Mauro Icardi
Encyclopedia
Mauro Emanuel Icardi Rivero Fonseca Nacimiento (born 16 February 1993 in Rosario
, Santa Fe Province
) is an Argentine
footballer who plays as a striker for Italian
club Sampdoria
. Icardi holds an Italian passport.
, and his family moved to Spain when he was 6. He began his football career with Vecindario
. In Vecindario, he scored over 500 goals with the youth categories. In 2008, he was disputed by F.C. Barcelona and Real Madrid
, after the offers from Valencia, Sevilla
, Espanyol
, Deportivo La Coruña, Arsenal
and Liverpool
. The Catalan club won the race for Icardi, signed with him until 2013.
confirmed Icardi had signed with the club on loan until the end of the season. After a successful six-month loan for Samp, socring 13 goals in 19 games with Primavera team, the Italian side utilised the option to buy Icardi for €400,000 in July 2011, signing a three-year deal.
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
, Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer who plays as a striker for Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
club Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
. Icardi holds an Italian passport.
Early career
Icardi was born in RosarioRosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
, and his family moved to Spain when he was 6. He began his football career with Vecindario
UD Vecindario
Unión Deportiva Vecindario is a Spanish football team based in Vecindario, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1962, it currently plays in 2ª B - Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Vecindario, with a capacity of...
. In Vecindario, he scored over 500 goals with the youth categories. In 2008, he was disputed by F.C. Barcelona and Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, after the offers from Valencia, Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
, Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
, Deportivo La Coruña, Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
and Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. The Catalan club won the race for Icardi, signed with him until 2013.
Barcelona
Icardi joined the Catalan club at the start of 2008-09 season and was included on U-17 team. He was promoted to the U-19 team the following season before joining Sampdoria on loan in January 2011.Sampdoria
On 11 January 2011, SampdoriaU.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
confirmed Icardi had signed with the club on loan until the end of the season. After a successful six-month loan for Samp, socring 13 goals in 19 games with Primavera team, the Italian side utilised the option to buy Icardi for €400,000 in July 2011, signing a three-year deal.
External links
- Mauro Icardi profile in ZeroZero
- Profile in TransferMarkt
- Player official website