Francesco Rossi (footballer, born 1991)

Francesco Rossi (born 27 April 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Atalanta.

Francesco Rossi
Personal information
Full name Francesco Rossi
Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Merate, Italy
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Atalanta 3 (0)
2011 → Lumezzane (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2013 → Cuneo (loan) 33 (0)
2013–2014 → Pavia (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2015 → Lupa Roma (loan) 33 (1)
2015–2016 → Prato (loan) 33 (0)
2016–2017 → Teramo (loan) 19 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Italy U20 3 (0)
2011 Italy U21 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:34, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2011

Club career

Rossi began his footballing career with Atalanta, playing in youth categories including Atalanta B.C. Primavera. In June 2009, he was promoted to first team to be a third-choice goalkeeper, and received the 91 jersey. Despite being at the club for over 15 years, Rossi has only made 3 appearances for the club, all of which were off the bench.

In July 2011, Rossi was loaned to Lumezzane, for one season,[1][2] and he made his debut on 7 August, in a Coppa Italia match against Pro Patria.[3] In the next phase, he stayed as a starter, and his team played against Torino, suffering a 1–0 away defeat and eventually knocked out of the Coppa Italia.[4] However, in January 2012, his loan was terminated, and he joined Cuneo for the rest of the season. His loan was renewed for the 2012–13 season as well.

Rossi was signed by Pavia, Lupa Roma,[5] Prato[6] and Teramo in the 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons respectively, all in temporary deals. In January 2017, he returned to his parent club and was assigned to the first team.

References

  1. "Dall'Atalanta approda il portiere Rossi!" [From Atalanta lands goalkeeper Rossi!]. AC Lumezzane (in Italian). 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. "UFFICIALE: Francesco Rossi al Lumezzane". Tutto Atalanta (in Italian). 7 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. "Lumezzane vs. Pro Patria 4-1". Soccerway. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  4. "Torino vs. Lumezzane 1-0". Soccerway. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  5. "Calciomercato Lupa Roma, due colpi. Ufficiali Rossini-Rossi" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. "Ufficializzato il portiere Francesco Rossi" (in Italian). A.C. Prato. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.