Ángel Di María
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| Ángel Di María | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ángel Fabián Di María | |
| Date of birth | February 14, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in)[1] | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | SL Benfica | |
| Number | 20 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001-2005 | Rosario Central | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005-2007 2007- |
Rosario Central SL Benfica |
35 (6) 26 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2005- 2008- |
Argentina U-20 Argentina |
13 (3) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ángel Di María is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for SL Benfica. He was born on February 14, 1988, in the city of Rosario in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. He is known as "The Little Angel".
[edit] Club career
Di María started his professional football career in 2005, when he made his debut for Rosario Central. In January 2007 he had an opportunity to play in Russian Premier League when FC Rubin Kazan offered him a contract. At first he agreed, but soon afterwards he changed his mind and turned down the offer.[2] After putting up a remarkable performance in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing for Argentina, Di María caught the eye of several international teams in the end SL Benfica signed him for 6 Million Euros.
So highly regarded was Di Maria by Benfica that the president of the Portuguese club, Luis Filipe Vieira, when presenting the young Argentine, told the club’s supporters he had bought the perfect replacement for Benfica’s departing captain, Simao Sabrosa, a talismanic figure for the Eagles for over five seasons.
During the first months of his tenure in Lisbon Di Maria has shown he is not in the least weighed down by the expectations, and the fans have quickly taken to the exciting talent.
[edit] International career
In 2007 Di María was picked to play for the Argentina Under-20 Under-20 squad. He was capped for the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay as well as the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. In the latter tournament, he scored three goals, with Argentina winning the cup.
On 28th January 2008 Di María was called up to the Argentina squad.
[edit] Honours
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