MADRID, July 27 (Reuters) - Factbox on Argentina striker Sergio Aguero, who said on his Twitter feed on Wednesday he had joined English Premier League side Manchester City from La Liga’s Atletico Madrid:
Born: June 2, 1988 in Buenos Aires.
* Nicknamed “Kun” after a Japanese cartoon character with a similar hairstyle.
* Made his debut for Independiente in July 2003, becoming the youngest player in Argentina’s top division at 15 years and one month.
* Was part of the Argentina side that won the Youth World Cup in Netherlands in 2005.
* Became Atletico Madrid’s most expensive purchase in May 2006 at 23 million euros ($33.4 million), signing a six-year contract.
* Finished third in the list of top scorers in his second season with 19 goals and netted 17 in the 2008/09 campaign to help Atletico secure a Champions League spot.
* Made his debut for the senior Argentina side in a 3-0 defeat by Brazil at London’s Emirates Stadium in August 2006.
* Scored twice and won a penalty to help Argentina to a 3-0 win over Brazil in the semi-finals of the Beijing Olympics. Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 in the final to claim gold.
* Fathered a son, Benjamin, with Diego Maradona’s daughter Giannina in February, 2009.
* Announced at the end of May he wanted to leave Atletico and take the next step in his career.
* Scored three times in four games for Argentina at the 2011 Copa America as the hosts fell to eventual winners Uruguay on penalties in the quarter-finals.
* Flies to Manchester on July 27 to complete his move to Man City and announces on his Twitter feed he is a City player.
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