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\"Balotelli\" redirects here. For other uses, see Balotelli (disambiguation).

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Mario Balotelli

Balotelli warming up for Liverpool in 2014

Personal information

Full name

\nMario Balotelli Barwuah^[1]

Birth name

\nMario Barwuah

Date of birth

\n12 August 1990 (age 34)^[2]

Place of birth

\nPalermo, Italy

Height

\n1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]

Position(s)

\nStriker

Team information

Current team

\nGenoa

Number

\n45

Youth career

2001\u20132006

\nLumezzane

2006\u20132007

\nInter Milan

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2006

\nLumezzane

\n2

\n(0)

2007\u20132010

\nInter Milan

\n59

\n(20)

2010\u20132013

\nManchester City

\n54

\n(20)

2013\u20132014

\nAC Milan

\n43

\n(26)

2014\u20132016

\nLiverpool

\n16

\n(1)

2015\u20132016

\n\u2192 AC Milan (loan)

\n20

\n(1)

2016\u20132019

\nNice

\n61

\n(33)

2019

\nMarseille

\n15

\n(8)

2019\u20132020

\nBrescia

\n19

\n(5)

2020\u20132021

\nMonza

\n12

\n(5)

2021\u20132022

\nAdana Demirspor

\n33

\n(18)

2022\u20132023

\nSion

\n18

\n(6)

2023\u20132024

\nAdana Demirspor

\n16

\n(7)

2024\u2013

\nGenoa

\n6

\n(0)

International career^\u2021

2008\u20132010

\nItaly U21

\n18

\n(7)

2010\u20132018

\nItaly

\n36

\n(14)

Medal record

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Men's Football\n
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Representing $\"\"$ Italy\n
UEFA European Championship\n
Runner-up	2012 Poland\u2013Ukraine	\n
FIFA Confederations Cup\n
$\"Third$	2013 Brazil	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:14, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
\u2021 National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2018

Mario Balotelli Barwuah (Italian pronunciation: [\u02c8ma\u02d0rjo balo\u02c8t\u025blli]; n\u00e9 Barwuah; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Genoa.\n

Balotelli started his professional football career in 2005 at Lumezzane, before joining Inter Milan in 2007. He won the treble (Serie A, Coppa Italia, and Champions League) in 2010. Balotelli reunited with Internazionale manager Roberto Mancini at Manchester City in 2010, helping them win a Premier League title and FA Cup. He moved back to Italy in January 2013, signing for Inter's rival club, AC Milan, before returning to the Premier League with Liverpool 18 months later. Following a return to Milan on loan, Balotelli departed to France, playing for Nice and Marseille in Ligue 1. He returned to Italy a third time, joining Serie A club Brescia in summer 2019, and Serie B club Monza in late 2020. The following summer, Balotelli signed for Turkish club Adana Demirspor.\n

Balotelli earned his first cap for Italy in a friendly match against the Ivory Coast in 2010. He amassed over 30 caps and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2012, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He helped the national side reach the final of Euro 2012, scoring twice against Germany in the semi-finals, and won bronze at the Confederations Cup. Balotelli is Italy's joint-top scorer in the UEFA European Championship,^[3] and joint-top scorer in the Confederations Cup.^[4]\n

Regarded as a highly promising player in his youth, Balotelli is a versatile forward with strength, pace and an eye for goal. He is a penalty kick specialist. Despite his talent, Balotelli has been criticised for his poor attitude on and off the pitch.\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	National cup^[a]\n	League cup^[b]\n	Continental\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Lumezzane\n	2005\u201306\n	Serie C1\n	2	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	2	0\n
Inter Milan\n	2007\u201308\n	Serie A\n	11	3	4	4	\u2014	0	0	0	0	15	7\n
2008\u201309\n	Serie A\n	22	8	2	0	\u2014	6^[c]	1	1^[d]	1	31	10\n
2009\u201310\n	Serie A\n	26	9	5	1	\u2014	8^[c]	1	1^[d]	0	40	11\n
Total\n	59	20	11	5	\u2014	14	2	2	1	86	28\n
Manchester City\n	2010\u201311\n	Premier League\n	17	6	5	1	0	0	6^[e]	3	\u2014	28	10\n
2011\u201312\n	Premier League\n	23	13	0	0	2	1	6^[f]	3	1^[g]	0	32	17\n
2012\u201313\n	Premier League\n	14	1	1	0	1	1	4^[c]	1	0	0	20	3\n
Total\n	54	20	6	1	3	2	16	7	1	0	80	30\n
AC Milan\n	2012\u201313\n	Serie A\n	13	12	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	13	12\n
2013\u201314\n	Serie A\n	30	14	1	1	\u2014	10^[c]	3	\u2014	41	18\n
Total\n	43	26	1	1	\u2014	10	3	\u2014	54	30\n
Liverpool\n	2014\u201315\n	Premier League\n	16	1	4	0	3	1	5^[h]	2	\u2014	28	4\n
AC Milan (loan)\n	2015\u201316\n	Serie A\n	20	1	3	2	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	23	3\n
Nice\n	2016\u201317\n	Ligue 1\n	23	15	0	0	1	1	4^[e]	1	\u2014	28	17\n
2017\u201318\n	Ligue 1\n	28	18	0	0	1	1	9^[i]	7	\u2014	38	26\n
2018\u201319\n	Ligue 1\n	10	0	0	0	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	10	0\n
Total\n	61	33	0	0	2	2	13	8	\u2014	76	43\n
Marseille\n	2018\u201319\n	Ligue 1\n	15	8	0	0	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	15	8\n
Brescia\n	2019\u201320\n	Serie A\n	19	5	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	19	5\n
Monza\n	2020\u201321\n	Serie B\n	12	5	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	2^[j]	1	14	6\n
Adana Demirspor\n	2021\u201322\n	S\u00fcper Lig\n	31	18	2	1	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	33	19\n
2022\u201323\n	S\u00fcper Lig\n	2	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2013	2	0\n
Total\n	33	18	2	1	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	35	19\n
Sion\n	2022\u201323\n	Super League\n	18	6	1	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	19	6\n
Adana Demirspor\n	2023\u201324\n	S\u00fcper Lig\n	16	7	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	16	7\n
Genoa\n	2024\u201325\n	Serie A\n	6	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	6	0\n
Career total\n	374	150	28	10	8	5	58	22	5	2	473	189\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
Italy\n	2010	2	0\n
2011	5	1\n
2012	9	4\n
2013	13	7\n
2014	4	1\n
2015	0	0\n
2016	0	0\n
2017	0	0\n
2018	3	1\n
Total	36	14\n

No.\n	Date\n	Venue\n	Opponent\n	Score\n	Result\n	Competition\n
1	11 November 2011	Stadion Miejski, Wroc\u0142aw, Poland	$\"\"$ Poland	1\u20130	2\u20130	Friendly\n
2	18 June 2012	Municipal Stadium, Pozna\u0144, Poland	$\"\"$ Republic of Ireland	2\u20130	2\u20130	UEFA Euro 2012\n
3	28 June 2012	National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	$\"\"$ Germany	1\u20130	2\u20131	UEFA Euro 2012\n
4	2\u20130\n
5	16 October 2012	San Siro, Milan, Italy	$\"\"$ Denmark	3\u20131	3\u20131	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
6	21 March 2013	Stade de Gen\u00e8ve, Geneva, Switzerland	$\"\"$ Brazil	2\u20132	2\u20132	Friendly\n
7	26 March 2013	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	$\"\"$ Malta	1\u20130	2\u20130	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
8	2\u20130\n
9	16 June 2013	Est\u00e1dio do Maracan\u00e3, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	$\"\"$ Mexico	2\u20131	2\u20131	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup\n
10	19 June 2013	Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil	$\"\"$ Japan	3\u20132	4\u20133	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup\n
11	10 September 2013	Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy	$\"\"$ Czech Republic	2\u20131	2\u20131	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
12	15 October 2013	Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy	$\"\"$ Armenia	2\u20132	2\u20132	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
13	14 June 2014	Arena Amazonia, Manaus, Brazil	$\"\"$ England	2\u20131	2\u20131	2014 FIFA World Cup\n
14	28 May 2018	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	$\"\"$ Saudi Arabia	1\u20130	2\u20131	Friendly\n

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Early life

Club career

Lumezzane

Inter Milan

Manchester City

2010\u201311

2011\u201312

2012\u201313

AC Milan

2012\u201313

2013\u201314

Liverpool

2014\u201315

Return to AC Milan on loan

Nice

2016\u201317

2017\u201318

2018\u201319

Marseille

Brescia

Monza

Adana Demirspor

Sion

Return to Adana Demirspor

Genoa

International career

Youth career

Early senior career

UEFA Euro 2012

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

2014 FIFA World Cup

2014\u2013present: post-World Cup

Style of play

Personality and public image

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

References

External links

Mario Balotelli

Talks

23 January, 2019