Mario Barwuah Balotelli was born on 12 August 1990. Balotelli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club A.C. Milan and the Italian national team.
Surname: Balotelli
Firstname: Mario
Country: Italy
Date of birth: 1990-08-12
Birthplace: Palermo
Height: 189 cm
Weight: 88.0 kg
Playing Career
Position: Striker
Clubs
Lumezzane (2005-2006), Inter Milan (2006-2010), Manchester City (Eng/2010-Jan. 2013), AC Milan (It/since Feb. 2013)
International appearances: 30
International goals: 12
International debut: 10/08/2010, Italy-Ivory Coast (0-1)
Last international appearance: 04/06/2014, Italy-Luxemburg (1-1)
Playing Honours
International
European Championships: final (2012), 6 matches, 3 goals
Confederations Cup: 3rd (2013), 3 matches, 2 goals
Club
-Champions League (2010)
-Italian Championships (2008, 2009, 2010)
-Italian Cup (2010)
-Italian Supercup (2008)
-English Championship (2012)
-FA Cup (2011)
-Community Shield (2012)
Clown prince of Italy
Born in Palermo to a Ghanaian immigrant family, but raised by Italian foster parents, Mario Balotelli became an Italian at 18 and is the key to how far the Azzurri can go in Brazil.
He has Herculean strength, speed, vision and technique. He was the best player at the 2013 Confederations Cup before injury, and beat Germany single-handedly in the 2012 Euro semi-final. But there is something of a ticking time bomb about Balotelli, whose career is littered with incidents of strange behavior.
His clubs Inter Milan, Manchester City and AC Milan have all seen both sides of the coin. But national coach Cesare Prandelli feels he is a lost boy rather than a bad boy and could be the man to help him achieve greatness.