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Here is everything you need to know about the full profile and background of FC Sion and Italian forward Mario Balotelli.
Mario Balotelli began playing professionally in 2005 for Lumezzane, and in 2007 he joined Inter Milan. He and Inter won the Serie A, Coppa Italia, and Champions League in 2010.
In 2010 Mario Balotelli moved to Manchester City for a fee of £24 million where he rejoined his former manager at Inter Roberto Mancini helping them win a Premier League title and FA Cup during his years at City. The Golden Boy Award was also won by Mario Balotelli, who said that only Lionel Messi was somewhat superior to him among previous winners.
After his spell at City, he moved back to Italy in January 2013, signing for AC Milan and then returned back to the Premier League with Liverpool 18 months later. Due to his misconduct, he left Liverpool for the Serie A where he was signed on loan by Milan before moving to the French Ligue 1 to play for Nice and Marseille respectively.
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Mario Balotelli: National team career
Youth career
Mario Balotelli received his first senior international call-up for Ghana from head coach Claude Le Roy, five days before his 17th birthday, for a friendly against Senegal at the New Den stadium in London. He turned down the invitation, stating his desire to play for Italy when he was eligible.
He received a call from Casiraghi inviting him to play for the Azzurrini, Italy's under-21 national team, in their games against Greece and Croatia. In a 1-1 tie with Greece on September 5, 2008, he scored his first goal for his country.
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The Italian kept improving as he was included in the final 23-man team for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championships and scored the tournament's first goal against Sweden in the 23rd minute.
Senior career
Mario Balotelli made his debut for the senior Italy side on 10 August 2010 in a friendly match against the Ivory Coast, Italy's first game following the 2010 World Cup, as a member of the squad unveiled by new head coach Cesare Prandelli.
In a 2-0 victory over Poland at the Stadion Miejski in Wroclaw, Poland, he scored his first senior international goal and assisted in Italy's second goal of the game.
The 32-year-old scored his first in a major international tournament which ended in a 2-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland.
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Mario Balotelli continued to be Italy's first-choice striker for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign after making an impression at Euro 2012. After joining Milan, the striker has continued his spectacular scoring run for both club and country.
Mario Balotelli was later called up again by newly appointed manager Roberto Mancini for Italy. Mario Balotelli was chosen for the Italian World Cup team in June 2014. He provided Italy with the winning goal in a 2-1 triumph over England in their tournament opener.
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Mario Balotelli: Playing style
Mario Balotelli is praised for his agility, quickness, creativity, strength, and eye for goal. He is also known for his pace, flair, physical prowess, and technique.
Despite being natively right-footed, his height, elevation, and physique enable him to excel in the air, and he is capable of scoring with either foot or with his head from inside the penalty area.
He is also a versatile attacker who can play anywhere around the front line, he typically plays in the centre as the main striker but has also been used as a winger and a second striker in many games.
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Mario Balotelli is also a set-piece specialist and is regarded as one of the best penalty kick takers in world football.
With all the abilities he possesses, he was criticised by managers, teammates and the media for his attitude on and off the pitch, as well as for his inconsistency, temperament and arrogant behaviour, which has often led to picking up unnecessary bookings in his career.
Personality and public image
Mario, an Italian video game character from the venerable Nintendo game, is the inspiration for Mario Balotelli's nickname "Super Mario."
Mario Balotelli has been given a reputation by the media for being a difficult character and taking part in questionable and often amusing activities.
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A lot of controversial behaviour was what Mario Balotelli was known for. He was always in one trouble or the other in every club he played.
The Italian forward now plays in Switzerland with FS Sion and might possibly end his career there as a professional player.
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