Pablo Paulino Rosario (born 7 January 1997) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for Ligue 1 club

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. He has made one appearance for the Netherlands national team in 2018.

Club career

Early career

Rosario began his football career in the youth ranks of

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, followed by a brief stint with

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, before joining his local club

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. In 2012 Dutch broadcasting company

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released the documentary film The Price of Heaven which follows Rosario from the period in which he captained the D1 squad of DWS. Having been sensationalized as the next Ronaldo by the media, Rosario is confronted with the choice of joining the youth academies of either

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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

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Almere City

In 2014 Rosario transferred to Ajax's partner club Almere City. On 7 August 2015, he made his debut for the first team in the

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, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, in a 3–3 draw at home against

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. He was subbed on by head coach

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in the 59th minute for Soufyan Ahannach.

PSV

On 25 July 2016, Pablo Rosario signed a four-year deal for Dutch club PSV.

Nice

On 27 July 2021, Pablo Rosario signed for French club

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Rosario is of Dominican descent. He 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

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match against England U19 which ended in a 2–2 draw. Rosario earned his first full international call up when

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named him in the

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squad in October 2018. He made his international debut in a friendly against Belgium on 16 October, coming on as a half-time substitute.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

PSV *

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: 2017–18 Nice *

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runner-up: 2021–22

References

External links

*
Netherlands U19 stats
at OnsOranje * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosario, Pablo 1997 births Living people Dutch footballers Association football midfielders Netherlands international footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Dutch people of Dominican Republic descent Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Ligue 1 players Almere City FC players PSV Eindhoven players Jong PSV players OGC Nice players Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France AVV Swift players Footballers from Amsterdam