He played his first FA Cup game against Watford in the third round, coming on in the 70th minute for Daniel Sturridge as the Blues won 5–0.
Borini underwent a hernia operation which put him out of action for quite some time.
1980
He made his first official appearance for Roma in the 2–1 loss at home to Cagliari, replacing Pablo Osvaldo in the 80th minute.
The following week, he made his first start against Inter Milan in the 0–0 draw at the San Siro.
He scored his first goal with his new team in the 2–1 away loss against Genoa.
He then scored his first goal in the Coppa Italia against Fiorentina in Roma's 3–0 victory.
Borini scored his second goal as a Roma player against Cesena in Roma's 5–1 victory.
1991
Fabio Borini (born 29 March 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, left winger or forward for Serie B club Sampdoria.
2001
He joined Bologna in 2001, as a youth player.
2007
Borini started his career at Bologna, before moving to Chelsea in 2007.
Borini joined Chelsea in the summer of 2007 from Bologna.
2008
During the 2008–09 season, he was made first choice striker for reserves.
He was the top scorer for the reserves with 10 goals from 11 appearances.
Borini scored against Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup.
2009
On 1 September 2009, he was added to Carlo Ancelotti's Champions League squad and he made the bench against FC Porto.
He made the substitutes bench again a few days later on 20 September, replacing Nicolas Anelka in the 89th minute to make his first team debut for Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur.
His full debut came against Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup third round.
On 8 December 2009, Borini made his Champions League debut in the 2–2 draw against APOEL.
2010
Captain Borini scored five times to bring Chelsea Reserves back from 0–3 against West Bromwich Albion Reserves on 20 October 2010.
Chelsea Reserves won the match 5–4.
2011
In 2011, he joined Championship side Swansea City on loan, and eventually signed for Roma, before moving to Liverpool in 2012.
On 17 March 2011, Borini joined Championship side Swansea City on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.
He linked up with his former Chelsea youth team boss Brendan Rodgers.
Borini began his loan spell with the Swans by scoring a brace against Nottingham Forest.
On 9 April 2011, he opened the scoring against Norwich City, with a free kick in a match which the Swans went on to win 3–0.
He scored again during the Swans 2–1 loss to Burnley at Turf Moor and bagged another brace during the 4–1 defeat of Ipswich Town at the Liberty Stadium.
On 18 May 2011, Borini confirmed that he would not be coming back to Chelsea at the end of his loan spell with Swansea.
He insisted he would not make a decision on his future until after the Championship play-off final.
In the Championship play-off final, Borini won the penalty which secured a 4–2 lead and a return to English football's top flight for the Swans.
It emerged in the days following the play-off final that Borini had signed a pre-contract agreement with Serie A side Parma, in his home region of Emilia-Romagna, before he had even joined Swansea on loan.
According to his agent, Marco De Marchi, Borini has secured a five-year contract with the club.
Parma confirmed the deal on 2 July 2011.
Parma also paid Chelsea a training compensation of €347,500.
On 31 August 2011, Borini signed for Italian club Roma on loan for €1.25 million, with an option to buy for €7 million.
2012
Borini made his senior international debut in 2012, and was an unused member of the Italian squad that reached the Euro 2012 final.
Borini first started playing football at the age of eight and was raised supporting the local club Bologna.
Chelsea sued Parma to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, which on 28 August 2012 the chamber ordered Parma to pay €337,500 plus 5% interests counting from 31 August 2011.
Borini signed a 1+4-year contract, which he would earn €1 million in gross in first season but increased to €2.3 million in 2012–13 and ultimately €3.4 million in 2015–16.
2013
He spent the 2013–14 season on loan at Sunderland, and after a season back at Liverpool he joined Sunderland permanently in August 2015.
