Daniele De Rossi

Who is Daniele De Rossi?

Daniele De Rossi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma. He is Roma's vice-captain and nicknamed as Capitan Futuro due to his high probability as heir-apparent to Francesco Totti's captain armband.

De Rossi is recognised as a "complete midfielder", because of his tackling, passing, strength and shooting. He is a versatile player who can play in defence and in attack.

With Roma he has won the Coppa Italia twice and the 2007 Supercoppa Italiana. He was named Serie A Young Footballer of the Year in 2006 and the Italian Footballer of the Year in 2009.

De Rossi has represented Italy at under-19, under-20, under-21, and senior levels. Since his senior international debut in 2004, he has earned 97 caps. He was part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup winning-squad and has also participated at Euro 2008, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2012, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.