Alberto Aquilani
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Alberto Aquilani | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Alberto Aquilani | |
Date of birth | July 7, 1984 (age 22) | |
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | |
Playing position | Central Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | A.S. Roma | |
Number | 8 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 |
AS Roma Triestina (loan) AS Roma |
1 (0) 41 (4) 53 (3) |
National team2 | ||
2004-2006 2006- |
Italy U-21 Italy |
13 (3) 1 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Alberto Aquilani (July 7, 1984) is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for AS Roma.
Aquilani was born in Rome. He signed with AS Roma on August 1, 2001, but later played on loan for Triestina in Serie B during the 2003/04 season. Aquilani became part of the starting eleven for the team and played in forty games that season, scoring four goals.
Aquilani's Serie A debut was on May 10, 2003, during a match between AS Roma and Torino which Roma won 3-1.
In 2006, in a league match against Milan, Aquilani, who came from the bench, set up the play for the winning 2-1 goal on a rabona pass.
Aquilani's consistent performances with Roma earned him a call up for the Azzurri friendly against Turkey, where he made his international debut.
A.S. Roma - Current Squad |
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1 Curci | 2 Panucci | 3 Martínez | 4 Wilhelmsson | 5 Mexès | 7 Pizarro | 8 Aquilani | 10 Totti | 11 Taddei | 12 Pipolo | 13 Chivu | 14 Faty | 16 De Rossi | 17 Tavano | 18 Virga | 19 Defendi | 20 Perrotta | 21 Ferrari | 22 Tonetto | 23 Vučinić | 27 Julio Sergio | 28 Rosi | 30 Mancini | 32 Doni | 35 Okaka | 77 Cassetti | Coach Spalletti |