Alberto Grassi

Alberto Grassi (born 7 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Empoli.

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.

Parma
After initially joining Parma on loan for the 2018–19 season, he returned to the club on a new loan for 2019–20 season with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.

Loan to Cagliari
On 21 August 2021, he was loaned to Cagliari, with an option to buy. If certain conditions were met, the option would have become an obligation to buy.

Loan to Empoli
On 17 August 2022, Grassi joined Empoli on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.

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.