Alberto Aquilani (born 7 July 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the Italian national team. He is a central midfielder, noted for his exceptional passing range and weak foot frequency.
Aquilani began his career at Roma, and after a brief loan period at Triestina returned to the Serie A club. Aquilani became a regular in the Roma side during the 2005–06 season, though the following he suffered a thigh injury and was ruled out for several months. He moved to Liverpool for the start of the 2009–10 season, in a deal that could rise to around £21.4 million.
Internationally, Aquilani has represented Italia at Euro 2008. He made his international debut in November 2006 in a 1–1 draw against Turkey.
Liverpool
On 5 August 2009, Liverpool announced that they had agreed a deal with AS Roma for the transfer of Aquilani, subject to a medical.[11][12] The club subsequently announced that the player had passed the medical and signed a 5 year contract on 7 August 2009.[13] Roma revealed that the fee was 20 million euro (£17 Million) plus sporting bonus.[14] He was handed the number 4 shirt, last worn by Sami Hyypiä who joined Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the 2008-09 season. Due to injury, however, there was a significant delay before Aquilani made his first appearance in a Liverpool shirt.
Aquilani made his Liverpool reserves début with a 15 minutes substitute appearance in a 2-0 win against Sunderland reserves on 21 October 2009.[15]
Aquilani's first team career at Liverpool finally started when he was named in the squad to face Arsenal in which Liverpool were defeated 2-1 Carling Cup on 28 October 2009. He came on in the 77th minute as a substitute for Damien Plessis.
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