Andrea Dossena

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Andrea Dossena
Personal information
Full name Andrea Dossena
Date of birth 11 September 1981 (1981-09-11) (age 30)
Place of birth Lodi, Italy
Height 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Napoli
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2005 Verona 99 (3)
2005–2006 Treviso 21 (0)
2006–2008 Udinese 63 (2)
2008–2010 Liverpool 18 (2)
2010– Napoli 58 (1)
National team‡
2000–2001 Italy U-20 4 (0)
2007– Italy 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2009

Andrea Dossena (born 11 September 1981 in Lodi) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for S.S.C. Napoli.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad. He made his Serie A debut on 18 November 2001, city derby against Chievo.[2]

Italian Serie A team Treviso signed Dossena in a co-ownership deal in 2005, which promoted due to Caso Genoa.[3]

[edit] Udinese

Udinese signed him in 2006 in a co-ownership with Treviso, which became permanent in June 2007. He was given the number 2 jersey and made 63 appearances in the two seasons with Udinese, scoring 2 league goals along the way.[4]

In October 2007, he was awarded an improved contract which last until 30 June 2012.[5]

[edit] Liverpool

On 4 July 2008, Liverpool confirmed the signing of Dossena on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £7 million, becoming the second Italian to play for the club, behind Daniele Padelli.[6][7][8]

Dossena was signed as a direct replacement for John Arne Riise who left for Roma.[1] On July 10, 2008, it was announced that Dossena would wear the number 2 shirt.[9] His debut for Liverpool came on 16 August in the 1–0 Premier League win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The start to his career at Liverpool was marked by poor form and he was unsatisfied with his performances, telling The Guardian:

"I am not fully happy with my level. I must now get to a high level and maintain that, but first I have to battle to win selection. I am learning all the time".[10]

Dossena reinforced that he was committed to the club and explained that he was having difficulties adjusting because the pace of English football was significantly different from what he had experienced in Serie A. Despite his largely unimpressive performances, he received more opportunities to prove himself in the first team as Fábio Aurélio, Liverpool's favoured left back, suffered an injury in late November.[11] He lost his first team slot with Aurelio's return from injury combined with the emergence of Emiliano Insúa. He scored his first goal for Liverpool on 10 March 2009 against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League after coming on as a substitute.[12] He scored his first goal in the Premier League four days later, on 14 March in the 4-1 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[13] He scored both goals playing as an auxiliary left-winger as a late substitute in both games.

[edit] Napoli

On 8 January 2010, Dossena signed for S.S.C. Napoli in a four year contract and he was given the number eight shirt[14] The fee quoted was €4.25 million and Andriy Voronin left on the same day.[15] He made his debut for Napoli on 13 January 2010 in a Coppa Italia match against Juventus.[16] His Serie A debut for Napoli came on 17 January 2010 in the 0–0 against Palermo at the San Paolo Stadium.[17]

[edit] International career

Dossena played for the Italy U-20 team from 2000 to 2001, earning four caps. He made his first appearance for Italy in a friendly against South Africa on 17 October 2007. Dossena won his second international cap when he came on at half-time during Italy's 2–2 draw with Austria on 20 August 2008. He scored an own goal to put Italy 3–0 down against Brazil in a Confederations Cup match on 21 June 2009.[18]

[edit] Statistics

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Serie A Coppa Italia - Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App  Goals App Goals App Goals
Verona
(Serie A)		 01-02 2 0 - - - - - - 2 0
02-03 21 1 3 0 - - - - 24 1
03-04 37 1 1 0 - - - - 38 1
04-05 39 1 3 0 - - - - 42 1
05-06 - - 1 0 - - - - 1 0
Total 99 3 8 0 – – – – 107 3
Treviso
(Serie A)		 05-06 21 0 - - - - - - 21 0
Total 21 0 – – – – – – 21 0
Udinese
(Serie A)		 06-07 28 0 2 0 - - - - 30 0
07-08 35 2 1 0 - - - - 36 2
Total 63 2 3 0 – – – – 66 2
Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Liverpool
(Premier League)		 2008–09 16 1 2 0 1 0 7 1 26 2
2009–10 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
Total 18 1 2 0 2 0 9 1 31 2
Serie A Coppa Italia - Europe Total
Napoli
(Serie A)		 2009–10 10 0 1 0 - - - - 11 0
2010–11 33 1 0 0 - - 6 0 39 1 –
Total 58 1 1 0 – – 6 0 65 1
Career Totals 244 7 14 0 2 0 15 1 275 8

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "First Team Profile". Liverpoolfc.tv. 2008-07-04. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/dossena/. Retrieved 2008-07-08. 
  2. ^ Gazzetta dello Sport 2007–08 Profile (Italian)
  3. ^ "Livorno to bank on Bakayoko". UEFA.com. 2005-08-18. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=327505.html. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 
  4. ^ Andrea Dossena Football Profile, Eurosport. Retrieved on 2008-07-12.
  5. ^ "CALCIO, UDINESE: IN QUATTRO RINNOVANO FINO AL 2012" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 2007-10-12. http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-udinese-in-quattro-rinnovano-fino-al/2601922. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  6. ^ "Reds Closing On Dossena Deal". LFC.tv. 2008-06-26. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N160322080626-1526.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
  7. ^ "Dossena Signs Four-Year Deal". Liverpoolfc.tv. 2008-07-04. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N160419080704-1549.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
  8. ^ "Liverpool secure deal for Dossena". BBC. 2008-07-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7475953.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
  9. ^ "Dossena Takes Number 2 Shirt". Liverpoolfc.tv. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N160486080710-1458.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-10. 
  10. ^ Johnston, Neil (2008-11-07). "Dossena admits to bad start with Liverpool". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/nov/07/liverpool-premier-league. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
  11. ^ Barrett, Tony (2008-12-01). "Andrea Dossena: I'll keep working to prove myself at Liverpool FC". Liverpool Echo. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2008/12/01/andrea-dossena-i-ll-keep-working-to-prove-myself-at-liverpool-fc-100252-22374541/. Retrieved 2008-12-13. .
  12. ^ McNulty, Phil (2009-03-10). Liverpool 4-0 R Madrid (agg 5-0). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2009-03-11.
  13. ^ "Man Utd 1-4 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 2009-03-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7922069.stm. Retrieved 2009-03-14. 
  14. ^ "Official: Dossena is a Napoli's player". SSCNapoli.it. 2010-01-08. http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render_e.aspx?Lang=en-US&root=707&fwd=3019&content=0. Retrieved 2010-01-15. 
  15. ^ Paul Eaton (2010-01-09). "Dossena leaves, Voronin latest". Liverpool FC Official Site. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/dossena-leaves-voronin-latest. Retrieved 2010-05-04. 
  16. ^ "Juventus-Napoli 3–0". SSCNapoli.it. 2010-01-13. http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render_e.aspx?Lang=en-US&root=707&fwd=3036&content=0. Retrieved 2010-01-15. 
  17. ^ "Napoli-Palermo 0–0". SSCNapoli.it. 2010-01-17. http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render_e.aspx?root=707&fwd=3046&content=0. Retrieved 2010-01-18. 
  18. ^ "Italy 0–3 Brazil". BBC Sport. 2009-06-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8109263.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-02. 

[edit] External links

Italy squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Italy
S.S.C. Napoli – current squad
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