Karim Rossi (; born 1 May 1994) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for Cypriot First Division club Karmiotissa. His uncle

Youssef Rossi Youssef Rossi ( ar, يوسف روسي; born June 28, 1973) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Rossi was born in Casablanca, Morocco. started his playing career with local side Raja Casablanca in ...

also played professional football.

Career

Earlier career

Rossi began his career in his native Switzerland with

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and

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before joining English club

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in the summer of 2011. Rossi spent three seasons at Stoke playing for the club's under-18 and under-21 sides. In July 2014, Rossi left Stoke and joined Hull City. Playing and scoring regularly for the Reserve side, Rossi was linked with loan moves to clubs in The Football League.

Zulte Waregem

On 23 January 2015, Rossi signed for Belgian Pro League side

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on a six-month loan from Hull City. He made his professional debut on 1 February 2015 in a 0–0 draw with

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. On 7 February 2015, he scored his first and second professional goals against

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coming on as a half time substitute.

Spezia

On 15 July 2015, Rossi signed for Serie B side

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. On 8 August 2015, he made his home debut in a 1–0 win against

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in the Coppa Italia. On 26 January 2016, after a lack of game time and frustrations, Rossi left and signed for

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, Lugano for an undisclosed fee.

Lugano

Rossi made a successful debut against Thun on 13 February 2016 despite the 2–1 loss. On 29 May 2016, he made an appearance in the

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final which was lost 2–1 against Zürich. On 16 August 2016, Rossi joined Schaffhausen on loan from Lugano until the end of the year.

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