[b]Milan[/b]
[b]2007–08
season[/b]
Incumbent European champions [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.C._Milan]Milan[/url]
officially confirmed the signing of Pato on 2 August 2007, paying €22,000,000
to transfer his contract from Internacional. Due to FIFA football regulations
regarding non-EU minors, Pato was unable to play official matches for Milan until 3 January
2008, when the Italian [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_window]transfer window[/url] and registration reopened. However,
Milan was
allowed to include the player in friendlies and training beginning 3 September
2007, one day after his 18th birthday. Pato made his non-competitive debut in a
2–2 draw against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Dynamo_Kyiv]Dynamo Kiev[/url] on 7 September 2007 and scored a header.
On 4 January 2008, Pato's transfer to Milan
became official.
Pato scored his first Milan goal on his [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serie_A]Serie A[/url] debut
against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.S.C._Napoli]Napoli[/url] in a 5–2 home victory on 13 January 2008. He
scored his first brace for Milan, in a 2–0
victory over [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoa_C.F.C.]Genoa[/url] at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Siro]San Siro[/url] on
27 January 2008. He finished the 2007–08 season with 9 goals in 20 appearances
(18 in the league).
[b]2008–09
season[/b]
In late 2008, Pato scored two goals
in Milan's 5–1 win over [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udinese_Calcio]Udinese[/url] just before the Christmas break, and managed
to shine again with a brace against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.S._Roma]Roma[/url] the
following matchday at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadio_Olimpico]Stadio Olimpico[/url] on 11 January 2009, proving that he
is a vital part of Milan's attack. He continued his impressive form for Milan, hitting six goals
in four games, including a game winning strike against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACF_Fiorentina]Fiorentina[/url]
on 18 January. On 15 February, he scored his 11th goal of the season in a 2–1
defeat against home rivals [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.C._Internazionale_Milano]Internazionale[/url]. On 26 February, Pato
scored his 12th goal of the season against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SV_Werder_Bremen]Werder
Bremen[/url] in the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Cup]UEFA Cup[/url], a game Milan
drew 2–2; but with this, were knocked out the competition on the away goals
rule. Pato continued his good form with two goals against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.C._Siena]Siena[/url] on
15 March. Pato finished the 2008-09 season as Milan's top goalscorer with 18 goals.
[b]2009–10
season[/b]
On 22 August 2009, in the first [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serie_A]Serie A[/url] match
of the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serie_A_2009%E2%80%9310]2009/2010 season[/url], Pato scored a goal in each half
during the 2-1 win against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.C._Siena]Siena[/url].[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Pato#cite_note-11][12][/url][/sup]
Around two months later, on 21 October 2009, during matchday 3 of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_UEFA_Champions_League_group_stage]the Champions league group
stage[/url], Pato scored 2 second half goals in a 3-2 win against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid]Real Madrid[/url]
at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Bernab%C3%A9u_Stadium]Bernabéu[/url]. He has since played at the
right wing in a 4-3-3 formation. On January 18 2010, Pato was awarded the 2009 [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serie_A_Young_Footballer_of_the_Year]Serie A Young Footballer of the
Year[/url] award at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_del_Calcio]Oscar del Calcio[/url] ceremony becoming the first
Brazilian to be awarded with the title. On his return to the team from injury ,
Pato scored a goal in each of Milan's next three
games against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udinese_Calcio]Udinese[/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.S._Bari]Bari[/url] and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.C.F._Fiorentina]Fiorentina[/url].
On February 28, he scored a brace in the first half at the San Siro, helping AC
Milan beat Atalanta 3-1 but coming off halfway through the second half due to a
hamstring injury. This injury forced him to miss two crucial trips to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.S._Roma]Roma[/url] and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C.]Manchester United[/url]. He was expected to play
against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.C._ChievoVerona]Chievo[/url] however his return was delayed as he was not
fully fit. He made his return a week later against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.S.C._Napoli]Napoli[/url]
but it was only fifteen minutes into the match when he injured the same muscle
again.
[b]International career[/b]
After gaining prominence at club
level, Pato was called up for the youth teams of Brazil. He helped [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_under-20_football_team]Brazil[/url] win the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_South_American_Youth_Championship]2007 South American Youth
Championship[/url], which qualified the country for the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup]2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup[/url], and was selected
by Brazil coach [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunga]Dunga[/url]
for the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics]2008 Summer Olympics[/url]. He
scored his first goal for the senior Brazilian team on his debut against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_national_football_team]Sweden[/url] at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Stadium]Emirates
Stadium[/url] in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England]England[/url]
on 26 March 2008, beating [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9]Pelé[/url]'s record of scoring a goal within seconds of his full
international debut.
[b]Personal life[/b]
Since 2007, Pato had been engaged to
Brazilian actress [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sthefany_Brito]Sthefany Brito[/url], two years his senior. They split up
in January 2009 and it was stated that it was a mutual decision as neither of
them could keep a long-distance relationship. However, they got back together
and on the evening of 7 July 2009, Pato and Sthefany wed in a ceremony at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copacabana_Palace]Copacabana
Palace[/url], in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro]Rio[/url].
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