Romain Alessandrini (born 3 April 1989) is a French
footballer who plays as a
winger for
Chinese Super League club
Shenzhen.
Club career
Alessandrini spent six years of his youth career at
Marseille.
In 2005, he moved to
Gueugnon making his debut in the third-tier
Championnat National in 2008.
In 2010, he signed for
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...
side
Clermont Foot
Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan language, Occitan: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot or simply Clermont) is a Football in France, French association football club based in Clermont-Ferrand. The first incarnation of the c ...
, playing two seasons there.
In February 2013, while playing for
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
, was selected by
Didier Deschamps to play for
France but an injury which ended his season, prevented him from making his international debut.
In summer 2014, Alessandrini returned to Marseille, joining from Rennes for a reported €5 million transfer fee.
On 31 January 2017, he was signed by
LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pl ...
as a
Designated Player. In January 2020, Alessandrini announced he would not return for LA Galaxy for
2020 season via Instagram.
On 28 February 2020, Alessandrini signed with Chinese club
Qingdao Huanghai.
Style of play
Alessandrini is known for his pace,
dribbling, and contributing goals and goal scoring opportunities from midfield.
Career statistics
References
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1989 births
Living people
French footballers
French people of Italian descent
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
FC Gueugnon players
Clermont Foot players
Stade Rennais F.C. players
Olympique de Marseille players
LA Galaxy players
Qingdao F.C. players
Shenzhen F.C. players
Footballers from Marseille
Designated Players (MLS)
Major League Soccer players
Chinese Super League players
French expatriate footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
French expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate footballers in China
Association football wingers
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