Graziano Pellè Football player

Graziano Pellè (Italian pronunciation: [ɡratˈtsjano pelˈlɛ]; born 15 July 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Southampton and the Italy national team. He is known as a strong striker who excels in the air, with powerful and accurate finishing ability and accurate penalty-kick taking. These attributes have led him to be compared to compatriot Luca Toni.He began his career at local Serie A club U.S. 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.Pellè represented Italy at under-20 and under-21 level. He also played for their Olympic team in 2008, but was not selected for the tournament. In 2014, he scored on his senior international debut.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 15, 1985
Birth place	Italy , San Cesario di Lecce
Height (meters)	1.93

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Football player

position	Forward (association football)
teams	AZ Alkmaar Feyenoord Parma F.C. U.C. Sampdoria Olympiacos F.C. F.C. Crotone Italy national under-21 football team Italy national under-20 football team A.C. Cesena Calcio Catania U.S. Lecce