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Davide Frattesi (born 22 September 1999) is an Italian professional
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who plays as
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for
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club
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and the Italy national team.


Club career


Sassuolo

On 20 December 2017, Frattesi made his professional debut in a 2–1 away defeat against
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in the round of 16 of
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, he was replaced by Matteo Politano in the 74th minute. He made several more bench appearances for Sassuolo's senior team during the season, but did not appear on the field.


Loan to Ascoli

On 16 August 2018, Frattesi joined to
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side Ascoli on loan until 30 June 2019. Ten days later, on 26 August, he made his Serie B debut for Ascoli as a substitute replacing Tomasz Kupisz in the 57th minute of a 1–1 home draw against
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. One week later, on 2 September, Frattesi played his first match as a starter, a 2–0 away defeat against
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, he was replaced after 61 minutes by Enrico Baldini. On 15 September he played his first entire match for Ascoli, a 1–0 home win over
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. Frattesi ended his season-long loan to Ascoli with 33 appearances, including 26 of them as a starter, and 2 assists.


Loan to Empoli

On 15 July 2019, Frattesi was signed by
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club
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on a season-long loan deal. On 11 August he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Filippo Bandinelli in the 46th minute of a 2–1 home win against Reggina in the second round of
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. On 25 August he made his league debut for Empoli as a substitute replacing Karim Laribi in the 72nd minute of a 2–1 home win over Juve Stabia. On 21 September, he played his first match as a starter for the club, a 1–0 home win over Cittadella and three days later his first entire match, a 3–2 away win over
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, where he also scored his first professional goal and the winning goal in the 95th minute. Frattesi ended his season-long loan to Empoli with 41 appearances, 5 goals and 4 assists.


Loan to Monza

On 16 September 2020, Frattesi joined newly-promoted
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side Monza on a one-year loan. On 25 September he made his league debut for the club as a substitute replacing Marco Armellino for the last 17 minutes of a 0–0 home draw against SPAL. On 20 October he played his first match as a starter for the club in Serie B, where he scored his first goal for Monza in the 46th minute of a 1–1 away draw against
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. Four days later, on 24 October, Frattesi played his first entire match, a 2–1 home defeat against Chievo. On 1 May 2021, Frattesi scored his eighth goal for Monza against Salernitana; winning a personal bet he made with coach Cristian Brocchi. Frattesi was nominated in the Serie B Team of the Season, finishing the season with eight goals and two assists.


Inter Milan

On 7 July 2023, Frattesi joined
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on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy. On 16 September 2023, Frattesi scored his debut goal for Inter Milan in a 5–1 win over
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during the Derby della Madonnina at San Siro. On 19 January 2024, Frattesi scored in a 3–0 win over
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in the 2023 Supercoppa Italiana semi-finals. Inter went on to win the title, defeating
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1–0 in the
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on 22 January, with Frattesi making a second-half substitute appearance. On 8 April, he scored a decisive stoppage-time goal to help Inter to a 2–1 win over Udinese in the league. Inter finished the 2023–24 season as
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champions, after defeating cross-city rivals Milan 2–1 on 22 April; the match culminated in a brawl, during which Milan defender Davide Calabria was sent off for striking Frattesi. On 8 April 2025, Frattesi scored his first
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goal, securing a 2–1 away win against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the quarter finals of the competition. On 6 May 2025, Frattesi scored the decisive extra-time goal in a 4–3 victory over
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in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, sending Inter to the
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with a 7–6 aggregate win.


International career

With the Italy U17 side, Frattesi took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where they were eliminated in the first round following a 4–2 defeat to eventual finalists
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in the final group match. With the Italy U19 he took part in the
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, and scored one goal in the tournament, which came in a 3–2 win against
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in the first round; Italy reached the final, where they faced the same opponent, losing 4–3 after extra time. The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad. He scored in Italy's opening 2–1 win against
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, and in a 4–2 win over
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in the quarter-finals; the team were eliminated in the semi-finals by
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following a 1–0 defeat, eventually finishing the tournament in fourth place after losing out 1–0 to
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in the bronze medal match. He made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 6 September 2019, scoring two goals as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly win 4–0 against
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in Catania. He was included in the squad for the
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, where the team reached the quarter-finals, losing out to eventual runners-up
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5–3 in extra time. Frattesi was included by manager Roberto Mancini in the Italy senior squad for the 2022 Finalissima against
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on 1 June 2022 and for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage matches against
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and Germany between 4 and 14 June 2022. He made his senior debut in the former Nations League match, which ended in a 1–1 home draw. On 18 June 2023, Frattesi scored his first senior international goal in Italy's 3–2 victory in the third-place
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match against the
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. On 13 September, he scored both goals in a 2–1 home win over
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, which saw Italy qualify for Euro 2024. In June 2024, Frattesi was included by manager
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in Italy's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. On 9 June, he scored the only goal in a friendly win against
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at the Stadio Carlo Castellani, Italy's final warm-up match prior to the tournament, coming off for debutant Michael Folorunsho in the second half.


Style of play

Considered to be one of the most promising young Italian talents of his generation, Frattesi is a dynamic, technically gifted, and physical midfielder, who is known for his stamina, tactical qualities, and ability to assist his team both offensively and defensively. He is capable of both creating attacking plays and scoring goals himself due to his ability to read the game and make late runs into the box. Although he played as an
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in his youth, he normally plays as a
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in the '' mezzala'' role, but is also capable of playing as a
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.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Frattesi goal.''


Honours

Roma Primavera * Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2016–17 * Supercoppa Primavera: 2017 Inter Milan *
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: 2023–24 *
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:
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*
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runner-up: 2024–25 Italy U19 *
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runner-up:
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Individual *
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Team of the Season: 2020–21 * Premio Bulgarelli Number 8: 2023


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frattesi, Davide 1999 births Living people Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Italy men's international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players US Sassuolo Calcio players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Empoli FC players AC Monza players Inter Milan players UEFA Euro 2024 players 21st-century Italian sportsmen