Alessandro Romano (footballer, born 2006)

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Alessandro Romano
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Gianni Romano
Date of birth (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 19)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Early life

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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Style of play

Romano plays as a midfielder. Left-footed, he is known for his work ethic, strength, technical ability, and vision. [4]

References

  1. "U19-Nati-Captain schnuppert Serie-A-Luft" [U19 national team captain gets a taste of Serie A] (in German). Blick. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  2. "ALESSANDRO ROMANO, DALLA SVIZZERA ALLA CHIAMATA DI RANIERI" [ALESSANDRO ROMANO, FROM SWITZERLAND TO RANIERI'S CALL] (in Italian). Alfredo Pedullà. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Alessandro Romano at Soccerway
  4. "Roma, ora non ci sono più scuse. Alessandro Romano, un fiore pronto a sbocciare" [Rome, now there are no more excuses. Alessandro Romano, a flower ready to bloom] (in Italian). Gazzetta Regionale. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2025.