Graziano Pellè
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Pellè with Southampton in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graziano Pellè | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | San Cesario di Lecce, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Lecce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Lecce | 12 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Catania (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Crotone (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | → Cesena (loan) | 38 | (10) |
| 2007–2011 | AZ | 78 | (14) |
| 2011–2013 | Parma | 12 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 29 | (27) |
| 2013–2014 | Feyenoord | 28 | (23) |
| 2014–2016 | Southampton | 68 | (23) |
| 2016–2020 | Shandong Luneng | 106 | (52) |
| 2021 | Parma | 14 | (2) |
| Total | 433 | (162) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Italy U20 | 10 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | Italy U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | Italy Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Italy | 20 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Graziano Pellè (Italian pronunciation: [ɡratˈtsjaːno pelˈlɛ]; born 15 July 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Pellè began his career at local Serie A club Lecce, and was loaned to three lower-division sides before moving to the Dutch club AZ in 2007. He won the Eredivisie title in his second of four seasons at the club. After brief spells back in Italy with Parma and Sampdoria, he returned to the Dutch top flight, where his consistent scoring for Feyenoord earned Pellè an £8 million transfer to Southampton in July 2014. In July 2016, after two seasons in the Premier League, Pellè moved to Shandong Luneng for an estimated transfer fee of £12 million.
Pellè represented Italy at under-20 and under-21 level. He also played for the nation's Olympic team in 2008, but was not selected for the tournament. He scored on his senior international debut in 2014 and was part of the Italian squad at UEFA Euro 2016, where he scored two goals before being eliminated in the quarter-final.