Aleandro Rosi (born 17 May 1987) is an Italian

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. Known for his versatility, he plays as a full-back, a winger along the right flank, offensively and defensively, and for his pace.

Club career

Youth career

Rosi was originally in the

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youth system but switched over to Roma when he was 12 years old. He signed with

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his first professional contract on 1 July 2004.

Roma

Rosi made his

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debut on 28 May 2005, when Roma drew 0–0 with

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. That was his only appearance in his first season with

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. He then appeared in fifteen games during the 2005–06 season. He scored his first

goal against

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on 24 September 2006. Rosi made his Champions League debut on 18 October 2006 in a 1–0 away victory over

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. Rosi was also part of the A.S. Roma team that lost 7–1 against Manchester United in April 2007. His second goal was scored against

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during the last home game of the 2006–07 season.

Loans & Co-ownership

After a relatively unsuccessful loan spell with

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in the 2007–08 season, Roma loaned him to

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club

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for the 2008–2009 season where he made 37 appearances. In August 2009, Rosi joined

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in a co-ownership deal. Rosi played a total of 28 games for Siena, scoring his first and only goal for Siena in a 3–2 win over

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which proved to be the winner. For the 2010–11 Serie A season, Rosi was loaned back to Roma. He scored a winner in the club's victory against Bari.

A.S. Roma Return

For the 2011–12 season, Rosi returned to Roma.

Parma

Unwilling to spend another season on loan, Rosi and

terminated his contract by mutual consent on 7 August 2012. Rosi signed a five-year contract with

on the same day.

Genoa

In summer 2014 Rosi was sold to

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for €3.825 million, with Dániel Tőzsér moved to Parma for €3 million.

Perugia

On 5 February 2019, Rosi signed to

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until 30 June 2021.

International career

Rosi has represented

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at different youth levels 15 times. Rosi made his last appearance in 2005 for the Italy under-19 football team. He was called to Italy under-21 football team in 2006.

Honours

;Roma *

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(1): 2006–07 * Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2007

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosi, Aleandro 1987 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers SS Lazio players AS Roma players AC ChievoVerona players US Livorno 1915 players ACR Siena 1904 players Parma Calcio 1913 players US Sassuolo Calcio players Genoa CFC players ACF Fiorentina players Frosinone Calcio players FC Crotone players AC Perugia Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Rome Men's association football midfielders