Answer the following question: Facts: - caps: 17 0 39 96 94 118 50 36 14 14 - nationalyears: 2000 -- 2004 2004 -- - youthclubs: piacenza - ntupdate: 11 october 2013 - birth date: 5 july 1982 - clubs: piacenza loan -rrb- guangzhou evergrande fiorentina -lrb- loan -rrb- palermo verona parma milan fiorentina genoa bologna -lrb- - nationalcaps: 30 57 - currentclub: palermo - caption: gilardino in 2010 - height: 1.84 m on - nationalgoals: 19 19 - name: alberto gilardino - nationalteam: italy u21 italy - birth place: biella , italy - position: striker - fullname: alberto gilardino - years: 2000 2008 -- 2012 2012 -- 2014 2012 -- 2013 2014 -- -- 2015 2015 2015 -- 2002 2002 -- 2005 2005 -- 2008 - clubnumber: 11 - pcupdate: 31 may 2015 - image: alberto gilardino.jpg - goals: 3 0 5 50 36 48 19 13 5 4 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alberto gilardino .
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alberto gilardino , ufficiale omri -lrb- ; born 5 july 1982 -rrb- is an italian footballer who plays as a striker for serie a club palermo .in his early career , he was compared to filippo inzaghi , and christian vieri described him as the fusion of both players .gilardino currently holds the record for being the second youngest player to have scored 100 goals in serie a , after altafini .with 175 serie a goals , gilardino is currently among the top 15 all-time scorers in serie a history and ranks 3rd among active players after francesco totti and antonio di natale .with milan he has won the uefa champions league 2006-07 , 2007 uefa super cup and the 2007 fifa club world cup .he was named serie a young footballer of the year in 2004 , serie a footballer of the year and the italian footballer of the year in 2005 .gilardino has represented italy at under-19 , under-20 , under-21 , and senior levels .gilardino was a part of the italian side that won the 2004 uefa u-21 championship where he became the tournament 's leading goalscorer .he was also named as the best player of the tournament and one of two strikers in the uefa team of the tournament .he is the all-time top scorer of the italy u-21 national team with 19 goals in 30 appearances .he was part of the 2006 fifa world cup winning-squad and has also participated at the 2009 fifa confederations cup , the 2010 fifa world cup and 2013 fifa confederations cup .