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Gabriel Paletta
Association football player (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gabriel Alejandro Paletta (Italian: [paˈletta]; born 15 February 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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![]() Paletta with Monza in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriel Alejandro Paletta[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Longchamps, Argentina[2] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Banfield | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Banfield | 42 | (5) |
2006–2007 | Liverpool | 3 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Boca Juniors | 59 | (5) |
2010–2015 | Parma | 123 | (5) |
2015–2018 | AC Milan | 44 | (2) |
2015–2016 | → Atalanta (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Jiangsu Suning | 42 | (1) |
2019–2023 | Monza | 45 | (2) |
Total | 382 | (21) | |
International career | |||
2005 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (0) |
2014 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Born in Argentina to parents of Italian descent, Paletta represented his birth nation at the under-20 level, participating in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. He started all seven matches as Argentina won the title. In 2014, Paletta was called up to the Italy national team and made his debut in a friendly against Spain. He represented Italy at the FIFA World Cup later that year.