Mauro Icardi

Argentine affiliation football player

Mauro Emanuel Icardi ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈmawɾo emaˈnwel iˈkaɾði ] ; born 19 February 1993 ) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national team. Icardi began his footballing career at the youth teams of Vecindario and passed through La Masia, the young system of La Liga club Barcelona, before moving to Serie A golf club Sampdoria to begin his professional career in 2012. After an impressive season, he joined Inter Milan in July 2013, [ 3 ] where he developed into one of the most fecund strikers in Europe. Icardi won the Capocannoniere in both the 2014–15 and 2017–18 seasons, [ note 1 ] and was named the captain of Inter in 2015, at old age 22. [ 4 ] Three years former, Icardi was integral for Inter reaching a place in the UEFA Champions League, their beginning time in six years, [ 5 ] as he became the club ‘s eighth-highest goalscorer of all clock time. [ 6 ] In 2019, Icardi signed for Paris Saint-Germain on an initial annual loan softwood, [ 7 ] where he won a domestic triple. He then joined the club permanently in a €50 million deal.

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Icardi made his senior introduction for Argentina in October 2013 but since has played meagerly. Icardi was controversially left out of Argentina ‘s final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 8 ] This has been often accredited to his marriage to Wanda Nara, whose ex-husband is Icardi ‘s former Sampdoria teammate Maxi López. López and Nara divorced because of her expose kinship with Icardi. [ 9 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Icardi was born in Rosario, Argentina and moved to Canary Islands when he was nine. He began his football career with Vecindario in Gran Canaria, and scored over 50 goals in their young person categories. In 2007, he was disputed over by Barcelona and Real Madrid, after offers from Valencia, Sevilla, Espanyol, Deportivo La Coruña, Arsenal and Liverpool. Barcelona won the slipstream for Icardi, and signed with him until 2013. [ 10 ] Icardi joined the Catalan cabaret at the start of 2008–09 season and was included on the U-17 team. He was promoted to the U-19 team the following season before joining Sampdoria on loanword in January 2011. Icardi late stated that leaving Barcelona was not a bad decision, convinced that his decision to move on was the right one. [ 11 ]

Sampdoria [edit ]

On 11 January 2011, Sampdoria confirmed Icardi had signed with the golf club on lend [ 12 ] until the end of the season. After a successful six-month loanword for la Samp, scoring 13 goals in 19 games with the Primavera team, the italian side utilised the option to buy Icardi for €400,000 in July 2011, signing a three-year deal. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In 2011–12 season, he scored 19 goals in the reserve league Group A, as the joint-third topscorer of the league along with Gonzalo Barreto of Group C. On 12 May 2012, he made his first-team debut, against Juve Stabia, after coming off the bench to replace Bruno Fornaroli in the 75th minute of the match. Ten minutes former, Icardi scored his first professional goal to win the couple 2–1 for Sampdoria. [ 14 ] On 26 September 2012, he made his Serie A debut for Sampdoria against Roma, substituting the Paraguayan midfielder Marcelo Estigarribia in the 49th minute. [ 15 ] On 12 November, Icardi scored his foremost goal in Serie A in the Derby della Lanterna against Genoa in an eventual 3–1 succeed. [ 16 ] On 6 January 2013, he scored two goals against Juventus in Sampdoria ‘s 2–1 overturn at Juventus Stadium. [ 17 ] It was Juventus ‘s second always loss in the Juventus Stadium since the structure. [ 18 ] On 27 January 2013, he scored four goals in a six-goal thrash of chap strugglers Pescara, lifting the genoese side clear of the Serie A delegating zone. [ 19 ] On 18 May, during the final match of 2012–13 season, Icardi scored again against Juventus, helping the team to beat the eventual champions of Italy 3–2 at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. [ 20 ]

Inter Milan [edit ]

In late April, it was announced that Icardi would join Inter Milan before the begin of the 2013–14 season. [ 21 ] The distribute was besides by and by confirmed by Sampdoria control panel. [ 22 ] The transfer fee was €6.5 million for 50 % registration rights. [ 23 ] Icardi was officially unveil as an Inter musician on 16 July along with algerian striker Ishak Belfodil, [ 24 ] where he was allocated squad number 9. [ 25 ] He said that moving to Inter is a “ dream come true ”, [ 25 ] adding that he “ had a set of offers, but wanted only Inter ”. [ 26 ] He made his unofficial introduction one day later during the 3–0 away win against Trentino Select XI by playing in the first half of the 3–0 away win. [ 27 ] He scored his first goal for Inter in their 1–1 pre-season friendly draw with Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, [ 28 ] netting after less than two minutes on the field and being assisted by Fredy Guarín. [ 29 ]

2013–15 : introduction temper and Capocannoniere [edit ]

On 25 August 2013, Icardi made his Inter official debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 dwelling success over Genoa, hitting the crossbar former in the bet on ; [ 30 ] he scored his first league goal for the Nerazzurri on 14 September, netting the inaugural of a 1–1 home guide against Juventus, after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd infinitesimal. [ 31 ] ascribable to injury, Icardi missed most of the games of the first gear partially of the season, [ 32 ] only returning to first-team matches in February. On 14 February 2014, during the away match against Fiorentina at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Icardi returned in the plain after four months and scored the winner after lone ten-spot minutes. [ 33 ] Later, on 5 April, Icardi scored a brace during the 2–2 home hook against Bologna. [ 34 ] That was his first gear brace of his Inter career. This was followed by another brace during the 0–4 away win against his erstwhile side Sampdoria. [ 35 ] Before the catch, he was booed by the home fans, but he quieted them down by scoring in the 13th hour from a thwart from Palacio, making a veto gesture which saw him booked. [ 36 ] On 10 May 2014, in Javier Zanetti ‘s last competitive equal at the San Siro, in which Inter defeated Lazio 4–1 to secure a place in Europa League play-off for adjacent temper, Icardi scored the second goal of the equal in the 37th moment after an help from Kovačić and went to celebrate with Zanetti. [ 37 ] He ended his first season with Nerazzurri with 23 matches in all competitions, including 22 in the league, scoring 9 goals in the process with an average of one goal in every 145 minutes. On 10 June 2014, Inter and Sampdoria reached the deal to terminate the co-ownership for another €6.5 million, [ 23 ] hold Inter was the sole employer of Icardi in the football field. [ 38 ]
On 20 August 2014, in Inter ‘s beginning match of the season against Iceland ‘s Stjarnan for first gear leg of play-off round of the 2014–15 Europa League, Icardi opened a 3–0 away win. [ 39 ] That was his first european goal, in his european introduction. In the hark back leg, he came in as a second-half substitute and scored two times in a 6–0 win at the San Siro, to advance his team into the group stage 9–0 on sum. [ citation needed ] During the second peer of the league season on 14 September, he scored his second Serie A hat-trick in a 7–0 thrash of Sassuolo. [ 40 ] Ten days late, Icardi was injured and substituted in the 24th minute for Dani Osvaldo during the 2–0 home succeed against Atalanta. [ 41 ] On 26 October, Icardi netted his first Serie A goal for over a month, the winner on a penalty complain against Cesena and giving Inter their beginning away win of the league. [ 42 ] He was decisive again three days former, scoring a 90th-minute penalty recoil won by Zdravko Kuzmanović in a 1–0 acquire against Sampdoria, giving his erstwhile side their first loss of 2014–15 temper. [ 43 ] On 9 November, Icardi scored twice after two assists by Palacio during a 2–2 home draw against Hellas Verona. [ 44 ] This draw caused the sack of coach Walter Mazzarri, who was replaced with the returning Roberto Mancini. [ 45 ] On 6 January of the watch year, in the beginning peer of the irregular separate of the season, Icardi netted the only goal for his team during the 1–1 draw against Juventus at Juventus Stadium ; the finish came in 64th minute after a pass from the colombian midfielder Fredy Guarín. [ 46 ] During that equal, he had a dispute with his rap partner Osvaldo who was angry with him after Icardi decided to shoot rather of passing to his teammate who was in a better position to score. [ 47 ] due to this, Osvaldo left the team in the end of January. [ citation needed ] Five days later, Icardi was decisive in Inter ‘s 3–1 home gain against Genoa, scoring the second finish and in the first place making an overhead kick ( saved by goalkeeper ) which was turned into an aid for Palacio. [ 48 ] In the match against Sassuolo, Inter lost 1–3 with Icardi scoring the only goal for his team after a mistake from the Sassuolo refutation. After the equal, he along with Guarín had a battle with the fans at the Mapei Stadium. They went to throw their shirt to the fans who refused and threw them back at them, spewing insults at them. [ 49 ] On 7 February, Icardi responded by scoring twice in a 3–0 home winnings against Palermo, refusing to celebrate in the work. [ 50 ] After the peer Icardi told to the media that the reason he did not celebrate was not the conflict with the fans but failing to find a direction to renew his condense with the club directors. He was later criticized by Mancini for not celebrating. [ 51 ] On 11 April, he scored the first goal during the 0–3 away win against Verona, helping Inter get their inaugural winnings after six consecutive matches. [ 52 ] He scored doubly on the final examination day in a 4–3 win over Empoli and finished the season as the joint Serie A top goalscorer with 22 goals with Verona ‘s Luca Toni. [ 53 ] Although Inter failed to qualify for european contest for the irregular time since 1999, Icardi ‘s shape attracted attention from abroad, however he signed a new four-year contract at the season ‘s end. [ 54 ]

2015–17 : captainship and controversy [edit ]

Before the startle of 2015–16 temper, it was announced that Icardi would be the new captain of Inter, replacing Andrea Ranocchia who lost his status after a poor people 2014–15 season. [ 4 ] In his beginning match as skipper, he was taken off after 15 minutes during the league acquire against Atalanta ; Icardi was substituted for Stevan Jovetić, who scored the winning finish in the third base moment of lend time. [ 55 ] After the examinations, it was announced that Icardi suffered a second joint injury and he missed the pursue league couple against Carpi. [ 56 ] He made his comeback on 13 September during the 1–0 home gain against the crosstown rivals of Milan and opened his scoring account one week late against Chievo Verona, helping Inter to clinch the 4th consecutive victory. [ 57 ] On 27 September, Icardi was again on the scoresheet but this prison term in a 1–4 defeat versus Fiorentina, who ended Inter ‘s undefeated streak of the 2015–16 season. [ 58 ] One calendar month late, on 28 October, following the 0–1 away win over Bologna where Icardi scored the only goal of the match following an aid from Adem Ljajić, [ 59 ] he complained about miss of services to him, accusing his teammates in the procedure. Icardi told the media that : “ In ten matches I ‘ve received four chances to score, and I ‘ve taken three. I think that is a good average. ” [ 60 ] After that, he was benched for the stick to league match against Roma, where Inter won, again a 1–0 victory. [ 61 ] After the game, coach Mancini said that leaving Icardi on the judiciary was a “ tactical decision ”, adding that Icardi “ must improve his game ”. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] He returned to the starting batting order in the following league match against Torino, where Inter grabbed another 1–0 victory. [ 64 ] On 22 November, in his 100th Serie A appearance, he scored in a 4–0 win over the minnows of Frosinone, helping Inter to seal its biggest victory of the temper. [ 65 ] On 13 December, Icardi netted his beginning pair of the season, in the 0–4 cream of Udinese, benefit in both occasions from the mistakes of Udinese defenders. [ 66 ] In Inter ‘s final match of 2015, Icardi ‘s goal was not enough to avoid the 2–1 home loss against Lazio, but still the team managed to end the year in the first home. [ 67 ] At the conclusion of the class, Icardi was ranked the 82nd best football player in the worldly concern by the English newspaper The Guardian. [ 68 ] On 6 January 2016, Icardi finished Ivan Perišić ‘s cross from close range for the alone finish away against Empoli, putting Inter on top of Serie A. [ 69 ] A calendar month late, on 3 February, he scored his fiftieth Inter goal in all competitions in a 1–0 home plate succeed over Chievo, returning Inter to its winning ways after four straight matches. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] In February 2016, it was reported by several newspapers that Inter had rejected a €30 million wish from Manchester United to sign Icardi. [ 72 ] [ 73 ] [ 74 ] On 9 April, he scored his fiftieth Serie A finish in a 1–0 away win over Frosinone, making his hundredth Inter appearance in the process. [ 75 ] Icardi started the season on 21 August by playing in the 2–0 away kill to Chievo in the open league equal, [ 76 ] and scored his first goal of the season a week by and by during the 1–1 pull against Palermo at home. [ 77 ] On 11 September, Icardi scored both goals, including a last-minute achiever, as Inter overturn the grade against newly promoted side Pescara for the beginning win of the season under the raw coach Frank de Boer. [ 78 ] One week later, in the Derby d’Italia match against Juventus, Icardi scored an equalizer in the 68th minute, and provided the Ivan Perišić goal ten minutes later, as Inter overturn the score again to beat the life rivals for the first time in league since November 2012. [ 79 ] It was Icardi ‘s one-seventh goal in eight appearances against Juventus. [ 80 ] This was followed by a brace in Inter ‘s 2–0 win at Empoli three days later, taking the head of goalscorers table with six goals in six appearances ; it was besides the first time that he has scored in four consecutive Serie A matches. [ 81 ] [ 82 ] On 7 October, Icardi signed a new contract annex with Inter until June 2021, with a buy-out article of €110 million. [ 83 ] [ 84 ] With the raw deal, Icardi will earn €4,5 million per temper plus respective bonuses based on his performances, goals and image rights. shortly after signing the contract, Icardi stated : “ I ‘m truly glad to have signed this fresh contract that will keep me at the club until 2021. My dream is to win trophies with this team. I heard lots of things during the transportation windowpane, as you always do, but the club was on my side. I have my agent and wife Wanda to thank for this renewal and we ‘re all please at home plate. ” [ 85 ] Icardi scored a brace to beat Torino 2–1 at the San Siro, giving Inter their first winnings in their last 5 games. [ 86 ] then, he continued with his exorbitant mannequin, scoring back-to-back home braces against Crotone and Fiorentina. [ 87 ] In the final match of 2016, Icardi scored another stimulate against Lazio to help Inter finish the year on a high. [ 88 ] He finished the first base partially of the season with 14 goals and 5 assists, being the most efficient striker in acme 5 leagues, overtaking stars such Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. [ 89 ] [ 90 ] The Guardian named him the universe ‘s 49th best player, winning 33 positions compared to end year rank. [ 91 ] On 15 January 2017, in the 3–1 home win against Chievo which was the fifth consecutive winnings in league, Icardi scored his 15th league goal of the season becoming the first Inter actor to score at least 15 goals in three back-to-back seasons since Zlatan Ibrahimović and Christian Vieri. [ 92 ] [ 93 ] On 12 March, he scored a hat-trick against Atalanta, bringing his total to 20 goals for the season. [ 94 ] Icardi amassed 24 league goals in 34 appearances in the 2016–17 season, setting a modern personal well. [ 95 ] In Europa League, he scored doubly in five matches as Inter finished last in Group K. [ 96 ]

2017–19 : second Capocannoniere and deviation [edit ]

“ He is the captain of Inter, and he is not your average kind of attacker. I have always told that he has the back bone like Ibrahimovic, because he wants the province, he is a especial kind of person and football player. A bang-up guy and a big professional. ”

—Inter coach Luciano Spalletti, October 2017 [ 97 ]
Icardi missed much of the pre-season after getting injured in May. [ 98 ] He was ready for the startle of the season, however, scoring a brace inside 15 minutes in the opening matchday against Fiorentina as Inter won 3–0. [ 99 ] He repeated the feat a week later at Roma, as Inter overturned the score to win 3–1, [ 100 ] the first league winnings at Stadio Olimpico after nine years ; the goals were Icardi ‘s first gear at the Olimpico vitamin a well. [ 101 ] On 10 September, Icardi scored with penalty kick against SPAL to record his 76th Serie A goal for Nerazzurri, entering in Inter ‘s top 10 Serie A goalscorers. [ 102 ] late on 15 October, Icardi scored all three goals as Inter defeated crosstown rivals Milan 3–2 to put Inter in second place. [ 103 ] He became the first gear actor to score a hat-trick in the Derby della Madonnina since Diego Milito in May 2012. [ 104 ] Later on throughout the season, on 18 March 2018, Icardi scored four goals, including a 14-minute hat-trick, his 6th in Serie A, against his former club, Sampdoria, to give Inter a 5–0 succeed at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. [ 105 ] furthermore, he broke the 100 goal mark in Serie A during the same match, taking his total reckoning to 103 Serie A goals in his 180th Serie A appearance, becoming the 6th youngest actor ever to achieve this feat, at the historic period of 25 years and 27 days ; his fourth finish of the match was besides his hundredth goal for Inter, in his 172nd appearance for the club. [ 106 ] [ 107 ] [ 108 ] [ 109 ] On 22 April, Icardi scored a tap-in in the 2–1 away gain versus Chievo which was his 26th league goal of the season, becoming the beginning Inter musician since Angelillo in the 1958–59 season to achieve the feat. [ 110 ] The adjacent workweek, Icardi scored on Inter ‘s dramatic 2–3 loss to Juventus, marking his 8th goal in 11 appearances against the Turin side. [ 111 ] In the final championship game away versus Lazio, Icardi won and converted a punishment kick to temporally level the mark in an eventual 3–2 win. [ 112 ] This win placed Inter fourth in championship tied on points with Lazio but ahead on neck and neck points, meaning the club had returned to Champions League for the first time since 2012. [ 113 ] With 29 goals, Icardi won the Capocannoniere jointly with Lazio ‘s Ciro Immobile, [ 114 ] breaking his previous record of 24 goals set in the previous season ; he besides become the first Inter actor to reach this match since Antonio Angelillo during the 1958–59 season ( 33 goals ).

Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]

2019–20 : initial lend and first base trophies [edit ]

On 2 September 2019, Icardi joined french cabaret Paris Saint-Germain on a one-season lend batch with a €70 million choice to buy. [ 136 ] [ 137 ] He made his debut for PSG off the bench in their 1–0 gain against Strasbourg on 14 September. [ 138 ] On 1 October, he scored his first gear goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Galatasaray, in the UEFA Champions League. [ 139 ] On 5 October, he scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in a 4–0 home succeed over Angers. [ 140 ] Icardi scored a brace against rivals Marseille on 27 October in a 4–0 winnings. [ 141 ] He got his first hat-trick for the baseball club on 8 January 2020, in a 6–1 Coupe de la Ligue winnings over Saint-Étienne. [ 142 ] On 1 May, Icardi won his first baseball club trophy, as PSG were crowned Ligue 1 champions after the season had been called off amid the COVID-19 pandemic ; at the clock time of the league ‘s previous suspension, PSG were in first plaza, with a twelve–point lead over second–placed Marseille. [ 143 ] After the season resumed in the summer, Icardi went onto win the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, and reached the UEFA Champions League concluding, in which he remained an fresh substitute despite being the team ‘s go goalscorer in the tournament with 5 goals in 7 games, aboard Kylian Mbappé. [ 144 ] On 31 May, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan reached an agreement for Icardi ‘s transfer, worth a report €60 million. [ 145 ] Icardi signed a four-year abridge with PSG. [ 145 ]

2020–21 : injury struggles [edit ]

Icardi missed the first two matches of the season, which were against Lens and Marseille, ascribable to having tested cocksure for COVID-19. [ 146 ] He made his return to action on 16 September 2020, in a 1–0 win against Metz, [ 147 ] [ 148 ] and scored his foremost two goals of the season in a 2–0 acquire against Reims on 27 September. [ 149 ] In October 2020, PSG coach Thomas Tuchel announced that Icardi had suffered an injury to the inner ligament of the stifle. [ 150 ] Icardi ‘s reappearance to play came on 28 November, as he came on as a alternate in a 2–2 league draw against Bordeaux. [ 151 ] Before the next match against Manchester United, he suffered a reverse on his wound, and his time on the sidelines was extended. [ 152 ] He had to wait until 9 January 2021 to make his return, coming on as a alternate in a 3–0 win against Brest ; he would go on to score a finish himself and assist another for Pablo Sarabia. [ 153 ] In the pursuit match, which was against rivals Marseille in the Trophée des Champions, Icardi scored a finish and won a penalty, as PSG were triumphant 2–1. He was awarded the man of the match trophy. [ 154 ] On 19 May, Icardi opened the score for PSG in their 2–0 get the better of of Monaco in the 2021 Coupe de France Final. [ 155 ]
On 7 August 2021, Icardi scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season in a 2–1 league winnings over newly-promoted Troyes. [ 156 ] On 19 September, he scored the winning goal in blockage time to hand PSG a 2–1 victory over Lyon. [ 157 ]

International career [edit ]

youth [edit ]

In April 2012, Icardi received a call-up from Italy under-19 squad to play in the friendly against England, but the player refused to accept the invitation as he wanted to play for Argentina. [ 158 ] [ 159 ] His wish was fulfilled on 26 July where he was summoned by Argentina under-20 passenger car Marcelo Trobbiani to play in the friendly against Germany, [ 160 ] in which he made his introduction on 14 August at Commerzbank-Arena, and the L’Alcúdia Tournament, held in Valencia, Spain. Icardi scored his first goal with Argentina U20 on 19 August in a 2–0 winnings over Japan, [ 161 ] which was followed by another two in the 2–1 acquire against Turkey three days former. [ 162 ] The tournament ended in conquest, as Icardi was the top scorer with three goals. [ 163 ]

elder [edit ]

Following Italy national football team director Cesare Prandelli ‘s interest in Icardi ‘s performances, in February 2013, Icardi stated his wish to play for the Argentina senior team, despite besides being eligible to play for Italy, saying : “ I ‘m very grateful to italian football for the opportunity it has given me, I ‘d besides like to thank Prandelli for the courteous words he expressed about me. But I have to be dependable and sincere – I ‘m argentine, I feel Argentine, and I ‘ve constantly dreamed of wearing the shirt of my nation. To actually do that would be the utmost for me. ” [ 164 ] On 15 October 2013, he played his beginning game for the independent team, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Augusto Fernández in a 2–3 FIFA World Cup qualifier loss away to Uruguay. [ 165 ] In April 2016, Icardi was excluded from Gerardo Martino ‘s preliminary team for the Copa América Centenario, [ 166 ] although the Argentine director late named him to Argentina ‘s preliminary under-23 squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [ 167 ] however, Inter did not release Icardi to participate in the Olympics. [ 168 ] In October 2016, rumours started to speculate in Argentina that Lionel Messi was behind Icardi ‘s ejection from the national team ascribable to his friendship with Maxi López, his wife ‘s erstwhile partner. [ 169 ] [ 170 ] The national team coach Edgardo Bauza stated that Icardi ‘s off-field antics have nothing to do with him not being selected for Argentina and he would receive a call-up soon, adding that Messi does not “ order ” the team. [ 171 ] [ 172 ] however, he was omitted again for the 2018 FIFA World Cup reservation matches against Brazil and Colombia in November. [ 173 ] On 19 May 2017, Icardi received his first call-up after more than three years by newly appointed bus Jorge Sampaoli for the friendlies against Brazil and Singapore in June. [ 174 ] In May 2018, Icardi was named in Argentina ‘s preliminary 35-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 175 ] Later that month, however, he was left out from the final 23. [ 8 ] Icardi scored his beginning senior international goal on 20 November 2018, in a 2–0 friendly home win over Mexico. [ 176 ] His goal, scored after precisely 71 seconds, was the fourth quickest goal in Argentina history. [ 177 ] In this match, he won the first trophy with the senior team – Copa Adidas 2018. [ 178 ] In May 2019, Icardi was included in Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni ‘s preliminary 40-man police squad for the 2019 Copa América. [ 179 ] Later that calendar month, however, he was excluded from the final examination 23-man squad for the tournament. [ 180 ]

expressive style of play [edit ]

“ He chips aside at you mentally, in the sense that you have to be concentrated all the time. I ’ ve only encountered one who is worse for that, but he ’ s playing with me this year ! ”

— Italy & Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini, labelling Icardi as the second rugged opposition he has ever faced. [ 181 ]
Nicknamed El niño del partido, [ 182 ] Icardi is a quick, tactically healthy, and physically potent striker, with good technique. Known for his excellent attacking campaign, put, an eye for goal, he chiefly operates in central areas inside the punishment box ; an accurate and efficient finisher with his steer and either foot inside the area, he is known for his ability to score from few touches, although he can besides hold up the ball in order to create space or chances for other players, and play off of his teammates. [ 182 ] [ 183 ] [ 184 ] [ 185 ] [ 186 ] Although he was once criticised for his express creative and defensive contribution, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as his lack of significant pace, stamen, might, and movement outside the box, [ 183 ] [ 185 ] his work-rate has improved in holocene seasons, and has seen him drift out to wide positions in order to create space or provide assists for teammates. [ 187 ] [ 188 ] retentive regarded as a talented and promise prognosis, [ 183 ] in 2013, Don Balón listed him as one of the top 100 new players born after 1992. [ 189 ] Speaking of Icardi, Inter coach Stefano Pioli stated that Icardi “ is an animal in the box ”, and “ always finding the right position ”, [ 190 ] while the 1982 FIFA World Cup achiever Paolo Rossi described Icardi as a “ deadly striker ”, adding that “ even in the most complicate games he can create the right opportunity and take advantage of it. ” [ 191 ] Inter coach Luciano Spalletti called him “ a accomplished striker ” adding that “ for his long time shoulders so much province ”. [ 192 ] In an interview in January 2015, Icardi said his function model is Gabriel Batistuta, but during his time at Barcelona, he added that the ahead he by and large resembled was Samuel Eto’o. [ 193 ]

personal life [edit ]

Icardi is married to Argentine media personality Wanda Nara. Nara was married to Icardi ‘s erstwhile Sampdoria teammate Maxi López, but the couple split after her kinship with Icardi was exposed. She and López began disassociate proceedings in December 2013. [ 9 ] Nara and Icardi subsequently married on 27 May 2014, not long after the divorce was finalised, at a humble ceremony in Buenos Aires. [ 194 ] They have two daughters, Francesca, born on 19 January 2015, [ 195 ] and Isabella, born on 27 October 2016. [ 196 ] The marriage to Wanda provoked animosity against Icardi in Argentina, making him a target of rumors and uncorroborated claims by argentinian tabloids. It has been argued that, arguably, the generalize hatred against him has been an authoritative component against his being called to the national team, and even prospective calls have been heavily criticized by figures such as the late Diego Maradona, who had entangled in bitter exchanges with Icardi on Twitter as a solution of his marriage to Nara. [ 197 ] During an April 2014 Serie A match between Sampdoria and Inter, López notably refused to shake Icardi ‘s hand, leading the press to dub the game the “ Wanda bowler hat ”. [ 198 ] Two years former, López repeated the floor by again refusing to shake Icardi ‘s bridge player during a Serie A match against Torino. [ 199 ] Icardi is of overtone italian origin through his paternal ancestors named Icardi from Piedmont and Da Mezan from Venice. [ 200 ] He has an italian pass. [ 201 ] He features on the cover of the italian version of EA Sports ‘ FIFA 16, aboard ball-shaped cover star and compatriot Lionel Messi. [ 202 ] On 6 December 2015, Icardi was robbed of his £29,000 Hublot watch after Inter ‘s 1–0 winnings over Genoa. [ 203 ] On 11 October 2016, Icardi released his autobiography called Sempre Avanti ( Always Forward ) published by Sperling & Kupfer. The book caused controversy as Icardi had described an incident which offended certain Inter fans, leading to a banner being displayed calling for Icardi to leave the clubhouse. [ 204 ] He was fined by the club and was forced to remove such content from the book. [ 205 ] [ 206 ] In September 2020 he tested convinced for COVID-19 and recovered shortly after. [ 207 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 6 November 2021[95][208]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club

Season

League

National Cup

League Cup

Europe

Other

Total

Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals

Sampdoria
2011–12
Serie B

2
1
0
0
—
—
—
2
1

2012–13
Serie A

31
10
0
0
—
—
—
31
10

Total

33
11
0
0
—
—
—
33
11

Inter Milan
2013–14

Serie A

22
9
1
0
—
—
—
23
9

2014–15

Serie A

36
22
2
1
—
10[a]
4
—
48
27

2015–16

Serie A

33
16
1
0
—
—
—
34
16

2016–17

Serie A

34
24
2
0
—
5[a]
2
—
41
26

2017–18

Serie A

34
29
2
0
—
—
—
36
29

2018–19

Serie A

29
11
2
2
—
6[b]
4
—
37
17

Total

188
111
10
3
—
21
10
—
219
124

Paris Saint-Germain
2019–20
Ligue 1

20
12
4
0
3
3
7[b]
5
—
34
20

2020–21

Ligue 1

20
7
4
5
—
3[b]
0
1[c]
1
28
13

2021–22

Ligue 1

11
3
0
0
—
2[b]
0
1[c]
0
14
3

Total

51
22
8
5
3
3
12
5
2
1
76
36

Career total

272
144
18
8
3
3
33
15
2
1
328
171

International [edit ]

As of match played 20 November 2018[209]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Argentina

2013
1
0

2017
3
0

2018
4
1

Total
8
1

As of match played 20 November 2018. Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Icardi goal.[209]

List of international goals scored by Mauro Icardi

No.

Date

Venue

Cap

Opponent

Score

Result

Competition

1
20 November 2018
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
8
Mexico
1–0
2–0
Friendly

Honours [edit ]

Paris Saint-Germain
Individual

Notes [edit ]

References [edit ]

bibliography [edit ]

Paolo Fontanesi, Mauro Icardi, Sempre avanti. La mia storia segreta, Milan, Sperling & Kupfer, 2016, ISBN 88-20060-92-2 (Always forward. My secret life). ( in Italian )