graziano pellè (born 15 july 1985 in san cesario di lecce, italy) is an italian association football forward who currently plays for the english club southampton and the italian national football team. he has also played for u.s. lecce, calcio catania, crotone, cesena, az alkmaar, parma football club spa, u.c. sampdoria and feyenoord. he won the eredivisie with az alkmaar in 2009 and was premier league player of the month in september of 2014.