Fabio Quagliarella

An Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Sampdoria, whom he captains.

Throughout his career, Quagliarella has played for eight different Italian clubs, winning three consecutive Serie A titles from the 2011–2012 to 2013–14 season with Juventus. With the Turin-based club he also won two Supercoppa Italiana titles in 2012 and 2013, as well as winning the 2002–03 Serie C2 with Fiorentina. In the Serie A Quagliarella also represented Torino, Ascoli, Udinese and Napoli.

Individually, Quagliarella was awarded the Serie A Goal of the Year in 2009, achieved during his time at Udinese; in 2017 and 2018 respectively, he obtained the Premio Gentleman Fairplay and the Scirea Career Award while playing for Sampdoria, which pertain to both personality and playing ability. During the 2018–19 season he scored in eleven consecutive games, a record previously achieved in the league only by Gabriel Batistuta; he finished the campaign with 26 goals in Serie A, which saw him capture the Capocannoniere title as the league's top scorer, also being named the league's best forward.