Giampaolo Pazzini
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giampaolo Pazzini[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Pescia, Italy | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2003 |
Atalanta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2005 |
Atalanta | 51 | (12) |
2005–2009 | Fiorentina | 108 | (25) |
2009–2011 |
Sampdoria | 75 | (36) |
2011–2012 | Inter Milan | 50 | (16) |
2012–2015 |
AC Milan | 74 | (21) |
2015–2020 |
Verona | 128 | (49) |
2018 | → Levante (loan) | 9 | (1) |
Total | 495 | (160) | |
International career | |||
1999–2002 | Italy U16 | 12 | (4) |
2002 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Italy U19 | 9 | (6) |
2004–2007 | Italy U21 | 22 | (5) |
2009–2012 | Italy | 25 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Giampaolo Pazzini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒamˈpaːolo patˈtsiːni]; born 2 August 1984), nicknamed Il Pazzo ("The Madman") after his surname, is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a striker.
He spent most of his career in
A former Italian international, Pazzini earned a total of 25 caps and represented his nation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Fiorentina
Pazzini joined
With the arrival of former
Sampdoria
As a result of limited first team opportunities, Pazzini agreed a move to
After his first match, against
On 26 September, he scores the winner-goal in a match against Inter.[11] Winning this game, Sampdoria can lead the table for the first time since 1991.[11]
Inter Milan
Pazzini joined Italian champions
Pazzini began the
AC Milan
After being transfer listed by the Nerazzurri,[14] Pazzini joined AC Milan on 22 August 2012,[15] in exchange for Antonio Cassano and a €7.5 million compensation in favour of the Nerazzurri. (Pazzini tagged for €13 million and Cassano for €5.5 million.)[16][17]
On 24 August 2012, Pazzini told La Gazzetta dello Sport of what occurred at Inter: "I dream about being a deciding factor in a derby and in many other matches. I could say some things but the row would go on for days and I just don't feel like it. The night before the summer training camp I had a phone call telling me I was out of the team," he revealed, "and the following day I was told: 'You won't be playing in any of the friendlies', but it wasn't Stramaccioni. I was getting bad vibes, but now I'm looking to the future." I'm really motivated because I'm coming out of a negative year," explained Pazzini. "I really want to get things together and get back to being the player I was five months ago, at international level too. I dream of getting a call from Prandelli." Regarding the swap that brought Cassano to Inter, Pazzini stated, "Antonio and I have been friends since our days at Sampdoria. When I read about this deal on the front page of a paper I called him and joked: 'See, these days you need me to get your name onto the front page...' But during the training camp at Inter, it was Pazzini who announced his imminent departure to the fans. "It wasn't an outburst of any kind, I was calm and cool. I made a few statements," he explained, "because I already knew all about it. I read that I had been thrown out of the squad after that statement, but it isn't true. I had already made up my mind, and that statement was spontaneous. I hadn't been expecting it, but they made the decision and I accepted it. AC Milan are the best and I can hold my head up high."[18]
On 1 September, on his second appearance but first full-debut, Pazzini netted a hat-trick in Milan's 3–1 victory over Bologna,
On 24 May 2015, Pazzini scored his
Verona
Upon the expiration of his Milan contract in the summer of 2015, Pazzini moved on a free transfer to
On 31 January 2018, Pazzini joined Spanish
On 15 December 2019, at the age of 35, Pazzini scored his first goal in Serie A since 30 October 2017, from the penalty spot, which helped his team to come back from behind and achieve a 3–3 home draw against
.International career
Under-21
Pazzini was formerly a member of the Italy under-21 team. On 24 March 2007, he scored the first goal and first hat-trick at the new Wembley Stadium in a 3–3 friendly draw with England.[27]
Senior team
Pazzini made his debut with the
He took part at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
On 3 June 2011, two years after his debut, he scored his second goal with the national team in a qualifying game against Estonia.
Personal life
In 2011, Pazzini married Silvia Slitti, who he had been engaged to ten years previously.
Media
Pazzini features in
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atalanta
|
2003–04 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 9 | |
2004–05 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 16 | 6 | ||
Total | 51 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | 56 | 15 | ||
Fiorentina | 2004–05 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
2005–06 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 32 | 8 | ||
2006–07 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | 9 | ||
2007–08 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 12 | |
2008–09 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Total | 108 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 134 | 33 | |
Sampdoria
|
2008–09 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 15 |
2009–10 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | 39 | 21 | ||
2010–11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 12 | |
Total | 75 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 89 | 48 | |
Inter Milan | 2010–11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 |
2011–12 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 8 | |
Total | 50 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 19 | |
Milan
|
2012–13
|
30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 16 |
2013–14
|
18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
2014–15
|
26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
Total | 74 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 24 | |
Hellas Verona
|
2015–16
|
30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | |
2016–17 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 23 | ||
2017–18
|
19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 31 | 13 | ||
2019–20
|
15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | ||
Total | 128 | 49 | 7 | 1 | — | 135 | 50 | ||
Levante (loan) | 2017–18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Career total | 495 | 158 | 40 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 569 | 190 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Italy | 2009 | 5 | 1 |
2010 | 9 | 0 | |
2011 | 9 | 3 | |
2012 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 4 |
International goals
Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pazzini goal.[34]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 March 2009 | Podgorica Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 1 | Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 3 June 2011 | Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena, Italy | 17 | Estonia | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
3 | 6 September 2011 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy | 21 | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
4 | 11 November 2011 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław , Poland |
22 | Poland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly
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Honours
Club
Inter Milan
- 2010–11[33]
International
Italy U-19
- 2003
Individual
- Serie A Young Footballer of the Year: 2005[36]
- Serie B top goalscorer: 2016–17[37]
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Giampaolo Pazzini". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "La scheda tecnica di Giampaolo Pazzini". ilcalciomagazine.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Enrico Currò (15 February 2014). "Milan, l'appello di Balotelli. Con Pazzini per battere l'Atletico". repubblica.it (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ ACF Fiorentina Report and Accounts on 31 December 2007 (in Italian)
- ^ ACF Fiorentina Report and Accounts on 31 December 2009 (in Italian)
- ^ UC Sampdoria Report and Accounts on 31 December 2009 (in Italian)
- ^ "Giampaolo Pazzini Thrilled With Sampdoria's Coppa Italia Triumph". Goal.com. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- ^ "Garrone: "Cassano-Pazzini come Vialli-Mancini"" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. 26 April 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Calcio Debate: Giampaolo Pazzini Proved He Is Italy's Best Striker Despite Sampdoria Champions League Exit". Goal.
- ^ a b Alberto Cerruti (27 September 2009). "Pazzini PER LA SAMP Inter battuta I blucerchiati soli in testa". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
- ^ Relazione sulla Gestione of UC Sampdoria Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010
- ^ "Welcome to Inter, Giampaolo Pazzini!". inter.it. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Pazzini prepared to wait for move". 19 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Giampaolo Pazzini is now officially a Milan player". 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "AC Milan and Inter agree terms over Pazzini-Cassano swap". 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "RELAZIONE E BILANCIO AL 31 DICEMBRE 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). AC Milan. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Pazzini: A.C. Milan are the best, Inter killed me off". english.gazzetta.it. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Bologna 1–3 AC Milan: Pazzini hat-trick sees off stubborn hosts". Goal.com. 1 September 2012.
- ^ "From Pippo to Pazzo". Football-Italia.com. 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Galliani Won Over By Pazzini". Football-Italia.com. 2 September 2012.
- ^ "AC Milan 4–2 Catania: Quick-fire Pazzini double maintains Champions League charge". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ a b Alessandra Gozzini (24 May 2015). "Milan-Torino 3-0: 2 gol di El Shaarawy, Pazzini fa 100, Ventura fuori dall'Europa". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Hellas Verona y Levante UD pactan la cesión de Giampaolo Pazzini" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane said he was "disgusted" with his side after they conceded an 89th-minute equaliser against Levante". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Franculli, Lorenzo (15 December 2019). "Il Pazzo is back! A 35 anni ritrova il gol in A che mancava dal 2017. "Ora una grande stagione"" [Il Pazzo is back! At 35 he scores for the first time since 2017]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "BBC SPORT - Football - Internationals - England U21s draw Wembley cracker". 24 March 2007.
- ^ a b "Wedding Bells for Giampaolo and Silvia". 7msport.com. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Arriva baby Pazzini". vanityfair.it (in Italian). Vanity Fair. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ Adriano Della Corte (29 July 2011). "FIFA 12: Giampaolo Pazzini sulla boxart italiana". everyeye.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Giampaolo Pazzini - A.C. Milan Profile". A.C. Milan. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Giampolo Pazzini". ESPN FC. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Italy - G. Pazzini". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Giampaolo Pazzini - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Giampaolo Pazzini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Oscar, solo Gilardino e Juve". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 23 January 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Happy birthday, Giampaolo Pazzini". Football Italia. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
External links
- Giampaolo Pazzini at ESPN FC
- Profile on sampdoria.it (in Italian)
- Profile Archived 27 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine on FIGC.it (in Italian)
- Giampaolo Pazzini at FootballDatabase.eu