Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli
Personal information
Full name	Mario Barwuah Balotelli
Date of birth	12 August 1990 (1990-08-12)
Place of birth	Palermo, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Adana Demirspor
Number	TBA
Youth clubs
2001–2006	Lumezzane
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2005–2006 2006–2010 2010–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2015–2016 2016–2019 2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023 2023–	Lumezzane Inter Milan Manchester City Milan Liverpool → Milan (loan) Nice Marseille Brescia Monza Adana Demirspor Sion Adana Demirspor	002 00(0) 059 0(20) 054 0(20) 043 0(26) 016 00(1) 020 00(1) 061 0(33) 015 00(8) 019 00(5) 012 00(5) 033 0(18) 012 00(5) 000 00(0)
National team
2008–2010 2010–2018	Italy U21 Italy	016 00(6) 036 0(14)

Mario Barwuah Balotelli (born Mario Barwuah; 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor. He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently joining Inter Milan in 2007. Inter manager Roberto Mancini brought Balotelli into the first team, but when Mancini left, Balotelli's disciplinary record fell away. He had a strained relationship with new manager José Mourinho and was suspended from Inter's first team in January 2009 after a number of disciplinary problems.

In March 2010, he came under criticism by Inter fans after he appeared on the Italian TV show Striscia la notizia, wearing an A.C. Milan jersey. This damaged the prospect of him having a long career at Inter, but he did make several appearances after that. With doubts over his career at Inter, former coach Roberto Mancini had since moved to Manchester City and decided to give Balotelli a fresh chance at a new club. He joined Manchester City in August 2010, where his performances and off-field activities continued to be enigmatic and unpredictable. Nicknamed Super Mario, he earned his first cap for the Italian national team on 10 August 2010 in a friendly match against Côte d'Ivoire.

Honours

Clubs

Internazionale

• Serie A (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Coppa Italia (1): 2009–10
• Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2008
• UEFA Champions League (1): 2009–10

Manchester City

• Premier League (1): 2011–12
• FA Cup (1): 2010–11
• FA Community Shield (1): 2012

International

• UEFA European Football Championship Runner up: 2012

Individual

• Golden Boy Award (1): 2010
• FA Cup Final Man of the Match (1): 2011
• UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament 2012
• Serie A Team of the Year (1): 2012–13
• UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: March 2019

External links

• acmilan.com profile
• Mario Balotelli profile at Soccerbase
• Official website
• Career profile La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italian)
• Profile ESPNsoccernet

Template:Adana Demirspor squad

Italy – UEFA Euro 2012

1. Buffon (c) 2. Maggio 3. Chiellini 4. Ogbonna 5. Motta 6. Balzaretti 7. Abate 8. Marchisio 9. Balotelli 10. Cassano 11. Di Natale 12. Sirigu 13. Giaccherini 14. De Sanctis 15. Barzagli 16. De Rossi 17. Borini 18. Montolivo 19. Bonucci 20. Giovinco 21. Pirlo 22. Diamanti 23. Nocerino Manager:   Cesare Prandelli

Italy – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

1. Buffon (c) 2. Maggio 3. Chiellini 4. Astori 5. De Sciglio 6. Candreva 7. Aquilani 8. Marchisio 9. Balotelli 10. Giovinco 11. Gilardino 12. Sirigu 13. Marchetti 14. El Shaarawy 15. Barzagli 16. De Rossi 17. Cerci 18. Montolivo 19. Bonucci 20. Abate 21. Pirlo 22. Giaccherini 23. Diamanti Manager:   Cesare Prandelli

Italy – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Buffon (c) 2. De Sciglio 3. Chiellini 4. Darmian 5. Motta 6. Candreva 7. Abate 8. Marchisio 9. Balotelli 10. Cassano 11. Cerci 12. Sirigu 13. Perin 14. Aquilani 15. Barzagli 16. De Rossi 17. Immobile 18. Parolo 19. Bonucci 20. Paletta 21. Pirlo 22. Insigne 23. Verratti Manager:   Cesare Prandelli