Fabio Borini

Fabio Borini
Borini playing for AC Milan in 2017
Personal information
Full name Fabio Borini
Date of birth (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991
Place of birth Bentivoglio, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, left winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Sampdoria
Number 16
Youth career
2001–2007 Bologna
2007–2009 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Chelsea 4 (0)
2011Swansea City (loan) 9 (6)
2011–2012 Parma 0 (0)
2011–2012Roma (loan) 8 (2)
2012 Roma 16 (7)
2012–2015 Liverpool 25 (2)
2013–2014Sunderland (loan) 32 (7)
2015–2018 Sunderland 50 (7)
2017–2018AC Milan (loan) 29 (2)
2018–2020 AC Milan 22 (2)
2020 Hellas Verona 14 (3)
2021–2023 Fatih Karagümrük 71 (31)
2023– Sampdoria 33 (9)
International career
2006 Italy U16 4 (0)
2007–2008 Italy U17 7 (1)
2008–2010 Italy U19 11 (5)
2009–2013 Italy U21 18 (6)
2012 Italy 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2012 Poland–Ukraine
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2013 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025

Fabio Borini (born 29 March 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, left winger or forward for Serie B club Sampdoria.

Borini started his career at Bologna, before moving to Chelsea in 2007. In 2011, he joined Championship side Swansea City on loan, and eventually signed for Roma, before moving to Liverpool in 2012. He spent the 2013–14 season on loan at Sunderland, and after a season back at Liverpool he joined Sunderland permanently in August 2015.

Borini made his senior international debut in 2012, and was an unused member of the Italian squad that reached the Euro 2012 final.