Sergio Agüero

Sergio Agüero

Agüero playing for Argentina in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo[1]
Date of birth	2 June 1988 (age 24)
Place of birth	Quilmes, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	16
Youth career
1997–2003	Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Independiente	54	(23)
2006–2011	Atlético Madrid	175	(74)
2011–	Manchester City	43	(28)
National team‡
2005–2007	Argentina U20	7	(6)
2008	Argentina Olympic Team	5	(2)
2006–	Argentina	41	(16)
Honours[show]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:55, 11 November 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2012

Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo aˈɣweɾo]; born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester City in England's Premier League and the Argentine national team. On 5 July 2003, he became the youngest player to debut in the Argentine First Division at 15 years and 35 days, breaking the record previously established by Diego Maradona in 1976.^[3] He plays with the shirt name Kun Agüero.^[4]
At international level, Agüero represented the Argentina under-20 team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005 and in 2007, winning both tournaments. Agüero played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he scored two goals in the 3–0 semi-final win against Brazil as Argentina went on to win the gold medal.^[5] Agüero was selected to represent Argentina in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 Copa América.^[6]
In 2006, Agüero moved to Europe to play for La Liga side Atlético Madrid for a fee of €23 million from Independiente. He made a name for himself, attracting attention from Europe's top clubs by scoring 101 goals in 234 appearances while winning the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010. Agüero moved to Premier League club Manchester City in July 2011 for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £35 million.^[7][8] On the last day of his début season with the club, Agüero scored a 94th-minute winner against Queen's Park Rangers that earned Manchester City their first league title in 44 years.^[9] In 2012, Sergio won Manchester City's player of the year as voted for by the fans.