Pablo Rosario

Pablo Rosario

Rosario with Nice in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Paulino Rosario
Date of birth	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nice
Number	8
Youth career
2007–2008	AVV Swift
2008	Feyenoord
2008–2010	DWS
2010–2014	Ajax
2014–2015	Almere City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Almere City	34	(3)
2016–2021	Jong PSV	43	(7)
2017–2021	PSV	101	(3)
2021–	Nice	109	(1)
International career‡
2013	Netherlands U16	3	(0)
2015	Netherlands U19	2	(0)
2016	Netherlands U20	8	(0)
2017	Netherlands U21	11	(0)
2018	Netherlands	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 7 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Pablo Paulino Rosario (born 7 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice. He has made one appearance for the Netherlands national team in 2018.

Club career

Early career

Born in the Netherlands to parents from the Dominican Republic, Rosario began his football career in the youth ranks of AVV Swift, followed by a brief stint with Feyenoord, before joining his local club 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 under-13 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 decided 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's partner club Almere City. On 7 August 2015, he made his debut for the first team in the Eerste Divisie, the second 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]

PSV

On 25 July 2016, Pablo Rosario signed a four-year deal for Dutch club PSV. ^[5]

Nice

On 27 July 2021, Pablo Rosario signed for French club Nice. ^[6]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Rosario is of Dominican descent. ^[7] 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. ^[8]

Rosario earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018. ^[9] He made his international debut in a friendly against Belgium on 16 October, coming on as a half-time substitute.

Filmography

Documentary

Year	Title	Role
2012	The Price of Heaven [1]	Himself

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024. ^{[10] [11]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Almere City	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	34	3	2	0	—		4 [a]	0	40	3
Jong PSV	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	31	7	—		—		—		31	7
	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	Total		43	7	—		—		—		43	7
PSV Eindhoven	2017–18	Eredivisie	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2018–19	Eredivisie	32	0	0	0	8 [b]	1	1 [c]	0	41	1
	2019–20	Eredivisie	26	2	2	0	12	1	1 [c]	0	41	3
	2020–21	Eredivisie	29	1	3	0	8 [d]	0	0	0	40	1
	2021–22	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		101	3	6	0	29	2	2	0	138	5
Nice	2021–22	Ligue 1	36	0	4	0	—		—		40	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	31	0	0	0	8 [e]	0	—		39	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	28	0	3	0	—		—		31	0
	2024–25	Ligue 1	14	1	0	0	5 [d]	1	—		19	2
	Total		109	1	7	0	13	1	0	0	129	2
Career total			287	14	15	0	42	3	6	0	350	17

1. Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of matches played on 16 October 2018

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2018	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2017–18

Nice

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22 ^[12]

References

1. "De prijs van de hemel". NPO Start (in Dutch). June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
2. "Uitgelicht: Pablo Rosario". Jupiler League (in Dutch). 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
3. Voetbaltalent vindt weg omhoog De Volkskrant, 16 mei 2012
4. Wedstrijdverslag Almere City FC - VVV-Venlo bij Soccerway
5. "Rosario joins PSV from Almere City FC". PSV.nl. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
6. "Pablo Rosario leaves PSV for OGC Nice". www.psv.nl. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
7. "Sangre dominicana en la nueva selección de Holanda: el volante Pablo Rosario". 17 October 2018.
8. "Speler: Pablo Rosario". OnsOranje. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
9. "Koeman happy with emerging Netherlands talents". football-oranje.com. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
10. "Pablo Rosario". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
11. Pablo Rosario at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
12. "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport . 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

External links

• Profile at the OGC Nice website
• Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
• Pablo Rosario – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
• Pablo Rosario – UEFA competition record ( archive )