Ángel Di Maria facts for kids

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Angel Di Maria
	; Di Maria with PSG in 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Angel Fabian Di Maria Hernandez
Date of birth	14 February 1988 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.80 m
Playing position	Winger; Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Paris Saint-Germain
Number	11
Youth career
1992-2005	Rosario Central
Senior career*
National team‡
Competitor for Argentina
Olympic Games
Copa América
FIFA World Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2018.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2018

Angel Fabian Di Maria Hernandez (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer. He plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder.

Career

After 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.

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.

Di María with Benfica in 2007
Di María taking on Tottenham Hotspur defenders Benoît Assou-Ekotto and Michael Dawson in the Champions League in April 2011
Di María taking a corner against Barcelona in April 2011
Di María (left) and Raul Meireles (right) battle for the ball during a friendly match between Argentina and Portugal on 9 February 2011.
Di María on the ball with Paris Saint-Germain in 2015