Giuseppe Rossi
Rossi in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Giuseppe Rossi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Teaneck, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Celta (on loan from Fiorentina) |
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| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Clifton Stallions | ||
| 2000–2004 | Parma | ||
| 2004 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Manchester United | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Parma (loan) | 19 | (9) |
| 2007–2013 | Villarreal | 136 | (54) |
| 2013– | Fiorentina | 33 | (16) |
| 2016 | → Levante (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2016– | → Celta (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Italy U16 | 5 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Italy U17 | 14 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Italy U21 | 16 | (5) |
| 2008 | Italy Olympic team | 6 | (6) |
| 2008– | Italy | 30 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:24, 26 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2014 |
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Giuseppe Rossi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈrossi]; born 1 February 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Celta de Vigo, on loan from Fiorentina, and the Italy national team.
Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, he began his career with the Clifton Mustangs in nearby Clifton, New Jersey, but joined the youth team of Italian club Parma at the age of 12. When he was 17, he was signed by English club Manchester United, but he was unable to break into the first team; after loan spells with Newcastle United and back at Parma, he signed for Spanish club Villarreal in 2007. After five-and-a-half years with Villarreal, he returned to Italy, signing for Fiorentina in January 2013. In January 2016, he was sent on loan to Spanish club Levante.
Due to his prolific performances in the Spanish La Liga, Rossi earned the nickname Pepito Rossi, a reference to his namesake Paolo Rossi, who was nicknamed Pablito following his goalscoring performances in Italy's victorious 1982 FIFA World Cup campaign in Spain.
At international level, Rossi represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Along with Mario Balotelli and Daniele De Rossi, he is Italy's all-time top scorer in the FIFA Confederations Cup, with 2 goals.
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