Name	Lorenzo De Silvestri
Height	6 ft 1 in
Naionality	Italian
Date of Birth	23-May-1988
Place of Birth	Rome, Italy
Famous for	Footballer

Lorenzo De Silvestri is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Fiorentina. He is an offensive fullback with an imposing physique. On 26 August 2009 ACF Fiorentina signed the right-back from S.S. Lazio on a five-year deal, he was presented to the press in Florence on 27 August; on successve declarations, De Silvestri stated he had reluctantly decided to leave his favourite club due to his strained relationship with president Claudio Lotito.

After an injury that prevented him from appearing in the early weeks of the season, De Silvestri became a regular under head coach Cesare Prandelli and completed the 2009–10 campaign with a total 27 appearances. Under new Fiorentina boss Siniša Mihajlović, De Silvestri was originally confirmed as a regular, but successively lost his place as a starter in favour of Gianluca Comotto after the poor performance the team. On 16 July 2012 De Silvestri was officially loaned to Sampdoria for the 2012–13 season, with Sampdoria having the option to sign him in full following the season. He made his début as a second-half substitute for Gianni Munari against Napoli on 30 September 2012. On 8 May 2013, De Silvestri scored his first goal for Sampdoria by opening the scores in the 1–1 draw against Catania. Following the end of the season, his loan spell was extended for a further season on 12 July 2013. De Silvestri made his international debut at the U-16 level in June 2003, the team was mainly consist of born 1987 players aiming for 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
He made his U-21 debut on 11 September 2007 against Albania.

He was the youngest player in the squad for the 2008 Toulon Tournament and the Olympics. Although he played in several of the 2009 European Championship qualifiers, he did not make the 23-man squad for the tournament. After the tournament, he became first-choice and was appointed captain. He was suspended in the playoffs against Belarus in 2011 season. On 7 September 2010 he made his debut with the Italy national team in a qualification match against Faroe Islands. Italy won the game with 5-0. De Silvestri played the full 90 minutes.