Federico Di Francesco (born 14 June 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for club Catanzaro, on loan from Palermo.
Club career Pescara Di Francesco began his career on Pescara's youth categories. In the 2012–13 season, he was the captain of the Primavera team, and was subsequently called up by manager Cristian Bucchi to the first team.
On 30 March 2013, Di Francesco made his professional debut, playing the last three minutes in a 3–0 away loss against Parma.
Parma In August, Di Francesco joined Parma in a co-ownership deal for €500, and was subsequently loaned to Gubbio. Parma subsidized Gubbio €100,000.
In January 2014, he returned to Pescara on loan. In June 2014, Parma signed him outright for an undisclosed fee.
On 8 August 2014, he left for Cremonese.
On 25 June 2015, Di Francesco became a free agent after the bankruptcy of Parma.
Lanciano He was signed by Virtus Lanciano in a three-year contract on 8 July 2015.
Bologna On 23 June 2016, Bologna signed Di Francesco from Lanciano for a reported €1.5 million.
Sassuolo On 4 July 2018, Di Francesco signed a contract with Italian club Sassuolo.
Loan to SPAL On 26 July 2019, Di Francesco joined SPAL on loan with an obligation to buy.
Lecce On 31 July 2022, Di Francesco signed a three-year contract with Lecce.
Palermo On 31 August 2023, Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Di Francesco from Lecce on a three-year deal. Just two days later, Di Francesco scored on his debut, marking the final goal in a 3–0 home win against Feralpisalò.
Catanzaro On 30 August 2025, Di Francesco signed for fellow Serie B club Catanzaro, on a loan deal with an obligation to buy.
International career On 2 September 2016, Di Francesco made his debut with Italy U21 as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Serbia in a 2017 European Championship qualification match. On 6 September, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win over Andorra in his nation's subsequent European qualifier.
Style of play Di Francesco is a small, quick and agile right-footed player, with an eye for goal; he usually plays as a right winger, but can also play on the left. He has also been deployed as a forward, or as a second striker.
Personal life Federico Di Francesco is the son of former professional player and manager Eusebio Di Francesco.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPescara2012–13Serie A7000––702013–14Serie B0010––10Parma2013–14Serie A0000––00Gubbio (loan)2013–14Lega Pro11000––110Pescara (loan)2013–14Serie B1000––10Cremonese (loan)2014–15Lega Pro27520––295Virtus Lanciano2015–16Serie B36810–10388Bologna2016–17Serie A24431––2752017–1824110––251Total48541––526Sassuolo2018–19Serie A19210––202SPAL2019–20Serie A20211––2132020–21Serie B27410––2842021–221010––20Total48631––517Empoli2021–22Serie A26500––265Lecce2022–23Serie A36210––3722023–24Serie A1110––21Total37320––393Career total26034142–1027536
References
External links
AIC profile
Profile at FIGC Mercato, il Bologna prende Di Francesco e Boldor' ilrestodelcarlino.it, 23 June 2016