Pablo Rosario

Pablo Paulino Rosario (born 7 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer of Dominican descent who plays for PSV and the Netherlands national football team as a midfielder.

Pablo Rosario

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Paulino Rosario
Date of birth	7 January 1997
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	PSV
Number	18
Youth career
2007–2008	AVV Swift
2008	Feyenoord
2008–2010	DWS
2010–2014	Ajax
2014–2015	Almere City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Almere City	34	(3)
2016–	Jong PSV	43	(7)
2017–	PSV	90	(3)
National team^‡
2013	Netherlands U16	3	(0)
2015–	Netherlands U19	2	(0)
2018–	Netherlands	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Rosario began his football career in the youth ranks of AVV Swift, followed by a brief stint with Feyenoord, before joining his local club AFC 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 D1 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 FC. 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 Eindhoven.[5]

International career

Rosario 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.[6]

Rosario earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018.[7] He made his international debut in a friendly against Belgium on the 16th of October, coming on as a half-time substitute.

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 January 2021.[8][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental^1		Other^2		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Almere City	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	34	3	2	0	—	—	4	0	40	3
Jong PSV	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	31	7	–		–		0	0	31	7
	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	12	0	–		–		0	0	12	0
Total		43	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	7
PSV	2017–18	Eredivisie	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2018–19	Eredivisie	32	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	41	1
	2019–20	Eredivisie	26	2	2	0	12	1	1	0	41	3
	2020–21	Eredivisie	15	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	23	1
	Total		87	3	5	0	26	2	2	0	120	5
Career total			164	13	7	0	26	2	6	0	163	15

¹ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
² Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

References

1. De Prijs van de Hemel NPO Gemist, 7 June 2012
2. Uitgelicht: Pablo Rosario Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, Jupiler League, 4 November 2015
3. Voetbaltalent vindt weg omhoog De Volkskrant, 16 mei 2012
4. Wedstrijdverslag Almere City FC - VVV-Venlo bij Soccerway
5. "Rosario joins PSV from Almere City FC". PSV.nl. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
6. "Speler: Pablo Rosario". OnsOranje. Archived from the original on 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
7. "Koeman happy with emerging Netherlands talents". football-oranje.com. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
8. "Pablo Rosario". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
9. Pablo Rosario at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

External links

• Pablo Rosario at WorldFootball.net
• Netherlands U19 stats at OnsOranje