Ángel Di Maria: Argentine footballer (born 1988)
Ángel Fabián Di María (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Argentina national team.
Benfica">Benfica and the Argentina national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder.
.jpg) Di María with Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ángel Fabián Di María | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Torito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–2005 | Rosario Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Rosario Central | 35 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Benfica | 76 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Real Madrid | 124 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Manchester United | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | 197 | (56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Juventus | 26 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Benfica | 9 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Argentina U23 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Argentina | 134 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:13, 13 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:55, 13 September 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
After beginning his career with Rosario Central, Di María moved to Europe in 2007 to play for Benfica of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He made a €25 million move to Real Madrid three years later, in 2010. After winning the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid in 2014, he signed for Manchester United in summer 2014 for a national record £59.7 million. In summer 2015, he signed a 4 year contract with Paris Saint-Germain for €63 million.
A full international for Argentina since 2008, Di María has earned over 50 caps for his country. He scored the goal that gave Argentina first place at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and has also represented them at two World Cups and the 2011 Copa América, 2015 Copa América, and the 2016 Copa América Centenario.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosario Central | 2005–06 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Argentine Primera División | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |||
| Benfica | 2007–08 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | |
| Total | 76 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 15 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2010–11 | La Liga | 35 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | |
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 32 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | ||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 124 | 22 | 26 | 6 | — | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 194 | 37 | |||
| Manchester United | 2014–15 | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15 |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 14 | |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 21 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 19 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Total | 197 | 56 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 295 | 92 | ||
| Juventus | 2022–23 | Serie A | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | — | 40 | 8 | ||
| Benfica | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| Career total | 494 | 103 | 66 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 140 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 739 | 169 | ||
International
- As of match played 16 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 135 | 29 | |
- As of match played 12 September 2023
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Di María goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 May 2010 | Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Canada | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 August 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 February 2011 | Stade de Genève, Carouge, Switzerland |  Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 July 2011 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina |  Costa Rica | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2011 Copa América |
| 5 | 6 September 2011 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Nigeria | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 2 June 2012 | Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Ecuador | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 15 August 2012 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |  Germany | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 7 September 2012 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 10 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 1 July 2014 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil |  Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 11 | 3 September 2014 | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany | Germany | 4–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 6 June 2015 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina |  Bolivia | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 5–0 | |||||
| 14 | 30 June 2015 | Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile | Paraguay | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2015 Copa América |
| 15 | 4–1 | |||||
| 16 | 24 March 2016 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile |  Chile | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 6 June 2016 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | Copa América Centenario |
| 18 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina |  Colombia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 13 June 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore | 6–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 20 | 30 June 2018 | Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia |  France | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 21 | 10 July 2021 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Copa América |
| 22 | 12 November 2021 | Estadio Campeón del Siglo, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 23 | 27 January 2022 | Estadio Zorros del Desierto, Calama, Chile | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 24 | 25 March 2022 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 25 | 1 June 2022 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Italy | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 Finalissima |
| 26 | 16 November 2022 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 27 | 3–0 | |||||
| 28 | 18 December 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | France | 2–0 | 3–3 (aet) (4–2 p) | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 29 | 28 March 2023 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina |  Curaçao | 6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 2009–10
- Taça da Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2023
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2011–12
- Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14
- Supercopa de España: 2012
- UEFA Champions League: 2013–14
- UEFA Super Cup: 2014
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
- Coupe de France: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
- Trophée des Champions: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Argentina U20
Argentina Olympic
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup: 2022
- Copa América: 2021
- CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022
Individual
- Argentine Footballer of the Year: 2014
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2014
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade 2011–2020
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2014
- ESM Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2019–20
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14
- UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2019–20
- UEFA Europa League top assist provider: 2009–10
- Primeira Liga top assist provider: 2009–10
- La Liga top assist provider: 2013–14
- Ligue 1 top assist provider: 2015–16, 2019–20
- SJPF Player of the Month: April 2010
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: December 2015
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2018–19
References
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