Federico Di Francesco

Federico Di Francesco (born 14 June 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a winger for Serie B club SPAL, on loan from Sassuolo.

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 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 SPAL (on loan from Sassuolo)
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)
2016–2018 Bologna 48 (5)
2018– Sassuolo 19 (2)
2019– → SPAL (loan) 20 (2)
National team‡
2013 Italy U19[2] 2 (0)
2016– Italy U21 6 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:57, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017

Club career

Pescara

Di Francesco began his career on Pescara's youth categories. In the 2012–13 season, he was the captain of Primavera team, and was called up by manager Cristian Bucchi to the first team.[3]

On 30 March 2013, Di Francesco made his professional debut, playing the last 3 minutes in a 0–3 away loss against Parma.[4]

Parma

In August Di Francesco joined Parma in a co-ownership deal for €500, and was subsequently loaned to Gubbio[5] Parma subsidized Gubbio €100,000

In January 2014 he returned to Pescara, but in a loan deal.[6] In June 2014 Parma signed him outright for an undisclosed fee.

On 8 August 2014, he left for U.S. Cremonese.[7]

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 three-year contract on 8 July 2015.[8]

Bologna

On 23 June 2016, Bologna signed Di Francesco from Lanciano for a reported €1.5 million.[9]

Sassuolo

On 4 July 2018, Di Francesco signed a contract with Italian club Sassuolo.[10]

Loan to SPAL

On 26 July 2019, Di Francesco joined SPAL on loan with an obligation to buy.[11]

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.[12] On 6 September, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win over Andorra in his nation's subsequent European qualifier.[13]

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.[14][15][16]

Personal life

Federico Di Francesco is the son of former professional player and former Cagliari manager Eusebio Di Francesco.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 August 2020[18]
Club League Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pescara Serie A 2012–13 7000––70
Serie B 2013–14 0010––10
Parma Serie A 2013–14 0000––00
Gubbio (loan) Lega Pro 2013–14 11000––110
Pescara (loan) Serie B 2013–14 1000––10
Cremonese (loan) Lega Pro 2014–15 27520––295
Virtus Lanciano Serie B 2015–16 36810–10388
Bologna Serie A 2016–17 24431––275
2017–18 24110––251
Total 48541––526
Sassuolo Serie A 2018–19 19210––202
SPAL (loan) 2019–20 20211––213
Career total 16922102–1018024

References
  1. https://www.bolognafc.it/player/federico-di-francesco
  2. FIGC (in Italian)
  3. "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.
  4. "Parma 3 - 0 Pescara" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. "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.
  6. "Ufficiale: Pescara, acquisito Federico Di Francesco" [Official: Pescara, added Federico Di Francesco] (in Italian). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  7. ""Con la Cremo nel cuore": presentata la nuova campagna abbonamenti". U.S. Cremonese 1903 (in Italian). 8 August 2014.
  8. "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.
  9. "Mercato, il Bologna prende Di Francesco e Boldor" (in Italian). ilrestodelcarlino.it. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. "Di Francesco signed with Sassuolo" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  11. "UFFICIALE: SPAL, dal Sassuolo arriva l'esterno Federico Di Francesco". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  12. 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.
  13. "Azzurrini qualify for Euro 2017". Football Italia. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  14. "DI FRANCESCO FEDERICO" (in Italian). tuttocalciatori.net. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  15. 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.
  16. "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.
  17. "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.
  18. "F. Di Francesco". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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