Daniele De Rossi is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team as a defensive midfielder.
De Rossi made his professional debut with Roma during the 2001–02 season, and made his Serie A debut the following year. With the club, he has won the Coppa Italia twice and the 2007 Supercoppa Italiana. He was named Serie A Young Footballer of the Year in 2006, and the Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year in 2009.
De Rossi has represented Italy at under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior levels, and also represented Italy at the 2004 Olympics, winning a bronze medal. Since his senior international debut in 2004, he has earned 101 caps. With 17 goals, he is the highest scoring midfielder for Italy. He was part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup-winning squad and has also participated at UEFA Euro 2008, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012 (finishing in second place), the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup (finishing in third place) and the 2014 World Cup. De Rossi was named in the Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament for his performances. Along with Mario Balotelli and Giuseppe Rossi, De Rossi is Italy's top scorer in the Confederations Cup, with two goals. In 2009, the French sports magazine L'équipe named De Rossi as the eighth-best midfielder in the world.
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