Federico Di Francesco
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 Di Francesco with Bologna in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Di Francesco | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Pisa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Catanzaro (on loan from Palermo) | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Pescara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Pescara | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Gubbio (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Pescara (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Cremonese (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Virtus Lanciano | 37 | (8) |
| 2016–2018 | Bologna | 48 | (5) |
| 2018–2021 | Sassuolo | 19 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | → SPAL (loan) | 47 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | SPAL | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Empoli (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Lecce | 38 | (3) |
| 2023– | Palermo | 61 | (6) |
| 2025– | → Catanzaro (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Italy U19[2] | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Italy U21 | 6 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2017 | |||
Federico Di Francesco (born 14 June 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Serie B club Catanzaro, on loan from Palermo.
Pescara
Di Francesco began his career on Pescara's youth categories. In the 2012–13 season, he was the captain of the Primavera team, and was subsequently called up by manager Cristian Bucchi to the first team.[3]
On 30 March 2013, Di Francesco made his professional debut, playing the last three minutes in a 3–0 away loss against Parma.[4]
Parma
In August, Di Francesco joined Parma in a co-ownership deal for €500, and was subsequently loaned to Gubbio.[5] Parma subsidized Gubbio €100,000.
In January 2014, he returned to Pescara on loan.[6] In June 2014, Parma signed him outright for an undisclosed fee.
On 8 August 2014, he left for Cremonese.[7]
On 25 June 2015, Di Francesco became a free agent after the bankruptcy of Parma.
Lanciano
He was signed by Virtus Lanciano in a three-year contract on 8 July 2015.[8]
Bologna
On 23 June 2016, Bologna signed Di Francesco from Lanciano for a reported €1.5 million.[9]
Sassuolo
On 4 July 2018, Di Francesco signed a contract with Italian club Sassuolo.[10]
Loan to SPAL
On 26 July 2019, Di Francesco joined SPAL on loan with an obligation to buy.[11]
Lecce
On 31 July 2022, Di Francesco signed a three-year contract with Lecce.[12]
Palermo
On 31 August 2023, Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Di Francesco from Lecce on a three-year deal.[13] Just two days later, Di Francesco scored on his debut, marking the final goal in a 3–0 home win against Feralpisalò.[14]
Catanzaro
On 30 August 2025, Di Francesco signed for fellow Serie B club Catanzaro, on a loan deal with an obligation to buy.[15]
International career
Style of play
Personal life
Federico Di Francesco is the son of former professional player and manager Eusebio Di Francesco.[21]
