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FABIO QUAGLIARELLA BIOGRAPHY:
Fabio Quagliarella (born 31 January 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A team Sampdoria, whom he captains, and the Italy national team. Throughout his career, he has played for eight different Italian clubs, winning three consecutive Serie A titles from the 2011–2012 to 2013–14 season with Juventus. With the Turin-based club he also won two Supercoppa Italiana in 2012 and 2013. He also won the 2002–03 Serie C2 with Fiorentina. In the Serie A he also represented Torino, Ascoli, Udinese and Napoli. At international level, he represented Italy from under-18 to under-21 youth levels before his debut for the senior national team in 2007. He was part of the team’s UEFA Euro 2008, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and 2010 FIFA World Cup squads. Individually, he was awarded the Serie A Goal of the Year in 2009, achieved during his time at Udinese; in 2017 and 2018 respectively, he obtained the Premio Gentleman Fairplay and the Scirea Career Award while playing for Sampdoria, which pertain to both personality and playing ability. During the 2018–19 season he scored for 11 consecutive games, a record previously achieved in Serie A only by Gabriel Batistuta; he finished the season with 26 goals in Serie A, which saw him capture the Capocannoniere title as the league’s top scorer, also being named the league’s best forward.
Fabio Quagliarella (born 31 January 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A team Sampdoria, whom he captains, and the Italy national team. Throughout his career, he has played for eight different Italian clubs, winning three consecutive Serie A titles from the 2011–2012 to 2013–14 season with Juventus. With the Turin-based club he also won two Supercoppa Italiana in 2012 and 2013. He also won the 2002–03 Serie C2 with Fiorentina. In the Serie A he also represented Torino, Ascoli, Udinese and Napoli. At international level, he represented Italy from under-18 to under-21 youth levels before his debut for the senior national team in 2007. He was part of the team’s UEFA Euro 2008, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and 2010 FIFA World Cup squads. Individually, he was awarded the Serie A Goal of the Year in 2009, achieved during his time at Udinese; in 2017 and 2018 respectively, he obtained the Premio Gentleman Fairplay and the Scirea Career Award while playing for Sampdoria, which pertain to both personality and playing ability. During the 2018–19 season he scored for 11 consecutive games, a record previously achieved in Serie A only by Gabriel Batistuta; he finished the season with 26 goals in Serie A, which saw him capture the Capocannoniere title as the league’s top scorer, also being named the league’s best forward.
