ROMA
In 2001, when he was 16, Chelsea and Arsenal offered him lucrative contracts but he declined the offer because it was his dream to play for his boyhood club Roma.
He made his debut in Serie A at aged 18, with then manager Fabio Capello on 10 May 2003 against Torino. He was loaned to Serie B club Triestina for the 2003-04 season, where he could play as a starter and gain experience.
Returning to Roma in 2004-05, he broke into the starting 11. In the 2005-06 season, he scored the second goal in the derby victory played on 26 February 2006; a victory in which Roma broke the record for most consecutive wins in Serie A. (Later broken by Internazionale in 2006-07 season).
In the following season he was expected to be one of the best players for Roma. He was awarded the no.8 shirt previously worn by Matteo Ferrari. Unfortunately an injury forced him to stay away from the game for several months. Aquilani returned to the field in May 2007 and featured in three games toward the end of the season, including the last two.
He also played in the UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid, where he had an excellent game.[citation needed] He scored two long range goals in the first two matches of the 2007-08 season against Palermo and Siena[citation needed]. Although he was injured in October 2007, he came back to squad in January 2008.
Aquilani was injured on 22 October 2008 against Chelsea. He came back to the field on 11 January 2009 against Milan but picked up another injury in February 2009. Although he played against Arsenal as a last minute substitute on 11 March 2009, he did not play in the rest of the season.
On 26 May 2009 Aquilani signed a new contract with Roma until 2013, added three more years to previous deal.
He made his debut in Serie A at aged 18, with then manager Fabio Capello on 10 May 2003 against Torino. He was loaned to Serie B club Triestina for the 2003-04 season, where he could play as a starter and gain experience.
Returning to Roma in 2004-05, he broke into the starting 11. In the 2005-06 season, he scored the second goal in the derby victory played on 26 February 2006; a victory in which Roma broke the record for most consecutive wins in Serie A. (Later broken by Internazionale in 2006-07 season).
In the following season he was expected to be one of the best players for Roma. He was awarded the no.8 shirt previously worn by Matteo Ferrari. Unfortunately an injury forced him to stay away from the game for several months. Aquilani returned to the field in May 2007 and featured in three games toward the end of the season, including the last two.
He also played in the UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid, where he had an excellent game.[citation needed] He scored two long range goals in the first two matches of the 2007-08 season against Palermo and Siena[citation needed]. Although he was injured in October 2007, he came back to squad in January 2008.
Aquilani was injured on 22 October 2008 against Chelsea. He came back to the field on 11 January 2009 against Milan but picked up another injury in February 2009. Although he played against Arsenal as a last minute substitute on 11 March 2009, he did not play in the rest of the season.
On 26 May 2009 Aquilani signed a new contract with Roma until 2013, added three more years to previous deal.
LIVERPOOL
On 5 August 2009, Liverpool announced that they had agreed a deal with AS Roma for the transfer of Aquilani, subject to a medical. The club subsequently announced that the player had passed the medical and signed a 5 year contract on 7 August 2009. Roma revealed that the fee was 20 million euro (£17 Million) plus sporting bonus. He was handed the number 4 shirt, last worn by Sami Hyypiä who joined Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the 2008-09 season. There was a significant delay before Aquilani made his first appearance in a Liverpool shirt, however, due to injury and illness.
Aquilani made his Liverpool reserves début with a 15 minutes substitute appearance in a 2-0 win against Sunderland reserves on 21 October 2009.
Aquilani's first team career at Liverpool finally started when he was named in the squad to face Arsenal in which Liverpool were defeated 2-1 Carling Cup on 28 October 2009. He came on in the 77th minute as a substitute for Damien Plessis.. He made his long awaited Premier league debut on 9 November 2009, as a late substitute against Birmingham City in a 2-2 draw, in which he showed great promise with his passing and attacking movement.
Aquilani made his Liverpool reserves début with a 15 minutes substitute appearance in a 2-0 win against Sunderland reserves on 21 October 2009.
Aquilani's first team career at Liverpool finally started when he was named in the squad to face Arsenal in which Liverpool were defeated 2-1 Carling Cup on 28 October 2009. He came on in the 77th minute as a substitute for Damien Plessis.. He made his long awaited Premier league debut on 9 November 2009, as a late substitute against Birmingham City in a 2-2 draw, in which he showed great promise with his passing and attacking movement.
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