Romain Alessandrini
French footballer (born 1989)
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Romain Alessandrini (born 3 April 1989) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.
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Alessandrini playing for LA Galaxy | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romain Alessandrini | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | CA Plan de Cuques MJC | ||
| 1999–2005 | Marseille | ||
| 2005–2008 | Gueugnon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Gueugnon | 33 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | Clermont Foot | 68 | (22) |
| 2012–2014 | Rennes | 49 | (16) |
| 2014–2017 | Marseille | 54 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | LA Galaxy | 61 | (24) |
| 2020–2021 | Qingdao FC | 27 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Shenzhen FC | 25 | (3) |
| Total | 317 | (99) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 Nov 2023 | |||
Club career
Alessandrini spent six years of his youth career at Marseille.[1] In 2005, he moved to Gueugnon[1] making his debut in the third-tier Championnat National in 2008.[2]
In 2010, he signed for Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot, playing two seasons there.
In February 2013, while playing for Rennes, was selected by Didier Deschamps to play for France but an injury which ended his season, prevented him from making his international debut.[3][4]
In summer 2014, Alessandrini returned to Marseille, joining from Rennes for a reported €5 million transfer fee.[1]
On 31 January 2017, he was signed by LA Galaxy as a Designated Player.[5] In January 2020, Alessandrini announced he would not return for LA Galaxy for 2020 season via Instagram.[6]
On 28 February 2020, Alessandrini signed with Chinese club Qingdao Huanghai.[7]
In March 2024, Alessandrini announced his retirement having departed Shenzhen FC two months prior.[8]
Style of play
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gueugnon | 2009–10 | Championnat National | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||
| Clermont Foot | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 13 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 11 | |||
| Total | 68 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 75 | 24 | ||||
| Rennes | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 13 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 7 | |||
| Total | 49 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 60 | 20 | ||||
| Olympique Marseille | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 65 | 9 | |||
| LA Galaxy | 2017 | MLS | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 13 | |||
| 2018 | MLS | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 11 | ||||
| 2019 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 63 | 24 | ||||
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | |||
| 2021 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 | ||||
| Shenzhen FC | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||||
| Career totals | 290 | 87 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 324 | 94 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs