Pablo Rosario
Dutch footballer (born 1997)
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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.
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Rosario with Nice in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Pablo Mañón Paulino[1] | ||
| Birth name | Cristian Pablo Paulino Rosario[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 21 | (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 | 11 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:27, 27 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2026 | |||
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
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Price of Heaven[6] | Himself |
Career statistics
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Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Almere City | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Jong PSV | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 7 | ||||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[f] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 101 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 5 | |||
| Nice | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[h] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[g] | 1 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 125 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 4 | |||
| Porto | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[g] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
| Career total | 324 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 406 | 21 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of matches played on 22 June 2025 [21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Dominican Republic | |||
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | |
