Romain Alessandrini
Romain Alessandrini (born 3 April 1989) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romain Alessandrini | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shenzhen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | CA Plan de Cuques MJC | ||
| 1999–2005 | Marseille | ||
| 2005–2008 | Gueugnon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Gueugnon | 33 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | Clermont Foot | 68 | (22) |
| 2012–2014 | Rennes | 49 | (16) |
| 2014–2017 | Marseille | 54 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | LA Galaxy | 61 | (24) |
| 2020–2021 | Qingdao Huanghai | 27 | (11) |
| 2022– | Shenzhen | 25 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 Nov 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Alessandrini spent six years of his youth career at Marseille.[1] In 2005, he moved to Gueugnon[1] making his debut in the third-tier Championnat National in 2008.[2]
In 2010, he signed for Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot, playing two seasons there.
In February 2013, while playing for Rennes, was selected by Didier Deschamps to play for France but an injury which ended his season, prevented him from making his international debut.[3][4]
In summer 2014, Alessandrini returned to Marseille, joining from Rennes for a reported €5 million transfer fee.[1]
On 31 January 2017, he was signed by LA Galaxy as a Designated Player.[5] In January 2020, Alessandrini announced he would not return for LA Galaxy for 2020 season via Instagram.[6]
On 28 February 2020, Alessandrini signed with Chinese club Qingdao Huanghai.[7]
Style of play edit
Alessandrini is known for his pace, dribbling, and contributing goals and goal scoring opportunities from midfield.[8][9]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played on 31 December 2022.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gueugnon | 2009–10 | Championnat National | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 3 | ||
| Clermont Foot | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 13 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 11 | |||
| Total | 68 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 24 | ||
| Rennes | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 26 | 13 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 7 | |||
| Total | 49 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20 | ||
| Olympique Marseille | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | – | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 9 | ||
| LA Galaxy | 2017 | MLS | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 13 | |||
| 2018 | MLS | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 11 | ||||
| 2019 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 24 | ||
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 9 | |||
| 2021 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 | ||
| Shenzhen | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 279 | 86 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 93 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
References edit
- ^ a b c "Transfer news: Marseille sign winger Romain Alessandrini from Rennes". SkySports. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ . FIFA. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Stade Rennais. Rupture du ligament croisé pour Alessandrini, saison terminée". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Alessandrini staying cool". Ligue1. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign French midfielder Romain Alessandrini". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Liljenwall, Ari (20 January 2020). "Romain Alessandrini bids adieu to LA Galaxy: Frenchman says he won't be back in 2020". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "官宣 亚历山德里尼、武科维奇、米纳拉加盟，克莱奥续约公告". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Chioffi, Stefano (3 January 2013). "Alessandrini, il francese più richiesto in Ligue 1". Corriere Dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Quand Alessandrini n'était pas taillé pour l'OM". Le Parisien (in French). 26 January 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Romain Alessandrini at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
External links edit
- Romain Alessandrini at Major League Soccer
- – French league stats at LFP – also available (archived)
- Romain Alessandrini at the French Football Federation (in French)
- at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-10-20) (in French)
- Romain Alessandrini at Soccerway