Karim Rossi

Karim Rossi

Personal information
Full name	Karim Rossi
Date of birth	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Lugano
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2010	Lausanne-Sport
2010–2011	Grasshopper Club Zürich
2011–2012	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Stoke City	0	(0)
2014–2015	Hull City	0	(0)
2015	Zulte Waregem	10	(4)
2015–2016	Spezia	12	(0)
2016–	Lugano	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:21, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Karim Rossi (born 1 May 1994) is a Swiss footballer who plays for Lugano. He is the nephew of former Raja Casablanca and Morocco national football team defender Youssef Rossi.

Career

Rossi began his career in his native Switzerland with Lausanne-Sport and Grasshopper Club Zürich before joining English club Stoke City in the summer of 2011. Rossi spent three seasons at Stoke playing for the clubs 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. On 23 January 2015 Rossi signed for Belgian Pro League side Zulte Waregem on a free transfer.

He made his professional debut on 1 February 2015 in a 0–0 draw with Anderlecht. On 7 February 2015 He scored his First and Second Professional goals against Lierse S.K. Coming on as a half time substitute

On 15 July 2015 Rossi signed for Serie B side Spezia Calcio On 8 August 2015 He made his home debut in a 1-0 win against Brescia Calcio in the Coppa Italia

External links

• Karim Rossi at Soccerway