Ángel Di María

Audi


Fideo rose to superstardom in the Spanish capital, racing down the wing for Real Madrid CF to give nightmares to opposition defenders. Off the field he drove in the sweet-dream like comfort of Audi's luxury SUV.

Born in Rosario, Argentina, he began his footballing prospects as early as 4-years of age with Rosario Central. He made his debut for the first-team on 14 December 2005 against Independiente. In 2007 he was signed and scouted by Portuguese giants SL Benfica. On 27 February 2010, when he announced himself to the rest of Europe with a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory over Leixões. Spanish club Real Madrid were the first to his signature, securing the lanky Argentine’s services for a fee of €35 million. The winger featured in 190 competitive fixtures for Los Blancos, found the back of the net on 36 occasions and provided an outstanding 85 assist for his teammates. His contributions was instrumental in Los Merengues success, as the All Whites won La Liga, Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League. On 26 August 2014, the Argentine winger signed for English club Manchester United, however, his spell with The Red Devils was a forgettable one, instability at the club and his own difficulty to integrate with English culture saw the winger call his time at Manchester after a single season. On 6 August 2015, he switched England for France, signing with Paris Saint-Germain. Producing, perhaps the best form of his career, the Argentine winger bagged 93 goals and 119 assists in 295 appearances for Les Parsiens, fuelling PSG’s 2015/16 domestic treble of Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue. In 2022 he left France for Italy to join Juventus having won 5 Ligue 1 titles in addition to 14 other domestic trophies. On the international scene, he has been capped by Argentina more than a 120 times. Di Maria won Olympic Gold in 2008, came runners-up to Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil, and most recently won the 2021 Copa América.