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Giampaolo Pazzini
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| Personal information |
| Date of birth | 2 August 1984 (1984-08-02) (age 26) |
| Place of birth | Pescia, Italy |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Playing position | Striker |
| Club information |
| Current club | Sampdoria |
| Number | 10 |
| Youth career |
| Atalanta |
| Senior career* |
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2005 | Atalanta | 51 | (12) |
| 2005–2009 | Fiorentina | 108 | (25) |
| 2009– | Sampdoria | 71 | (40) |
| National team‡ |
| 2004–2007 | Italy U-21 | 22 | (5) |
| 2009– | Italy | 14 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010 |
Giampaolo "Pazzo" Pazzini (born August 2, 1984 in
Pescia) is an
Italian footballer who plays for
Serie A club
Sampdoria and the
Italian national team. He is well noted for being the first official goalscorer in the new Wembley Stadium, scoring after 28 seconds. Widely considered to be a World-Class Poacher, Pazzini excels in front of goal; he scored 19 goals in the Serie A 2009-2010 Season to finish 3rd top scorer in the league.
[edit] Club career
[edit] Fiorentina
Pazzini joined
Fiorentina from
Atalanta for around €6.5 million in January 2005. During his
first season he scored 3 goals, including a fine strike against Juventus(the match finished 3–3) but he didn't find space in
Cesare Prandelli's plans as the latter preferred
Luca Toni as the main striker, with Pazzini and
Bojinov acting as second strikers. After the departure of Luca Toni, Pazzini became a starter and he reached to score 9 goals during the
Serie A 2007–08.
With the arrival of former
Milan striker
Alberto Gilardino, Prandelli opted for
Adrian Mutu and Gilardino to form a striking partnership. As a result, Pazzini didn't find enough playing time and on January 14, 2009, he transferred to
Sampdoria.
[edit] Sampdoria
Pazzini training with Sampdoria.
After his first match versus
Palermo, in the next matchday Pazzini found the back of the net for the first time with the
blucerchiati against
Udinese in the
Coppa Italia. He scored his first goal in Serie A with his new team on February 1, 2009 in the match against
Chievo, finished in a 1–1 draw. His rejuvenated form continued when he hit his first brace with Sampdoria in a 3–0 hammering against Italian champions
Internazionale in the Coppa Italia,
[1] and his second consecutive brace arrived in the Serie A encounter against
Roma (2–2). He has combined very well with
Antonio Cassano up front, forming arguably the best offensive partnership in Serie A this season.
Pazzini scored 19 goals in his second season at
Sampdoria making him the 3rd top scorer in the 09-10
Serie A season.
[edit] International career
[edit] Under-21
Pazzini was formerly a member of the
Italy Under-21 team. He holds the record for the first goal and first hat-trick scored at the new
Wembley Stadium, on March 27, 2007 when he scored 3 times in a friendly match against the
England U-21. He also held the record for the fastest goal at the new stadium until
Louis Saha scored after 26 seconds in the 2009 FA Cup Final.
[edit] Senior team
Pazzini received his first cap for
Italy's senior team on 28 March 2009 in a
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against
Montenegro, marking his debut with a goal. Four days later, Pazzini was awarded with a place in the starting line-up against the
Republic of Ireland. Unfortunately his second cap was a less fortunate one as he was
sent off in the second minute of the match for elbowing defender
John O'Shea. He now holds the record for fastest sending off in Italian history.
Pazzini started the friendly against
Northern Ireland at
Pisa on 6 June 2009. He missed a penalty in the 55th minute but Italy still emerged victorious 3–0.
He took part at the
2010 World Cup.
[edit] International goals
Updated to games played March 28, 2009.[2]
[edit] Club statistics
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name | Pazzini, Giampaolo |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | |
| Date of birth | 2 August 1984 |
| Place of birth | Pescia, Italy |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
Montenegro
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