Diego Falcinelli
A physically imposing Italian striker whose career has been a persistent tour of Serie A's lower-half clubs and the Championship.
Born 1991 (age 35)·Italian footballer·Birthday: June 26·Millennials
Biography
Diego Falcinelli's professional story is one of constant motion and unfulfilled promise. A product of the AS Roma youth academy, the tall, strong centre-forward has never quite found a permanent home. His career is a map of Italian football's middle class, featuring loans and transfers to a dozen clubs including Cagliari, Sassuolo, Bologna, and Fiorentina. He enjoyed a breakout season in 2016-17 with Crotone, where his crucial goals were instrumental in the club's historic and against-all-odds fight to avoid Serie A relegation. That campaign earned him a move to Fiorentina, but consistent starting opportunities proved elusive. In recent years, he has bounced between the Italian second tier and brief, less productive spells in England's Championship with Reading and Sheffield United, remaining a classic journeyman striker.
Millennials
1981–1996
The first digital natives. Grew up with the internet, came of age during 9/11 and the 2008 crash. Highly educated, deeply indebted, slower to marry and buy houses. Redefined work, identity, and what it means to be an adult.
Diego was born in 1991, placing them squarely in the Millennials. The events that shaped this generation — the internet revolution, 9/11, and the 2008 financial crisis — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Diego Was Born
The biggest hits of 1991
#1 Movie
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Best Picture
The Silence of the Lambs
#1 TV Show
Cheers
Diego's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1991Born
Soviet Union dissolves; World Wide Web goes public
Gas: $1.14/galHome: $82,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Bryan AdamsBest Picture: The Silence of the Lambs
1996Started school
Dolly the sheep cloned
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $99,700Min wage: $4.75/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Macarena" — Los del RioBest Picture: The English Patient
2004Became a teenager
Indian Ocean tsunami kills over 230,000
Gas: $1.88/galHome: $157,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Yeah!" — UsherBest Picture: Million Dollar Baby
2007Could drive
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2009Could vote
Michael Jackson dies; Bitcoin created
Gas: $2.35/galHome: $148,500Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Boom Boom Pow" — The Black Eyed PeasBest Picture: The Hurt Locker
2012Turned 21
Curiosity rover lands on Mars; Sandy Hook shooting
Gas: $3.64/galHome: $143,200Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Somebody That I Used to Know" — GotyeBest Picture: Argo
2021Turned 30
January 6 Capitol breach; COVID vaccines roll out globally
Gas: $3.01/galHome: $298,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"Levitating" — Dua LipaBest Picture: CODA
2026Age 35 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Scored 13 Serie A goals for Crotone in the 2016-17 season, playing a key role in their dramatic top-flight survival.
- Helped Sassuolo achieve promotion to Serie A for the first time in the club's history during the 2012-13 season.
- Made over 300 professional appearances across Italy's top three divisions and the English Championship.
Did You Know?
He stands 6 feet 3 inches tall (191 cm), using his height as a traditional target man.
He came through the youth ranks of AS Roma but never made a first-team appearance for the club.
He had a brief loan spell at English club Sheffield United in the 2019-20 season.
“I work for the team; the goal will come if we do things right.”
