Alberto Grassi
Alberto Grassi (born 7 March 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Parma as a midfielder.
 Grassi with Atalanta in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Grassi | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Napoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Parma | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Atalanta | 16 | (0) |
| 2016– | Napoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Atalanta (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → SPAL (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2018– | → Parma (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Italy U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Italy U21 | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 22 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2017 | |||
Club career
Atalanta
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
On 27 January 2016, Grassi joined Napoli for a fee of €10 million.[6]
Atalanta
On 30 August 2016, Grassi was loaned back to Atalanta.[7]
International career
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.[8] Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June.[9][10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 December 2019
| 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 | ||||
| Napoli | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Atalanta (loan) | 2016–17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| S.P.A.L. (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Parma (loan) | 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 6 | ||
References
- Agorà Telematica - Agorà Med - S.r.l. "Prima Squadra - SSC Napoli". www.sscnapoli.it. Archived from the original on 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Atalanta 1–2 Roma". Football Italia. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- "Alberto Grassi fino al 2020" [Alberto Grassi until 2020] (in Italian). Atalanta's official wbesite. 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Napoli officially release a new deal with Grassi". S.S.C. Napoli. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- "Alberto Grassi all'Atalanta" [Alberto Grassi is Atalanta] (in Italian). Atalanta's official wbesite. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "Spain U21 3-1 Italy U21". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- 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.
External links
- Alberto Grassi – UEFA competition record
- Atalanta official profile (in Italian)
- FIGC international stats (in Italian)
- Alberto Grassi at Soccerway