Sergio Agüero
Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988), also known as Kun Agüero, is an Argentine retired football player. He played as a former striker for the Argentina national team. Agüero joined La Liga club Barcelona starting 1 July 2021 until November 2021. He had no choice but to retire due to heart problems.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires,[3] Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2003–2006 | Independiente | 54 | (23) | 
| 2006–2011 | Atlético Madrid | 175 | (74) | 
| 2011–2021 | Manchester City | 264 | (180) | 
| 2021 | Barcelona | 4 | (1) | 
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Argentina U17 | 5 | (3) | 
| 2005–2007 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (6) | 
| 2008 | Argentina U23 | 5 | (2) | 
| 2006–2021 | Argentina | 101 | (41) | 
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:08, 17 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
Club career
    
    Independiente
    
Aguero joined C.A. Independiente's youth system at age nine, and became the youngest player to make the first-team debut at age 15 on 5 July 2003.
Atletico Madrid
    
Aguero joined Spanish club Atlético Madrid in May 2006, for a fee of around €20 million.[5]
Manchester City
    
On 28 July 2011, Aguero signed a five-year contract with Manchester City for a reported fee of £38 million.[6] At the time, he became the most expensive signing in City's history. The previous record was for Robinho's transfer fee of £32.5 million in 2008.[7] He was given the number 16 shirt, and wears Kun Aguero on his back.
He made his debut for the team on 15 August 2011, scoring the last goal in a 4-0 victory against Swansea City A.F.C. He scored his first Premier League hat-trick on 10 September 2011 against Wigan Athletic F.C. In the final game of the season against Queens Park Rangers, Aguero scored a goal in the 94th minute. He scored City's third goal in a 3-2 victory, helping the team win their first Premier League title since 1968.[8]
International career
    
Aguero has played for Argentina's U17 team, U-20 team, Olympic team, and Senior team.
Aguero made his debut for the Senior team on 3 September 2006 at age 18.[9]
He scored his first international hat trick on 7 June 2015 in a 2015 Copa América warm-up game against Bolivia. Argentina won 5-0.[10]
On 16 June 2018, at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Aguero scored his first ever World Cup goal against Iceland in a 1-1 draw.[11]
Personal life
    
Aguero was married to Diego Maradona's daughter, Giannina Maradona. They married in 2008, and had one son named Benjamin that was born in Madrid, Spain in February 2009.[12] Aguero and Giannina separated in 2012.[13] Diego Maradona later called Aguero a "wimp" on an Argentine radio station after their separation.[14]
Aguero has two half-brothers that are also footballers, Gaston del Castillo and Mauricio del Castillo.
Career statistics
    
    Club
    
- As of match played 21 October 2020[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2002–03[16] | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2003–04[17] | 5 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004–05[18] | 12 | 5 | — | 12 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2005–06[19] | 36 | 18 | — | 36 | 18 | |||||||||
| Total | 54 | 23 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 23 | ||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2006–07[20] | La Liga | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 42 | 7 | |||||
| 2007–08[21] | 37 | 19 | 4 | 2 | — | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | — | 50 | 27 | ||||
| 2008–09[22] | 37 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | — | 47 | 21 | ||||
| 2009–10[23] | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | 16[lower-alpha 4] | 6 | — | 54 | 19 | ||||
| 2010–11[24] | 32 | 20 | 4 | 3 | — | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 3 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 41 | 27 | |||
| Total | 175 | 74 | 20 | 7 | — | 38 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 101 | |||
| Manchester City | 2011–12[25] | Premier League | 34 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 7] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 30 | 
| 2012–13[26] | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 40 | 17 | ||
| 2013–14[27] | 23 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | — | 34 | 28 | |||
| 2014–15[28] | 33 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 32 | ||
| 2015–16[29] | 30 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 44 | 29 | |||
| 2016–17[30] | 31 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 8 | — | 45 | 33 | |||
| 2017–18[31] | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | — | 39 | 30 | |||
| 2018–19[32] | 33 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 2 | 46 | 32 | ||
| 2019–20[33] | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 23 | ||
| 2020–21[34] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 264 | 180 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 63 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 372 | 255 | ||
| Career total | 493 | 277 | 42 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 103 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 662 | 379 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey and FA Cup.
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Eight appearances and six goals in UEFA Cup, one appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Eight appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in FA Community Shield
International
    
- As of match played 18 November 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 97 | 41 | |
International goals
    
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2007 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | .svg.png.webp) Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | 
| 2. | 26 March 2008 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | 
| 3. | 4 June 2008 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States |  Mexico | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| 4. | 6 September 2008 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Paraguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | 
| 5. | 11 October 2008 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Uruguay | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 6. | 28 March 2009 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | .svg.png.webp) Venezuela | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| 7. | 12 August 2009 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia |  Russia | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | 
| 8. | 24 May 2010 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
| 9. | 7 September 2010 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Spain | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| 10. | 20 June 2011 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Albania | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 11. | 1 July 2011 | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina | .svg.png.webp) Bolivia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2011 Copa América | 
| 12. | 11 July 2011 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 13. | 2–0 | |||||
| 14. | 15 November 2011 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia |  Colombia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | 
| 15. | 2 June 2012 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Ecuador | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 16. | 12 October 2012 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina |  Uruguay | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 17. | 6 February 2013 | Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |  Sweden | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | 
| 18. | 11 June 2013 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador |  Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | 
| 19. | 10 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay | 2–1 | 5–2 | |
| 20. | 18 November 2013 | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | 
| 21. | 2–0 | |||||
| 22. | 3 September 2014 | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany |  Germany | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| 23. | 31 March 2015 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States |  Ecuador | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 24. | 6 June 2015 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | .svg.png.webp) Bolivia | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 25. | 3–0 | |||||
| 26. | 4–0 | |||||
| 27. | 13 June 2015 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2015 Copa América | 
| 28. | 16 June 2015 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 29. | 30 June 2015 | Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile |  Paraguay | 5–1 | 6–1 | |
| 30. | 4 September 2015 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States | .svg.png.webp) Bolivia | 2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | 
| 31. | 4–0 | |||||
| 32. | 9 September 2015 | AT&T Stadium, United States |  Mexico | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| 33. | 10 June 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States |  Panama | 5–0 | 5–0 | Copa América Centenario | 
| 34. | 11 November 2017 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia |  Russia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | 
| 35. | 14 November 2017 | Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia |  Nigeria | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| 36. | 29 May 2018 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Haiti | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| 37. | 16 June 2018 | Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia |  Iceland | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | 
| 38. | 30 June 2018 | Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia |  France | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | 
| 39. | 23 June 2019 | Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil |  Qatar | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Copa América | 
| 40. | 6 July 2019 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil |  Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 Copa América | 
| 41. | 18 November 2019 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |  Uruguay | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | 
Honours
    
Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Europa League: 2009–10
- UEFA Super Cup: 2010[35]
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 2009–10[36]
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19[37]
- FA Cup: 2018–19;[38] runner-up: 2012–13[39]
- Football League/EFL Cup: 2013–14,[40] 2015–16,[41] 2017–18,[42] 2018–19,[43] 2019–20[44]
- FA Community Shield: 2012,[45]2018,[46] 2019[47]
Argentina U20
Argentina U23
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014[49]
- Copa América runner-up: 2015,[50] 2016
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe: 2007[51]
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2007[51]
- Golden Boy Award: 2007[52][53]
- World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2009[54]
- Premier League Golden Boot: 2014–15[37]
- La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 2007-08
- Don Balón Award: 2007–08
- FSF Player of the Year: 2014[55]
- Manchester City Player of the Year: 2011–12, 2014–15[56]
- Manchester City Goal of the Season: 2011–12
- Premier League Player of the Month: October 2013, November 2014, January 2016, April 2016, January 2018, February 2019, January 2020
- PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Premier League,[57] 2018–19 Premier League[58]
- South American Team of the Year: 2005[59]
- FIFA FIFPro World11 3rd team: 2013,[60] 2015,[61] 2016[62]
- FIFA FIFPro World11 4th team: 2014[63]
- IFFHS CONMEBOL team of the decade 2011–2020[64]
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