Lorenzo Pellegrini

About

Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italian pronunciation: [loˈrɛntso pelleˈɡriːni]; born 19 June 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.
Pellegrini is an academy graduate of Roma, having joined the club in 2007, and made his senior debut in 2015. He departed for Sassuolo later that year, where he made over fifty appearances across all competitions, before returning to Roma in July 2017.

Born in Rome, Pellegrini, who had suffered from arrhythmia as a youngster, joined the youth academy of local side Roma at the age of nine. Having previously represented the club in the UEFA Youth League, he was handed his senior debut at the age of 18 by manager Rudi Garcia on 22 March 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Salih Uçan in a 1–0 Serie A victory against Cesena.

On 30 June 2015, Pellegrini signed for fellow Serie A side Sassuolo for a fee of €1.25 million. In terms of the transfer agreement, Roma retained a buy-back-clause which afforded the club the opportunity to re-purchase Pellegrini at a future stage. Pellegrini made his debut for the club on 8 November 2015…