Giuseppe Rossi (Italian pronunciation: [d?u'z?ppe 'rossi]; born 1 February 1987) is an Italian American professional footballer who plays as a forward and is currently a free agent.
Rossi spent most of his career in Europe with Manchester United, Villarreal and Fiorentina, and most recently with Genoa.
Due to his prolific performances in the Spanish La Liga, Rossi earned the nickname Pepito Rossi, a reference to his namesake Paolo Rossi, who was nicknamed Pablito following his goalscoring performances in Italy's victorious 1982 FIFA World Cup campaign in Spain.At international level, Rossi represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Along with Mario Balotelli and Daniele De Rossi, he is Italy's all-time top scorer in the FIFA Confederations Cup, with 2 goals.