Pablo Rosario

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Pablo Rosario
Rosario with Nice in 2025
Personal information
Full name Cristian Pablo Mañón Paulino[1]
Birth name Cristian Pablo Paulino Rosario[2]
Date of birth (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Porto
Number 13
Youth career
2007–2008 AVV Swift
2008 Feyenoord
2008–2010 DWS
2010–2014 Ajax
2014–2015 Almere City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Almere City 34 (3)
2016–2021 Jong PSV 43 (7)
2017–2021 PSV 101 (3)
2021–2025 Nice 124 (3)
2025– Porto 22 (2)
International career‡
2013 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U19[3] 7 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U20[4] 7 (0)
2017 Netherlands U21 11 (0)
2018 Netherlands[5] 1 (0)
2025– Dominican Republic 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:27, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026

Cristian Pablo Mañón Paulino (born 7 January 1997), known as Pablo Rosario, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto. Rosario made one appearance for the Netherlands national team, before switching to play for the Dominican Republic national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in the Netherlands to parents from the Dominican Republic, Rosario began his football career in the youth ranks of AVV Swift, followed by a brief stint with Feyenoord, before joining his local club DWS. In 2012 Dutch broadcasting company HUMAN released the documentary film The Price of Heaven which follows Rosario from the period in which he captained the under-13 squad of DWS.[6][7]

Having been sensationalized as the next Ronaldo by the media, Rosario is confronted with the choice of joining the youth academies of either Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV, the top three clubs in the country. Rosario eventually decided for Ajax and in 2010 he joined the B2 squad (under-16) under coach Orlando Trustfull.[8]

Almere City

In 2014, Rosario transferred to Ajax's partner club Almere City. On 7 August 2015, he made his debut for the first team in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, in a 3–3 draw at home against VVV-Venlo. He was subbed on by head coach Maarten Stekelenburg in the 59th minute for Soufyan Ahannach.[9]

PSV

On 25 July 2016, Rosario signed a four-year deal for Dutch club PSV.[10] He managed to achieve the 2017–18 Eredivisie title with the club.[11] On 3 October 2018, he scored his first goal for PSV in a 2–1 defeat against Inter Milan in the Champions League.[12]

Nice

On 27 July 2021, Rosario signed for French club Nice.[13] On 20 September 2024, he netted his first goal in an 8–0 victory over Saint-Étienne.[14]

Porto

On 28 August 2025, Rosario signed for the Portuguese giants Porto as their new number 13.[15]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Rosario is of Dominican descent.[16] He made his international debut playing for the Netherlands under-16 side in a friendly match against Austria U-16 on 9 February 2013. On 12 November 2015, he made his debut for the Netherlands U19 in a 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against England U19 which ended in a 2–2 draw.[17]

Rosario earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018.[18] He made his international debut in a friendly against Belgium on 16 October, coming on as a half-time substitute.

On 29 May 2025, Rosario's request to switch international allegiance to the Dominican Republic was approved by FIFA.[2]

Filmography

Documentary
Year Title Role
2012 The Price of Heaven[6] Himself

Career statistics

Rosario with Nice in 2022

Club

As of match played 26 April 2026[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Almere City 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 34320 ——4[c]0403
Jong PSV 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 317— ———317
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 120— ———120
Total 437— ———437
PSV Eindhoven 2017–18 Eredivisie 14010 —0000150
2018–19 Eredivisie 32000 —8[d]11[e]0411
2019–20 Eredivisie 26220 —12[f]11[e]0413
2020–21 Eredivisie 29130 —8[g]000401
2021–22 Eredivisie 0000 —1[d]00010
Total 101360 —292201385
Nice 2021–22 Ligue 1 36040 ———400
2022–23 Ligue 1 31000 —8[h]0—390
2023–24 Ligue 1 28030 ———310
2024–25 Ligue 1 29310 —5[g]1—354
2025–26 Ligue 1 1000 —00—10
Total 125380 —131001464
Porto 2025–26 Primeira Liga 222501012[g]0—402
Career total 32518210105436040721
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of matches played on 22 June 2025 [21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands
201810
Total10
Dominican Republic
202590
202620
Total110
Career total110

Honours

PSV

Nice

Porto

References

  1. "National team roster – 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  2. "FIFA Change of Association Platform". 29 May 2025.
  3. "Pablo Paulino Rosario, Jeugd mannen onder 19".
  4. "Pablo Paulino Rosario, Jeugd mannen beloftenelftal".
  5. "Pablo Paulino Rosario, Nederlands elftal mannen".
  6. "De prijs van de hemel". NPO Start (in Dutch). June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  7. "Uitgelicht: Pablo Rosario". Jupiler League (in Dutch). 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
  8. Voetbaltalent vindt weg omhoog De Volkskrant, 16 mei 2012
  9. Wedstrijdverslag Almere City FC - VVV-Venlo bij Soccerway
  10. "Rosario joins PSV from Almere City FC". PSV.nl. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  11. "Pablo Rosario's footballing journey..." OGC Nice. 16 September 2021.
  12. "Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi profits from error to net winner against PSV". ESPN. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  13. "Pablo Rosario leaves PSV for OGC Nice". www.psv.nl. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  14. "Nice 8–0 Saint-Étienne". BBC Sport. 20 September 2024.
  15. "Pablo Rosario é Dragão até 2029". FC Porto (in Portuguese). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  16. Consulado (17 October 2018). "Sangre dominicana en la nueva selección de Holanda: el volante Pablo Rosario". Consulado General de la República Dominicana en Ámsterdam, Reino de Países Bajos. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  17. "Speler: Pablo Rosario". OnsOranje. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  18. "Koeman happy with emerging Netherlands talents". football-oranje.com. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  19. "Pablo Rosario". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  20. Pablo Rosario at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  21. "Pablo Rosario – International matches". 11v11.com. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  22. "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  23. Kundert, Tom (2 May 2026). "Seven reasons Sporting are champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 2 May 2026.