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Giampaolo Pazzini
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| Giampaolo Pazzini | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | August 2, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Pescia, Italy | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Center forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Fiorentina | |
| Number | 29 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-2005 2005- |
Atalanta Fiorentina |
51 (12) 76 (19) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004-2007 | Italy Under-21 | 22 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Giampaolo Pazzini (born August 2, 1984 in Pescia) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Fiorentina, having been transferred there from Atalanta in January 2005, with Valeri Bojinov from U.S. Lecce. As a powerful centre-forward, he was considered a natural replacement for former Fiorentina player Luca Toni by coach Cesare Prandelli.
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The high-points of Giampaolo Pazzini's career so far include two goals scored against Juventus keeper, Gianluigi Buffon.
Pazzini is currently a member of the Italy Under-21 team.
Pazzini was included in the first FIFA-sanctioned match at the new Wembley Stadium in a game against England Under-21 on 24 March 2007. The Fiorentina forward set three records in the 3-3 draw: he scored the first goal at the new Wembley Stadium; he scored the the fastest ever goal at Wembley (in both its old and new incarnations), timed at 28 seconds; and he scored the first ever hat-trick at the new Wembley, after 68 minutes.[1]
| Season | Club | Country | Competition | Apps. | Goals |
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| 2003/04 | Atalanta | Italy | Serie B | 39 | 9 |
| 2004/05 | Atalanta | Italy | Serie A | 12 | 3 |
| 2004/05 | Fiorentina | Italy | Serie A | 14 | 3 |
| 2005/06 | Fiorentina | Italy | Serie A | 26 | 5 |
| 2006/07 | Fiorentina | Italy | Serie A | 23 | 7 |
- (Italian) National team stats at FIGC official site
- (Italian) Gazzetta dello Sport player profile
- News about Fiorentina on web
| Preceded by Alberto Gilardino |
Serie A Young Footballer of the Year 2005 |
Succeeded by Daniele De Rossi |
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1 Frey • 2 Krøldrup • 3 Dainelli • 4 Donadel • 5 Gamberini • 6 Potenza • 7 Semioli • 8 Pazienza • 9 Osvaldo • 10 Mutu • 11 Liverani • 12 Lupatelli • 13 Vanden Borre • 14 Lupoli • 15 Mazuch • 16 Hable • 17 Balzaretti • 18 Montolivo • 19 Gobbi • 20 Jørgensen • 21 Ujfaluši • 22 Kuzmanović • 23 Pasqual • 24 Santana • 25 Avramov • 27 Di Carmine • 29 Pazzini • 31 Pazzagli • 32 Vieri • 33 Tagliani • 34 Lepiller • 35 Paolucci • Coach: Prandelli |
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