Mario Balotelli

Italian association football player

Mario Balotelli Barwuah[3][4] (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo baloˈtɛlli]; Barwuah; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor.

Mario Balotelli
Balotelli playing for Marseille in 2019.
Personal information
Full nameMario Balotelli Barwuah[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthPalermo, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)Striker
Club information
Current team
Adana Demirspor
Number99
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)
2015–2016AC Milan (loan)20(1)
2016–2019Nice61(33)
2019Marseille15(8)
2019–2020Brescia19(5)
2020–2021Monza12(5)
2021–2022Adana Demirspor33(18)
2022–2023Sion18(6)
2023–Adana Demirspor1(2)
National team
2008–2010Italy U2118(7)
2010–2018Italy36(14)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2012 Poland–Ukraine
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place2013 Brazil
* 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 change

Club change

As of match played 28 October 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lumezzane2005–06Serie C12020
Inter Milan2007–08Serie A113440000157
2008–09Serie A228206[c]11[d]13110
2009–10Serie A269518[c]11[d]04011
Total5920115142218628
Manchester City2010–11Premier League17651006[e]32810
2011–12Premier League231300216[f]31[g]03217
2012–13Premier League14110114[c]100203
Total54206132167108030
AC Milan2012–13Serie A1312001312
2013–14Serie A30141110[c]34118
Total4326111035430
Liverpool2014–15Premier League16140315[h]2284
AC Milan (loan)2015–16Serie A20132233
Nice2016–17Ligue 1231500114[e]12817
2017–18Ligue 1281800119[i]73826
2018–19Ligue 11000000100
Total613300221387643
Marseille2018–19Ligue 11580000158
Brescia2019–20Serie A19500195
Monza2020–21Serie B1252[j]1146
Adana Demirspor2021–22Süper Lig3118213319
2022–23Süper Lig200020
Total3318213519
Sion2022–23Swiss Super League18610196
Adana Demirspor2023–24Süper Lig33000033
Career total355147281085582252454185
  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 change

As of match played on 7 September 2018.[6][7]
Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
201020
201151
201294
2013137
201441
2015
2016
2017
201831
Total3614

Honours change

Inter Milan

Manchester City

Italy

Individual

References change

  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil List of Players" (PDF). fifa.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 June 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. "Mario Balotelli". Brescia Calcio. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil List of Players" (PDF). fifa.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 June 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 210" [Official Communication No. 210] (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 22 April 2016. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Mario Balotelli at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. "Balotelli, Mario". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  7. FIGC (in Italian)
  8. "Mario Balotelli: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. "FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  10. Murrells, Katy (21 December 2010). "Mario Balotelli wins award – then has a dig at Wilshere, Fábregas and Rooney". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  11. "UEFA EURO 2012 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  12. Martins, Cláudia (28 January 2014). "Pirlo e Conte distinguidos em Itália" [Pirlo and Conte distinguished in Italy] (in Portuguese). 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 French). UNFP. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.