 During his stay in Grosseto, Sforzini was given the nickname "Nandogoal" and also "taglia gole [cutthroat]", nicknamed for his traditional goal celebration.A tall forward, Sforzini started his career off with the youth system of Napoli and was loaned out to Lazio from Napoli's youth system in 2002.Ferdinando Sforzini graduated from Lazio youth system in 2003 and immediately sold, to Sassuolo.