Full Name :Andrea Dossena Date Of Birth:11 September 1981 (age 27) Place of Birth:Lodi, Italy Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Position:Left Back Current Club:Liverpool National Debut:2007 Caps:5(0)
Andrea Dossena (born 11 September 1981 in Lodi, Italy) is an Italian footballer who plays in the left back position. He currently plays for Liverpool FC.
Club career Italian Career
Andrea began his career at Hellas Verona F.C. as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad. Italian Serie A team Udinese signed him in 2005 but immediately loaned him to Treviso F.B.C. 1993 for a year. Andrea returned to Udinese for the 2006/2007 Serie A season. He was given the number 8 jersey and made 63 appearances in the following two years, scoring 2 league goals along the way. Liverpool Career
On 4 July 2008 Liverpool confirmed the signing of Dossena on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Dossena was signed as a direct replacement for John Arne Riise who left for Roma. On 10 July 2008, it was announced that Dossena would wear the number 2 shirt. His debut for Liverpool came on 16 August 2008 in the 1-0 Premier League win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
International career
He made his first appearance for Italy in a friendly against South Africa on October 17, 2007. Dossena won his second international cap when he came on at half-time during Italy's 2-2 draw with Austria on August 20, 2008.
