torino on 14 September. He scored his first goal for Sampdoria on 24 September 2014 in a 2–1 defeat of Chievo. In June 2015, Roma activated the buy-back clause, and he returned to the club.

AC Milan

2015–16 season

On 11 August 2015, he was sold to A.C. Milan for a fee of €25 million, signing a five-year contract. In addition, there was a sell-on clause entitling Roma to 30% over the value of €25 million. He made his official debut for Milan on 18 August, in a 2–0 win over Perugia in Coppa Italia. Six days later, he made his first appearance in…

Romagnoli has represented Italy on multiple occasions at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels. He debuted for the Italy under-21 team against Northern Ireland on 5 March 2014, playing the full match. With the Italy under-21, Romagnoli took part at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, forming an effective partnership with fellow centre-back Daniele Rugani. On 27 August 2016, Romagnoli received his first call-up to the Italian senior squad for a friendly match against France on 1 September and a 2018 World Cup qualification match on 5 September against Israel. However, he was later moved to the under-21 squad for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Serbia. In a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification on 6 October 2016, Romagnoli debuted by playing all 90 minutes, in a 1–1 home draw against Spain. On 15 October 2019, he scored his first senior international goal in a 5–0 away victory against Liechtenstein, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match.

A left-footed centre-back, Romagnoli is known for his confidence in possession, and ability to play the ball out from the back; due to his ability to advance into more attacking positions or put pressure on opponents higher up on the pitch. He is also capable of functioning as a left-sided full-back. Romagnoli is effective in the air and known for his ability to time his challenges. Regarded as one of the most promising young Italian defenders of his generation, his technique, positional sense, decision-making, and tackling abilities have led pundits to compare him with Italian defender Alessandro Nesta, whom Romagnoli has described as his footballing idol. In 2015, Romagnoli was named one of the top 100 young footballers in the world born after 1994 by Don Balón.

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026

International

As of match played 26 March 2023

As of match played 18 November 2019 Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romagnoli goal