Sergio Agüero

Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires in 1988 and joined Independiente at nine, making his debut at 15.

Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires in 1988 and joined Independiente at nine, making his debut at 15 years and 35 days — the youngest player in Argentine football history. Atlético Madrid signed him in 2006 and he scored 101 goals in 234 appearances before Manchester City paid £38 million in 2011. His 10 seasons at the Etihad produced 260 goals in 390 appearances — the club's all-time record — and five Premier League titles, six League Cups and the FA Cup. His goal in the 93rd minute of the final day of the 2011–12 season against Queens Park Rangers — the most dramatic moment in Premier League history — secured City's first title in 44 years. He scored 184 Premier League goals, ranking him fifth all-time. He won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2018–19. He earned 101 Argentina caps, scoring 41 goals, and won the Copa América in 2021. A brief spell at Barcelona preceded a heart condition diagnosis that ended his career aged 33 in December 2021. A generous, humorous personality and one of the most naturally gifted strikers of the Premier League era, his statue outside the Etihad commemorates the defining goal of his career.

• Premier League 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
• FA Cup 2011
• League Cup 2x
• Copa América 2021
• Champions League finalist 2021