Davide Frattesi

Davide Frattesi
Frattesi with Inter Milan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Davide Frattesi[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
(on loan from Sassuolo)
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2014 Lazio
2014–2017 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Sassuolo 72 (11)
2018–2019 → Ascoli (loan) 33 (0)
2019–2020 → Empoli (loan) 37 (5)
2020–2021 → Monza (loan) 37 (8)
2023– → Inter Milan (loan) 17 (2)
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 11 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA Nations League
Third place 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Davide Frattesi (born 22 September 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan, on loan from Sassuolo, 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 Internazionale 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]

International career

With the Italy U17 he took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

With the Italy U19 he took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored two goals in the tournament, including one in the 4–3 final loss against Portugal after extra time.[26]

The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 6 September 2019, scoring two goals as a substitute in the friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.

He was selected in the senior Italy 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.[27]

On 18 June 2023, Frattesi scored a goal in Italy's 3–2 victory in the third-place 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals match against the Netherlands.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 January 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 17 2 1 0 5[b] 1 0 0 23 3
Career total 196 26 10 0 5 1 3 0 214 27
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 20 November 2023[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2022 4 0
2023 7 4
Total 11 4
Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Frattesi goal.[29]
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

Honours

Roma Primavera

Italy U19

Italy U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Davide Frattesi player page on U.S. Sassuolo official website".
  3. ^ "Atalanta vs. Sassuolo - 20 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, preso Pinato. Frattesi va all'Ascoli". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Ascoli vs. Cosenza - 26 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Perugia vs. Ascoli - 2 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Ascoli vs. Lecce - 15 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Italy - D. Frattesi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  9. ^ "TMW - Empoli, Frattesi in ritiro. Arriva in prestito secco dal Sassuolo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Empoli vs. Reggina - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Empoli vs. Juve Stabia - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Empoli vs. Cittadella - 21 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Pisa vs. Empoli - 24 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  14. ^ a b Davide Frattesi at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Decimo colpo estivo: arriva Davide Frattesi - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Monza vs. SPAL - 25 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  17. ^ Bufalino, Michele (20 October 2020). "Pisa-Monza 1-1: Marconi risponde alla "maledizione" Frattesi, ma il risultato è bugiardo". SestaPorta.News Pisa (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Monza vs. Chievo - 24 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  19. ^ Zei, Francesco (1 May 2021). "Frattesi: "Vittoria meritata. Contro il Lecce grande occasione"". Forza Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Monza, Frattesi: "Siamo incappati in un periodo negativo, basta un episodio per tornare a vincere"" (in Italian). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  21. ^ a b "I social schierano la top 11 della Serie BKT 2020-21". Lega B (in Italian). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Inter sign midfielder Frattesi from Sassuolo". Reuters. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Davide Frattesi joins Inter". Inter Milan. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  24. ^ "INTER VS MILAN | Match Report". Lega Serie A. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Inter put five past Milan to keep up 100% start". BBC Sport. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  26. ^ a b "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.
  27. ^ "Una 'Finalissima' per salutare l'azzurro. Chiellini: "Lascio senza rimpianti, l'Europeo il ricordo più bello"". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  28. ^ "How Italy beat Netherlands 3-2 in Nations League third-place match thanks to Chiesa's goal". theathletic.com. 18 June 2023.
  29. ^ a b "Davide Frattesi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  30. ^ "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
  31. ^ "Il premio Bulgarelli a Frattesi del Sassuolo". Rai. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.