Fabio Borini

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Fabio Borini, the Italian forward, made 82 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 17 times, averaging 0.21 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2013-14, with 10 goals. In our match data he features from 2013 to 2017. More of his recorded appearances came under David Moyes than any other manager — 41 in all. Among the bigger results he featured in was a 4-0 win over Cardiff City at home in 2014. He lined up alongside John O'Shea more than any other team-mate in our data, the two starting 53 games together. Across 50 matches we hold detailed data for, his average match rating is 6.69.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.
Fabio Borini

Fabio Borini (born 29 March 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder , left winger or forward most recently for EFL League Two club Salford City . 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 . — Wikipedia

Position
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Nationality
Italy
Birthplace
Bentivoglio
Born
29 Mar 1991
Height
180 cm
Weight
73 kg
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At Sunderland

Borini signed a season-long loan with Sunderland on 2 September 2013. [ 29 ] He made his debut in a 1–3 home defeat to Arsenal , coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Charis Mavrias . [ 30 ] He made his full debut in a 3–0 away defeat at West Bromwich Albion , but was subbed off in the 59th minute for Jozy Altidore in a match that proved to be manager Paolo Di Canio 's last game in charge after he was sacked a day later. [ 31 ] Kevin Ball was put in caretaker charge of Sunderland's League Cup tie at home to Peterborough United , Borini was again put on the substitutes bench, but was subbed on 13 minutes from full-time for Emanuele Giaccherini ; Sunderland won the match 2–0. [ 32 ] Borini scored a late equaliser in the League Cup quarter-final against Chelsea, and later assisted Ki Sung-Yeung 's extra time winner. On 28 December 2013, Borini was taken hospital after playing the first half of Sunderland's draw with Cardiff City due to illness but was released later that day. [ 33 ] On 7 January 2014, Borini scored Sunderland's winning goal from the penalty spot as they beat Manchester United 2–1 at the Stadium of Light in the League Cup semi-final first leg. On 2 March 2014, he scored the opening goal in the 3–1 2014 Football League Cup Final defeat to Manchester City . [ 34 ] On 19 April, Borini scored Sunderland's winning goal in a 2–1 win away at his former club Chelsea to inflict José Mourinho 's first ever home league defeat as manager of the club. The result kept his parent club Liverpool two points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table. [ 35 ] In the following days, Borini was named as Sunderland's "Young Player of the Year". [ 36 ] Borini scored another penalty on 27 April, which was Sunderland's second goal in a 4–0 home win over Cardiff City, a result which saw them move out of the relegation zone. On 7 May, he scored in a 2–0 win against West Bromwich Albion, to ensure the team would not be relegated from the Premier League. He scored — Wikipedia

Career
Italy national under-16 football team (2006–06)→Italy national under-17 football team (2007–08)→Italy national under-17 football team (2008–09)→Italy national under-19 football team (2009–10)→Chelsea F.C. (2009–11)→Italy national under-21 football team (2009–13)→AS Roma (2011–12)→Swansea City A.F.C. (2011–11)→Parma Calcio 1913 (2011–12)→AS Roma (2012–12)→Liverpool F.C. (2012–15)→Italy men's national association football team (2012–12)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2013–14)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2015–18)→AC Milan (2017–18)→AC Milan (2018–20)→Hellas Verona FC (2020–20)→Fatih Karagümrük S.K. (2021–23)→U.C. Sampdoria (2023–25)
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Match record (2010–present)
82
Appearances
17
Goals
11
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By Season

Goals per season across 3 seasonsgoals per season
SeasonAppsGoalsMins
2016-172621,740
2015-162751,899
2013-142910—

Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute.

Goals scored in

12

Appearances

104
2016-17Start1–5Chelsea21 May 20172016-17Start0–2Arsenal16 May 20172016-17Start0–2Swansea Town13 May 20172016-17Start2–0Hull City6 May 20172016-17Start0–1Bournemouth29 Apr 20172016-17Sub0–1Middlesbrough26 Apr 20172016-17Sub2–2West Ham United15 Apr 20172016-17Sub0–3Manchester United9 Apr 20172016-17Start0–2Leicester4 Apr 20172016-17Start0–1Watford1 Apr 20172016-17Start0–0Burnley18 Mar 20172016-17Start0–2Manchester City5 Mar 20172016-17Start0–2Everton25 Feb 20172016-17Sub0–4Southampton11 Feb 20172016-17Sub4–0Crystal Palace4 Feb 20172016-17Start0–0Tottenham Hotspur31 Jan 20172016-17Sub0–2West Bromwich Albion FC21 Jan 20172016-17Start0–2Burnley17 Jan 20172016-17Start1–3Stoke City14 Jan 20172016-17Start0–0Burnley7 Jan 20172016-17Start2–2Liverpool2 Jan 20172016-17Start1–4Burnley31 Dec 20162016-17Start1–3Manchester United26 Dec 20162016-17Start1–0Watford17 Dec 20162016-17Start0–1Chelsea14 Dec 20162016-17Sub0–3Swansea Town10 Dec 20162016-17Start1–1Southampton27 Aug 20162016-17Start1–2Manchester City13 Aug 20162015-16Start3–0Everton11 May 20162015-16Start3–2Chelsea7 May 20162015-16Start1–1Stoke City30 Apr 20162015-16Start0–0Arsenal24 Apr 20162015-16Start3–0Norwich City16 Apr 20162015-16Start0–2Leicester10 Apr 20162015-16Start0–0West Bromwich Albion FC2 Apr 20162015-16Start1–1Newcastle United20 Mar 20162015-16Start1–1Southampton5 Mar 20162015-16Sub2–2Crystal Palace1 Mar 20162015-16Sub0–1West Ham United27 Feb 20162015-16Sub2–1Manchester United13 Feb 20162015-16Start0–1Manchester City2 Feb 20162015-16Start1–1Bournemouth23 Jan 20162015-16Sub1–4Tottenham Hotspur16 Jan 20162015-16Start4–2Swansea Town13 Jan 20162015-16Sub1–3Arsenal9 Jan 20162015-16Start3–1Aston Villa2 Jan 20162015-16Start0–1Liverpool30 Dec 20152015-16Start1–4Manchester City26 Dec 20152015-16Sub1–3Chelsea19 Dec 20152015-16Start0–1Watford12 Dec 20152015-16Start1–3Arsenal5 Dec 20152015-16Sub2–0Stoke City28 Nov 20152015-16Sub0–1Southampton7 Nov 20152015-16Start0–1West Bromwich Albion FC17 Oct 20152015-16Start2–2West Ham United3 Oct 20152015-16Start0–3Manchester United26 Sept 20152015-16Start1–4Manchester City22 Sept 20152015-16Start0–2Bournemouth19 Sept 20152015-16Start0–1Tottenham Hotspur13 Sept 20152014-15Start0–1Liverpool10 Jan 20152013-14Start1–3Swansea Town11 May 20142013-14Start2–0West Bromwich Albion FC7 May 20142013-14Start1–0Manchester United3 May 20142013-14Start4–0Cardiff City27 Apr 20142013-14Start2–1Chelsea19 Apr 20142013-14Start2–2Manchester City16 Apr 20142013-14Start0–1Everton12 Apr 20142013-14Start1–5Tottenham Hotspur7 Apr 20142013-14Start1–2West Ham United31 Mar 20142013-14Start0–2Norwich City22 Mar 20142013-14Start0–0Crystal Palace15 Mar 20142013-14Sub0–3Hull City9 Mar 20142013-14Start1–3Manchester City2 Mar 20142013-14Start1–4Arsenal22 Feb 20142013-14Start1–0Southampton15 Feb 20142013-14Start0–2Hull City8 Feb 20142013-14Start3–0Newcastle United1 Feb 20142013-14Start1–0Stoke City29 Jan 20142013-14Sub1–0Kidderminster Harriers25 Jan 20142013-14Start1–3Manchester United22 Jan 20142013-14Start2–2Southampton18 Jan 20142013-14Start4–1Fulham11 Jan 20142013-14Start2–1Manchester United7 Jan 20142013-14Sub3–1Carlisle United5 Jan 20142013-14Sub0–1Aston Villa1 Jan 20142013-14Start2–2Cardiff City28 Dec 20132013-14Start1–0Everton26 Dec 20132013-14Start0–0Norwich City21 Dec 20132013-14Sub2–1Chelsea17 Dec 20132013-14Start0–0West Ham United14 Dec 20132013-14Sub1–2Tottenham Hotspur7 Dec 20132013-14Start3–4Chelsea4 Dec 20132013-14Start0–0Aston Villa30 Nov 20132013-14Sub0–2Stoke City23 Nov 20132013-14Sub1–0Manchester City10 Nov 20132013-14Sub2–1Southampton6 Nov 20132013-14Start0–1Hull City2 Nov 20132013-14Sub2–1Newcastle United27 Oct 20132013-14Sub0–4Swansea Town19 Oct 20132013-14Sub1–2Manchester United5 Oct 20132013-14Sub2–0Peterborough United24 Sept 20132013-14Start0–3West Bromwich Albion FC21 Sept 20132013-14Sub1–3Arsenal14 Sept 20132012-13Start1–1Liverpool15 Sept 2012

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