Pablo Vitti (born 9 July 1985) is an Argentine

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as striker. In the lasts years Vitti played for different clubs both in his country and abroad, including Ukraine, Canada, Mexico and Ecuador. He is known for his dribbling and finishing ability.

Career

Professional

Vitti started his career at hometown club

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...

. He made his breakthrough into the ''canallas'' first team in 2004, where he was a consistent goal scorer and was rewarded with the number 10 shirt. Vitti was considered one of the most promising youngsters in the Argentine First Division, but his progression has been halted slightly in recent seasons. He left his hometown club in 2006 to go to Banfield, but he only made fifteen appearances for Banfield without scoring a single goal. After moving to Independiente he was quickly loaned to

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...

club

Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 a ...

. His stay in

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was brief, and on 9 February 2009, it was announced that

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of Major League Soccer had signed Vitti on a loan. Pablo Vitti scored his first goal for

on 24 June 2009 vs.

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. Vitti wore the captain's armband for Toronto FC in an international friendly vs. his fellow countrymen from River Plate at

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on 22 July 2009. He scored 2 goals in 26 MLS games for Toronto in 2009, and returned to Independiente at the end of the season. After being released by Toronto FC Vitti signed with Peruvian top flight club Universidad San Martín in mid-January. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 over Inti Gas Deportes 6 March 2010. San Martin won the

2010 Torneo Descentralizado The 2010 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2010 Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) was the ninety-fourth season of Association Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament, with Universitari ...

with Vitti playing an integral role all season scoring 15 goals in all competitions. Most considered Vitti to be the best player in the Peruvian League during the 2010 season, earning him a three-year contract with the most successful team in Peru

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. In December 2015 it was announced that Vitti would become the joining

Ratchaburi Ratchaburi ( th, ราชบุรี, ) or Rajburi, Rat Buri) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in western Thailand, capital of Ratchaburi Province. Ratchaburi town covers the entire ''tambon'' Na Mueang (หน้าเมือง) of Mueang ...

in the

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. On 9 August 2016, Vitti signed a one-year contract with Superleague Greece side

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International

Vitti was an integral part of the Argentina Under-20 squad that won the

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in the Netherlands. Vitti's time with the Argentina youth programs he was considered to be one of Argentina's top prospects on the same level as

Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...

and

Sergio Agüero Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988), also known as Kun Agüero, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest play ...

his teammates on the winning U-20 team.

Honours

Club

* Canadian Championship (1): 2009 Universidad San Martín *

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; ''First Division'') —known as Liga 1 Betsson for sponsorship reasons and officially as Liga 1 — is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when ...

(1): 2010

International

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FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...

(1): 2005

References

External links

MLS player profile

Argentine Primera statistics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vitti, Pablo 1985 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine people of Italian descent Rosario Central footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers FC Chornomorets Odesa players Toronto FC players Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers All Boys footballers Veria F.C. players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Men's association football forwards Major League Soccer players Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine Primera División players Ukrainian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Liga MX players Peruvian Primera División players Super League Greece players Ecuadorian Serie A players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Canada Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador