Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alessandro Gianni Romano | ||
Date of birth | 17 June 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Winterthur, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
Number | 60 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Winterthur | ||
2022–2025 | Roma | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2025– | Roma | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Switzerland U16 | 9 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Switzerland U17 | 13 | (3) |
2023–2024 | Switzerland U18 | 7 | (1) |
2024– | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024 |
Alessandro Gianni Romano (born 17 June 2006) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma.
Romano was born on 17 June 2006 in Winterthur, Switzerland and is of Italian descent through his parents. The brother of Swiss footballer Luca Romano, he is the son of Swiss footballer Umberto Romano. [1]
As a youth player, Romano joined the youth academy of Swiss side Winterthur. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side AS Roma in 2022. Italian website wrote in 2024 that he was "a regular starter for the young Giallorossi and is highly regarded by Mister Falsini who, with the exception of the period in which the boy was sidelined due to injury, decided to deploy him in front of the defense". [2] In 2025, he was promoted to the club's senior team. [3]
Romano is a Switzerland youth international. During the summer of 2023, he played for the Switzerland national under-17 football team at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [3]
Romano plays as a midfielder. Left-footed, he is known for his work ethic, strength, technical ability, and vision. [4]