Roberto Soriano
Soriano with Italy in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roberto Soriano | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Darmstadt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Villarreal | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Sampdoria | 136 | (18) |
| 2010–2011 | → Empoli (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2016– | Villarreal | 20 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Italy U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2009 | Italy U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Italy U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Italy U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2014– | Italy | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015 |
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Roberto Soriano (born 8 February 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF and the Italy national team as a midfielder. He is the younger brother of Elia Soriano.
Soriano was born in the German city of Darmstadt to a family from Sperone, Province of Avellino, Italy. He started his career with Bayern Munich after being spotted by their scouts in the 2007 Champions Youth Cup while playing for Die Roten.
On 2 February 2009 Soriano moved to Italian club Sampdoria for an undisclosed fee. Soriano immediately entered Sampdoria's Primavera, or youth team, for the 2009 Torneo di Viareggio, where the Genoa based club finished as the runner-up. In the 2009–10 season, Sampdoria were eliminated in the semi-finals at the Campionato Nazionale Primavera, in which Soriano played.
In June 2010, he was loaned to Serie B side Empoli. Soriano made his club debut on 15 August 2010 in a friendly against Reggiana. Soriano was substituted by Gianluca Musacci during the second half. Empoli went on to win that match 4–1. He made his Serie B debut in Empoli's first Serie B match of the season as a defensive/holding midfielder along with Davide Moro. He was substituted by Mirko Valdifiori in the 66th minute. Empoli drew that game 1–1 against Frosinone. However, Empoli would win the away match 3–2. Soriano started from the bench in the next match, losing his starting spot to Gianluca Musacci. Soriano returned to the starting XI in Empoli's 5th Serie B game of the season, and played as central/defensive midfielder, a position he would be utilized in during the next 2 rounds (442 formation and 4312 formation). On 11 December, he scored his first Serie B goal in the game against Portogruaro.
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