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{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name               = Giampaolo Pazzini
| image              = Giampaolo Pazzini (15 02 2011).jpg
| caption            = Pazzini with [[Inter Milan]] in 2011
| full_name          = Giampaolo Pazzini<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Italy |publisher=FIFA |page=15 |date=4 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010111/https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=18 April 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1984|8|2|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Pescia]], Italy
| height             = 1.80 m<ref>{{Cite web|title=Giampaolo Pazzini|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/giampaolo-pazzini/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=worldfootball.net|date=19 April 2014 |language=en}}</ref>
| position           = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| currentclub        = 
| youthyears1        = 1999–2003 | youthclubs1 = [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]]
| years1             = 2003–2005 |clubs1      = [[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]]      |caps1 = 51  |goals1 = 12
| years2             = 2005–2009 |clubs2      = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]   |caps2 = 108 |goals2 = 25
| years3             = 2009–2011 |clubs3      = [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]    |caps3 = 75  |goals3 = 36
| years4             = 2011–2012 |clubs4      = [[Inter Milan]]  |caps4 = 50  |goals4 = 16
| years5             = 2012–2015 |clubs5      = [[AC Milan]]            |caps5 = 74  |goals5 = 21
| years6             = 2015–2020 |clubs6      = [[Hellas Verona FC|Verona]]   |caps6 = 128 |goals6 = 49
| years7             = 2018     |clubs7      = → [[Levante UD|Levante]] (loan) |caps7 = 9   |goals7 = 1
|totalcaps = 495 |totalgoals = 160
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2002 |nationalteam1 = [[Italy national under-16 football team|Italy U16]] |nationalcaps1 = 12 |nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2002      |nationalteam2 = [[Italy national under-18 football team|Italy U18]] |nationalcaps2 = 1  |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2002–2003 |nationalteam3 = [[Italy national under-19 football team|Italy U19]] |nationalcaps3 = 9  |nationalgoals3 = 6
| nationalyears4 = 2004–2007 |nationalteam4 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]] |nationalcaps4 = 22 |nationalgoals4 = 5
| nationalyears5 = 2009–2012 |nationalteam5 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]              |nationalcaps5 = 25 |nationalgoals5 = 4
}}
'''Giampaolo Pazzini''' ({{IPA|it|dʒamˈpaːolo patˈtsiːni}}; born 2 August 1984), nicknamed ''Il Pazzo'' ("The Madman") after his surname, is a former Italian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]].

He spent most of his career in [[Serie A]] with [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]], [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], [[Inter Milan]] and [[AC Milan]], and [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]], also playing in [[Serie B]] for the first and last of those clubs. He is well known for his eye for goal and movement off the ball, especially in the [[penalty area]], as well as his aerial prowess and excellent ability to score headed goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ivm.ilcalciomagazine.it/la-scheda-tecnica-di-giampaolo-pazzini/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150426002346/http://ivm.ilcalciomagazine.it/la-scheda-tecnica-di-giampaolo-pazzini/|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2015|title=La scheda tecnica di Giampaolo Pazzini|website=ilcalciomagazine.it|language=it|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/milan/2014/02/15/news/balotelli_vuole_pazzini-78657250/|title=Milan, l'appello di Balotelli. Con Pazzini per battere l'Atletico|website=repubblica.it|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=Enrico Currò|date=15 February 2014|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref>

A former [[Italy national football team|Italian international]], Pazzini earned a total of 25 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and represented his nation at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].

==Club career==
[[File:Giampaolo Pazzini 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pazzini with [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] in 2007]]

===Early career===
Born in [[Pescia]], Pazzini started his career at [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]], with whom he made his professional debut in 2003, and quickly emerging as a promising youngster. He spent two seasons with Atalanta, playing 51 league games and scoring 12 goals (of which 3 of them at [[Serie A]] level). He switched from a left back to a striker.

===Fiorentina===
Pazzini joined [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] from [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] for around €6 million in January 2005.<ref name=Fiorentina2006bilancio>ACF Fiorentina Report and Accounts on 31 December 2007 {{in lang|it}}</ref> During his [[2005–06 Serie A|first season]], he scored ten goals in four appearances. but did not find space in [[Cesare Prandelli]]'s plans as the latter preferred [[Luca Toni]] as the main striker, with Pazzini and [[Valeri Bojinov]] acting as second strikers.

With the arrival of former [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] striker [[Alberto Gilardino]], Prandelli opted for [[Adrian Mutu]] and Gilardino to form a striking partnership, reducing Pazzini to a backup role.

===Sampdoria===
[[File:Giampaolo Pazzini 5.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pazzini with [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]]]
As a result of limited first team opportunities, Pazzini agreed a move to [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] in January 2008 for a €9 million transfer fee.<ref name=Fiorentina2009bilancio>ACF Fiorentina Report and Accounts on 31 December 2009 {{in lang|it}}</ref><ref name=Sampdoria2009bilancio>UC Sampdoria Report and Accounts on 31 December 2009 {{in lang|it}}</ref>

After his first match, against [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]], in the next matchday Pazzini found the back of the net for the first time with the ''blucerchiati'' against [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] in the [[Coppa Italia]]. He scored his first goal in Serie A with his new team on 1 February 2009 in the match against [[A.C. Chievo Verona|Chievo]], which finished in a 1–1 draw. His rejuvenated form continued when he hit his first brace with Sampdoria in a 3–0 hammering against Italian champions [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] in the [[Coppa Italia]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goal.com/en/news/1036/coppa-italia/2009/03/05/1138943/giampaolo-pazzini-thrilled-with-sampdorias-coppa-italia-triumph |title=Giampaolo Pazzini Thrilled With Sampdoria's Coppa Italia Triumph |publisher=Goal.com |date=5 March 2009 |access-date=15 March 2009 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829155220/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1036/coppa-italia/2009/03/05/1138943/giampaolo-pazzini-thrilled-with-sampdorias-coppa-italia-triumph |url-status=dead }}</ref> and his second consecutive brace arrived in the Serie A encounter against [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] (2–2). He combined well with [[Antonio Cassano]] up front, forming arguably one of the most effective partnerships of the season in Serie A, and drawing comparisons with Sampdoria's former [[Gianluca Vialli]] and [[Roberto Mancini]] strike-pairing of the late 1980s and early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garrone: "Cassano-Pazzini come Vialli-Mancini"|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/serie_a/2010/04/26-108686/Garrone%3A+%C2%ABCassano-Pazzini+come+Vialli-Mancini%C2%BB|publisher=Il Corriere dello Sport|access-date=25 May 2015|language=it|date=26 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053805/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/serie_a/2010/04/26-108686/Garrone:+%C2%ABCassano-Pazzini+come+Vialli-Mancini%C2%BB|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> At the time, Pazzini was considered the best Italian striker.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2010/08/25/2086936/calcio-debate-giampaolo-pazzini-proved-he-is-italys-best-striker-|publisher=Goal|title= Calcio Debate: Giampaolo Pazzini Proved He Is Italy's Best Striker Despite Sampdoria Champions League Exit}}</ref>

On 26 September, he scores the winner-goal in a match against [[Inter Milan|Inter]].<ref name=pazzo>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2009/settembre/27/Pazzini_PER_SAMP_Inter_battuta_ga_10_090927030.shtml|title=Pazzini PER LA SAMP Inter battuta I blucerchiati soli in testa|author=Alberto Cerruti|newspaper=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]|date=27 September 2009|language=it}}</ref> Winning this game, Sampdoria can lead the table for the first time since 1991.<ref name=pazzo/>

===Inter Milan===
[[File:Giampaolo Pazzini FC Internazionale.jpg|thumb|upright|Pazzini with [[Inter Milan|Inter]] in 2012]]

Pazzini joined Italian champions [[Inter Milan]] on a four-and-a-half-year deal on 28 January 2011, with [[Jonathan Biabiany]] heading in the opposite direction as part of the deal; Pazzini was valued €19 million whilst Biabiany was tagged for €7 million.<ref name=Sampdoria2010bilancio>''Relazione sulla Gestione'' of UC Sampdoria Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=35679&L=en |title=Welcome to Inter, Giampaolo Pazzini! |publisher=inter.it |date=28 January 2011 |access-date=28 January 2011 |archive-date=31 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131073837/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=35679&L=en |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pazzini scored a brace on his debut, a 3–2 home win over Palermo, and scored another goal in his second game against [[F.C. Bari 1908|Bari]]. He also scored the winner in a 1–2 win against Fiorentina on 16 February 2011. On 30 April 2011, he scored 2 in a 2–1 win over [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]], both in stoppage time. On 22 May 2011, he scored a further two goals in Inter's 3–1 victory over [[Calcio Catania|Catania]].

Pazzini began the [[2011–12 Serie A|2011–12 season]] on a weak note, failing to score until the fifth matchday in a 3–1 victory over [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]. He then scored in the next match after a dribble from teammate [[Yuto Nagatomo]] in a 3–2 away victory against [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]. He later suffered a three-month goal drought until he scored Inter's opener in a 2–0 victory against Fiorentina. Pazzini also added another goal later that month against [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]] and scored in Inter's opening match of the 2012 calendar year in a 5–0 victory against [[Parma F.C.|Parma]]. Owing partially to the excellent form of his teammate [[Diego Milito]] and partially due to a lack of consistency in managerial preferences and squad selection, Pazzini made a majority of his appearances for Inter during the 2011–12 season as a substitute off the bench. As such, Pazzini was only able to score five goals in Serie A for the season and was often frustrated in front of goal in European competition as well.

===AC Milan===
After being transfer listed by the ''Nerazzurri'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.soccernews.com/pazzini-prepared-to-wait-for-move/100796/ |title=Pazzini prepared to wait for move|date=19 August 2012 |access-date=2 September 2012}}</ref> Pazzini joined AC Milan on 22 August 2012,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/142990 |title=Giampaolo Pazzini is now officially a Milan player |date=22 August 2012 |access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref> in exchange for Antonio Cassano and a €7.5 million compensation in favour of the ''Nerazzurri''. (Pazzini tagged for €13 million and Cassano for €5.5 million.)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3276/serie-a/2012/08/21/3321385/ac-milan-and-inter-agree-terms-over-pazzini-cassano-swap |title=AC Milan and Inter agree terms over Pazzini-Cassano swap |date=21 August 2012 |access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2012/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_12.pdf |title=RELAZIONE E BILANCIO AL 31 DICEMBRE 2012 |date=5 June 2013 |access-date=29 April 2014 |publisher=AC Milan |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501041522/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2012/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_12.pdf |archive-date=1 May 2015}}</ref>

On 24 August 2012, Pazzini told ''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' of what occurred at Inter: "I dream about being a deciding factor in a derby and in many other matches. I could say some things but the row would go on for days and I just don't feel like it. The night before the summer training camp I had a phone call telling me I was out of the team," he revealed, "and the following day I was told: 'You won't be playing in any of the friendlies', but it wasn't [[Andrea Stramaccioni|Stramaccioni]]. I was getting bad vibes, but now I'm looking to the future." I'm really motivated because I'm coming out of a negative year," explained Pazzini. "I really want to get things together and get back to being the player I was five months ago, at international level too. I dream of getting a call from [[Cesare Prandelli|Prandelli]]." Regarding the swap that brought Cassano to Inter, Pazzini stated, "Antonio and I have been friends since our days at Sampdoria. When I read about this deal on the front page of a paper I called him and joked: 'See, these days you need me to get your name onto the front page...' But during the training camp at Inter, it was Pazzini who announced his imminent departure to the fans. "It wasn't an outburst of any kind, I was calm and cool. I made a few statements," he explained, "because I already knew all about it. I read that I had been thrown out of the squad after that statement, but it isn't true. I had already made up my mind, and that statement was spontaneous. I hadn't been expecting it, but they made the decision and I accepted it. AC Milan are the best and I can hold my head up high."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.gazzetta.it/Football/24-08-2012/pazzini-ac-milan-are-the-best-inter-killed-me-off-912371357481.shtml |title=Pazzini: A.C. Milan are the best, Inter killed me off |publisher=english.gazzetta.it |date=24 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926143354/http://english.gazzetta.it/Football/24-08-2012/pazzini-ac-milan-are-the-best-inter-killed-me-off-912371357481.shtml |archive-date=26 September 2012}}</ref>

On 1 September, on his second appearance but first full-debut, Pazzini netted a hat-trick in Milan's 3–1 victory over Bologna,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/88047/bologna-vs-ac-milan/report |title=Bologna 1–3 AC Milan: Pazzini hat-trick sees off stubborn hosts |publisher=Goal.com |date=1 September 2012}}</ref> with his style of play drawing comparisons with Milan legend [[Filippo Inzaghi]], who had retired a couple of months earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football-italia.net/24611/pippo-pazzo |title=From Pippo to Pazzo |publisher=Football-Italia.com |date=2 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://football-italia.net/24617/galliani-won-over-pazzini |title=Galliani Won Over By Pazzini |publisher=Football-Italia.com |date=2 September 2012}}</ref> On 3 November 2012, Pazzini ended his eight-game goal drought when he scored the final goal in stoppage time in Milan's impressive 5–1 win over Chievo. It was the first time Pazzini had found the back of the net since his [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] back in September. On 2 March 2013, Pazzini scored two important goals in a win over [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]], which put Milan third in the Serie A table, overtaking Lazio. On 28 April, he came off the bench and scored another quick fire double to take his tally to 15 in Serie A and help Milan leapfrog Fiorentina into third in Milan's 4–2 win over Catania.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livematch.goal.com/home/locale/en/?matchId=1351583 |title=AC Milan 4–2 Catania: Quick-fire Pazzini double maintains Champions League charge |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=29 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501100322/http://www.livematch.goal.com/home/locale/en/?matchId=1351583 |archive-date=1 May 2013}}</ref> Pazzini ended his first season at Milan with 15 Serie A goals in 30 appearances and a further one goal in two appearances in the [[2012–13 Coppa Italia]].

On 24 May 2015, Pazzini scored his [[Football records in Italy|100th Serie A goal]] in a 3–0 home win over [[Torino F.C.|Torino]].<ref name="La Gazzetta dello Sport">{{cite news|author1=Alessandra Gozzini|title=Milan-Torino 3-0: 2 gol di El Shaarawy, Pazzini fa 100, Ventura fuori dall'Europa|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/24-05-2015/milan-torino-3-0-2-gol-el-shaarawy-pazzini-fa-100-ventura-fuori-europa-110965183312.shtml|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|access-date=24 May 2015|language=it|date=24 May 2015}}</ref>

===Verona===
Upon the expiration of his Milan contract in the summer of 2015, Pazzini moved on a free transfer to [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]], his sixth professional club. He scored his first goal, a penalty, in a 1–1 draw against [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] on 18 October.<ref name="La Gazzetta dello Sport"/>

On 31 January 2018, Pazzini joined Spanish [[La Liga]] club [[Levante UD|Levante]] on loan for the remainder of the [[2017–18 La Liga|2017–18 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hellas Verona y Levante UD pactan la cesión de Giampaolo Pazzini|url=http://www.levanteud.com/es/info/hellas-verona-y-levante-pactan-la-cesion-de-giampaolo-pazzini|publisher=Levante UD|access-date=31 January 2018|language=es|date=31 January 2018}}</ref> He made his debut on 3 February 2018, coming off the bench in the 77th minute and scored the equalizer in a 2–2 draw against [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42931769|title=Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane said he was "disgusted" with his side after they conceded an 89th-minute equaliser against Levante.|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 February 2018|date=3 February 2018}}</ref>

On 15 December 2019, at the age of 35, Pazzini scored his first goal in Serie A since 30 October 2017, from the penalty spot, which helped his team to come back from behind and achieve a 3–3 home draw against [[Torino F.C.|Torino]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Verona/15-12-2019/pazzo-is-back-35-anni-ritrova-gol-a-2017-ora-grande-stagione-3501908959387.shtml |title=Il Pazzo is back! A 35 anni ritrova il gol in A che mancava dal 2017. "Ora una grande stagione" |trans-title=Il Pazzo is back! At 35 he scores for the first time since 2017 |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |last1=Franculli |first1=Lorenzo |date=15 December 2019 |access-date=15 December 2019 }}</ref> He scored also against  [[S.P.A.L.|SPAL]], [[Lecce]] and [[Juventus FC|Juventus]].

==International career==
===Under-21===
Pazzini was formerly a member of the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy under-21 team]]. On 24 March 2007, he scored the first goal and first hat-trick at the new [[Wembley Stadium]] in a 3–3 friendly draw with [[England national under-21 football team|England]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6483789.stm|title=BBC SPORT - Football - Internationals - England U21s draw Wembley cracker|date=24 March 2007 }}</ref>

===Senior team===
Pazzini made his debut with the [[Italy national football team|senior Italian team]] on 28 March 2009 in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|World Cup qualification match]] against [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]], scoring his first goal. Four days later, he was awarded with a place in the starting line-up against the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]. He was [[Misconduct (football)|sent off]] in the second minute of the match for elbowing defender [[John O'Shea]], the fastest sending-off in Italian history. Pazzini started the friendly against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in [[Pisa]] on 6 June 2009, where he missed a penalty in the 55th minute.

He took part at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] in South Africa.

On 3 June 2011, two years after his debut, he scored his second goal with the national team in a [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|qualifying game]] against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]].

==Personal life==
In 2011, Pazzini married Silvia Slitti, who he had been engaged to ten years previously.<ref name="Wedding Bells for Giampaolo and Silvia">{{cite web|title= Wedding Bells for Giampaolo and Silvia|url=http://www.7msport.com/news/newsdata/20110710/59591.shtml|website=7msport.com|access-date=15 August 2011|date=10 July 2011}}</ref> They got married at [[CastaDiva]] in [[Lake Como]].<ref name="Wedding Bells for Giampaolo and Silvia"/> Pazzini and his wife have one child, a son, Tommaso Pazzini, born on 21 December 2011.<ref name="Arriva baby Pazzini">{{cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.it/people/italia/2011/10/24/giampaolo-pazzini-papa'-silvia-slitti-incinta|title=Arriva baby Pazzini|work=vanityfair.it|publisher=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|language=it|date=24 October 2011|access-date=23 December 2011}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
On August 7, 2024, Pazzini was announced as the Team Coordinator of [[FC Pistoiese SSD|FC Pistoiese]] via the teams' social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C-xtvQyMy9O/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==|website=instagram.com|language=it|date=7 August 2024 |title=Instagram }}</ref>

==Media==
Pazzini features in [[EA Sports]]' [[FIFA video game series|''FIFA'' video game series]]; he was on the cover of the Italian edition of ''[[FIFA 12]]'', alongside [[Philippe Mexès]], and global cover star [[Wayne Rooney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everyeye.it/multi/notizia/fifa-12-giampaolo-pazzini-sulla-boxart-italiana_104337|title=FIFA 12: Giampaolo Pazzini sulla boxart italiana|website=everyeye.it|language=it|author1=Adriano Della Corte|date=29 July 2011|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{Updated|match played 2 August 2020}}<ref name="Giampaolo Pazzini - A.C. Milan Profile">{{cite web|title=Giampaolo Pazzini - A.C. Milan Profile |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/roster_player/2923 |publisher=A.C. Milan |access-date=25 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524175727/https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/roster_player/2923 |archive-date=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Giampolo Pazzini|url=http://www.espnfc.us/player/31100/giampaolo-pazzini|publisher=ESPN FC|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="Italy - G. Pazzini"/>

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|rowspan="6"|[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
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|14||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||15||3
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|[[2007–08 Serie A|2007–08]]
|31||9||4||3||12||0||47||12
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|12||1||0||0||2||0||14||1
|-
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|rowspan="4"|[[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
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|19||11||4||4||2||0||25||15
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|37||19||2||2||colspan="2"|—||39||21
|-
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|19||6||1||1||5||5||25||12
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|rowspan="3"|[[Inter Milan]]
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|17||11||3||0||0||0||20||11
|-
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|33||5||1||0||6||3||40||8
|-
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|rowspan="4"|[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
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|30||15||2||1||5||0||37||16
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|[[2013–14 A.C. Milan season|2013–14]]
|18||2||1||1||2||0||21||3
|-
|[[2014–15 A.C. Milan season|2014–15]]
|26||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||28||5
|-
!Total
!74!!21!!5!!3!!7!!0!!86!!24
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|[[2015–16 Hellas Verona F.C. season|2015–16]]
|30||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||6
|-
|[[2016–17 Serie B|2016–17]]
|35||23||2||0||colspan="2"|—||37||23
|-
|[[2017–18 Hellas Verona F.C. season|2017–18]]
|19||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||20||4
|-
|[[2018–19 Serie B|2018–19]]
|29||12||2||1||colspan="2"|—||31||13
|-
|[[2019–20 Hellas Verona F.C. season|2019–20]]
|15||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||16||4
|-
!Total
!128!!49!!7!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!135!!50
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Levante UD|Levante]] (loan)
|[[2017–18 Levante UD season|2017–18]]
|9||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||9||1
|-
!Total
!9!!1!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!9!!1
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!495!!158!!40!!22!!34!!8!!569!!190
|}

===International===
Source:<ref name="EU-Football.info">{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=26786|title=Giampaolo Pazzini - national football team player|publisher=EU-Football.info|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{NFT player|30620|accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|2009||5||1
|-
|2010||9||0
|-
|2011||9||3
|-
|2012||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!25!!4
|}

===International goals===
''Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pazzini goal.''<ref name="EU-Football.info"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row|1
| 28 March 2009 || [[Podgorica City Stadium|Podgorica Stadium]], [[Podgorica]], Montenegro || align=center | 1 || {{fb|MNE}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|2
| 3 June 2011 || [[Stadio Alberto Braglia]], [[Modena]], Italy || align=center | 17 || {{fb|EST}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 ||rowspan=2|  [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group C|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]]
|-
!scope=row|3
| 6 September 2011 || [[Stadio Artemio Franchi]], [[Florence]], Italy || align=center | 21 || {{fb|SLO}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0
|-
!scope=row|4
| 11 November 2011 || [[Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)|Stadion Miejski]], [[Wrocław]], Poland || align=center | 22 || {{fb|POL}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
'''Inter Milan'''
*[[Coppa Italia]]: [[Coppa Italia 2010–11|2010–11]]<ref name="Italy - G. Pazzini">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/giampaolo-pazzini/4047/|title=Italy - G. Pazzini|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref>

===International===
'''Italy U-19'''
*[[UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship]]: [[2003 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship|2003]]

===Individual===
*[[Serie A Young Footballer of the Year]]: 2005<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Primo_Piano/2006/01_Gennaio/23/pezzoscar.shtml|title=Oscar, solo Gilardino e Juve|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=23 January 2006|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Serie B]] top goalscorer: [[2016–17 Serie B|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/107058/happy-birthday-giampaolo-pazzini|title=Happy birthday, Giampaolo Pazzini|website=Football Italia|date=2 August 2017|access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{ESPN FC|31100}}
* [http://www.sampdoria.it/index.php?option=com_teammanager&Itemid=110&task=player&playerid=527&teamid=1 Profile] on sampdoria.it {{in lang|it}}
* [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2492&squadra=1 Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727073457/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2492&squadra=1 |date=27 July 2014 }} on FIGC.it {{in lang|it}}

{{Coppa Italia top scorers}}
{{Serie A Young Footballer of the Year}}
{{Serie B top scorers}}
{{Italy Squad 2010 World Cup}}

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