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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Agüero and the second or maternal family name is del Castillo.
Sergio Agüero
Personal information
Full name Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo[1]
Date of birth (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 36)[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

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.

Club career

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Independiente

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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

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Aguero joined Spanish club Atlético Madrid in May 2006, for a fee of around €20 million.[5]

Manchester City

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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 20th second of the 93 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

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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

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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

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15][16]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2002–03[17] Argentine Primera División 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2003–04[18] Argentine Primera División 5 0 — — 2[a] 0 — 7 0
2004–05[19] Argentine Primera División 12 5 — — — — 12 5
2005–06[20] Argentine Primera División 36 18 — — — — 36 18
Total 54 23 — — 2 0 — 56 23
Atlético Madrid 2006–07[21] La Liga 38 6 4 1 — — — 42 7
2007–08[22] La Liga 37 19 4 2 — 9[b] 6 — 50 27
2008–09[23] La Liga 37 17 1 0 — 9[c] 4 — 47 21
2009–10[24] La Liga 31 12 7 1[d] — 16[e] 6 — 54 19
2010–11[25] La Liga 32 20 4 3 — 4[f] 3 1[g] 1 41 27
Total 175 74 20 7 — 38 19 1 1 234 101
Manchester City 2011–12[26] Premier League 34 24 1 1 3 1 10[h] 5 0 0 48 31
2012–13[27] Premier League 30 12 4 3 0 0 5[c] 2 1[i] 0 40 17
2013–14[28] Premier League 23 17 3 4 2 1 6[c] 6 — 34 28
2014–15[29] Premier League 33 26 1 0 1 0 7[c] 6 0 0 42 32
2015–16[30] Premier League 30 24 1 1 4 2 9[c] 2 — 44 29
2016–17[31] Premier League 31 20 5 5 1 0 8[c] 8 — 45 33
2017–18[32] Premier League 25 21 3 2 4 3 7[c] 4 — 39 30
2018–19[33] Premier League 33 21 2 2 3 1 7[c] 6 1[i] 2 46 32
2019–20[34] Premier League 24 16 2 2 3 3 3[c] 2 0 0 32 23
2020–21[35] Premier League 12 4 0 0 1 0 7[c] 2 — 20 6
Total 275 184 22 20 22 11 69 43 2 2 390 260
Barcelona 2021–22[36] La Liga 4 1 0 0 — 1[c] 0 0 0 5 1
Career total 508 282 42 27 22 11 110 62 3 3 685 385
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Eight appearances and six goals in UEFA Cup, one appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ The second goal against Huelva is considered as an own goal by Magnus Troest.
  5. ↑ Eight appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  8. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[37]
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
2020 0 0
2021 4 0
Total 101 41
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Agüero goal.[37]
List of international goals scored by Sergio Agüero
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2007 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  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 Friendly
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 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 28 March 2009 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela 4–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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  Canada 5–0 5–0 Friendly
9 7 September 2010 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Spain 4–1 4–1 Friendly
10 20 June 2011 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Albania 3–0 3–0 Friendly
11 1 July 2011 Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina  Bolivia 1–1 1–1 2011 Copa América
12 11 July 2011 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Costa Rica 1–0 3–0 2011 Copa América
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 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 12 October 2012 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina  Uruguay 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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 Friendly
23 31 March 2015 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Ecuador 1–0 2–1 Friendly
24 6 June 2015 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina  Bolivia 2–0 5–0 Friendly
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 2015 Copa América
29 30 June 2015 Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile  Paraguay 5–1 6–1 2015 Copa América
30 4 September 2015 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  Bolivia 2–0 7–0 Friendly
31 4–0
32 9 September 2015 AT&T Stadium, United States  Mexico 1–2 2–2 Friendly
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 Friendly
36 29 May 2018 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Haiti 4–0 4–0 Friendly
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

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Atlético Madrid

Manchester City

Argentina U20

Argentina U23

Argentina

Individual

References

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