Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for English clubManchester United and the Argentina national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder.
After beginning his career with Rosario Central, Di María moved to Europe in 2007 to play for Benfica, earning a €25 million move to Real Madrid three years later. After winning the Champions League with Real Madrid, he signed for Manchester United in 2014 for a British record £59.7 million.
A full international for Argentina since 2008, Di María has earned over 50 caps for his country. He scored the goal that won the country gold at the 2008 Olympics, and has also represented them at two World Cups and the 2011 Copa América.
Early life
Di María was born on 14 February 1988 in Rosario, Argentina as one of three children of Miguel Di María and Diana Hernández de Di María, and grew up in Perdriel. As an infant, he was unusually active, and on recommendation of a doctor was signed up for football at the age of three. He also helped his parents with their work at a local coal yard along with his two sisters, Vanesa and Evelyn. Due to the low income his family earned, purchasing football boots and keeping up with Di María's hobby was difficult for his parents. He considers himself to be very family-oriented, and has used a significant amount of his salary to "give back" to his family.[2] After being transferred to Benfica, he asked his father not to work anymore and bought a house for his parents and sisters.
Di María was born on 14 February 1988 in Rosario, Argentina as one of three children of Miguel Di María and Diana Hernández de Di María, and grew up in Perdriel. As an infant, he was unusually active, and on recommendation of a doctor was signed up for football at the age of three. He also helped his parents with their work at a local coal yard along with his two sisters, Vanesa and Evelyn. Due to the low income his family earned, purchasing football boots and keeping up with Di María's hobby was difficult for his parents. He considers himself to be very family-oriented, and has used a significant amount of his salary to "give back" to his family.[2] After being transferred to Benfica, he asked his father not to work anymore and bought a house for his parents and sisters.
Club career
Manchester United
On 26 August 2014, Di María signed a five-year deal with Manchester United for a transfer fee of £59.7 million, the fifth most expensive transfer of all time and the highest fee ever paid by a British club. He inherited the number 7 shirt at Manchester United, which was previously worn by club legends such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.
2014–15 season
Di María made his début on 30 August in a 0–0 draw with Burnley, in which he was substituted for Anderson after 70 minutes. Di María scored his first goal for United on hisOld Trafford debut on 14 September, netting directly from a free kick in a 4–0 win over Queens Park Rangers. He also provided an assist for Juan Mata's goal in the same match, winning the vote for 'Man of the Match'. His performance was highlighted by Sky Sports' Player Cam feature, which was brought back especially for the match. In the next match against Leicester City on 21 September 2014, he again scored a goal and provided another assist although United lost the game 5–3.
On 2 October 2014, Di María won Manchester United's Player of the Month for September after racking up two goals and two assists in his first four matches for United. One week later, he won his second individual trophy at United after his goal against Leicester, in which he chipped the goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel, was voted as Manchester United's Goal of the Month for September. Di María continued his run of fine form on 5 October 2014 by scoring a goal and providing an assist for Radamel Falcao to help United defeat Everton 2–1. Di María was substituted with a hamstring injury 13 minutes into United's 3–0 defeat of Hull City on 29 November and subsequently made only one substitute appearance in the team's next seven matches.
On 4 January 2015, Di María returned from injury to score a late goal in a 2–0 win against Yeovil Town in the third round of the FA Cup. On 11 January, Di María was used as a forward by manager Louis van Gaal but didn't score, in a 1–0 home defeat to Southampton.
International career
2010 FIFA World Cup
On 19 May 2010, Di María was selected by Argentina manager Diego Maradona as one of a 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In Argentina's 5−0 friendly win over Canada on 24 May, Di María scored his first ever international goal, scoring from outside the box as his shot went off the post and in. He helped the side reach the quarter-finals, playing in all five of Argentina's matches and starting four of them.
Following the World Cup, on 11 August 2010, he scored the first ever international goal at Dublin's new Aviva Stadium in a friendly againstIreland as Argentina won 1–0.
2014 FIFA World Cup
Di María made 12 appearances during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign and was named in Argentina's squad for the tournament finals. In Argentina'sround of 16 match against Switzerland, Di María scored the only goal of the game after 118 minutes, from a Lionel Messi assist. During the quarter-final match againstBelgium, Di María suffered a muscle tear in the thigh and was later taken off the field. It was later announced after the match, that Di María would miss the rest of the tournament due to the injury. He had previously helped to create Gonzalo Higuaín's only goal of the match, which sent Argentina into the semi-finals. Argentina finished the tournament as runners-up to Germany.
On 11 July, Di María was named on the 10-man shortlist for FIFA's Golden Ball award for the tournament's best player.
On 3 September 2014, in a friendly away against World champions Germany, Di María had a part in all four of Argentina's goals in a 4–2 victory, assisting three and scoring one.
Style of play
Di María is a quick, tricky, and talented winger, who is also capable of playing as a more central attacking midfielder, or on either side of the pitch, although he is predominantly aleft-footed player.[67] In recent years, he has even been deployed to great effect as a central midfielder, in particular under Carlo Ancelotti's tenure with Real Madrid. Di María is an agile, creative, and highly technical player, who possesses excellent dribbling skills and ball control, as well as great pace, stamina, and acceleration, attributes which allow him to beat players easily in one on one situations. He is also gifted with excellent vision, passing and crossing ability, which allow him to function effectively as a playmaker and as an assist provider, although he is also capable of scoring goals himself. Despite not being physically imposing, he is also a very hard-working player, and he has recently improved on the defensive aspect of his game under manager José Mourinho.
Personal life
Di María is nicknamed Fideo, which means noodle in Spanish. He holds an Italian passport.
He married his wife Jorgelina (née Cardoso) in 2011. Together they have a daughter, Mia, who was born three months premature and survived after treatment at an intensive care unit at the Hospital Universitario Montepríncipe in Madrid.
Di María's home in Prestbury, Cheshire, was the scene of an attempted burglary on 31 January 2015.
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