Daniele De Rossi
De Rossi playing for Italy in 2012
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| Full name | Daniele De Rossi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Ostia Mare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001– | Roma | 404 | (38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001 | Italy U19 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Italy U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Italy U21 | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004– | Italy | 110 | (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 4 December 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016.
Daniele De Rossi, Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [daˈnjɛːle de ˈrossi]; born 24 July 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Roma and the Italy national team.
De Rossi made his professional debut with Roma during the 2001–02 season, and made his Serie A debut the following year; he has remained with the side ever since. With the club, he has won the Coppa Italia twice and the 2007 Supercoppa Italiana. He was named Serie A Young Footballer of the Year in 2006, and the Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year in 2009.
De Rossi has represented Italy at under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior levels, winning the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, and also represented Italy at the 2004 Olympics, winning a bronze medal. Since his senior international debut in 2004, he has earned 110 caps, and is Italy's sixth-highest capped player of all time. With 19 goals, he is the highest scoring midfielder for Italy post-World War II, and the Italy's all-time second most prolific midfielder behind Adolfo Baloncieri. He was part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup-winning squad and has also participated at UEFA Euro 2008, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012 (finishing in second place), the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup (finishing in third place) the 2014 World Cup, and Euro 2016. De Rossi was named in the Euro 2012 Player of the Tournament for his performances. Along with Mario Balotelli and Giuseppe Rossi, De Rossi is Italy's top scorer in the Confederations Cup, with two goals. In 2009, the French sports magazine L'Équipe named De Rossi as the eighth-best midfielder in the world.
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