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'''Simone Zaza''' ({{IPA-it|siˈmoːne ˈdzaddza}}; born 25 June 1991) is an Italian professional ] who plays as a ] for ] and the ].
Zaza began his professional club career with ] in 2008, where he remained for two seasons. In 2010, he moved to ], where he was sent on loan spells to ], ] and ]. In 2013, he joined ], where his performances earned him a transfer to defending ] champions Juventus in 2015. In his first season with the club, he immediately won a ]. At international level, Zaza made his senior debut for Italy in 2014, and went on to represent his nation at ].
On 31 August 2014, he was called up by head coach Antonio Conte as part of the senior team squad for a friendly match against the Netherlands and the first UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying game against Norway. On 4 September, Zaza made his debut with the Italian national team, playing as a starter in a 2–0 win against the Netherlands. He was fouled by Bruno Martins Indi in the ninth minute to win the penalty kick from which Daniele De Rossi scored Italy's second goal in the 2–0 victory. On 9 September, Zaza scored his first goal for the Italian national team in the 16th minute of their opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Norway, which ended in a 2–0 victory for Italy. On 31 May 2016, he was named to Conte's 23-man Italy squad for Euro 2016. On 17 June, he came off the bench to set-up Éder's match-winning goal against Sweden in the 88th minute of his nation's second group match, which qualified Italy to the Round of 16. On 2 July, he was brought on in the last few seconds of extra-time to take a penalty in the resulting penalty shoot-out against Germany in the quarter-final match up, which he subsequently missed after a bizarre run up to the ball, as Italy were defeated in the shoot-out 6–5 and eliminated from the tournament. In the events after the match, Zaza issued an apology to the fans of the national team stating, "I am sorry to have let the Italian people down. I missed the most important penalty of my life and I will carry this burden with me forever ... I have always taken penalties like that and I was convinced I would score, I had sent him the wrong way but the ball set off and it went like that."
Style of play
Zaza is a quick, strong and well-rounded left-footed forward, with solid technique and an eye for goal. A versatile and hard-working player, he is capable of playing both as a centre-forward and off another player as a second striker. Due to his physical attributes and his positional sense, he also excels in the air; his powerful and offensive playing style has drawn comparisons to several strikers, such as Christian Vieri, David Trezeguet, Adriano, and Zlatan Ibrahimović.
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