Sergio Aguero (born 2 June 1988 in Quilmez, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Barca.
"Phoenix Man" is the ball king Messi is the godfather of the child
Born in a slum in buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father built a house with anything he could find, Aguero was born with an early rupture of his mother's amniotic fluid, but he was lucky enough to escape. The second oldest of the family's seven children, Aguero used his mother's rather than his father's surname, and his shirt was embroidered with the name "Kun", which was named by his grandfather, a childhood nickname from the protagonist of the Japanese cartoon "Big Naughty Kumkum", Kum-Kum, who was pronounced "Kun" according to Spanish customs, and he was also called "Kunbao" by Chinese fans.
Aguero was very naughty as a child, and every afternoon he would sneak out of the window and play wild ball with his friends, and he could judge the position of his opponents by the shadow. At the age of 9, Aguero joined the Independent Club, and in just a few years he played from the eighth echelon of the Independent Club to the first team. Aguero always wants to get the scout's attention, always wants to rush forward with the ball, and his efficiency is not the same as other young people. When you see Aguero running at Manchester City, even if he is deeply encircled, he can flash a bolt of inspiration to drop the defender, which is not taught, it is completely out of the body's instinctive reaction. Of course, this is also thanks to the family's sports genes, Aguero's two younger brothers are also professional footballers, the eldest brother Mauricio is in Argentina's independent team, and the 23-year-old brother Gaston has played in Spain and Mexico.
On 7 July 2003, at the age of 15 and 37 days, Aguero made his debut for the Argentine First Division at the age of 15 and 37 days against Atlético Desir Larkans, breaking the record set by the previous champion Diego Maradona in 1976. This seemed predestined, and later, Aguero married Maradona's daughter Jennina and became the son-in-law of the Ball King. Some sources have broken the news that Maradona began to disagree with her daughter's relationship with Aguero and wanted to find trouble for Aguero, but after meeting, she agreed to the marriage. And Aguero and Jenina's child, Benjamin, born in 2009, has a special godfather, Leo Messi. Since then, Aguero has also transformed from a poor boy into a phoenix, becoming a representative of the family. In 2012, Aguero divorced Jennifer.
On May 29, 2006, Atletico Madrid poached Aguero for 23 million euros, and he also became the "standard king" of Atletico's team history at that time. You know, Aguero was only 17 years old at that time. In the 2007-2008 season, Aguero finished third on La Liga's top scorers list with 19 goals, earning him the title of "Best Latin American Player in La Liga" that season. Aguero also followed the example of the team's Spanish striker Torres, tattooing his name on his right forearm with the word "Tenval", an elven language created by Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. In the 2008–2009 season, Atletico had become Atletico's top scorer, teaming up with Uruguayan striker Diego Fran, who had played for Indie, to form a terrorist striker, and on 1 March 2009, Atletico beat La Liga leaders Barcelona 4–3, scoring goals in that match. At the end of the season, Aguero's teammate Fran won the Golden Boot in La Liga, while Atletico were fourth in the league and qualified for the Champions League.
On 13 May 2010, Atletico madrid took on Fulham in the Europa League final, drawing 1-1 between the two teams in 90 minutes, and Aguero assisted Fran in extra time to help Atletico win 2-1 and win the First Europa League. Immediately afterward, Atletico beat the "treble" Inter Milan 2-0 cleanly to win the first European Super Cup in the history of the team.
On 4 January 2011, Atletico and Aguero signed a new contract with the club until 2014 and made Aguero vice-captain, everything looked good, however, in atletico 4-3 Mallorca, Aguero staged the first hat-trick of his career, the second goal was his 100th goal for Atletico, but Aguero did not celebrate, people smelled a hint of unusualness. In May 2011, Aguero publicly expressed his intention to leave Atletico. At the end of the season, Aguero was close to reaching a transfer agreement with Real Madrid Football Club and Juventus Football Club, and used a strike to force Atletico to allow him to leave the team. Eventually, Aguero left Atletico in July 2011 to join Manchester City.
During his time at Atletico, Aguero made 234 appearances for the team, contributing 101 goals and 48 assists, and won the Europa League and the European Super Cup with the team. During this time, Aguero acquired Spanish citizenship.
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In July 2011, Aguero moved to Premier League club Manchester City for a transfer fee of 45 million euros. Atletico couldn't understand why Aguero left, and the Fans of the Sheets Legion were furious. In the third qualifying round of the Europa League, Atletico played at home, when the Calderon Stadium was almost the entire "Aguero die" sound. Years later, Aguero recalled that expressing regret for the feelings of the fans might lead to a better solution.
As a child, Aguero often watched Premier League matches in Argentina, and his childhood idol was Irving. When Aguero was still in the youth team of independent clubs, the fast striker made headlines because of his performances in Liverpool and England, and Aguero also dreamed of one day going to the Premier League to show his skills.
On 15 August 2011, with a 4–0 Premier League win over Swansea, Aguero made his City debut on the bench in the 59th minute and scored nine minutes later and provided an assist in the match. In the Champions League group stage on 18 October, Manchester City beat Villarreal 2-1, with Aguero scoring the winning goal in 93 minutes. On 23 October, Aguero's first Manchester derby ended perfectly, and in the 69th minute, he received a pass from Mika Richards to help the team win 6-1 against Manchester United. On November 1, Aguero was shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or. On 19 November, he scored a penalty in a 3-1 home win over Newcastle United that city ended Newcastle's unbeaten start to the season.
In the quarter-finals of the League Cup against Arsenal, Aguero scored the only goal of the game with a direct pass from Adam Johnson in the 83rd minute. In the first leg of the Europa League against Porto, Aguero played for Mario Balotelli in the 78th minute and scored his first Europa League goal in the 85th minute. In the Premier League's 6-1 away win over Norwich, Aguero opened the scoring for the team. On 4 May 2012, Aguero was named City's Player of the Year.
In the first season of the Premier League, Aguero began with a "crest" and ended with a "leopard tail". In the 38th round of the Premier League, Manchester City hosts Queens Park Rangers. In this game, Manchester City can win the first Premier League title since Abu Dhabi Group has moved in, facing queen park rangers on the verge of relegation, and in the 66th minute, Cruiser Barton was sent off with a red card after elbowing Aguero's teammate Carlos Tevez, but the ranger, who played one less, still led Manchester City 2-1. At that time, the Blues' head coach Mancini made changes to the squad, he replaced the strikers Dzeko and Balotelli, and then Dzeko equalized for Manchester City, but the draw was not enough to allow Manchester City to win the title. When the game was 93 minutes and 20 seconds, Balotelli fell to the ground and barely passed the ball to Aguero on the right, who used his speed to pull away from the defense and then got up and shot into the corner of the goal with a strong low foot. Aguero's goal drove the stadium crazy and he was dragged to the ground by his teammates in excitement. Aguero also happily stripped to celebrate, winning city's first Premier League title since 1968, the first premier league title in history to be decided on goal difference.
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Aguero once recalled: "So far it was the most important goal of my career. You scored in the last minute and won the title as a result, and you're not sure if that will happen again in your career. I think the whole world thought Balotelli was going to shoot himself, but he passed the ball to my feet, and for a moment I just thought: Do your best to shoot right, and the ball goes in. ”
Since joining Manchester City in 2011, there have been countless strikers who have partnered with Aguero, Such as Bashin, Sterling, Jesus, Dzeko, etc., but at critical times, it is always Aguero who can score. After 2016, a number of Manchester City players and manager Guardiola broke out of the contradiction, Hart, Toure has been purged, Aguero has played less time than in the past, but still rely on efficient performance. Relying on his purest striker killer instincts and keen offensive sense of smell, Aguero scored 33, 30 and 32 goals over the next three years. He used his hard power as a legendary striker to replicate the legend of stars such as Shearer and became the number one top scorer in The history of Manchester City.
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In the 2012-2013 season, Aguero helped Manchester City to a Second Place in the Premier League with 12 league goals, which was also a season of injury for Aguero. In City's first league match, Aguero had to be carried off the court with a knee injury in the 13th minute of his home match against Southampton; in the 3-0 win over Stoke City on 2 January the following year, Aguero injured his hamstring after scoring a penalty in the 73rd minute; his knee injured in the 2-0 win over Chelsea on 24 February; but he showed enough professional style to his opponents, in the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on April 14, and in the 82nd minute, Aguero shoveled David Luiz with two feet, Because David Luiz had provoked him before. Although the FA announced that Aguero would not be punished, Aguero then offered to reveal that he had apologized to David Luiz.
Maradona had supported Aguero to join Real Madrid, believing that Aguero could help Ronaldo, but on 25 May 2013, Aguero chose to renew his contract with Manchester City until 2017. He said: "I love Manchester City, it's a great club. ”
In the 2013-14 season, Aguero won the Premier League Player of the Month award for the first time, and on November 24, in the 6-0 win over Tottenham, Aguero surpassed Henry to become the player with the highest goal per minute in Premier League history. On 26 November 2014, in the fifth round of The Champions League Group E, Manchester City scored a hat-trick against 10 Bayern 3-2 at home. After the match, Germany's Kicker said: "Aguero beat Bayern alone, and Although Bayern performed well in the case of 10 players, Aguero was too deadly. It is worth mentioning that at that time, Bayern head coach was Guardiola, and Guardiola also learned Aguero's strength in advance. Back in the Premier League, in the second leg against Tottenham, Aguero scored his 50th Premier League goal before being substituted for a hamstring injury, with City winning the Premier League title again this season.
Aguero's style of play is not fancy, and it is mainly practical. Because he is not tall and flexible, he can often be seen getting rid of the defender in the moment he holds the ball and completing the shot in a very small space. Aguero's strength is also that he constantly improves himself, his discipline is stronger than that of the average South American player, and his ability to read the game also ensures that he can contribute to the team whenever he plays.
In the 2015-2016 season, after Manchester City announced the departure of Djekot on the official website, Aguero wore the Manchester City no. 10 shirt in the new season. In this regard, Aguero also showed enough sense of responsibility, in the August 23 Manchester City 2-0 away win over Everton, Aguero noticed an Everton fan fainting while watching the ball, Aguero took the initiative to signal the referee to suspend the game to save the fans, after the game he also specially sent a blessing to this fan, this warm scene was unanimously praised by the outside world.
In 2016, the Mirror pointed out that with the emergence of Gabriel Jesus, Aguero fell out of favor under Manchester City boss Guardiola, but his contract with Manchester City only expired in the summer of 2020. In the match against Napoli in early November 2017, Aguero scored his 178th goal against Manchester City, breaking the club's individual goal record and becoming the top scorer in the club's history. However, as he grew older, his role in the Manchester City squad gradually declined, and on September 29, 2017, Aguero was in a car accident in the Netherlands, and a rib was broken.
As the media pointed out, Aguero and Guardiola's relationship is confusing. In the final battle of the 2020-21 Premier League season, Manchester City beat Everton 5-0, and substitute Aguero scored twice, and his personal Premier League goals were locked at 184 goals. After the game, Guardiola choked up in an interview, but also the first to disclose that his beloved Aguero will join Barca. Aguero's brother and father both accuse Guardiola of being inconsistent, claiming that the Spanish coach did not like Aguero and that it was the reason for Aguero's departure from the team on his own, and that the truth is unknown to outsiders. But it can be said that no matter what the relationship between the two, their professional attitude guarantees the rise of the Manchester City dynasty.
On 30 May 2021, in the Champions League final, Manchester City lost 1-0 to Chelsea at the Porto Dragon Stadium, missing out on the title. After the game, Aguero, who ushered in the farewell battle of this game, was sad and tearful, originally he was looking forward to saying goodbye to his Manchester City career with a Champions League title.
During his 10 years at Manchester City, Aguero won five league titles, including the final league game of his debut season, earning the club its first league title in 44 years. He is the club's all-time top scorer, the 4th ever scorer in the Premier League and the highest non-English scorer in the league, scoring 184 goals; he won the Premier League Golden Boot, was twice named to the PFA Team of the Year, holds a record for 12 Premier League hat-tricks, a single club goal record of 260 goals for a Player of the Year in premier league history, and twice a Manchester City Player of the Year.
Manchester City have given Aguero a great honour and chairman Mubarek said he would erect a statue for Aguero to thank him for his contribution over the past decade. City's official documentary "The Legendary Hole" is even more blunt: "There is a problem, find Aguero." ”
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In the past two decades, Argentina has produced influential stars such as Higuain, Tevez, Milito, Crespo and so on. Looking only at the long-term performance of the club, Aguero is significantly stronger than the other four, both in total goals and in total scoring rates are higher than the other four, and Aguero is currently the only player in the five major leagues who plays for the giants.
A prolific goalscorer, Aguero's style of play is characterized by agility, acceleration, excellent no-ball running and strength. Messi agrees, seeing Aguero as a threat in the no-go zone, with "tremendous power, strength and an incredible work ethic." But Aguero's playing time has often been limited by injuries throughout his career.
On 3 September 2006, in a friendly match between Argentina and Brazil, Aguero played for the national team for the first time. Aguero represented Argentina at three World Youth Football Championships, joining Fernando Gago and Messi in the Netherlands to lift the 2005 Fifa World Youth Football Championship trophy. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Messi and Aguero helped Argentina win the gold medal in men's football, and in the days that followed, the "Roses" were often active in the national team. On 17 June 2010, Aguero made his World Cup debut in the second group match of the World Cup in Argentina against South Korea, replacing Carlos Tevez in the 75th minute, and Aguero helped Argentina extend the lead just one minute after coming on the pitch. In the 80th minute he assisted Gonzalo Higuain to complete a hat-trick to give Argentina a 4-1 victory.
Aguero and Messi were partners as teenagers. After deciding to leave Manchester City, Aguero did not lack suitors, Inter, Juve, Paris and even Chelsea had all offered him generous contracts to join him, but in the end Aguero chose the lowest wage Barca. The reason was simple, because his good friend Messi was in Barcelona at the time.
After Messi left Barca, the club initially prepared to give the number 10 shirt to Aguero, but he refused, out of respect for Messi. In the Argentine national team, although Messi has always been the core of Argentina, but the team needs to have a player in the forward line to attract the opponent's firepower and open up space, this position has high requirements for the player's running ability and ability to take the ball, Aguero is actually not this type of player, but as long as Messi says that he needs Aguero, he will rush forward without hesitation.
On January 21, 2021, Aguero announced the news of the new crown infection on his social network media, and during the quarantine, Aguero became obsessed with live broadcasting, and he seemed to have become a famous live broadcast veteran. Aguero has a very popular Twitch account, and he has also produced a song named after himself. He also has his own esports channel.
At present, Aguero has represented Argentina in three World Cups and five Copa America. On 28 June 2021, Argentina defeated Bolivia 4-1 in the final match of the 2021 Copa America group stage. In this game, Aguero started and he made 100 appearances for the Argentine national team.
Aguero's charismatic story can be a model for Argentines, about a poor boy who nearly died before he was born. He grew up on a humble football pitch, but he defied the established rules and fought to win the day and half the time, from the slums to the "cross-border" to a high-level life.