Alberto Gilardino
Gilardino in 2010
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| Full name | Alberto Gilardino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Biella, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Pescara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Piacenza | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Verona | 39 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Parma | 96 | (50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Milan | 94 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Fiorentina | 118 | (48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Genoa | 50 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Bologna (loan) | 36 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Palermo | 33 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Empoli | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Pescara | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Italy U21 | 30 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2013 | Italy | 57 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC).
Alberto Gilardino, Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto dʒilarˈdiːno]; born 5 July 1982) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Pescara.
A prolific goalscorer, in his early career, he was compared to Filippo Inzaghi due to his opportunism, positional sense, and eye for goal, while Christian Vieri described him as the fusion of both players. Gilardino currently holds the record for being the second youngest player to have scored 100 goals in Serie A, after José Altafini. With 188 Serie A goals, Gilardino is currently among the top 10 all-time scorers in Serie A history and ranks 2nd among active players after Francesco Totti.
Gilardino has played for several Italian clubs throughout his career; he first came to prominence during his time at Parma, due to his consistent goalscoring, which earned him the Serie A Young Footballer of the Year Award in 2004, followed by the Serie A Footballer of the Year and the Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year Awards in 2005, as well as a move to Milan. With Milan, he won the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, the 2007 UEFA Super Cup and the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. Gilardino has also played for Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande, with whom he won the 2014 Chinese Super League.
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