Alberto Grassi (born 7 March 1995) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from

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Club career

Atalanta

Born in

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, Grassi began his career in

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's youth setup. On 29 May 2012 he signed his first professional deal, after being promoted to the club's ''Primavera'' squad. Grassi was definitely assigned to the main squad in August 2014, after impressing manager

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in the pre-season. He played his first match as a professional on 22 November, replacing fellow youth graduate

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in the 69th minute of a 2–1

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home loss against

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. On 2 October 2015, Grassi renewed his contract until 2020.

Napoli

On 27 January 2016, Grassi joined Napoli for a fee of €10 million.

Atalanta

On 30 August 2016, Grassi was loaned back to Atalanta.

Parma

After initially joining

on loan for the 2018–19 season, he returned to the club on a new loan for 2019–20 season with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.

Loan to Cagliari

On 21 August 2021, he was loaned to

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, with an option to buy. If certain conditions were met, the option would have become an obligation to buy.

Loan to Empoli

On 17 August 2022, Grassi joined

on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.

International career

On 12 August 2015, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team, in a friendly match against

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. In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the

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by manager

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. Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to

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on 27 June.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

*
Atalanta official profile

FIGC international stats
* 1995 births Living people Footballers from Brescia Italian footballers Association football midfielders Serie A players Atalanta B.C. players S.P.A.L. players Parma Calcio 1913 players Cagliari Calcio players Empoli F.C. players Italy youth international footballers Italy under-21 international footballers {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub