Pablo Rosario
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Paulinho Rosario | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almere City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | DWS | ||
| 2010–2014 | Ajax | ||
| 2014–2015 | Almere City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Almere City | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of (14:27, 23 March 2016 (UTC)) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of (14:27, 23 March 2016 (UTC)) | |||
Pablo Paulinho Rosario (born 7 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer of Dominican descent who currently plays for Almere City FC in the Eerste Divisie and the Netherlands national under-19 team as a midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Rosario began his football career in the youth ranks of his local club AFC DWS. In 2012 Dutch broadcasting company HUMAN released the documentary film The Price of Heaven which follows Rosario from the period in which he captained the D1 squad of DWS.[1][2]
Having been sensationalized as the next Ronaldo by the media, Rosario is confronted with the choice of joining the youth academies of either Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV, the top three clubs in the country. Rosario eventually decides for Ajax and in 2010 he joined the B2 squad (under-16) under coach Orlando Trustfull.[3]
Almere City
In 2014 Rosario transferred to Ajax partner club Almere City FC. On 7 August 2015 he made his debut for the first team in the Eerste Divisie, the 2nd tier of professional football in the Netherlands, in a 3–3 draw at home against VVV-Venlo. He was subbed on by head coach Maarten Stekelenburg in the 59th minute for Soufyan Ahannach.[4]
International career
Having dual citizenship, Rosario is eligible to represent both the Netherlands as well as the Dominican Republic at senior level. He made his international debut playing for the Netherlands under-16 side in a friendly match against Austria U-16 on 9 February 2013. On 12 November 2015 he made his debut for the Netherlands U19 in a 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against England U19 which ended in a 2–2 draw.[5]
Career statistics
Club performance
- As of 20 March 2016.[6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2015–16 | Almere City | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Total | Netherlands | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 18 March 2016.[7]
References
- ^ De Prijs van de Hemel NPO Gemist, 7 June 2012
- ^ Uitgelicht: Pablo Rosario, Jupiler League, 4 November 2015
- ^ Voetbaltalent vindt weg omhoog De Volkskrant, 16 mei 2012
- ^ Wedstrijdverslag Almere City FC - VVV-Venlo bij Soccerway
- ^ "Speler: Pablo Rosario". OnsOranje. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ "Pablo Rosario Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Pablo Rosario - Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
External links
- Netherlands U19 stats at OnsOranje