Alberto Aquilani
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Full name | Alberto Aquilani[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 July 1984||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2009 | Roma | 102 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 |
→ Triestina (loan) | 41 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Liverpool | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | → Juventus (loan) | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Milan (loan) | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Fiorentina | 81 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Sporting CP | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Pescara | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Las Palmas | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 358 | (33) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2000 | Italy U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Italy U17 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Italy U18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Italy U19 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Italy U20 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Italy U21 | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2014 | Italy | 38 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Pisa | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alberto Aquilani (Italian pronunciation:
Aquilani began his career with Italian side
He moved to English club
Internationally, Aquilani has represented Italy at various youth levels, while at senior level, he made his full international début in November 2006 in a 1–1 draw against Turkey. In total, he made 38 appearances for Italy between 2006 and 2014, scoring 5 goals, and also took part at Euro 2008, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup (winning a bronze medal in the tournament), and the 2014 FIFA World Cup with the Italian senior team.
Club career
Roma
In 2001, when Aquilani was 17, Chelsea and Arsenal offered him contracts, but he declined the offers to continue playing for his youth club Roma.[5]
He made his debut in
Returning to Roma in the 2004–05 season, Aquilani broke into the starting XI. On 31 March 2005, he signed a new five-year contract with Roma, which worth €1.1 million, €1.25M, €1.48M, €1.61M and €1.79M respectively from 2005 to 2010 in gross annually.[6] In the 2005–06 season, he scored the second goal in the derby victory on 26 February 2006, a victory in which Roma broke the record for the most consecutive wins in Serie A,[7] a record later broken by Inter Milan in the 2006–07 season.
In the following season, Aquilani was expected to be one of Roma's best players. He was given the number 8 shirt previously worn by Matteo Ferrari. Unfortunately, an injury forced him out of the game for several months.[8][9] Aquilani returned to the field in May 2007 and featured in three games towards the end of the season, including the last two.
He scored two long range goals in the first two matches of the
he returned to the squad in January 2008.Aquilani was injured again on 22 October 2008 against Chelsea.[12] He returned to action on 11 January 2009 against Milan but picked up another injury in February.[13] Although he played against Arsenal as a last minute substitute on 11 March 2009,[14] he did not play any part for the rest of the season.
On 26 May 2009, Aquilani signed a new contract with Roma until 2013, adding three more years to previous deal. He was offered an annual gross salary of €3.2 million for 2008–09 season; €3.6 million in 2009–10 season; €3.9 million in 2010–11 season and ultimately €4.2 million in the last two-year of the contract.[15][16]
Liverpool
On 5 August 2009, Liverpool announced that they had agreed a deal with Roma for the transfer of Aquilani, subject to a medical test.[17][18] The club subsequently announced that the player had passed the medical test and signed a five-year contract on 7 August 2009.[19] Roma revealed that the fee was €20 million (£17 million) plus sporting bonus.[20] Aquilani was handed the number 4 shirt, last worn by Sami Hyypiä, who joined Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the 2008–09 season.
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Aquilani made his Liverpool reserves debut with a 15-minute substitute appearance in a 2–0 win against
Aquilani next started for Liverpool in their 2–0 win over
With the departure of Rafael Benítez in June 2010, new manager Roy Hodgson played him in the pre-season, but stated publicly in mid-August that Aquilani may go back to his native Italy on loan for a full season, where he could gain match fitness through regular appearances.[30]
Loan to Juventus
On 21 August 2010, a deal between Liverpool and
Loan to Milan
On 4 July 2011, Aquilani started pre-season training with Liverpool, though his agent later confirmed that his wish was to stay at Juventus in Serie A. He was included in the squad's pre-season tour of Asia and marked his return to the team in a friendly against
On 25 August 2011, Aquilani joined AC Milan on loan for the 2011–12 season with Milan having an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season, despite pulling a string of impressive performances during the pre-season tour in Asia.[41][42] Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish paid tribute to Aquilani on his departure, stating that the only reason for the loan was an inability to fit the player into the team's preferred formation.[43] Damien Comolli, Liverpool director of football, said, "I want to pay tribute to the way Alberto has conducted himself during these discussions. Throughout the entire process, his only desire has been to play football and he has put this ahead of any other considerations and at personal cost to himself."[42]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Alberto_Aquilani_-_Fiorentina_2012.jpg/160px-Alberto_Aquilani_-_Fiorentina_2012.jpg)
Aquilani made his debut for the Rossoneri in the opening game of the 2011–12 season against
Fiorentina
Aquilani returned to Liverpool for pre-season training in preparation for their 2012–13 season. He was included in the squad for Liverpool's pre-season tour of North America and played 45 minutes in the opening match against Toronto FC.[45] The club accepted an undisclosed fee for the midfielder from Fiorentina in Italy, and his transfer was completed on 3 August 2012.[46] Following the transfer, Aquilani averred that only an excessive price that Liverpool had placed on him had prevented him completing permanent moves to AC Milan and Juventus following his successful loan spells.[47] Fiorentina revealed that Aquilani had only cost the club €790,000 as other cost.[48] Liverpool allowed Aquilani to leave the club for free thus Roma also received nothing from the bonus clause.[49]
On 26 January 2014, in a match against
Sporting CP
Following the conclusion of the 2014–15 season with Fiorentina, Aquilani became a free agent after his contract was not renewed. In August 2015, he signed with Portuguese club Sporting CP on a three-year contract, reportedly worth €1 million per season.[51]
Pescara
On 26 August 2016, Aquilani signed with Pescara.[52]
Loan to Sassuolo
On 3 January 2017, Aquilani signed with Sassuolo on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[53][54]
Las Palmas
On 25 August 2017 and following his departure from Pescara, Aquilani signed a two-year contract with Spanish La Liga side Las Palmas.[55] In July 2018, following the club's relegation, Aquilani was released from his contract.[56]
On 28 June 2019, after one season without a club, Aquilani announced his retirement.[57]
International career
At youth level, Aquilani was capped for
Aquilani made his senior debut on 15 November 2006 in a 1–1 friendly against Turkey.[59] He played as a regular during the
Aquilani scored his first goal for Italy during the 2010 World Cup qualification match against Montenegro on 15 October 2008, a tally he doubled later in the same match.[64] In spite of this, the national team manager Marcello Lippi opted not to include him in the 23-man Italian squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[65]
In Italy's
Aquilani took part at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup under manager Cesare Prandelli, where Italy managed a third-place finish; in the victorious bronze medal match against Uruguay, he converted a penalty in the resulting shoot-out.[69]
On 11 October 2013, Aquilani scored the late equalizing goal in Italy's 2–2 away draw against Denmark during the team's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign; this was his fifth goal for Italy.[70] He was an unused member of Italy's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad,[71][72] as the Italians suffered a group-stage elimination.[73]
Style of play
Aquilani was a modern, hard-working and versatile
Managerial career
On 11 July 2019, Aquilani was announced as the head coach of Fiorentina's under-18 team,[85] remaining in that position until December, when he joined the first team staff as an assistant to Giuseppe Iachini. On 19 July 2020, he was appointed as head coach of the Primavera squad.[86] On 26 August 2020, the side successfully defended the Coppa Italia Primavera title, beating Hellas Verona 1–0 in the final.[87]
In 2023, he left Fiorentina's youth system to embark on a career as a first team head coach, taking over at
Personal life
Aquilani married Michela Quattrociocche on 4 July 2012.[90][91] Together, they have two daughters: Aurora (b. 2011)[92] and Diamante (b. 2014).[93] On 11 May 2020, it was announced that the two had separated.[94]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Roma | 2002–03 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
2004–05 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |
2005–06 | Serie A | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 6 | |
2006–07 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | |
2007–08 | Serie A | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
2008–09 | Serie A | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
Total | 102 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 149 | 15 | ||
Triestina (loan)
|
2003–04 | Serie B | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 4 |
Liverpool | 2009–10 | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
Juventus (loan) | 2010–11 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
Milan (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
Fiorentina | 2012–13 | Serie A | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
2013–14 | Serie A | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
2014–15 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
Total | 81 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 15 | ||
Sporting CP | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
Pescara | 2016–17 | Serie A | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||
Sassuolo (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
Las Palmas | 2017–18 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
Career total | 358 | 33 | 34 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 459 | 43 |
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League.
- Football League Cup, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, and Taça da Liga.
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Italy | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 2 | 0 | |
2008 | 7 | 2 | |
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | 0 | |
2011 | 9 | 1 | |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 11 | 2 | |
2014 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 5 |
- Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aquilani goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 October 2008 | Lecce, Italy | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 2–1 | |||||
3 | 10 August 2011 | Bari, Italy | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
4 | 31 May 2013 | Bologna, Italy | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
5 | 11 October 2013 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 10 May 2024
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Pisa | ![]() |
1 July 2023 | 30 June 2024 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 28.21 | [99] |
Total | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 28.21 | — |
Honours
Player
Roma[95]
Italy[95]
- 2013
Italy U19[100]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2003[100]
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2007[101]
Manager
Fiorentina Primavera
- Coppa Italia Primavera: 2019–20,[87] 2020–21,[102] 2021–22[103]
- Supercoppa Primavera: 2021, 2022[103][104]
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- ^ a b Golia, Simone (27 January 2023). "Da giovane mago a mago dei giovani: come allena Alberto Aquilani". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Tubercolo, Valerio (25 January 2023). "ESCLUSIVA SI Aquilani: "Non è normale che vinciamo sempre"". Sportitalia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
External links
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- FIGC National Team Archive (in Italian)
- Alberto Aquilani – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alberto Aquilani – UEFA competition record (archive)