Ángel Di Maria
Ángel Fabián Di María (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaŋxel faˈβjan di maˈɾia]; born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Argentina national team. He is a prolific winger, he had his clutch goals in World Cup & Copa America finals, he can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder.[4]
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Full name | Ángel Fabián Di María[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 14 February 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Torito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2005 | Rosario Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Rosario Central | 35 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Benfica | 76 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Real Madrid | 124 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Manchester United | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | 197 | (56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Juventus | 26 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Benfica | 34 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Argentina U23 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2024 | Argentina | 145 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:13, 13 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:55, 13 September 2023 (UTC) |
Career
changeAfter beginning his career with Rosario Central, Di María moved to Europe in 2007 to play for Benfica of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He made a €25 million move to Real Madrid three years later, in 2010. After winning the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid in 2014, he signed for Manchester United in summer 2014 for a national record £59.7 million. In summer 2015, he signed a 4 year contract with Paris Saint-Germain for €63 million.[5]
A full international for Argentina since 2008, Di María has earned over 50 caps for his country. He scored the goal that gave Argentina first place at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and has also represented them at two World Cups and the 2011 Copa América, 2015 Copa América, and the 2016 Copa América Centenario.
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 12 November 2023[6]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rosario Central | 2005–06 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2006–07 | Argentine Primera División | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
Total | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |||
Benfica | 2007–08 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
2008–09 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
2009–10 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14[d] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | |
Total | 76 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 15 | ||
Real Madrid | 2010–11 | La Liga | 35 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | |
2011–12 | La Liga | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 2 | 2[f] | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
2012–13 | La Liga | 32 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | 11[e] | 0 | 2[f] | 1 | 54 | 10 | ||
2013–14 | La Liga | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | 11[e] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | ||
2014–15 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 124 | 22 | 26 | 6 | — | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 194 | 37 | |||
Manchester United | 2014–15 | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
Paris Saint-Germain | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10[e] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15 |
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7[e] | 4 | 1[g] | 0 | 43 | 14 | |
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5[e] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 21 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 2 | 1[g] | 2 | 45 | 19 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9[e] | 3 | 1[g] | 1 | 41 | 13 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
Total | 197 | 56 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 295 | 92 | ||
Juventus | 2022–23 | Serie A | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[h] | 4 | — | 40 | 8 | ||
Benfica | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[e] | 0 | 1[i] | 1 | 14 | 7 |
Career total | 494 | 103 | 66 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 140 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 739 | 169 |
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
International
change- As of match played 16 November 2023[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
2009 | 5 | 0 | |
2010 | 11 | 2 | |
2011 | 10 | 3 | |
2012 | 8 | 3 | |
2013 | 9 | 1 | |
2014 | 13 | 2 | |
2015 | 13 | 4 | |
2016 | 12 | 3 | |
2017 | 10 | 1 | |
2018 | 5 | 1 | |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 14 | 2 | |
2022 | 11 | 6 | |
2023 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 135 | 29 |
- As of match played 12 September 2023
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Di María goal[8]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 24 May 2010 | Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Canada | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
2 | 11 August 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3 | 9 February 2011 | Stade de Genève, Carouge, Switzerland | Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
4 | 11 July 2011 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Costa Rica | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2011 Copa América |
5 | 6 September 2011 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nigeria | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
6 | 2 June 2012 | Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 15 August 2012 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Germany | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
8 | 7 September 2012 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Paraguay | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | 10 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 1 July 2014 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
11 | 3 September 2014 | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany | Germany | 4–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
12 | 6 June 2015 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | Bolivia | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
13 | 5–0 | |||||
14 | 30 June 2015 | Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile | Paraguay | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2015 Copa América |
15 | 4–1 | |||||
16 | 24 March 2016 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile | Chile | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 6 June 2016 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | Copa América Centenario |
18 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | Colombia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
19 | 13 June 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Singapore | 6–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
20 | 30 June 2018 | Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia | France | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
21 | 10 July 2021 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Copa América |
22 | 12 November 2021 | Estadio Campeón del Siglo, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
23 | 27 January 2022 | Estadio Zorros del Desierto, Calama, Chile | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
24 | 25 March 2022 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
25 | 1 June 2022 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Italy | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 Finalissima |
26 | 16 November 2022 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
27 | 3–0 | |||||
28 | 18 December 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | France | 2–0 | 3–3 (aet) (4–2 p) |
2022 FIFA World Cup |
29 | 28 March 2023 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Curaçao | 6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
Honours
changeBenfica
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2011–12
- Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14
- Supercopa de España: 2012
- UEFA Champions League: 2013–14
- UEFA Super Cup: 2014
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2015–16, 2017–18,[10] 2018–19,[11] 2019–20,[12] 2021–22[13]
- Coupe de France: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18,[14] 2019–20,[15] 2020–21[16]
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
- Trophée des Champions: 2016, 2018,[17] 2019,[18] 2020[19]
Argentina U20
Argentina Olympic
Argentina
Individual
- Argentine Footballer of the Year: 2014
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2014
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014[23]
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade 2011–2020[24]
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2014[25]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2019–20[26]
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14
- UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2019–20
- UEFA Europa League top assist provider: 2009–10
- Primeira Liga top assist provider: 2009–10
- La Liga top assist provider: 2013–14[27]
- Ligue 1 top assist provider: 2015–16,[28] 2019–20[29]
- SJPF Player of the Month: April 2010
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: December 2015
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2015–16,[30] 2018–19[31]
References
change- ↑ "Di María (Ángel Fabián Di María)". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Ángel Di María: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Di María". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "Ángel Di María Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ "Ligue1.com - Player profile Angel DI MARIA (Paris Saint-Germain)". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ Ángel Di Maria at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "Ángel Di María". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ Ángel Di Maria at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ "PSG clinch Ligue 1 title by thrashing Monaco". Goal (website). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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- ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain set record with fourth straight Coupe De France crown". Goal (website). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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- ↑ "PSG thrash Monaco to win French Super Cup as Neymar plays 15 minutes". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "Mbappé and Di Maria Earn PSG First 2019–20 Trophy". ligue1.com. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". ligue1.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ↑ Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1–0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Italy 0–3 Argentina (Argentina win 3–0)". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ↑ "The Dream Team". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM – CONMEBOL – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. 26 January 2021.
- ↑ "UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2014 revealed". UEFA. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ "ESM reveal Team of the Year for 2019/20". Marca. Spain. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ "Estadísticas Jugadores Liga BBVA | Liga adelante". web.archive.org. 2013-05-13. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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