Lorenzo De Silvestri
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 23 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Torino | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lazio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Lazio | 47 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Fiorentina | 74 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 59 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Sampdoria | 39 | (4) |
| 2016– | Torino | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Italy U-16 | 18 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Italy U-17 | 18 | (3) |
| 2005 | Italy U-18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Italy U-19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2006 | Italy U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Italy U-21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | Olympic Italy | 6 | (0) |
| 2010– | Italy | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:15, 24 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016 |
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Lorenzo De Silvestri (born 23 May 1988 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Torino. He is an offensive full-back with an imposing physique; although naturally a right-back, he is capable of playing on either flank as well as in the middle.
A product of the highly successful Lazio youth system, De Silvestri was promoted to the senior team during the 2006–07 season, during which he made his first two league appearances.
His first senior appearance was a match in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2005 at the age of 17. His debut in Italian competition came a year later, during a 4–0 Coppa Italia victory over Rende, scoring the fourth goal of the match.
De Silvestri then made his Serie A debut coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 home loss to Fiorentina, on 22 April 2007. He then made his first start in the penultimate match of the season at the Stadio Olimpico against Parma.
During the 2007–08 season, De Silvestri established himself as a regular in the Lazio side with several impressive performances as an attacking right back. He made 24 league appearances, as well as six in the UEFA Champions League, three as a starter and three as a substitute. As a 19-year old home grown player, and a boyhood Lazio fan, De Silvestri also became a fans' favourite, with many considering him a potential successor of former Lazio captain Alessandro Nesta.
In 2007, he signed a contract renewal with the club believed to be worth around €350,000, keeping him at Formello until 2010. On 19 November 2007, English football magazine World Soccer included De Silvestri in their list of the 50 most promising talents. He and Andrea Russotto were the only Italians to make the list.
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