Diego Rossi

Youth

Rossi began playing football as a child at the El Queso school in Solymar. At the age of six, Rossi moved to the Solymar Uruguay Sports Center, with which he competed in the Interbalnearian League of Youth Football. He demonstrated his ability in the club and caught the attention of Peñarol, where he joined their academy at the age of 12. Néstor Gonçalves discovered him and was invited to play a friendly tournament in Alegrete with the a team, where he eventually was offered a contract. At the age of 14, Rossi was the top scorer for the team's under-14 team in the Uruguayan seventh tier, where he was a top scorer in 2012 with 42 goals in 27 matches. The following year, Rossi joined the Peñarol youth team in the Uruguayan sixth division, where he scored 25 times in 17 appearances. With Penarol's U-15 team, Rossi helped the team win the Apertura Tournament and the Uruguayan U-15 Championship as well as the Fabian Lomineto Cup. In 2014, he was the top scorer of the Uruguayan Premier Division Under-16 Tournament, scoring 17 goals in the first half of the year, where Peñarol came out champions of the U-16 Clausura Tournament. On 7 April 2015, he was invited to train with the first-team squad of Peñarol for the first time, along with his teammates from the under-17 team Santiago Bueno and Federico Valverde. He was promoted by Pablo Bengoechea to the first team for the 2015–16 season in August. Rossi alternated the practices with their U-18 team and Peñarol's senior…

Youth

Rossi began his international career for Uruguay with under-15 team and went on to earn caps for Uruguay's different age level national teams. He was part of Uruguay squad at 2013 South American U-15 Championship, 2015 South American U-17 Championship, 2017 South American U-20 Championship, and 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. In total, he scored 28 goals in 82 matches for Uruguay's youth national teams.

Senior

On 18 September 2020, Rossi was included in Uruguay's 26-man preliminary squad for World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Ecuador. On 5 October 2020, Rossi was included in the final squad as a replacement for injured Cristhian Stuani.

Comfortable attacking on either wing or as a centre-forward, Rossi's playing style is marked by his pace, work rate, calmness on the ball, and off-ball movement. While he often drifts from wide positions into half-spaces, he also regularly drops deeper to get on the ball. From there, he can use his speed and agility to take on defenders, while also having the technical ability and vision to provide precise passes to his teammates.

Rossi is of Italian descent through his paternal side and Armenian descent through his maternal side. He had received invitations to play for the Armenia national team, which he refused given his desire to represent Uruguay. His younger brother Nicolás is also a professional footballer and has pledged to play for the Armenia national team. Rossi states his idol as Luis Suárez.