Andrea Dossena

Andrea Dossena (born September 11, 1981 in Lodi, Italy, Italy) is an Italian football (soccer) who plays in the left back position. He currently plays for Liverpool FC.

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 Serie A 2006-07 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 FC

On July 4, 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 A.S. Roma. On July 10, 2008, it was announced that Dossena would wear the number 2 shirt.
His debut for Liverpool came on August 16, 2008 in the 1-0 Premier League win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

International career

He made his first appearance for Italy national football team in a friendly against South Africa national football team 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.

Club career