Mario Balotelli: Italian association football player
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.
.jpg) Balotelli playing for Marseille in 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mario Balotelli Barwuah | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Adana Demirspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Lumezzane | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Lumezzane | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Inter Milan | 59 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Manchester City | 54 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | AC Milan | 43 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Liverpool | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → AC Milan (loan) | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Nice | 61 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Marseille | 15 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Brescia | 19 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Monza | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Adana Demirspor | 33 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Sion | 18 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Adana Demirspor | 1 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Italy U21 | 18 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Italy | 36 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lumezzane | 2005–06 | Serie C1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Inter Milan | 2007–08 | Serie A | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |
| 2008–09 | Serie A | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Serie A | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 11 | ||
| Total | 59 | 20 | 11 | 5 | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 28 | |||
| Manchester City | 2010–11 | Premier League | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 28 | 10 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 17 | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 54 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 30 | ||
| AC Milan | 2012–13 | Serie A | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | |||
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | — | 41 | 18 | |||
| Total | 43 | 26 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | — | 54 | 30 | ||||
| Liverpool | 2014–15 | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 28 | 4 | |
| AC Milan (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Nice | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | 17 | |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | 38 | 26 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | — | 76 | 43 | |||
| Marseille | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 8 | ||
| Brescia | 2019–20 | Serie A | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||
| Monza | 2020–21 | Serie B | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Adana Demirspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 31 | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 19 | |||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 19 | |||||
| Sion | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
| Adana Demirspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 355 | 147 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 454 | 185 | ||
International
- As of match played on 7 September 2018.
| Italy national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 |
| 2013 | 13 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 14 |
Honours
Inter Milan
- Serie A: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Coppa Italia: 2009–10
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2008
- UEFA Champions League: 2009–10
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2011–12
- FA Cup: 2010–11
Italy
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2013
Individual
- Golden Boy: 2010
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2012
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2012–13
- FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2013
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: March 2019
References
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