Pablo Rosario

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Pablo Rosario
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Almere City 34 (3)
2016–2021 Jong PSV 43 (7)
2017–2021 PSV 101 (3)
2021– Nice 98 (0)
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 20:00, 1 September 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.

Contents

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
YearTitleRole
2012 The Price of Heaven [1] Himself

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2024. [10] [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Almere City 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 343204 [lower-alpha 1] 0403
Jong PSV 2016–17 Eerste Divisie317317
2016–17 Eerste Divisie120120
Total437437
PSV Eindhoven 2017–18 Eredivisie 140100000150
2018–19 Eredivisie320008 [lower-alpha 2] 11 [lower-alpha 3] 0411
2019–20 Eredivisie262201211 [lower-alpha 3] 0413
2020–21 Eredivisie291308 [lower-alpha 4] 000401
2021–22 Eredivisie0000100010
Total101360292201385
Nice 2021–22 Ligue 1 36040400
2022–23 Ligue 1310008 [lower-alpha 5] 0390
2023–24 Ligue 128030310
2024–25 Ligue 130000030
Total9807080001130
Career total276131503726033415
  1. Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201810
Total10

Honours

PSV

Nice

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