| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Paolo Uccello | ||
| Date of birth | October 30, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Crotone | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003-2005 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003-2004 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2004-2005 | → Savona (loan) | 32 | (16) |
| 2005-2006 | AC Sansovino | 9 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Sansepolcro (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2006-2007 | Forte dei Marmi | 25 | (5) |
| 2007-2008 | Rivarolese | 29 | (19) |
| 2008-2009 | Casale | 32 | (24) |
| 2009-2010 | Bellaria | 30 | (10) |
| 2010– | FC Crotone | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Casale (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011-2013 | Crotone Calcio | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Canada U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 20, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Julian Paolo Uccello (born October 20, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player of who currently plays for Crotone Calcio in Italy's [[Serie B Bwin].
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From the age of 6 to 15 Julian had played with clubs in Ontario with Richmond Hill Soccer Club, Thornhill Soccer Club, Kleinberg Soccer Club and finally Woodbridge Soccer Club before moving to Italy. During this time he at age 14 Julian secured trials with Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League, a year later Uccello would find a home to continue his footballing development in Italy, first being brought over by Lazio, but in the end signing on with A.C. Milan.[1]
Julian Uccello later left the Milan youth team and was put out on loan and signed with Savona of the Serie D/A in 2004, scoring 16 goals in his first year. At the end of his loan deal with Savona, Milan released him at which point he signed with AC Sansovino on a free transfer. He quickly earned the golden boot scoring title in 2007 in his division D/A and finished 3rd overall in Serie D where he netted 24 goals without PK. He continued to move around 5th tier levels of the Italian (5th pyramid) until the summer of 2010 where he signed a three year deal with FC Crotone.[2]
In the June 2009 Uccello began to be noticed by Canadian fans when he scored a goal at BMO Field in Zinedine Zidane charity game. "Zidane & Friends All Star Match" in which World football veterans took on the Canadian All-Stars, it finished as a 3-3 draw with Uccello scoring the opening goal for the Canadian All-Stars with a memorable celebration in front of the South Stand.
He debuted for Crotone on September 4, 2010 in a 1-1 away draw versus former Serie A team Torino. In January 2011, Uccello was loaned to A.S. Casale Calcio, with whom he had spent the 2008-09 season.[3] In an interview he said "Both Crotone and Casale have agreed and have assured me that I’m there for one role only and that is to be their first line striker for the next 6 months." Julian made his return appearance for Casale on January 15, 2011 in a 5-0 loss to Pro Patria And also was elected as the Captain of Casale for the balance of the year.
Note: Uccello has 5 out of 7 teams, he has played for in Italy has been top goal scorer of that team. Uccello (77 goals in Italy) has a scoring average of " a goal every 162 minutes played (total 12,500 minutes), up to last year final results of 2010 season.
Julian first represented Canada with the under-20 team at the 2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament in which Canada won Group B going undefeated winning all 3 games. Julian was not apart of the Canadian national team plans until early October in 2010 where senior team coach Stephen Hart named him in the 18 man Canada squad to play a friendly on October 8 versus the Ukraine.[4] He failed to make an appearance in the 2-2 away draw versus the Ukraine with goals for Canada from Atiba Hutchinson and Simeon Jackson.
Julians parents are originally from Calabria and Bari, Italy, they both currently reside in Maple, Ontario. He also has two younger brothers Luca (14) and Michael (14) who both play for Kleinberg Soccer Club.
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