18 Facts About Alessio Romagnoli

Alessio Romagnoli was born on 12 January 1995 and is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lazio and the Italy national team.

Alessio Romagnoli made his senior debut on 11 December 2012 against Atalanta, playing the full game in the Coppa Italia as a starter.

Alessio Romagnoli made his Serie A debut 12 days later, as a substitute in the final minutes of a league game against AC Milan.

Alessio Romagnoli scored his first goal in Serie A on 3 March 2013 against Genoa.

On 31 May 2014, Alessio Romagnoli signed a new four-year contract with Roma.

Alessio Romagnoli concluded his first season with Milan with 40 appearances in all competitions and one goal.

On 15 April 2017, Alessio Romagnoli scored his first ever Serie A goal for Milan in the Derby della Madonnina.

Alessio Romagnoli was the only player on the team to have been featured in every game of the season before a muscle injury on 21 July 2020 in a home game against Sassuolo.

Alessio Romagnoli finished the season with 39 games in total and one goal.

Alessio Romagnoli rejected a contract extension from Milan and thus left the club at the end of the season.

On 12 July 2022, Alessio Romagnoli signed a five-year contract with Lazio.

On 13 March 2025, Alessio Romagnoli became just the second defender in Lazio history to score in both legs of a European double-encounter during the Round of 16 against Viktoria Plzen.

Alessio Romagnoli has represented Italy on multiple occasions at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.

Alessio Romagnoli debuted for the Italy under-21 team against Northern Ireland on 5 March 2014, playing the full match.

On 27 August 2016, Alessio Romagnoli received his first call-up to the Italian senior squad for a friendly match against France on 1 September and a 2018 World Cup qualification match on 5 September against Israel.

An elegant, versatile, composed and gifted left-footed centre-back, with good technique and distribution, Alessio Romagnoli is known for his confidence in possession, and ability to play the ball out from the back; due to his ability to advance into more attacking positions or put pressure on opponents higher up on the pitch, he is capable of functioning as a left-sided full-back.

Alessio Romagnoli is effective in the air and known for his ability to time his challenges; regarded as one of the most promising young Italian defenders of his generation, his precocious displays, technique, positional sense, decision-making, and tackling abilities have led pundits to compare him with legendary Italian defender Alessandro Nesta, whom Alessio Romagnoli has described as his footballing idol.

In 2015, Alessio Romagnoli was named one of the top 100 young footballers in the world born after 1994 by Don Balon.