Dani Osvaldo

Dani Osvaldo
Osvaldo with Italy in 2012
Personal information
Full name Pablo Daniel Osvaldo
Date of birth (1986-01-12) 12 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Lanús, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1995–1999 Lanús
1999–2000 Banfield
2000–2005 Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Huracán 33 (11)
2006 Atalanta 3 (1)
2006–2007 Lecce 31 (8)
2007–2009 Fiorentina 21 (5)
2009–2010 Bologna 25 (3)
2010 → Espanyol (loan) 20 (7)
2010–2011 Espanyol 24 (13)
2011–2013 Roma 56 (27)
2013–2015 Southampton 13 (3)
2014 → Juventus (loan) 11 (1)
2014–2015 → Internazionale (loan) 12 (5)
2015 → Boca Juniors (loan) 11 (3)
2015–2016 Porto 7 (1)
2016 Boca Juniors 3 (0)
2020 Banfield 2 (0)
Total 272 (88)
International career
2007–2008 Italy U21 12 (2)
2011–2014 Italy 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Daniel "Dani" Osvaldo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːni oˈzvaldo]; born 12 January 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born and raised in Argentina, Osvaldo represented the Italy national team internationally.[2]

Osvaldo began his career at Huracán in 2005 and the following year moved to Italy in a co-ownership deal between Serie B clubs Atalanta and Lecce, later playing in the top flight for Fiorentina and Bologna. After a loan to RCD Espanyol, he joined the Spanish club on a permanent basis before earning a return to Italy to Roma for an initial fee of €15 million in 2011. He spent two seasons at the club and was then signed by Southampton, where he spent most of his time out on loan, at Juventus, Internazionale and Boca Juniors, before joining Porto. He returned to Boca in January 2016, but was later sacked by the club in May.

Osvaldo qualified to represent Italy through his ancestry, having played initially for the nation's under-21 team before making his senior debut in 2011.

At times, Osvaldo has been disciplined for having participated in various ferocious incidents with opponents, teammates and managers.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Goal – FC Internazionale Pablo Daniel Osvaldo". Goal.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Pablo Daniel Osvaldo - Goal.com". goal.com. 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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