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Giampaolo Pazzini

Giampaolo Pazzini

NAME:

Giampaolo Pazzini

BORN:

2/8/1984 in Pescia, Italy

POSITION:

ST

CLUB:

Sampdoria

PREVIOUS CLUBS:

Fiorentina, Atalanta

INTERNATIONAL CAPS:

6 (1 goal)

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT:

Italy vs Montenegro 28/3/2009

20 Giampaolo Pazzini

Pazzini progressed through the youth team at Atalanta before making his first senior appearance in 2003.

After impressing early in his career, he moved to Fiorentina at a young age where he often formed a three-pronged front line with Valeri Bojinov and fellow countryman Luca Toni.

But with the arrival of another Italian, Alberto Gilardino, a few years later, Pazzini fell out of favour and moved to his current club Sampdoria in January 2009, where he has formed a lethal partnership with Antonio Cassano.

Renowed for his strength and lethal deadly touch in front of goal, he made his Azzurri debut in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Montenegro, where he found the back of the net in a 2-0 win.


 

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