Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli Barwuah was born on August 12, 1990 in Palermo, Italy. The Italian player was known as a great striker who has good technique and can play any position on the front. He also is making a great set-piece.

Balotelli was born to immigrants from Ghana, Thomas and Rose Barwuah. In 1993, when she was 3 years old, the family agreed to Barwuah adopted by the Balotelli family. Adoption was officially endorsed by the Court of Brescia.

At the age of 15, Balotelli got a promotion to the senior team Lumezzane, and his debut fight in progress at Padova in the Italian League Serie C1. He was bought by Inter Milan kahirnya worth 340 thousand euros in the 2006-2007 season. On December 16, 2007, he was finally able to make his debut with the senior team when replacing David Suazo in the Champions League Italian Serie A match against Cagliari. 3 days after that he became the first team against Reggina in the Coppa Italia and scored 2 goals in a 4-1 victory.

In the second season in Inter Milan first team (2008-2009), Balotelli suffered some disciplinary problems that make his coach Jose Mourinho did not include him on the team in the second round of the season which begins in January 2009. At the beginning of the 2008-2009 season, Mourinho is also considered less serious in practice.

On August 7, 2007, five days before the 17 th birthday, he got the call to join the national team of Ghana coach Claude Le Roy to compete in a friendly match against Senegal at the New Den Stadium in London, England which took place on August 21, 2007 . But he refused, in order to keep the chances to strengthen Italy's national team so he managed to get an Italian passport.

Italy coach U-21, Pierluigi Casiraghi, then called him to join after Balotelli mendapatka Italian citizenship on August 13, 2008. he was awarded the Italian citizenship and has Stated in a press conference on the same day his desire to play for the Italy under-21 team. On August 29, 2008, formally called for strengthening Casiraghi Italy against Greece and Croatia. His first international goal came against Greece U-21 team.


Mario Balotelli (born in Palermo, Italy, August 12, 1990, age 21 years) was an Italian national soccer player who plays as a striker for Manchester City in the Premier League and the Italian national team.
Balotelli has played in the club Lumezzane and Internazionale, before joining Manchester City in August 2010.
Balotelli strengthen the senior Italian national team since August 2010.Hingga month of September 2011, he has scored one goal in seven appearances.