Karim Rossi

Karim Rossi (كريم روسي; born 1 May 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persis Solo. His uncle Youssef Rossi also played professional football.

Earlier career
Rossi began his career in his native Switzerland with Lausanne-Sport and Grasshopper Club Zürich before joining English club Stoke City in the summer of 2011. Rossi spent three seasons at Stoke playing for the club's under-18 and under-21 sides.

In July 2014, Rossi left Stoke and joined Hull City. Playing and scoring regularly for the Reserve side, Rossi was linked with loan moves to clubs in The Football League.

Zulte Waregem
On 23 January 2015, Rossi signed for Belgian Pro League side Zulte Waregem on a six-month loan from Hull City. He made his professional debut on 1 February 2015 in a 0–0 draw with Anderlecht. On 7 February 2015, he scored his first and second professional goals against Lierse coming on as a half time substitute.

Spezia
On 15 July 2015, Rossi signed for Serie B side Spezia Calcio. On 8 August 2015, he made his home debut in a 1–0 win against Brescia Calcio in the Coppa Italia.

On 26 January 2016, after a lack of game time and frustrations, Rossi left and signed for Swiss Super League, Lugano for an undisclosed fee.

Lugano
Rossi made a successful debut against Thun on 13 February 2016 despite the 2–1 loss. On 29 May 2016, he made an appearance in the Swiss Cup final which was lost 2–1 against Zürich.

On 16 August 2016, Rossi joined Schaffhausen on loan from Lugano until the end of the year.