Profile Football Stars: Mar 6, 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Alessandro Del Piero

Profile Football Stars | Alessandro Del Piero | Del Piero usually plays as a supporting-striker and occasionally Between the midfield and the strikers, known in Italy as the "trequartista" position. Del Piero has Become famous over the years for scoring from a special "Del Piero Zone" ("alla Del Piero goal"), approaching from the left flank and curling a precise lob into the far top corner of the goal. Del Piero holds the all-time goalscoring record at Juventus. Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale Omri is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer WHO plays for Serie A club Juventus, of the which he is also the club captain. In the year 2000, Del Piero was the world's best-paid football player from salary, bonuses and advertising revenue. On 6 April 2008, Alessandro Del Piero Became the all-time highest-capped Juventus player, ahead of Juve legend Gaetano Scirea.

Del Piero is the son of Gino, an electrician, and Bruna, a housekeeper. While playing for the local youth team of San Vendemiano since the age of 7, Del Piero used to play as a Goalkeeper Because Could he play football a lot more that way. It was while playing with his local side of San Vendemiano in 1988 That Del Piero was first spotted by scouts - he left home at the young age of 13 to play in the youth side of Padova Calcio.

With the Turin club, he won the Serie A championship seven times (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006), the Champions League (1996), and the Intercontinental Cup (1996). On 5 February 2011, with his substitution against Cagliari, Alessandro Del Piero Juventus Became the most capped player, edging out former Juventus legend Giampiero Boniperti. On 24 May 2011, Del Piero and Juventus played against Manchester United at Old Trafford in a friendly match being former England defender Gary Neville's testimonial match. Juventus confirmed on 18 October 2011 That 2011-12 season would be Del Piero's last with the club.

Del Piero is currently Italy's fourth all-time leading scorer. Del Piero competed with fan favorite Roberto Baggio for a spot on the 1998 FIFA World Cup final roster while struggling to recover from injury suffered during the 1998 Champions League final with Juventus. Del Piero was called up to Italy's squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 Championship in Austria and Switzerland. Italy qualified through the group stage in second-place behind Holland, eliminating Romania and France.

Personal information
Full name Alessandro Del Piero
Date of birth 9 November 1974 (age 37)
Place of birth Conegliano, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club Juventus
Number 10

Youth career
1981-1988 San Vendemiano
Padova 1988-1993
Juventus 1993-1994

Senior career
years Team
1991-1993 Padova 14 (1)
1993 - Juventus 503 (205)

National team
1991 Italy U-17 3 (1)
1993-1996 Italy U-21 11 (3)
1995-2008 Italy 91 (27)

Honours

Club
Juventus

Serie A (5): 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03

    (won two more: 2004-05, 2005-06, taken in Calciopoli.)
    Serie B (1): 2006-2007
    Supercoppa Italiana (4): 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003
    Coppa Italia (1): 1994-95
    UEFA Champions League (1): 1995-96
    UEFA Super Cup (1): 1996
    UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999
    Intercontinental Cup (1): 1996

Italy
    FIFA World Cup (1): 2006
    UEFA European Under-21 Championship (2): 1994, 1996
    UEFA European Championship, Runner-up: 2000

Individual
    ESM Team of the Year (3): 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98
    Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player: 1996
    European Footballer of the Year Under-21: 1996
    UEFA Champions League topscorer: 1997-98
    Best Loved Football Player: 2001, 2008
    FIFA 100
    Golden Foot to career: 2007
    Serie B - topscorer: 2007 (20 goals)
    Scirea Award to career: 2008
    Oscar AIC - Italian Footballer ot the Year (2): 1998, 2008
    Serie A - Top scorer: 2008 (21 goals)
    USSI Silver Ball: 2008
    Soccer Globe Award: 2011
    Oscar AIC - Award to Career: 2011

Records
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer (285 goals)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer of the Champions League (45)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer of UEFA Competitions (53)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer International competitions (54)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer in the Italian championships (181)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer Italian Super Cup (3)
    All-Time Juventus Serie A appearances holder: (441)
    Juventus All-Time Appearances holder in the UEFA club competitions: (115)
    Juventus All-Time Appearances holder in international competitions: (120)
    Juventus All-Time leader in appearances (688)
    Latest goal from kickoff in a FIFA World Cup match (121st minute)
    Most Participations in UEFA European Championships (4) (Tied with 5 others)

Orders
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    5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2000
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    Collar of Merit Sports: 2006
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    4th Class / Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2006

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Profile Football Stars | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | Scoring twice in his first three games for the club, Oxlade-Chamberlain Became the youngest English goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League history and has also claimed a regular place in the England Under-21s team. Mark David Alexander "Alex" Oxlade-Chamberlain Often nicknamed "The Ox", is an English footballer plays for Arsenal WHO as a winger. After rising to prominence with Southampton during the 2010-11 season, he signed for Arsenal in August 2011.

During the match he scored the second goal of Southampton's 2-0 victory, his first senior goal. On 20 August 2010, Shortly after his 17th birthday, Oxlade-Chamberlain signed his first professional contract lasting for three years. Oxlade-Chamberlain finished the season with 10 goals and was named in the PFA League One Team of the Year for the 2010-11 season.

Still at Southampton when Their 2011-12 season started on 6 August, on 8 August 2011 it was Announced That Oxlade-Chamberlain had signed for Premier League club Arsenal. On 20 September 2011, Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first goal for Arsenal in the 58th minute of a League Cup match against Shrewsbury Town, with a drive from 25 yards. Arsenal won 3-1. Oxlade-Chamberlain started his first Premier League match for Arsenal in a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at the Emirates on 22 January 2012, contributing an assist to a Robin van Persie goal. On 4 February 2012, Oxlade-Chamberlain Celebrated his first two goals in a Premier League home game against Blackburn Rovers finished the which 7-1 to Arsenal.

Oxlade-Chamberlain was called up to England Under-18 squad for the match against Poland the which took place on 16 November 2010 at Adams Park. England won the match 3-0 and Oxlade-Chamberlain played the first 45 minutes before he was substituted. England lost the match 1-0 with the Italians scoring from a penalty two minutes from time On 10 November 2011, Chamberlain put in another man of the match performance as The Young Lions trounced Iceland again, this time 5 -0, to REMAIN top of Group 8.

Personal information
Full name Mark David Alexander
Oxlade-Chamberlain
Date of birth 15 August 1993 (age 18)
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger

Club information
Current club Arsenal
Number 15

Youth career
2000-2010 Southampton

Senior career
Years Team s)
2010-2011 Southampton 36 (9)
2011 - Arsenal 8 (2)

National team
2010 England U18 1 (0)
2011 - England U19 3 (0)
2011 - England U21 8 (4)

Honours

Individual
PFA Team of the Year: 2010-11 League One

Chu-Young Park

Profile Football Stars | Chu-Young Park | Park scored two against China, three against Ukraine, two against Algeria, and two against Japan as Korea won the tournament. Park also participated in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he scored a goal from a free kick against Nigeria. Park Chu-Young is a South Korean footballer plays for Arsenal WHO in the Premier League and the South Korean national team.

In 2005, Park joined the K-League, where he signed with FC Seoul. Later on in 2006, he joined the South Korean Olympic football team for the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, where he had a great start by scoring two goals against Bangladesh. Just as the 2007 K-League kicked off, Park began the season by scoring 10 goals in 11 matches (including Cup games). Due to the injury he was placed in the reserves for the South Korea national team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, but he did not recover from injury in time, nor were any of the forwards picked for the South Korea national football team injured or underperformed at the training camp or friendly matches, the which resulted in a cut from the South Korea national football team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

The game ended 2-0, and Park was named as the Man of the Match. On February 13, 2011, Park scored his seventh goal of the season in a 3-1 win over FC Lorient. Thirteen days later, Park scored a brace in a 2-2 home draw over SM Caen. On 30 August 2011, English Premier League club Arsenal confirmed the signing of Park.

By the end of the year Park had scored 3 goals and 4 assists, had made with the South Korea. On 17 June 2010, Park scored an own goal in a 4-1 defeat to Argentina at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The final score was 2-1 to Uruguay WHO then advanced to the quarter-finals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, eliminating South Korea. The team was led by former national team captain Hong Myung-Bo. Park did not play in the first game against North Korea, the which ended in a 0-1 loss. He CAME off the bench in the next game against Jordan, the which South Korea won 4-0. In the quarterfinal match against Uzbekistan, Park was once again Influential in leading Korea to victory.

Park scored his third goal of the tournament a few minutes into the first period of extra time, after the teams played to a 1-1 draw in normal time. South Korea eventually won the game 3-1, and Park was substituted in the 108th minute. Although Park played in the semifinal match against UAE, he was Unable to find the net and South Korea lost 0-1 after UAE scored in the last minute of extra time. In the bronze medal game against Iran, Park scored his fourth goal of the tournament. Trailing 3-1 with South Korea, Park tapped in the ball from a cross to bring the score to 3-2. South Korea eventually won 4-3 to secure the bronze medal, with two goals from Ji Dong-Won. Park has had a tremendous start to South Korea individual's 2014 World Cup Qualification campaign, scoring in every game's Thus far for a total of five goals in three games.

Personal information
Full name Chu-Young Park
Date of birth 10 July 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth Daegu, South Korea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club Arsenal
Number 9

Youth career
Zico FC 2002-2003
2003-2005 FC Seoul
senior career

Years Team
2005-2008 FC Seoul 69 (23)
2008-2011 Monaco 91 (25)
2011 - Arsenal 1 (0)

National team
2003-2005 South Korea U-20 26 (18)
2007-2010 South Korea U-23 21 (8)
2005 - South Korea 58 (23)

Honours

Club
FC Seoul
     K-League Cup Winners (1): 2006

AS Monaco
     Coupe de France runner-up (1): 2009-10

International
     AFC U-19 Championship: 2004
     Qatar Youth Championship: 2004
     East Asian Football Championship: 2008

Individual
Youth
     Daegu MBC U-18 Championship top scorer: 2003
     Keumgangdaegi U-18 Championship top scorer: 2003
     President's U-18 Championship top scorer: 2003
     Autumn's U-18 Championship top scorer: 2003

Club
     K-League Rookie of the Year: 2005
     K-League Best XI: 2005
     South Korean Golden Ball: 2005
     South Korean Golden Shoe: 2005
     South Korea's Most Popular Player: 2005, 2006

International
     AFC U-19 Championship MVP: 2004
     AFC U-19 Championship top scorer: 2004
     Qatar Youth Championship MVP: 2004
     Qatar Youth Championship top scorer: 2004
     AFC Asian Young Footballer of the Year: 2004

Philippe Mexes

Profile Football Stars | Philippe Mexes | Mexes was signed to a four-year contract by Rome in June 2004. Mexes was suspended but later the ban was temporarily lifted. Philippe Mexes is a French professional footballer WHO plays as a center back for Italian Serie A club Milan and for the French national team.

Mexes played his first Serie A match on 12 September 2004 against Fiorentina. Roma's transfer misconduct in the purchase of Mexes led to the club's being suspended in 2005 from signing players other than free agents, but the ban temporarily lifted in August. Mexes played nine out of a possible ten games for Roma in the UEFA Cup competition. The club reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. The Mexes, partnering with Matteo Ferrari, Cristian Chivu, and Christian Panucci on defense, helped Roma to a 7-4 aggregate victory, Including a 6-2 first leg win. In Serie A, Roma's 11-point gap narrowed with Internazionale and eventually finished second behind Inter, three points back.

At the 2008 Coppa Italia finals, Mexes scored the opening goal for Roma, and the Giallorossi went on to win 2-1, defending Their title. With Mexes in defense, Roma qualified for the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League. Mexes missed the second leg against Arsenal and Roma lost 6-7 in a penalty shootout. Roma's defense, however, conceded the fifth highest number of goals in the domestic league. In Rome's first Europa League match on 30 July 2009, Mexes scored on a Francesco Totti free-kick, giving Rome a draw. In an interview after his operation, Mexes responded to Speculation That he had played his last match for Rome.

On 10 May 2011, Milan CEO Adriano Galliani Announced, "Philippe Mexes will play for Milan next season," stating the completion of a transfer for Mexes. Mexes was handed the number five shirt, the same number he had at Rome. He played his first unofficial match for the club in their Primavera (youth team).

After 2010 World Cup, Laurent Blanc was appointed as new coach of the national team, and Mexes played the first five games of the Blanc era, partnering in center back with Adil Rami.

Personal information
Full name Philippe Mexes
Date of birth 30 March 1982 (age 29)
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1/2 in)
Playing position Centre back

Club information
Current club Milan
Number 5

Youth career
AS 1987-1990 Toulouse-Mirail
Toulouse 1990-1997
Auxerre 1997-1999

Senior career
years Team
Auxerre 1999-2004 133 (7)
2004-2011 Rome 182 (11)
2011 - Milan 8 (0)

National team
2002 - France 23 (1)

Honours

Club
     Auxerre
         Coupe de France: 2003

     Rome
         Coppa Italia: 2007, 2008

     Milan
         Supercoppa Italiana: 2011

International
     European Under-18 Football Championship Gold medal: 2000
     FIFA Confederations Cup: 2003

Individual
     France Football "Hope of the Year": 2000

Robinho

Profile Football Stars | Robinho | Robinho has won the Copa América one title and two Confederations Cups with Brazil. In 2002, at the age of eighteen, Robinho signed his first professional contract with Santos in Brazil. In 2004, Robinho finished with 21 goals in 37 games and led Santos to win another Campeonato Brasileiro.

That title was the third league title of Robinho's career. Robinho finished with eleven league goals and eight assists, for Madrid in the 2007-08 La Liga season as well as four goals during Real Madrid's UEFA Champions League campaign. Real Madrid's Robinho was third highest scorer during his Madrid years, behind strikers Raul and Van Nistelrooy.

On 26 October, he scored his first Premier League hat-trick against Stoke City, and he scored his first European goal for City in a 3-2 UEFA Cup group stage win over FC Twente on 6 November. On 19 April he scored his 13th league goal for Manchester City in the 2-1 win away at Everton on 25 April, Manchester City's first away win since August 31, 2008. Robinho finished the season as City's top goal scorer with 14 and the 4th top scorer in the league.

On 4 December 2010, he scored the second goal for AC Milan against Brescia in their 3-0 win at the San Siro. On 12 February 2011, he scored his first brace for AC Milan against Parma to give AC Milan a 4-0 win. Robinho scored all four of Brazil's group stage goals via a hat-trick in Brazil's 3-0 group stage match against Chile, and a penalty in a 1-0 win over Ecuador.

Personal information
Full name Robson de Souza
Date of birth 25 January 1984 (age 28)
Place of birth São Vicente, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1/2 in)
Playing position Striker / Winger

Club information
Current club Milan
Number 70

Senior career
years Team
2002-2005 Santos 111 (46)
2005-2008 Real Madrid 101 (25)
Manchester City 2008-2010 41 (14)
2010 Santos (loan) 2 (0)
2010 - Milan 55 (25)

National team
2004 Brazil U23 8 (3)
2002 Brazil 90 (26)

Honours

Club
Brazil Santos
     Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 2002, 2004
     Campeonato Paulista (1): 2010
     Copa do Brasil (1): 2010

Spain Real Madrid
     La Liga (2): 2006-07, 2007-08
     Supercopa de España (1): 2008

Italy Milan
     Serie A (1): 2010-11
     Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2011

Brazil
     FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009
     Copa América: 2007

Individual
     Copa América: 2007 - Golden Ball (best player of the tournament)
     Copa América: 2007 - Golden Shoe (Top scorer)
     Bola de Ouro: 2005
     World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2004-05

Stephan El Shaarawy

Profile Football Stars | Stephan El Shaarawy | In June 2010 he was loaned out to Padova for the 2010-11 Serie B season. In his loan period at Padova, he Quickly emerged as a key element for the team, leading the club to the Venetian promotion playoff finals where They then lost to Novara. He is a current member of the Italy U21 national team. Born in Savona to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother, El Shaarawy joined Serie A club Genoa regional at the age of thirteen. Stephan El Shaarawy is an Italian professional footballer as a striker WHO plays for Serie A club Milan.

On 25 June 2011, El Shaarawy was confirmed to have signed a deal with Serie A giants Milan. On 18 September 2011 he made his official debut with Milan in the Serie A match away against Napoli lost 3-1. Three days later, he scored the goal in Milan's beyond 2-1 away win over Udinese.

Playing with the Italy U-17 team, he took part at both the 2009 UEFA U-17 Euro and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 15 November 2011, in a qualifying match against Hungary.

Personal information
Date of birth 27 October 1992 (age 19)
Place of birth Savona, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Milan
Number 92

Youth career
Genoa 2006-2009

Senior career
years Team
2008-2011 Genoa 3 (0)
2010-2011 Padova (loan) 29 (9)
2011 - Milan 15 (2)

National team
2008 Italy U16 8 (4)
2008-2009 Italy U17 15 (2)
2010 Italy U18 3 (1)
2010 Italy U19 5 (1)
2011 - Italy U21 2 (0)

Honours

Club
A.C. Milan
Supercoppa Italiana: (1): 2011