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Alberto Grassi

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Alberto Grassi
Grassi with Atalanta in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Napoli, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2014 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Atalanta 16 (0)
2016–2020 Napoli 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Atalanta (loan) 18 (1)
2017–2018 → SPAL (loan) 28 (3)
2018–2020 → Parma (loan) 23 (1)
2020–2023 Parma 23 (0)
2021–2022 → Cagliari (loan) 30 (0)
2022–2023 → Empoli (loan) 25 (0)
2023– Empoli 27 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Italy U17 12 (0)
2014 Italy U19 4 (1)
2014–2015 Italy U20 7 (0)
2015–2017 Italy U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2017

Alberto Grassi (born 7 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Empoli.

Club career

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Atalanta

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Born in Brescia, Grassi began his career in Atalanta's youth setup. On 29 May 2012, he signed his first professional deal, after being promoted to the club's Primavera squad.[2]

Grassi was definitely assigned to the main squad in August 2014, after impressing manager Stefano Colantuono in the pre-season.[3] He played his first match as a professional on 22 November, replacing fellow youth graduate Daniele Baselli in the 69th minute of a 2–1 Serie A home loss against Roma.[4]

On 2 October 2015, Grassi renewed his contract until 2020.[5]

Napoli

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On 27 January 2016, Grassi joined Napoli for a fee of €10 million.[6]

Atalanta

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On 30 August 2016, Grassi was loaned back to Atalanta.[7]

Parma

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After initially joining Parma on loan for the 2018–19 season, he returned to the club on a new loan for 2019–20 season with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.[8]

Loan to Cagliari

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On 21 August 2021, he was loaned to Cagliari, with an option to buy. If certain conditions were met, the option would have become an obligation to buy.[9]

Loan to Empoli

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On 17 August 2022, Grassi joined Empoli on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[10]

International career

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On 12 August 2015, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team, in a friendly match against Hungary.

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.[11] Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June.[12][13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2014–15 Serie A 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
2015–16 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Total 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Napoli 2015–16 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Atalanta (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 18 1 2 1 — — 20 2
S.P.A.L. (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 28 3 0 0 — — 28 3
Parma (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2019–20 16 1 1 0 — — 17 1
2020–21 23 0 0 0 — — 23 0
Total 46 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 1
Cagliari (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 30 0 1 0 — — 31 0
Empoli (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 25 0 0 0 — — 25 0
Career total 163 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 169 6

References

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  1. ^ Agorà Telematica - Agorà Med - S.r.l. "Prima Squadra - SSC Napoli". www.sscnapoli.it. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Atalanta, per il baby Grassi contratto e un futuro in nerazzurro" [Atalanta, to baby Grassi a contract and a nerazzurro future] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Calciomercato: il punto sulla situazione della Dea" [Transfer market: review of the situation of the Dea] (in Italian). Tutto Atalanta. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Atalanta 1–2 Roma". Football Italia. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Alberto Grassi fino al 2020" [Alberto Grassi until 2020] (in Italian). Atalanta's official website. 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Napoli officially release a new deal with Grassi". S.S.C. Napoli. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Alberto Grassi all'Atalanta" [Alberto Grassi is Atalanta] (in Italian). Atalanta's official website. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. ^ "ALBERTO GRASSI: "I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK!"". Parma. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. ^ "ALBERTO GRASSI LOANED TO CAGLIARI". Parma. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Alberto Grassi è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  11. ^ "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Spain U21 3-1 Italy U21". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  13. ^ James Horncastle (28 June 2017). "Italy fall to familiar foe Spain at U21 Euros but there is hope for the future". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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