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Cordoba c1 3 41/6/2024 On 8 November 2007, as part of Sheffield F.C.'s 150th anniversary celebrations, Balotelli featured in a friendly between the two sides at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane. In June 2007, Inter exercised the option and purchased the other half for an additional €190,000. Having had an unsuccessful trial with Barcelona at age 15, Balotelli was signed by Inter Milan in 2006 on loan with a pre-set price of €150,000 to co-own the player. At age 15, he was promoted to the first team, making his first team debut in a Serie C1 league match against Padova on 2 April 2006. Enoch Barwuah, two years younger than Balotelli, is also a professional footballer.īalotelli began his career at local side Lumezzane, twenty minutes from the Balotelli residence in Concesio. Mario has three biological siblings: Abigail, Enoch and Angel Barwuah. I am Italian, I feel Italian, I will forever play with the Italian national team. After the ceremony he released the following statement: He officially gained citizenship in Concesio on 13 August 2008. Balotelli had to wait until his 18th birthday to request Italian citizenship, as his foster family had not adopted him. In June 2012, he dedicated his goals that put Italy in the final of the Euro 2012 football championships to his foster mother Silvia. He later was permanently fostered by the Balotellis full-time and adopted their surname. Īt first, he stayed with the Balotelli family during the weekdays and returned to his biological parents on weekends. They lived in the town of Concesio, Brescia, in northern Italy. His foster parents are Silvia, the Jewish daughter of Holocaust survivors, and Francesco Balotelli. In 1993, when he was three, he was placed in foster care to the Balotelli family when his own family was unable to pay for his health care needs. The family moved to Bagnolo Mella in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, when he was two. Despite his talent, Balotelli has been criticised for his poor attitude on and off the pitch.īalotelli was born Mario Barwuah in Palermo, Sicily to Ghanaian immigrants. He is regarded as one of the best penalty kick takers in world football. Regarded as a highly promising player in his youth, Balotelli is a versatile forward with strength, pace and an eye for goal. Balotelli is Italy's joint-top-scorer in the UEFA European Championship, and joint-top-scorer in the FIFA Confederations Cup. He helped the national side reach the final of Euro 2012, scoring twice against Germany in the semi-final, and won bronze at the Confederations Cup. He amassed over 30 caps and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2012, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The following summer, Balotelli signed for Turkish club Adana Demirspor.īalotelli earned his first cap for Italy in a friendly match against the Ivory Coast in 2010. He returned to Italy a third time, joining Serie A club Brescia in summer 2019, and Serie B club Monza in late 2020. Following a return to Milan on loan, Balotelli departed to France, playing for Nice and Marseille in Ligue 1. He moved back to Italy in January 2013, signing for AC Milan, before returning to the Premier League with Liverpool 18 months later. Balotelli reunited with Inter manager Roberto Mancini at Manchester City in 2010, helping them win a Premier League title and FA Cup. He won the treble ( Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League) in 2010. Mario Balotelli Barwuah ( Italian pronunciation: né Barwuah born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor.īalotelli started his professional football career in 2005 at Lumezzane, before joining Inter Milan in 2007. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2018 *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
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