Davide Frattesi

Davide Frattesi
Frattesi warming up for Inter Milan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Davide Frattesi[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2014 Lazio
2014–2017 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Sassuolo 72 (11)
2018–2019 → Ascoli (loan) 33 (0)
2019–2020 → Empoli (loan) 37 (5)
2020–2021 → Monza (loan) 37 (8)
2023–2024 → Inter Milan (loan) 32 (6)
2024– Inter Milan 12 (3)
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 25 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA Nations League
Third place 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Davide Frattesi (born 22 September 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan, 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] On 19 January 2024, Frattesti scored in a 3–0 win over Lazio in the 2023 Supercoppa Italiana semi-finals.[26] Inter went on to win the title, defeating Napoli 1–0 in the final on 22 January, with Frattesi making a second-half substitute appearance.[27][28] On 8 April, he scored a decisive stoppage-time goal to help Inter to a 2–1 win over Udinese in the league.[29] Inter finished the 2023–24 season as Serie A champions, after defeating cross-city rivals Milan 2–1 on 22 April; the match culminated in a brawl, during which Milan defender Davide Calabria was sent off for striking Frattesi.[30][31]

International career

With the Italy U17 side, Frattesi took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[32] where they were eliminated in the first round following a 4–2 defeat to eventual finalists Spain in the final group match.[33]

With the Italy U19 he took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored one goal in the tournament, which came in a 3–2 win against Portugal in the first round;[34] Italy reached the final, where they faced the same opponent, losing 4–3 after extra time.[35]

The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad. He scored in Italy's opening 2–1 win against Mexico,[36] and in a 4–2 win over Mali in the quarter-finals;[37] the team were eliminated in the semi-finals by Ukraine following a 1–0 defeat,[38] eventually finishing the tournament in fourth place after losing out 1–0 to Ecuador in the bronze medal match.[39]

He made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 6 September 2019, scoring two goals as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly win 4–0 against Moldova in Catania.[40] He was included in the squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,[41] where the team reached the quarter-finals, losing out to eventual runners-up Portugal 5–3 in extra time.[42]

Frattesi was included by manager Roberto Mancini in the Italy senior 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.[43] He made his senior debut in the former Nations League match, which ended in a 1–1 home draw.[44]

On 18 June 2023, Frattesi scored his first senior international goal in Italy's 3–2 victory in the third-place 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals match against the Netherlands.[45][46]

On 13 September, he scored both goals in a 2–1 home win over Ukraine, which saw Italy qualify for Euro 2024.[47]

In June 2024, Frattesi was included by manager Luciano Spalletti in Italy's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[48] On 9 June, he scored the only goal in a friendly win against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Stadio Carlo Castellani, Italy's final warm-up match prior to the tournament, coming off for debutant Michael Folorunsho in the second half.[49]

Style of play

Considered to be one of the most promising young Italian talents of his generation, Frattesi is a dynamic, technically gifted, and physical midfielder, who is known for his stamina, tactical qualities, and ability to assist his team both offensively and defensively. He is capable of both creating attacking plays and scoring goals himself due to his ability to read the game and make late runs into the box. Although he played as an attacking midfielder in his youth, he normally plays as a central midfielder in the mezzala role, but is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder.[50][51][52]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 November 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[a] 0 41 5
Monza (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 37 8 2 0 — 2[a] 0 41 8
Inter Milan (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 32 6 1 0 7[b] 1 2[c] 1 42 8
Inter Milan 2024–25 Serie A 12 3 0 0 4[b] 0 0 0 16 3
Total 44 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 58 11
Career total 223 33 10 0 11 1 5 1 249 35
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[53]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2022 4 0
2023 7 4
2024 14 4
Total 25 8
Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Frattesi goal.[53]
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
5 9 June 2024 Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli, Italy 15  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 1–0 Friendly
6 6 September 2024 Parc des Princes, Paris, France 20  France 2–1 3–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A
7 9 September 2024 Bozsik Aréna, Budapest, Hungary 21  Israel 1–0 2–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A
8 14 October 2024 Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy 23  Israel 3–1 4–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

Roma Primavera

Inter Milan

Italy U19

Individual

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