Filippo Romagna (born 26 May 1997) is an Italian professional

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who plays as centre-back for Italian

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club Reggiana on loan from

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Club career

Early career

Born in 1997, Romagna started his football career with the local team in his hometown,

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. At the age of 10, Romagna moved to

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. In 2011,

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tried to sign with Romagna but he eventually joined

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. During his stay within Juventus academy, he became also captain of the Under-19 team, which plays in Campionato Nazionale Primavera.

Juventus

Loan to Novara and Brescia

On 29 August 2016, he was loaned to

club

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until the end of 2016–17 season. On 22 October, he made his professional and league debut against at Stadio Silvio Piola, replacing Gianluca Sansone in the 79th minute of a 1–0 home win over Avellino. On 29 November. Romagna played in the fourth round of

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in a 3–0 away defeat against ChievoVerona, he played the full match. Romangna ended his loan with only five appearances. In January he was recall to the first team. In January 2017 he was sent on loan to

club

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, in order to find more playing time. He made his debut with Brescia on 24 February 2017, in the league match won 4–1 against

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. Romagna ended his six-month loan to Brescia with 14 appearances, all as a starter.

Cagliari

On 28 July 2017, Cagliari confirmed the signing of Romagna on a five-year contract. On 17 September he made his debut for Cagliari in

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as a substitute, replacing Joao Pedro in the 91st minute of 2–0 away win over

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Loan to Sassuolo

On 2 September 2019, Romagna joined

on loan until 30 June 2020.

Sassuolo

On 17 September 2020, Romagna signed to

International career

Romagna has represented his country at various age groups. On 19 October 2013, he was first called up and played for Italy U17 against Ukraine U17. With the Italy U19 he took part at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, playing five games in the tournament, Italy finishing the competition as a runners-up. With the Italy U20 he took part at the

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. He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a friendly match lost 3–0 against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Italy U20 *

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bronze medals:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Romagna, Filippo Living people 1997 births Sportspeople from Fano Men's association football central defenders Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Serie A players Serie B players Juventus FC players Novara FC players Brescia Calcio players Cagliari Calcio players US Sassuolo Calcio players AC Reggiana 1919 players Footballers from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino