Alessandro Florenzi

Alessandro Florenzi (born 11 March 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for club AC Milan.

Florenzi started his professional club career with Roma in 2011, but spent the 2011–12 season on loan with Crotone.

A product of Roma youth academy, Florenzi made his serie A debut in a 3–1 win against Sampdoria on 22 May 2011, replacing Francesco Totti as a substitute.

During the summer of 2011, Florenzi was sent on loan to Serie B club Crotone.

He made his debut on 27 August 2011, scoring their goal in a 2–1 home defeat against Livorno.

On 22 June 2012, Crotone exercised the option in the loan contract to buy half of the registration rights for €250,000.

On 6 July, Roma bought back half of the registration rights for €1.25 million.

Florenzi made his first appearance of the 2012–13 Serie A season as a second-half substitute in the 2–2 draw against Catania on 26 August 2012.

He made his first start in the 3–1 victory against Internazionale the following week, also scoring his first-ever goal for Roma.

Florenzi ended his first full season with the Roma first team, making 36 Serie A appearances and scoring three goals.

At international level he was a member of the Italy national under-21 football team that finished second in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and also represented the Italy senior side at UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020, winning the latter tournament.

On 31 July 2013, Florenzi scored and assisted a goal in a 3–1 over the MLS All-stars in the 2013 MLS All-Star Game, and was named the MLS All-Star Game MVP.

During the 2013–14 Serie A season, Florenzi helped guide Roma to a second-place finish and a return to Champions League football for the first time since the 2010–11 season.

Florenzi also featured in all ten of Roma's victories from the start of the season, a Serie A record, scoring against Livorno, Parma, Bologna and Inter during the run.

On 12 January 2014, Florenzi scored a fantastic, bicycle kick goal to open the scoring in Roma's 4–0 victory against Genoa.

Florenzi played in 36 of Roma's 38 Serie A fixtures during the season.

Florenzi made his first appearance of the 2014–15 Serie A season on 30 August 2014 as a second-half substitute in the 2–0 victory against Fiorentina.

He then started the 0–1 away victory against Empoli on 13 September.

Florenzi made his Champions League debut as a substitute for the injured Juan Iturbe in the 5–1 group stage victory against CSKA Moscow on 17 September.

Florenzi scored his first goal of the season as Roma won 2–0 against Cagliari, having set up Mattia Destro for the opener.

On 16 September 2015, Florenzi scored the tying goal from 50 yards out against reigning champions, Barcelona when he spotted the goalkeeper at the edge of his box during the group stage of the Champions League, resulting in a 1–1 draw.

The goal was later named one of the three final nominees for the 2015 FIFA Puskás Award.

On 26 October 2016, Florenzi suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee during Roma's 3–1 away win against Sassuolo, causing him to be out for at least four months.

On 17 February 2017, Florenzi was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a further tear of the same ligament in his first week back in training.

On 16 September 2017, he made his return in Roma's 3–0 home victory over Hellas Verona.

Florenzi was appointed as Roma's new captain following the departure of Daniele De Rossi in 2019.

He later had spells on loan with Spanish side Valencia, and French side Paris Saint-Germain, winning the Trophée des Champions and the Coupe de France with the latter club during the 2020–21 season.

On 30 January 2020, Florenzi was loaned to Valencia CF until 30 June 2020.

On 11 September 2020, Florenzi joined Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

He was given the number 24 shirt.

Two days later, he made his debut for PSG in a 0–1 loss against Marseille.

On 2 October 2020, Florenzi scored his first goal at the Parisian club, in a match against Angers that ended in a 6–1 victory.

On 19 May 2021, Florenzi started for PSG in their 2–0 win over Monaco in the 2021 Coupe de France Final.

His loan ended on 30 June 2021.

On 21 August 2021, AC Milan announced the signing of Florenzi from Roma on an initial loan deal, with the option to make the transfer permanent.

Florenzi signed for the team until 30 June 2022.

On First of October, Florenzi underwent surgery to his partially torn medial meniscus in his left knee.

He was back on the pitch almost after 2 months against Fiorentina.

He scored his first goal for Milan on 22 December against Empoli in eventual 4–2 win, it was also his first goal from a free-kick in Serie A. On 6 April 2022, he underwent a surgery on his left knee to repair the internal meniscus.

On 8 May against Verona, he played his first match since the injury, coming on as a substitute and scoring the third in 3–1 win for Milan.