Luigi Cherubini (footballer)
Italian footballer
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Luigi Cherubini (born 15 January 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Roma, and the Italy national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Tivoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sampdoria (on loan from Roma) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guidonia | |||
| 2013–2017 | Roma | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lazio | ||
| 2018–2024 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Carrarese (loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2025– | → Sampdoria (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Italy U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:13, 3 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Roma
Cherubini began playing football with Guidonia before moving to Roma at 9, and he finished all of his development there except for the 2017–18 season where he played for crosstown rivals Lazio.[1] On 18 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Roma.[2] In October 2022, he started training with the senior team for the first time.[3] He was captain of the Roma Primavera side and helped them win the Supercoppa Primavera, Coppa Italia Primavera, and U17 Championship.[4] He made his senior debut with Roma as a substitute in a 2–0 UEFA Europa League win over Sparta Prague on 26 October 2023.[5]
Loan to Carrarese
Loan to Sampdoria
On 21 August 2025, Cherubini moved on loan to Sampdoria in Serie B.[7]
International career
Cherubini is a youth international for Italy. He played for the Italy U18s in August 2021 for a set of friendlies.[8]
In May 2026, he was one of the players who were called up with the Italy national senior squad by interim head coach Silvio Baldini, for the friendly matches against Luxembourg and Greece on 3 and 7 June 2026, respectively.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 February 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carrarese (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie B | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League