Biography of Mario Balotelli

Full Name              : Mario Balotelli Barwuah

Place of Birth         : Palermo, Italy

Date of Birth          : August 12, 1990

Nationality             : Italian

Position                 : Striker

Playing in the Club : AC Milan

Mario Balotelli Barwuah was born on August 12, 1990 in Palermo, Italy. Italy's national player renowned as a great striker who has good technique and can play any position on the front. He is also a set-piece taker nice.

Balotelli was born to Ghanaian immigrants Thomas and Rose Barwuah. In 1993, when she was 3 years old, the family Barwuah agreed to be adopted by the Balotelli family. Adoption was officially endorsed by the Brescia court.

At the age of 15 years, Balotelli got promoted to the senior team Lumezzane, and debuted last against 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, she was finally able to make its debut with the senior team when replacing David Suazo in the Italian League Serie A match against Cagliari. 3 days after that he became a first team against Reggina in the Coppa Italia and scored 2 goals in a 4-1 win.

In his second season in the first team Inter Milan (2008-2009), Balotelli suffered some disciplinary problems that made his coach Jose Mourinho did not include him in the team in the second round of the season which begins in January 2009. At the start of the 2008-2009 season, Mourinho also take seriously lacking in practice.

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

Italy coach of U-21, Pierluigi Casiraghi, then called him to join after Balotelli mendapatka Italian citizenship on 13 August 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, the official Casiraghi called him to strengthen Italy against Greece and Croatia. His first international goal came against Greece U-21 team.

In the winter transfer window (January) 2012-2013 season he decided going home to Serie A, with AC Milan club which he claims as his idol club since childhood.