Flavio Roma

Flavio Roma

Personal information
Full name	Flavio Roma
Date of birth	21 June 1974 (1974-06-21)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Milan
Number	30
Youth career
1991–1993	Lazio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1999	Lazio	0	(0)
1993–1994	→ Mantova (loan)	3	(0)
1995–1996	→ Venezia (loan)	7	(0)
1996–1997	→ Fiorenzuola (loan)	19	(0)
1997–1998	→ Foggia (loan)	36	(0)
1998–1999	→ Chievo (loan)	30	(0)
1999–2001	Piacenza	70	(0)
2001–2009	Monaco	205	(0)
2009–	Milan	2	(0)
National team
2005	Italy	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Flavio Roma (born 21 June 1974) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan.

Club career

Roma started his career in the youth teams of S.S. Lazio. He was the 3rd goalkeeper behind Luca Marchegiani and Fernando Orsi before leaving the club to play for clubs in Serie B and Serie C1. In 1999 he was signed by the Serie A side Piacenza as part of Simone Inzaghi's deal, replacing Valerio Fiori as the first choice in his role, but the team got relegated at the end of season.

Monaco

In 2001 he was signed by AS Monaco FC, then coached by Didier Deschamps, where he constantly was the first choice goalkeeper ahead of Tony Sylva and Stéphane Porato until the 2008–09 season, when he lost his place to Stéphane Ruffier. He was also in the squad that played the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final. During his stay at Monaco, he only missed 3 months in the 2005–06 season due to injuries, and a shoulder injury ruled him out of the second half of the 2001–02 season in February 2002.

Milan

On 12 August 2009, he signed a 1-year contract with Milan to replace Željko Kalac who was released by the club on mutual consent. Roma was expected to compete for the starting position with Marco Storari while Christian Abbiati and Dida were recovering from injury, but the manager Leonardo preferred Storari and after Storari injury preferred Dida. In January 2010, Storari left for Sampdoria and Abbiati was recovered from injury, making Roma the third goalkeeper. After the season, his contract was extended to undisclosed length and will complete the first choice with Marco Amelia and Abbiati.

In 2011, Roma started in two matches in Coppa Italia against Bari and Sampdoria, getting a clean sheet against Bari, and conceding only one goal in an away game against Sampdoria. On 17 May 2011, Milan announced that Roma extended his contract for one more year.

International career

Roma received his first call-up for Italy on 17 November 2004 for a friendly game as Marcello Lippi was trying to identify a backup goalkeeper for Gianluigi Buffon. He made his debut on 30 March 2005 in a friendly match (that ended with a 0–0 draw) with Iceland replacing Morgan De Sanctis at half-time. He played his first full match on 11 June 2005 against Ecuador. Due to injuries, Roma was not called up for warm-up friendlies ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Roma received his last call-up to date on 16 August 2006, Italy's first game after the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

International

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
1.	30 March 2005	Padova, Italy	Iceland	0–0	0	Friendly
2.	11 June 2005	East Rutherford, United States	Ecuador	1–1	0	Friendly
3.	17 August 2005	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2–1	0	Friendly

Honours

Club

AC Milan

• Serie A: 2010-11
  • Supercoppa Italiana: 2011

External links

• Flavio Roma's UEFA Profile
• roma-flavio {{{last}}} French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Flavio Roma at National-Football-Teams.com