Dossena with Napoli in 2011
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrea Dossena | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Lodi, Italy | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Left winger / Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Chiasso | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2001 | Verona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2005 | Verona | 99 | (3) |
2005–2006 | Treviso | 21 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Udinese | 63 | (2) |
2008–2010 | Liverpool | 18 | (1) |
2010–2013 | Napoli | 83 | (3) |
2013 | → Palermo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Sunderland | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Leyton Orient | 15 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Chiasso | 20 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2000–2001 | Italy U-20 | 4 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Italy | 10 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:26, 26 November 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:41, 8 March 2013 (UTC) |
Andrea Dossena (born 11 September 1981 in Lodi) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left winger or left back for Swiss club Chiasso.
Dossena started his professional career at Verona in 2001, having progressed through the club's youth ranks. Having made 99 league appearances for Verona, he joined Treviso in 2005, and made 21 league appearances for the club. He then joined Udinese in 2006, and had a successful two-year spell, which, after making 63 league appearances, saw him switch to English side Liverpool in July 2008. However, he struggled to adapt to the English game, making just 18 league appearances in two seasons, and he returned to Italy in January 2010, when he signed for Napoli. Although he quickly established himself in the team, he fell out of favour during the 2012–13 season, and was loaned to Palermo, where he made 11 league appearances. In September 2013, having made 83 league appearances for Napoli, Dossena returned to England when he joined Sunderland. In November 2014 it was announced that Dossena had joined Leyton Orient on a free until the end of the season. He joined Chiasso in 2015.
He made his full international debut for Italy in 2007, and was part of their team at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, earning 10 caps in total.
Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad. He made his Serie A debut on 18 November 2001 in the city derby against Chievo.
Italian Serie A team Treviso signed Dossena in a co-ownership deal in 2005. It was Treviso's first season in Serie A after they were promoted due to Genoa being denied this privilege as a result of their role in Caso Genoa.