Davide Frattesi (born 22 September 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Italy national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Davide Frattesi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Sassuolo | 51 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ascoli (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Empoli (loan) | 37 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | → Monza (loan) | 37 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Italy U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Italy U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Italy U19 | 20 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U20 | 12 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Italy U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2022– | Italy | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 23 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
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.[3] In that season he made also several bench appearances for Sassuolo's senior team, but he did not appear on the field.
On 16 August 2018, Frattesi joined to Serie B side Ascoli on loan until 30 June 2019.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] On 15 September he played his first entire match for Ascoli, a 1–0 home win over Lecce.[7] Frattesi ended his season-long loan to Ascoli with 33 appearances, including 26 of them as a starter, and 2 assists.[8]
On 15 July 2019, Frattesi was signed by Serie B club Empoli on a season-long loan deal.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] On 21 September, he played his first match as a starter for the club, a 1–0 home win over Cittadella and three days later his first entire match, a 3–2 away win over Pisa, where he also scored his first professional goal and the winning goal in the 95th minute.[12][13] Frattesi ended his season-long loan to Empoli with 41 appearances, 5 goals and 4 assists.[14]
On 16 September 2020, Frattesi joined newly-promoted Serie B side Monza on a one-year loan.[15] On 25 September he made his league debut for the club as a substitute replacing Marco Armellino for the last 17 minutes of a 0–0 home draw against SPAL.[16] On 20 October he played his first match as a starter for the club in Serie B, where he scored his first goal for Monza in the 46th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Pisa.[17] Four days later, on 24 October, Frattesi played his first entire match, a 2–1 home defeat against Chievo.[18]
On 1 May 2021, Frattesi scored his eighth goal for Monza against Salernitana;[19] winning a personal bet he made with coach Cristian Brocchi.[20] Frattesi was nominated in the Serie B Team of the Season, finishing the season with eight goals and two assists.[21]
With the Italy U17 he took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
With the Italy U19 he took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored two goals in the tournament, including one in the 4–3 final loss against Portugal after extra time.[22]
The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.
He made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 6 September 2019, scoring two goals as a substitute in the friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.
He was selected in the senior Italy 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.[23]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sassuolo | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Total | 51 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 8 | ||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| Empoli (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| Monza (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 8 |
| Career total | 158 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 170 | 21 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Roma Primavera
Italy U19
Italy U20
Individual
U.S. Sassuolo Calcio – current squad | |
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