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AS Roma's all-time leader (785 apps, 307 goals, 205 assists) and Serie A single-club recordman
Francesco Totti holds the all-time AS Roma records for official appearances (785), goals (307) and assists (205) across 25 consecutive seasons from 1993 to 2017, including a club-record 19 campaigns as captain. With 250 goals in 619 Serie A matches, he is the second-highest scorer in Italian top-flight history behind Silvio Piola (274), the all-time leader for goals with a single club, and the only player to score in 23 consecutive Serie A seasons.
The 17 June 2001 Scudetto triumph and the 2006/07 European Golden Shoe with 26 Serie A goals
On 17 June 2001 at the Stadio Olimpico, Francesco Totti opened the scoring in the 19th minute of Roma's title-clinching 3-1 win over Parma, securing the club's third Scudetto. In the 2006/07 campaign, deployed by coach Luciano Spalletti as a false nine, Totti won both the Serie A Capocannoniere crown and the European Golden Shoe with 26 league goals (32 goals across all 50 official appearances that season).
Lega Serie A Roll of Honour / European Sports Media2006 World Cup winner after fracture: 93rd-minute penalty vs Australia & 6 World Cup assists
Returning to action in under four months after suffering a fractured left fibula and ligament damage against Empoli on 19 February 2006, Francesco Totti played in all 7 matches of Italy's triumphant 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign in Germany. He converted the decisive 93rd-minute penalty in the 1-0 Round of 16 win over Australia and finished as the tournament's top assist provider with 4 assists (6 career World Cup assists, an all-time Italian record).
FIGC / FIFA World Cup Historical RecordsThe 'Cucchiaio' chip against Van der Sar at Euro 2000 and the San Siro lob vs Inter (2005)
Francesco Totti's signature chipped finish—known in Italy as the 'cucchiaio' (spoon)—became iconic on 29 June 2000 in Amsterdam during the Euro 2000 semi-final shootout against the Netherlands, when he audaciously dinked his penalty past Edwin van der Sar after telling teammate Luigi Di Biagio what he was about to do. On 26 October 2005 at San Siro, he produced a running chip from outside the box past Júlio César in a 3-2 win over Inter, earning the AIC Goal of the Year award.
UEFA Euro 2000 / Italian Footballers' Association (AIC)Champions League goal at 38 years and 59 days and record 5 AIC Italian Footballer of the Year awards
On 25 November 2014 against CSKA Moscow (1-1), Francesco Totti scored a thunderous free-kick aged 38 years and 59 days, holding the all-time record as the oldest goalscorer in UEFA Champions League history for nine years until Pepe surpassed it in November 2023. Domestically, he holds the all-time record with 5 AIC Italian Footballer of the Year awards (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007), alongside the 2010 Golden Foot and the 2017 UEFA President's Award.
UEFA Champions League / Italian Footballers' Association (AIC)From Porta Metronia and Lodigiani to turning down AC Milan: Serie A debut at age 16 under Vujadin Boškov
Raised in Rome's Porta Metronia district and developed at youth clubs Fortitudo, Smit Trastevere and Lodigiani, Francesco Totti joined the AS Roma academy in 1989 after his mother Fiorella turned down a lucrative offer from AC Milan to keep him in his hometown. On 28 March 1993 in a 2-0 away win at Brescia, coach Vujadin Boškov handed him his Serie A debut aged just 16 years, 6 months and 1 day, replacing Ruggiero Rizzitelli.
AS Roma Historical Archive / Official BiographyFrancesco Totti career and stats

Frequently asked questions about Francesco Totti
How many goals has Francesco Totti scored this season and in his career?
Across his club career he has scored 307 goals in 785 appearances, plus 9 goals in 58 international caps.
How tall is Francesco Totti, what is his preferred foot and shirt number?
Francesco Totti is 180 cm tall. He plays as a midfielder, forward.
How old is Francesco Totti, when was he born and where is he from?
Francesco Totti is 50 years old (born on September 27, 1976 in Rome). He represents Italy.
What trophies and honours has Francesco Totti won in his career?
During his career Francesco Totti has won: Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2000), Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2006), European Golden Shoe (2007), Serie A Footballer of the Year (2000), Italian Footballer of the Year (2000), Golden Foot (2010).
The story of Francesco Totti
Francesco Totti (born 27 September 1976) is an Italian former professional footballer who played for Roma and the Italy national team. He was a technically gifted and creative number 10, regarded as one of the greatest in the role, who played as an offensive playmaker (trequartista) and as a forward.
Totti spent his entire club career at Roma, winning a Serie A title, two Coppa Italia titles, and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. With Roma, he scored 307 goals and provided 205 assists across club competitions; in Serie A history, he is the second-highest scorer of all time (250 goals) and the top assist-provider of all time. Totti is the top goalscorer and the most capped player in Roma's history, holds the record for the most goals scored in Serie A while playing for a single club, and also holds the record for the youngest club captain in the history of Serie A. During his career at Roma, Totti has been referred to as Er Bimbo de Oro (The Golden Boy), Er Pupone (The Big Baby), L'Ottavo Re di Roma (The Eighth King of Rome), L'Imperatore (The Emperor) and Er Capitano (The Captain) by the Italian sports media. In 2013, the New York Times described him as a "Roman god in his game."
Totti experienced global success on the world stage winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup and appearing in the finals of UEFA Euro 2000 with Italy; he was selected in the All-Star team for both tournaments. Totti also represented his country at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004. Previously, he played with Italy youth teams, scoring 18 goals and winning the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and the 1997 Mediterranean Games. With the senior Italy national team, he scored 9 goals and provided 25 assists in 58 appearances. He is the top Italian assist-provider in FIFA World Cup history (6 assists).
In 2007 due to recurring physical problems, Totti announced his international retirement to focus solely on club play with Roma.
Totti won the 2007 European Golden Shoe and a record eleven awards from the Italian Footballers' Association: five Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year awards, two Serie A Footballer of the Year awards, two Serie A Goal of the Year awards, one Serie A Goalscorer of the Year award, and one Serie A Young Footballer of the Year award. He was also awarded the 2010 Golden Foot and was selected in the European Sports Media team of the season three times. In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the world's greatest living players as selected by Pelé, as part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. In 2011, Totti was recognised by IFFHS as the most popular footballer in Europe. In 2015, France Football rated him as one of the ten-best footballers in the world who are over age 36. Following his retirement in 2017, Totti was awarded the Player's Career Award and the UEFA President's Award.
Early life
Totti was born in Rome to parents Lorenzo and Fiorella Totti. He was raised in the Porta Metronia neighbourhood. As a youngster he idolised ex-Roma captain Giuseppe Giannini, and regularly played football with older boys. Totti began to play youth team football in 1984, with Fortitudo, later joining Trastevere and Lodigiani. After he came to the attention of scouts, his mother refused a lucrative offer from Milan in order to keep him in his home town. Although his youth club initially had come to an agreement to sell Totti to the Lazio youth side, one of Roma's youth coaches, Gildo Giannini, persuaded his parents to let him join the Roma youth squad in 1989.
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