Federico Di Francesco

Federico Di Francesco

Di Francesco with Bologna in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Federico Di Francesco
Date of birth	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Pisa, Italy
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s)	winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Palermo
Number	17
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)
2018–2021	Sassuolo	19	(2)
2019–2021	→ SPAL (loan)	47	(6)
2021–2022	SPAL	1	(0)
2021–2022	→ Empoli (loan)	26	(5)
2022–2023	Lecce	38	(3)
2023–	Palermo	33	(5)
International career‡
2013	Italy U19 [2]	2	(0)
2016–2017	Italy U21	6	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2017

Federico Di Francesco (born 14 June 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Serie B club Palermo.

Club career

Pescara

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

On 30 March 2013, Di Francesco made his professional debut, playing the last three minutes in a 3–0 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 on loan. ^[6] In June 2014, Parma signed him outright for an undisclosed fee.

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

On 25 June 2015, Di Francesco became a free agent after the bankruptcy of Parma.

Lanciano

He was signed by Virtus Lanciano 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]

Lecce

On 31 July 2022, Di Francesco signed a three-year contract with Lecce. ^[12]

Palermo

On 31 August 2023, Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Di Francesco from Lecce on a three-year deal. ^[13] Just two days later, Di Francesco scored on his debut, marking the final goal in a 3–0 home win against Feralpisalò. ^[14]

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. ^[15] On 6 September, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win over Andorra in his nation's subsequent European qualifier. ^[16]

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. ^{[17] [18] [19]}

Personal life

Federico Di Francesco is the son of former professional player and manager Eusebio Di Francesco. ^[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 August 2023 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pescara	2012–13	Serie A	7	0	0	0	–		–		7	0
	2013–14	Serie B	0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
Parma	2013–14	Serie A	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Gubbio (loan)	2013–14	Lega Pro	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
Pescara (loan)	2013–14	Serie B	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Cremonese (loan)	2014–15	Lega Pro	27	5	2	0	–		–		29	5
Virtus Lanciano	2015–16	Serie B	36	8	1	0	–		1	0	38	8
Bologna	2016–17	Serie A	24	4	3	1	–		–		27	5
	2017–18		24	1	1	0	–		–		25	1
	Total		48	5	4	1	–		–		52	6
Sassuolo	2018–19	Serie A	19	2	1	0	–		–		20	2
SPAL	2019–20	Serie A	20	2	1	1	–		–		21	3
	2020–21	Serie B	27	4	1	0	–		–		28	4
	2021–22		1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
	Total		48	6	3	1	–		–		51	7
Empoli	2021–22	Serie A	26	5	0	0	–		–		26	5
Lecce	2022–23	Serie A	36	2	1	0	–		–		37	2
	2023–24	Serie A	1	1	1	0	–		–		2	1
	Total		37	3	2	0	–		–		39	3
Career total			260	34	14	2	–		1	0	275	36

References

1. "Federico di Francesco – Bolognafc". Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. 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). Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
11. "UFFICIALE: SPAL, dal Sassuolo arriva l'esterno Federico Di Francesco" . Retrieved 27 July 2019.
12. "DI FRANCESCO È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
13. "DI FRANCESCO È ROSANERO" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
14. "Palermo, che esordio al Barbera: Feralpisalò spazzata via 3-0, Di Francesco subito in gol" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
15. 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.
16. "Azzurrini qualify for Euro 2017". Football Italia. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
17. Federico Di Francesco at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
18. 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.
19. "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.
20. "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.
21. "F. Di Francesco". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

External links

• AIC profile (in Italian)
• Federico Di Francesco at Soccerway
• Profile at FIGC Archived 29 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
• Mercato, il Bologna prende Di Francesco e Boldor‚ ilrestodelcarlino.it, 23 June 2016 (in Italian)