Davide Frattesi


Davide Frattesi is an Italian football player who plays as midfielder for Italian Serie B club Empoli, on loan from Sassuolo.

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. 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. On 26 August he made his Serie B dubut for Ascoli as a substitute replacing Tomasz Kupisz in the 57th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Cosenza. One week later he played his first match as a starter, a 2–0 away defeat against Perugia, he was replaced after 61 minutes by Enrico Baldini. On 15 October he played his first entire match for Ascoli, a 1–0 home win over Lecce. Frattesi ended his season-long loan to Ascoli with 33 appearances, including 26 as a starter and 2 assists.

Loan to Empoli

On 15 July 2019, Frattesi was signed by Serie B club Empoli on a season-long loan deal. 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. 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. 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 the winning goal in the 95th minute.

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.
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.

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

Roma Primavera
;Italy U19
;Italy U20