Federico Di Francesco

Federico Di Francesco
Personal information
Full name Federico Di Francesco
Date of birth (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994
Place of birth Pisa, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 14
Youth career
2010–2013 Pescara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Pescara 7 (0)
2013–2015 Parma 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Gubbio (loan) 11 (0)
2014 → Pescara (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Cremonese (loan) 27 (5)
2015–2016 Virtus Lanciano 37 (8)
2016– Bologna 7 (1)
National team‡
2013 Italy U19[1] 2 (0)
2016– Italy U21 4 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2016

Federico Di Francesco (born 14 June 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Bologna.

Club career

Pescara

Di Francesco began his career on Pescara's youth categories. In 2012-13, he was the captain of Primavera team, and was called up by manager Cristian Bucchi to the first team.[2]

On 30 March 2013, Di Francesco made his professional debut, playing the last 3 minutes in a 0–3 away loss against Parma.[3]

Parma

In August Di Francesco joined Parma in a co-ownership deal for €500, and was subsequently loaned to Gubbio[4] Parma subsidized Gubbio €100,000

In January 2014 he returned to Pescara, but in a loan deal.[5] In June 2014 Parma signed him outright for an undisclosed fee.

On 8 August 2014 he left for U.S. Cremonese.[6]

On 25 June 2015 Di Francesco became a free agent after the bankruptcy of Parma.

Lanciano

He was signed by S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 in a 3-year contract on 8 July 2015.[7]

Bologna

On 23 June 2016, Bologna signed Di Francesco from Lanciano for a reported €1.5 million.[8]

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.[9] On 6 September, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win over Andorra in his nation's subsequent European qualifier.[10]

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.[11][12][13]

Personal life

Federico Di Francesco is the son of former player and current Sassuolo manager, Eusebio Di Francesco.[14]

References

  1. ↑ FIGC (Italian)
  2. ↑ "Pescara, occhi puntati sul giovane Federico Di Francesco" [Pescara, eyes turned to young Federico Di Francesco] (in Italian). Parma Live. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Parma 3 - 0 Pescara" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Pescara, il Gubbio sul giovane attaccante Di Francesco" [Pescara, to Gubbio their young forward Di Francesco] (in Italian). 10 August 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ufficiale: Pescara, acquisito Federico Di Francesco" [Official: Pescara, added Federico Di Francesco] (in Italian). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  6. ↑ ""Con la Cremo nel cuore": presentata la nuova campagna abbonamenti". U.S. Cremonese 1903 (in Italian). 8 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Speciale Calciomercato: Arrivano a Lanciano a titolo definitivo Di Francesco, Penna e Di Benedetto" (in Italian). S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Mercato, il Bologna prende Di Francesco e Boldor" (in Italian). ilrestodelcarlino.it. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Vincenzo D'Angelo (2 September 2016). "Qualificazioni Europeo Under 21, Italia-Serbia, Cerri su rigore risponde a Gajic" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Azzurrini qualify for Euro 2017". Football Italia. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "DI FRANCESCO FEDERICO" (in Italian). tuttocalciatori.net. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Francesco Oddi (30 March 2013). "Di Francesco jr, nel nome del padre: dalla Primavera al Pescara" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Il padre domina la B, Di Francesco jr pronto all'esordio tra i grandi: prima convocazione con il Pescara, domani possibile debutto" (in Italian). Goal.com. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Di Francesco jr, nel nome del padre: dalla Primavera al Pescara" [Di Francesco jr, in the name of his father: from Primavera to Pescara] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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