Gabriel Paletta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Alejandro Paletta | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Milan | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Banfield | 42 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Liverpool | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Boca Juniors | 59 | (5) |
| 2010–2015 | Parma | 131 | (6) |
| 2015– | Milan | 40 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Atalanta (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2014 |
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Gabriel Alejandro Paletta (pronounced [paˈletta]; born 15 February 1986) is an Argentine-born Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Milan and the Italy national team.
Paletta is capable of playing as a left-sided centre-back in both a three or four-man defence. He is good in possession and an attentive man-marker, although he is primarily known for his composure, aerial ability and heading accuracy; he has also drawn criticism at times for being error-prone.
Born in Argentina to parents of Italian descent, Paletta represented his birth nation at the under-20 level, participating in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. He started all seven matches as Argentina won the title. In 2014, Paletta was called up to the Italy national team and made his debut in a friendly against Spain. He represented Italy at the FIFA World Cup later that year.
Paletta came through the youth divisions of Banfield and reached the first team in 2005. When Banfield qualified for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, they altered their 25-man squad for the event to include Paletta and immediately threw him into action against the Colombian team Independiente Medellín. Paletta played well and Banfield progressed, but Paletta was to play no further part in the tournament after being called up to the Argentina under-20 team to participate in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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