Lorenzo De Silvestri
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| Lorenzo De Silvestri | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo De Silvestri | |
| Date of birth | May 23, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Right back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Lazio | |
| Number | 29 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Lazio | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006– | Lazio | 43 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– | Italy U-21 | 12 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Lorenzo De Silvestri (born May 23, 1988 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Lazio.
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[edit] Playing characteristics
De Silvestri plays as an attacking right back. His pace is useful for his attacking runs up the wing, and possibly his greatest attribute. Since making his debut, De Silvestri has continued to improve the technical and tactical aspects of his game under the guidance of manager Delio Rossi, and is becoming a very valuable player. He is widely regarded as one of the most promising talents of his generation.
[edit] Career
[edit] Lazio
A product of the highly successful Lazio youth system, De Silvestri was promoted to the senior team during the 2006-07 season, during which he made his first two league appearances.
His first senior appearance was a match in the Intertoto Cup in 2005 at the age of 17. His debut in Italian competition came a year later, during a 4-0 Coppa Italia victory over Rende, scoring the fourth goal of the match.
De Silvestri then made his Serie A debut coming on as a substitute, in a 1-0 home loss to Fiorentina, on 22 April 2007. He then made his first start in the penultimate match of the season at the Stadio Olimpico against Parma.
During the 2007-08 season, De Silvestri established himself as a regular in the Lazio side with several impressive performances as an attacking right back. He made 24 league appearances, as well as six in the UEFA Champions League, three as a starter and three as a substitute. His greatest effort in Europe, was a stunning game in which Lazio were unlucky not to beat Spanish champions Real Madrid, with De Silvestri completely outplaying Dutch winger Arjen Robben.
As a 19 year old home grown player, and a boyhood Lazio fan, De Silvestri also became a fans' favourite, with many considering him a potential successor of former captain, now Milan defender Alessandro Nesta.
In 2007, he signed a contract renewal with the club believed to be worth around 350,000 euros, keeping him at Formello until 2010.
On December 19, 2007, just over a year after his debut goal against Rende, De Silvestri scored again in the Coppa Italia, this time against Napoli. He dedicated his goal to his close friend and fellow Lazio fan Gabriele Sandri, who was shot dead by a policeman at a service area near Arezzo.
[edit] International career
De Silvestri has represented Italy at every youth level.
Since September 2007 he is a member of Italy U-21 squad. He was also called up by Olympic manager Pierluigi Casiraghi to play at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Lazio
Coppa Italia: 1 (2008-09)
[edit] Italy
[edit] Trivia
On November 19, 2007, English football magazine World Soccer included De Silvestri in their list of the 50 most promising talents. He and Andrea Russotto were the only Italians to make the list.[1]
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