Ángel Di María
Ángel Di María
Background
- Full name: Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández
- Born: February 14, 1988 (age 35)
- Birthplace: Rosario, Argentina
- Nationality: Argentine
- Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Position: Winger
- Current team: Juventus
Club career
- Rosario Central (2005-2007)
- Benfica (2007-2010)
- Real Madrid (2010-2014)
- Manchester United (2014-2015)
- Paris Saint-Germain (2015-2022)
- Juventus (2022-present)
International career
- Argentina national team (2008-present)
Honours
- FIFA World Cup (2022)
- Copa América (2021)
- UEFA Champions League (2014)
- UEFA Europa League (2017)
- La Liga (2012)
- Copa del Rey (2011, 2014)
- FA Cup (2016)
- Coupe de France (2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
- Coupe de la Ligue (2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
- Trophée des Champions (2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Individual
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14
- FIFA FIFPro World11 3rd team: 2014
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2016–17
- Ligue 1 Player of the Month: September 2015, February 2016, March 2017, August 2020, April 2022
- Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
- UNFP Player of the Month: March 2022
- Copa América Golden Boot: 2021
- Copa América Player of the Tournament: 2021
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2021
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2022
- FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament: 2022
Ángel Di María (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Juventus and the Argentina national team.
Di María began his career at Rosario Central in 2005, before moving to Benfica in 2007. He spent three seasons with the Portuguese club, winning the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga in 2010. In 2010, he joined Real Madrid for a fee of €25 million, where he won the La Liga title in 2012 and the Copa del Rey in 2011 and 2014.
In 2014, Di María moved to Manchester United for a British record fee of £59.7 million. However, he struggled to adapt to English football and was sold to Paris Saint-Germain a year later for a fee of €63 million.
Di María spent seven successful seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, winning four Ligue 1 titles, five Coupe de France titles, four Coupe de la Ligue titles, and three Trophée des Champions titles. He also helped the club reach the final of the UEFA Champions League in 2020.
In 2022, Di María joined Juventus on a free transfer.
Di María has represented Argentina at the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 2010, 2014, and 2022. He also helped Argentina win the Copa América in 2021.
Di María is known for his dribbling skills, passing ability, and goalscoring prowess. He is considered one of the best wingers of his generation.
