Federico Julian Fazio is an Argentine footballer who plays as a central defender for Italian club A.S. Roma.
He began his career at Ferro Carril Oeste, signing for Sevilla in 2007. He made 201 official appearances for the latter club in nine years and scored 15 goals, joining Tottenham Hotspur in August 2014. On 3 August 2016, Fazio was loaned to A.S. Roma with the Italians having the possibility of making the deal permanent at the end of the campaign for €3.2 million.
Fazio was an integral part of the Argentina under-20 team that won the FIFA World Cup in 2007. The following year, he helped the Olympic team win gold at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. On 1 June 2011, Fazio made his debut for the full side, appearing in a 1–4 friendly defeat in Nigeria. |
