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1 in 2006. In the summer of 2008, before turning professional in 2012. at the age of 22, he completed a He spent three senior years with the POSITION: GOALKEEPER transfer to his Manchester City. club before joining Manchester City Nationality: Chilean He was appointed captain in the in 2015. He has 29 caps to D.O.B: April 13 1983 2011/12 season, leading his club to date, including in the 2014 World Started playing with Colo-Colo and the title, their first Cup, and has scored twice. moved to in 2006, in 44 years. Kompany has appeared appearing in 237 official games with for 70 times and scored four 9 the latter club. Signed by goals since his debut in 2004. POSITION: FORWARD in 2014, he won the treble in his first Nationality: Spanish season. In the summer of 2016 he 5 DOB: October 15 1986 moved to Manchester City. Bravo is POSITION: DEFENDER Chile’s most capped player of all time Having begun his career in the lower Nationality: Argentine MANAGER: with over 100 appearances since his reaches of the Spanish leagues, DOB: January 16 1985 debut in 2004, and represented the he signed for Barcelona’s B side in nation in two World Cups and five Zabaleta began his career with San 2008, making over 100 appearances. Copa América. He captained his Lorenzo, turning professional in He did make two appearances for side to victory at the 2015 and 2016 2002 after five years with the club’s Barcelona’s first team but left soon AFTER RETIRING AS A PLAYER, GUARDIOLA BECAME editions of the latter tournament. Academy. In 2005 he moved to after to join Benfica in 2011. He joined COACH OF BARCELONA B, AND SUCCEEDED FRANK Spain to join Espanyol, spending Celta Vigo in 2013 where he averaged RIJKAARD AS THE FIRST TEAM MANAGER. IN HIS 3 three years with the Barcelona- a goal every two-and-a-half games, based club. In 2008 he signed for before signing for Manchester City FIRST SEASON AS MANAGER, GUARDIOLA GUIDED POSITION: DEFENDER Manchester City and has made in 2016. He has scored six goals for BARCELONA TO A TREBLE, WINNING , THE Nationality: French over 325 appearances for the club. Spain in his 16 caps to date. DOB: February 14 1983 COPA DEL REY AND THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. Zabaleta has 58 Argentine caps and Sagna began his career with Auxerre, appeared at the 2014 World Cup. 10. SERGIO AGÜERO In doing so, he became the youngest manager to turning professional in 2002 after win the Champions League. The following season, POSITION: STRIKER four years with the club’s youth 6 FERNANDO Guardiola led Barcelona to win the Supercopa ONE TO WATCH set-up. He moved to Arsenal in 2007 Nationality: Argentinian de España, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club POSITION: and made over 200 appearances DOB: June 2 1988 World Cup and a second La Liga title. In 2011, after Nationality: Brazilian for Arsene Wegner’s side. Joined In 2006, Agüero moved to Europe leading Barcelona to another La Liga, Supercopa 42 YAYA TOURE DOB: July 25 1987 Manchester City in 2014 after to play for Atlético Madrid. He de España and UEFA Champions League, Guardiola winning the FA Cup with Arsenal. He Fernando began his career with made a name for himself, attracting was awarded the Catalan Parliament’s Gold Medal, POSITION: MIDFIELDER has 65 caps for France to date and Vila Nova in 2005, before signing attention from Europe’s top clubs their highest honour. That same year, he was NATIONALITY: IVORIAN has appeared in two World Cups and for Porto in 2007. He spent his first also named the FIFA World Coach of the Year. In when scoring 101 goals in 234 one UEFA European Championship. year with the Portuguese giants on Guardiola’s fourth season, he won the Copa del DOB: MAY 13 1983 appearances while winning the loan at Estrela, before returning to Rey, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and the Touré began his playing career at Ivorian club ASEC UEFA Europa League and the UEFA spend six more seasons, making Supercopa de España. On 30 June 2012, Guardiola Mimosas, where he made his debut aged 18. His 4 Super Cup in 2010. Agüero moved to 236 appearances and winning 12 announced his departure from Barcelona, after performances attracted attention from Europe. Premier League club Manchester City POSITION: DEFENDER competitions, before signing for winning 14 trophies in just four years in charge. Touré had stints with Beveren, Metalurh Donetsk, in July 2011 for an undisclosed fee Nationality: Belgian Manchester City in 2014. Bayern Munich announced in January 2013 that Olympiacos, and AS before moving to thought to be in the region of £35 DOB: April 10 1986 Guardiola would join the club as manager for the Barcelona in 2007. He played over 70 matches for the million. On the last day of his debut 2013–14 season following the retirement of Jupp club and was part of the 2009 Barcelona side that won In the 2011–12 season he was 7 season with the club, Agüero scored Heynckes. In his first season at the club, Guardiola six trophies in a calendar year. In 2010 Touré moved awarded the captaincy of POSITION: MIDFIELDER a 94th-minute winner against Queens won the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, the UEFA Super to Manchester City, helping them earn their first Manchester City, leading his club to Park Rangers that earned City its first Nationality: English Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. He finished his league title in 44 years. Touré has over 100 caps for win the Premier League that season, league title in 44 years. At the end of DOB: December 8 1994 term at Bayern with seven trophies won, winning the the Ivory Coast, representing the team at the 2006, their first league title in 44 years. the 2014–15 season, of players who Bundesliga all three seasons he was there, including 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup tournaments. He also He is also chairman of Belgium D3B Sterling was born in Kingston, had played at least two seasons in two domestic doubles. As a manager, Guardiola won represented them in six Africa Cup of Nations in 2006, Division club BX Brussels. Kompany Jamaica and at five moved to the Premier League, Agüero had the 14 trophies in the first four years of his managing 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015, helping them finish began his professional career at with his mother. He started his youth highest goals per minute ratio in the career. This campaign is the first where he has not runner-up in 2006 and 2012, while captaining them to Anderlecht, spending three years at career with Queens Park Rangers in history of the competition since its won silverware in his first campaign. victory in 2015. the Belgian club before moving to 2003, aged nine. At 16 he moved to formation in 1992, averaging a goal German Bundesliga club Liverpool to join their youth ranks, every 109 minutes. He also holds

46 www.mfc.co.uk twitter.com/Boro facebook.com/MFCofficial facebook.com/MFCofficial twitter.com/Boro www.mfc.co.uk 47 OPPONENTS the joint-record for the most goals and the League Cup. He made his club, making 393 appearances and 18 international since the age of 20, Fernandinho started his career at scored in a single Premier League senior international debut for Serbia winning six trophies, including two he is one of 11 Spanish players to Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense match – five – and the fastest to do in 2008 and has since earned over 50 UEFA Cup and two Copa Del Rey’s. POSITION: MIDFIELDER have amassed 100 caps and was an before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk so, in 23 minutes and 34 seconds of caps and was a member of Serbia’s He signed for Manchester City in Nationality: English integral member of the squads that in 2005. With Shakhtar, he won six match time. He is the highest South squads for the 2008 Olympics and 2013 and won the Premier League DOB: November 21 1989 won three consecutive international Ukrainian Premier League titles, four tournaments — UEFA Euro 2008, the American scorer in the history of the the 2010 FIFA World Cup. and League Cup in his first season He was on the books of Bradford Ukrainian Cups and the 2008–09 2010 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Premier League, and reached 100 in English football. Navas has 35 City as a youngster until he moved UEFA Cup. He was voted by the Euro 2012. goals in the division faster than any 13 WILLY CABALLERO Spanish caps and has scored to United aged 11. Having Shakhtar Donetsk fans as the best player other than . POSITION: GOALKEEPER three goals. played 45 games for Leeds at Brazilian player to ever play for the League One level and once in the 22 GAEL CLICHY team. The scorer of the only goal Nationality: Argentine 11 ALEKSANDER KOLAROV 17 Championship, he transferred to in the final of the 2003 FIFA World DOB: September 28 1981 POSITION: DEFENDER Aston Villa, then in the Premier Youth Championship and a full POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER Nationality: French Caballero spent most of his career League, in August 2009. In 2012, he international for since 2011, Nationality: Serbian Nationality: Belgian DOB: July 26 1985 in Spain, representing Elche and returned to Leeds for a short loan he was part of their squad which DOB: November 10 1985 DOB: June 28 1991 Málaga and competing in La Liga spell. Delph had a successful start to Clichy was born in the city of Toulouse came fourth at the 2014 FIFA World Kolarov began his career at Red with the latter. In the summer of De Bruyne began his career at Genk, the 2012/13 Premier League season, and began his football career Cup and also competed at the 2015 playing for a host of amateur clubs Star Belgrade, but he did not break 2014, he signed for Manchester City, where he was a regular player when leading Villa manager Copa América. through and moved onto Čukarički in and has represented U21s. they won the 2010/11 Belgian Pro to call for his inclusion in the in the Haute-Garonne département 2004. Two years later, he joined OFK League. In 2012 he joined Chelsea, England squad. In July 2015, Delph including JS Cugnaux, AS Muret, 30 NICOLAS OTAMENDI Beograd before moving abroad for 15 JESUS NAVAS where he was used sparingly and joined Manchester City. and Tournefeuille. In 2001, he moved the first time by signing for Lazio in then loaned to Werder Bremen. He to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER region to play for professional club , where he won the Coppa signed with Wolfsburg in 2014, and 19 LEROY SANE Nationality: Argentine Nationality: Spanish Cannes. Clichy made his professional Italia and in in 2015 he was named Footballer DOB: February 12 1988 DOB: November 21 1985 debut for the club in the 2002–03 2009. In 2010, he joined Manchester of the Year in . Later that POSITION: MIDFIELDER season while it was playing in the In his professional career he played City, with which he has won two Navas started his career with Sevilla year, he joined Manchester City for a Nationality: Belgian Championnat National, the third level mainly for Vélez Sarsfield and Porto, Premier League titles, the FA Cup in 2003, spending 10 years with the reported club record £55 million. DOB: January 11 1996 of French football. After three seasons winning eight major titles with the Sane joined Schalke’s Academy with Cannes he was convinced by second including three national in 2005, before moving to Bayer manager and countryman Arsène championships and the 2011 Europa Leverkusen as a 12-year-old in 2008. Wenger to join Arsenal, before League. An Argentinian international Three years later he returned to moving to City. since 2009, Otamendi represented Schalke and turned professional in the country at the 2010 World Cup 2014. After 57 appearances in two 24 and two Copa América, helping them years, he signed for Manchester to consecutive runner-up finishes. City in August 2016. He represented POSITION: DEFENDER Germany at U19 and U21 level before Nationality: English making his senior debut in 2015. DOB: May 28 1994 53 TOSIN ADARABIOYO Stones began his career with POSITION: DEFENDER 21 Barnsley, making his first team debut Nationality: English POSITION: MIDFIELDER in the Championship in March 2012 DOB: September 24 1997 as a 17-year-old. He joined Everton Nationality: Spanish Adarabioyo joined the youth in January 2013 and amassed 95 DOB: January 8 1986 system at Manchester City aged appearances for the Merseyside five. He made his U18 debut for the Silva spent six years of his professional club over four seasons. In August club aged 14 and was captaining career with CF, appearing 2016, he signed for Manchester the U18s aged 16. On February in more than 150 games and winning City when he became the second 21st 2016, Adarabioyo made his one Copa del Rey in 2008, before most expensive defender in history moving in the summer of 2010 to behind David Luiz. first-team debut in an FA Cup join Manchester City. Since joining match against Chelsea, before City, Silva has appeared in over 250 25 FERNANDINHO making his Champions League matches and is in his seventh season debut on August 24th 2016, as a at the club. He has won the FA Cup, POSITION: MIDFIELDER substitute in a 1–0 win over Steaua two Football League Cups and two Nationality: Brazilian Bucuresti, in a Champions League Premier League titles. A Spanish DOB: May 4 1985 play-off round match.

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54 debut in September 2016 in an EFL POSITION: MIDFIELDER Cup tie against Swansea City, and Nationality: Spanish POSITION: GOALKEEPER signed his first professional contract DOB: June 28 1997 Nationality: English the following week. DOB: January 22 1996 Defensive midfielder Garcia joined Manchester City’s Academy in 2015 Son of former goalkeeper 72 KELECHI IHEANACHO from Villarreal, and made his first Bryan, Gunn turned professional POSITION: FORWARD team debut in the FA Cup against with Manchester City in 2013 and Nationality: Nigerian Chelsea in February 2016. He has went on to win his first England U21 DOB: October 3 1996 represented Spain at U16, U17, U18 in the 2015/16 campaign. The and U19 level. goalkeeper has appeared on the Iheanacho joined Manchester City’s bench for the first team on several youth Academy in 2014 and signed occasions this season. professional terms in 2015. He 77 CAMERON HUMPHREYS-GRANT recently surpassed 50 appearances POSITION: DEFENDER for the club and is averaging a goal 55 BRAHIM DIAZ Nationality: English every two-and-a-half games. He has DOB: August 22 1998 POSITION: MIDFIELDER represented Nigerian at U17 and Nationality: Spanish U20 level and made his senior debut Humphreys-Grant is a graduate DOB: August 3 1999 in 2015, scoring four goals in his of the City Academy. He signed his first professional contract in Diaz began his career with his seven appearances so far. August 2015 and made his debut in hometown club Malaga, joining an FA Cup tie with Aston Villa the Manchester City in 2015 as a 75 ALEIX GARCIA following January. 16-year-old. Made his first team

DID YOU KNOW? concede a hundred goals in the the club have opted to ditch the same season. normal club badge and instead Manchester City hold the record have shirts bearing the badge of for highest home attendance by an Manchester City is one of four clubs arms of the city of Manchester as a English club. They packed 84,569 that are part of the City Football symbol of pride. fans into Maine Road for their Group. City have an affiliation game against Stoke City in 1934. with Melbourne City, Yokohama F. On only 10 occasions in Boro’s Marinos and New York City. history have five different players In 1937-38, they managed to scored in a single game in the top become the only club ever to be City adopted a red and black away flight. Two of these have been relegated with a positive goal kit colour in the 1960s after former against Manchester City. Back in difference. assistant manager Malcolm Allison October 1903, Bobby Atherton, felt adopting the colours of AC Len Goodson, Dave Smith, Joe City won the old European-Cup would inspire them to glory. Cassidy and Sandy Brown scored Winners Cup in 1970 under Joe The theory worked, as they won the in a 6-0 home win. Then in the Mercer, who later became City’s 1969 FA Cup, 1970 League Cup and final game of the 2007/08 season most memorable and successful 1970 European Cup Winners’ Cup in an Alves hat-trick, a brace from manager. red and black stripes. and goals from Adam Johnson, Fabio Rochemback Manchester City scored over a On occasion, when Manchester and Jeremie Aliadiere saw Boro hundred goals in 1957/58, only to City have reached a major cup final, thump City by 8 goals to 1.

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