Alberto Grassi


Alberto Grassi is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Parma as a midfielder.

Club career

Atalanta

Born in Brescia, Grassi began his career in Atalanta's youth setup. On 29 May 2012 he signed his first professional deal, after being promoted to the club's Primavera squad.
Grassi was definitely assigned to the main squad in August 2014, after impressing manager Stefano Colantuono in the pre-season. He played his first match as a professional on 22 November, replacing fellow youth graduate Daniele Baselli in the 69th minute of a 2–1 Serie A home loss against Roma.
On 2 October 2015, Grassi renewed his contract until 2020.

Napoli

On 27 January 2016, Grassi joined Napoli for a fee of €10 million.

Atalanta

On 30 August 2016, Grassi was loaned back to Atalanta.

International career

On 12 August 2015, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team, in a friendly match against Hungary.
In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio. Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June.

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