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Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli Barwuah[3][4] (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo baloˈtɛlli]; né Barwuah; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional footballer.

Mario Balotelli
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Balotelli warming up for Liverpool in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMario Balotelli Barwuah[1]
Birth nameMario Barwuah
Date of birth12 August 1990 
     (aged 35)
[2]
Place of birthPalermo, Italy
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
2001–2006Lumezzane
2006–2007Inter Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006Lumezzane2(0)
2007–2010Inter Milan59(20)
2010–2013Manchester City54(20)
2013–2014AC Milan43(26)
2014–2016Liverpool16(1)
2015–2016→ AC Milan (loan)20(1)
2016–2019Nice61(33)
2019Marseille15(8)
2019–2020Brescia19(5)
2020–2021Monza12(5)
2021–2022Adana Demirspor33(18)
2022–2023Sion18(6)
2023–2024Adana Demirspor16(7)
2024–2025Genoa6(0)
National team‡
2008–2010Italy U2118(7)
2010–2018Italy36(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2018

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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[c] 1 1[d] 1 31 10
2009–10 Serie A 26 9 5 1 — 8[c] 1 1[d] 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[e] 3 — 28 10
2011–12 Premier League 23 13 0 0 2 1 6[f] 3 1[g] 0 32 17
2012–13 Premier League 14 1 1 0 1 1 4[c] 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[c] 3 — 41 18
Total 43 26 1 1 — 10 3 — 54 30
Liverpool 2014–15 Premier League 16 1 4 0 3 1 5[h] 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[e] 1 — 28 17
2017–18 Ligue 1 28 18 0 0 1 1 9[i] 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[j] 1 14 6
Adana Demirspor 2021–22 Süper Lig 31 18 2 1 — — — 33 19
2022–23 Süper Lig 2 0 — — — – 2 0
Total 33 18 2 1 — — — 35 19
Sion 2022–23 Super League 18 6 1 0 — — — 19 6
Adana Demirspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 16 7 — — — — 16 7
Genoa 2024–25 Serie A 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Career total 374 150 28 10 8 5 58 22 5 2 473 189
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Turkish Cup and Swiss Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup and Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Three appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
  10. ↑ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

International

As of match played on 7 September 2018.[6][7]
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

Manchester City

Italy

Individual

Mario Balotelli Media

  • Balotelli playing for Inter Milan in 2009

  • Balotelli (right) with Alex Song and Bacary Sagna in April 2012

  • Balotelli playing for AC Milan in 2013

  • Balotelli playing for Liverpool in September 2014

  • Balotelli playing for Nice in February 2018

  • Balotelli with Marseille in 2019

  • Balotelli playing for Italy in 2012

  • Balotelli playing against England in 2012

  • A T-shirt printed with the words "Why always me?", similar to the one worn by Balotelli

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Italy (14 July 2014)FIFA. p. 21.
  2. ↑ Mario Balotelli. Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. ↑ 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil List of Players. fifa.com (10 June 2014)Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 21. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Comunicato Ufficiale N. 210 (in it). legaseriea.it (22 April 2016)Lega Serie A. p. 2. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Mario Balotelli at Soccerway
  6. ↑ Balotelli, Mario at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ FIGC (in Italian)
  8. ↑ Mario Balotelli: OverviewPremier League. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ↑ FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: ItalyFIFA. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Murrells, Katy (21 December 2010). Mario Balotelli wins award – then has a dig at Wilshere, Fábregas and Rooney. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/21/mario-balotelli-wilshere-fabregas-rooney. Retrieved 27 January 2015. 
  11. ↑ UEFA EURO 2012 Team of the Tournament (2 July 2012)UEFA. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Martins, Cláudia. Pirlo e Conte distinguidos em Itália (in pt) (28 January 2014)zerozero. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  13. ↑ FifPro announces reserve Teams of the Year – but Luis Suarez and Arjen Robben won't be laughing while Iker Casillas is somehow named the second best goalkeeper of 2013. Independent (15 January 2014). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  14. ↑ MARIO BALOTELLI, JOUEUR DU MOIS DE MARS ! (in fr) (15 April 2019)UNFP. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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