# Alessandro Florenzi
**Alessandro Florenzi** (born 1991 in Rome) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a right-back and won the European Championship with Italy in 2021. A Roma youth product who became a regular for his home-city club, he later had spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Valencia, and [AC Milan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ac-milan), and announced his retirement on 27 August 2025 at the age of 34.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/alessandro-florenzi/profil/spieler/130365) • [2](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2025/08/27/alessandro-florenzi-ritiro-calcio-video)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Rome, 1991; height 1.73 m; right-footed[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/alessandro-florenzi/profil/spieler/130365) |
| Position | Right-back, also used at left-back and on the right side of midfield[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/alessandro-florenzi/profil/spieler/130365) |
| Clubs | Roma (most appearances), Crotone, Paris Saint-Germain, Valencia, Milan[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/alessandro-florenzi/profil/spieler/130365) • [3](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ancien-joueur-du-psg-et-champion-d-europe-avec-l-italie-alessandro-florenzi-prend-sa-retraite/1587892) |
| Italy | 49 caps, 2 goals, 2012 to 2022; European champion 2021[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/alessandro-florenzi/profil/spieler/130365) • [4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alessandro-florenzi/) |
| Honors | Serie A title with Milan (2022), Supercoppa italiana (2024), Coupe de France and Trophée des Champions with PSG (2020-21), UEFA Euro 2020 with Italy[4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alessandro-florenzi/) • [5](https://www.psg.fr/en/content/alessandro-florenzi-raccroche-les-crampons-psg-paris-saint-germain-2025-2026) |
| Retirement | Announced 27 August 2025, at age 34; last Serie A match 24 May 2025 for Milan against Monza[2](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2025/08/27/alessandro-florenzi-ritiro-calcio-video) • [6](https://theanalyst.com/players/4376/alessandro-florenzi) |
## Early career and Roma
Florenzi grew up in the Roma youth academy and had made just a single league appearance for the capital club when he was loaned to [Serie B](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-b) side Crotone for the start of the 2011/12 campaign. The season proved pivotal: he scored 11 goals for Crotone, made his Italy Under-21 debut in September 2011, and returned to Roma as a first-team regular, missing only two top-flight games in the following season.[7](https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0decc18700f7-831cbea532c4-1000--florenzi-flowers-in-mangia-s-italy/) He credited Ciro Ferrara, who brought him into the Under-21 squad, and coach Devis Mangia for his development.[7](https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0decc18700f7-831cbea532c4-1000--florenzi-flowers-in-mangia-s-italy/)
He began his career as a winger or midfielder and was converted to defense, a versatility that defined him: Treccani's encyclopedia describes him as a flexible player able to move from midfield to defense, and Transfermarkt lists his natural role as right-back with left-back and right wing as secondary positions.[4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alessandro-florenzi/) • [1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/alessandro-florenzi/profil/spieler/130365)
His most famous individual moment came in September 2015, when he scored a long-range goal against Barcelona at the [Stadio Olimpico](https://www.edgepedia.org/stadio-olimpico) in the Champions League, striking from near halfway to surprise goalkeeper [Marc-André ter Stegen](https://www.edgepedia.org/marc-andre-ter-stegen) in a 1-1 draw.[8](https://as.com/futbol/2015/09/16/champions/1442424223_199590.html) The goal drew attention from Barcelona, whose scouts had already noted the versatile international.[9](https://as.com/futbol/2015/11/16/portada/1447707556_518415.html)
## Injuries
Injury shaped the second half of his career. In the 2016-17 season he ruptured the cruciate ligament in his knee during a match against Sassuolo, then suffered the same rupture again a few months later while completing his recovery, ruling him out until the following football year.[10](https://sportnews.snai.it/calcio/alessandro-florenzi-annuncia-il-ritiro) • [11](https://as.com/futbol/2017/02/19/internacional/1487488231_634748.html) Roma played with the number 24 on their sleeves in his honor that season.[11](https://as.com/futbol/2017/02/19/internacional/1487488231_634748.html)
The pattern repeated at Milan. In August 2024 he ruptured the cruciate and meniscus of his right knee in a pre-season game against Manchester City in New York and underwent arthroscopic surgery to reconstruct the ACL and repair the meniscus, performed by Dr Roberto Pozzoni at the Ospedale Galeazzi S.
## PSG, Valencia, and Milan
Florenzi spent the 2020-2021 season on loan at Paris Saint-Germain, where he won the [Coupe de France](https://www.edgepedia.org/coupe-de-france) and the Trophée des Champions.[5](https://www.psg.fr/en/content/alessandro-florenzi-raccroche-les-crampons-psg-paris-saint-germain-2025-2026) His time in Paris was disrupted: injuries and a Covid infection kept him out for roughly half the season, and he appeared in 20 of 35 [Ligue 1](https://www.edgepedia.org/ligue-1) matches.[13](https://as.com/futbol/2021/05/05/internacional/1620202285_842579.html) Earlier, in 2019-20, he had made 14 appearances for Valencia in Spain.[3](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ancien-joueur-du-psg-et-champion-d-europe-avec-l-italie-alessandro-florenzi-prend-sa-retraite/1587892)
Milan signed him on an initial loan in 2021, then acquired him permanently from [AS Roma](https://www.edgepedia.org/as-roma) on 1 July 2022 on a contract running to 30 June 2025.[14](https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/articoli/media/2022-07-01/comunicato-ufficiale-alessandro-florenzi) By that announcement he had already won the [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) title with the club in the 2021-22 season, collecting 30 appearances and 2 goals, and he wore the number 25 shirt.[14](https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/articoli/media/2022-07-01/comunicato-ufficiale-alessandro-florenzi) He added the Supercoppa italiana in 2024.[4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alessandro-florenzi/)
## International career
Florenzi was part of the Italy national team from 2012 to 2022, earning 49 caps and scoring 2 goals, and was in the squad that won the European Championship in 2021.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/alessandro-florenzi/profil/spieler/130365) • [4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alessandro-florenzi/) He had earlier been a fixture for the Under-21 side under Mangia, scoring in a 3-0 win against the Netherlands in August 2012.[7](https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0decc18700f7-831cbea532c4-1000--florenzi-flowers-in-mangia-s-italy/)
## Retirement
Florenzi left Milan on 30 June 2025 when his contract expired, becoming a free agent.[15](https://www.acmilan.hu/2025/06/30/hivatalos-florenzi-4-ev-utan-tavozik-a-klubtol/) His final Serie A appearance came on 24 May 2025, four minutes as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Monza, and he played no part in any of Milan's first seven league games of the 2025-26 season.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/4376/alessandro-florenzi) He decided to retire in July 2025, declining offers from Turkey and Spain, including renewed interest from Valencia, and announced the decision publicly on 27 August 2025.[2](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2025/08/27/alessandro-florenzi-ritiro-calcio-video)
## References
1. [Alessandro Florenzi - Player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.it/alessandro-florenzi/profil/spieler/130365)
2. [Florenzi si ritira dal calcio giocato: l'annuncio ufficiale, Sky Sport](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2025/08/27/alessandro-florenzi-ritiro-calcio-video)
3. [Ancien joueur du PSG et champion d'Europe avec l'Italie, Alessandro Florenzi prend sa retraite, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ancien-joueur-du-psg-et-champion-d-europe-avec-l-italie-alessandro-florenzi-prend-sa-retraite/1587892)
4. [Florenzi, Alessandro - Enciclopedia, Treccani](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alessandro-florenzi/)
5. [Alessandro Florenzi hangs up the boots, Paris Saint-Germain](https://www.psg.fr/en/content/alessandro-florenzi-raccroche-les-crampons-psg-paris-saint-germain-2025-2026)
6. [Alessandro Florenzi, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4376/alessandro-florenzi)
7. [Florenzi flowers in Mangia's Italy, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0decc18700f7-831cbea532c4-1000--florenzi-flowers-in-mangia-s-italy/)
8. [Premio para Florenzi, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2015/09/16/champions/1442424223_199590.html)
9. [El Barcelona se fija en Florenzi en su rastreo de la Serie A, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2015/11/16/portada/1447707556_518415.html)
10. [Alessandro Florenzi annuncia il ritiro: le motivazioni, SNAI sportnews](https://sportnews.snai.it/calcio/alessandro-florenzi-annuncia-il-ritiro)
11. [El Roma sigue firme, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2017/02/19/internacional/1487488231_634748.html)
12. [Official Statement: Alessandro Florenzi, AC Milan](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/extra/2024-08-02/official-statement-alessandro-florenzi)
13. [Dos sentenciados en el PSG, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2021/05/05/internacional/1620202285_842579.html)
14. [Comunicato ufficiale: Alessandro Florenzi, AC Milan](https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/articoli/media/2022-07-01/comunicato-ufficiale-alessandro-florenzi)
15. [Hivatalos: Florenzi 4 év után távozik a klubtól, acmilan.hu](https://www.acmilan.hu/2025/06/30/hivatalos-florenzi-4-ev-utan-tavozik-a-klubtol/)
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