Del Piero, Maldini, Grosso, Cannavaro, Pirlo, Totti, Toni, Paloschi... wait a minute, Paloschi? Alberto Paloschi was born on the 4th of January 1990 in Chiari. He's started his career in Milan Reserves, so called “Primavera”. Thanks to good performances in the Reserves team, Carlo Ancelotti moved him to the first team of the “Rossoneri” This lad is a hope for changing a stereotype of a typical Italian striker. Even though his idol is „Superpippo” I can assure you that he can play really nicely and he's as clinical as Inzaghi. When Alberto played his first game for Milan, he wasn’t even eighteen. He came in for Serginho in the 62th minute of a game against AC Siena. His first touch of the ball finished with a goal and since then, he's become a fans' hero. Eventually Paloschi was co-owned by a Serie B team, Parma. In the U-17 national team, he played 9 games, scoring 4 goals. Then he was called up to the U-19 team and won a silver medal in U-19 European Championship in 2008. Alberto was rewarded a call-up to the U-20 team, but that was the end of his international appearances. He's played only one game there so far. A lot of football experts demand a call-up for Alberto to the senior national team of Sqadra Azzura. That will certainly happen soon. Meanwhile, you can look at his profile in Football Manager 2009.
Besides the potential, this lad impresses with his physical and mental presence. Technically, worth mentioning is his good: dribbling, first touch, taking penalties and finishing. Moreover, he's not that expensive. At the beginning of the game he costs only 220 K euros. However, it won't be easy to sign a contract with him, unless you manage a really strong club.
The player's profile is based on the 9.2.0 patch database.