Romain Alessandrini
Alessandrini playing for LA Galaxy
Personal information
Full name Romain Alessandrini
Date of birth (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
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)
2022–2024 Shenzhen 25 (3)
Total 317 (99)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 Nov 2023

Romain Alessandrini (born 3 April 1989) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

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]

In March 2024, Alessandrini announced his retirement having departed Shenzhen two months prior.[8]

Style of play

Alessandrini is known for his pace, dribbling, and contributing goals and goal scoring opportunities from midfield.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of match played on 31 December 2022.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

References

  1. ^ a b c "Transfer news: Marseille sign winger Romain Alessandrini from Rennes". SkySports. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Alessandrini: I never ease off". FIFA. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Stade Rennais. Rupture du ligament croisé pour Alessandrini, saison terminée". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Alessandrini staying cool". Ligue1. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. ^ "LA Galaxy sign French midfielder Romain Alessandrini". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Shukla, Rajarshi (27 March 2024). "Former LA Galaxy star Romain Alessandrini retires from football at 34". Khel Now. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ Chioffi, Stefano (3 January 2013). "Alessandrini, il francese più richiesto in Ligue 1". Corriere Dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Quand Alessandrini n'était pas taillé pour l'OM". Le Parisien (in French). 26 January 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  11. ^ Romain Alessandrini at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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2010–11 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year
2011–12 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year
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