Davide Frattesi

Davide Frattesi

Frattesi with Inter Milan in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Davide Frattesi [1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Inter Milan (on loan from Sassuolo)
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2014	Lazio
2014–2017	Roma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Sassuolo	72	(11)
2018–2019	→ Ascoli (loan)	33	(0)
2019–2020	→ Empoli (loan)	37	(5)
2020–2021	→ Monza (loan)	37	(8)
2023–	→ Inter Milan (loan)	27	(5)
International career‡
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	13	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Italy UEFA Nations League 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Davide Frattesi (born 22 September 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan, on loan from Sassuolo, and the Italy national team.

Club career

Sassuolo

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.

Loan to Ascoli

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]

Loan to Empoli

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]

Loan to Monza

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]

Loan to Inter Milan

Frattesi (left) playing with Inter Milan in 2023

On 7 July 2023, Frattesi joined Inter Milan on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy. ^{[22] [23]} On 16 September 2023, Frattesi scored his debut goal for Inter Milan in a 5–1 win over AC Milan during the Derby della Madonnina at San Siro. ^{[24] [25]}

International career

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. ^[26]

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. ^[27]

On 18 June 2023, Frattesi scored a goal in Italy's 3–2 victory in the third-place 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals match against the Netherlands. ^[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2024 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	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	36	7	1	0	—		—		37	7
	Total		72	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	76	11
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
Inter Milan (loan)	2023–24	Serie A	27	5	1	0	7 [lower-alpha 2]	1	2 [lower-alpha 3]	1	37	7
Career total			206	29	10	0	7	1	5	1	228	31

1. Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 24 March 2024 ^[29]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2022	4	0
	2023	7	4
	2024	2	0
Total		13	4

Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Frattesi goal. ^[29]

List of international goals scored by Davide Frattesi

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 June 2023	De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands	6	Netherlands	2–0	3–2	2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
2	12 September 2023	San Siro, Milan, Italy	7	Ukraine	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
3					2–0
4	14 October 2023	Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy	8	Malta	4–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Roma Primavera

• Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2016–17
• Supercoppa Primavera: 2017

Inter Milan

• Serie A: 2023–24 ^[30]
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2023 ^[31]

Italy U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018 ^[26]

Individual

• Serie B Team of the Season: 2020–21 ^[21]
• Premio Bulgarelli Number 8: 2023 ^[32]

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