Once you have subscribed we will use the email you provided to send you the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter email. After scoring eight goals in eight games for the reserve side, Macheda was called up to the first team by Sir Alex Ferguson for a crunch Premier League fixture at home to Aston Villa on April 5, We all know what happened next.
Live stream: Watch De Gea's full Arsenal masterclass. Skip to Main Navigation Skip to content. How Macheda is reinventing himself in Greece. Share With email Copy Link. The flick, the turn, the composure, the finish: it was a strike worthy of winning any match.
The Reds had been trailing Villa as we approached the last 10 minutes of that crucial encounter 11 years ago, and were on the verge of falling to a third successive league defeat. Relive that incredible strike in At the end of his first season in the Manchester United first team, Macheda was named as the Jimmy Murphy Academy Player of the Year in recognition of his performances in the unders, the reserves and the first team.
Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in Italy. Federico Macheda celebrates birthday on August 22 of every year.
He came on as a substitute for Dimitar Berbatov in the League Cup fifth round on 1 December, before signing a four-year contract the next day that would tie him to the club until June Macheda signed his first professional contract with Manchester United on his 17th birthday in August In the —09 season, he continued in the under side, while also making a few appearances for the reserves.
Towards the end of the season, Macheda enjoyed an extended run in the reserve team, scoring eight goals in eight games, including a hat-trick in a 3—3 draw with Newcastle United on 30 March , and he was rewarded by being selected for the first team for the match against Aston Villa on 5 April With United 2—1 down heading into the final third of the game, manager Alex Ferguson brought Macheda on to replace Nani just after the hour mark.
After Cristiano Ronaldo equalised for United in the 80th minute, Macheda won the match with a turn to evade his marker followed by a curling effort from just inside the penalty area in the third minute of injury time.
Macheda is a former Italian youth international, having made appearances for the national under, under, under and under teams. When he made his under debut in August in a friendly against Russia, he was the youngest player to do so at the age of 17 years, days. He scored his first goals for the team just over a year later in a match against Turkey.
Nicknamed Kiko, Macheda is a quick and versatile forward, who is capable of playing in a central role as a main striker, or in more of a supporting role as a second striker or attacking midfielder. It was another frustrating and goalless spell. He chose to take a step down to the Championship, first with Doncaster, where another injury hindered his progress, but next up was Birmingham where he scored an impressive 10 goals in 18 games.
Everything looked set up for Macheda to prove himself again and be the main man in firing the Bluebirds back up to the Premier League. He only managed 13 starts in the league over the space of two seasons for Cardiff, and after another unsuccessful loan spell, this time with Nottingham Forest, Cardiff paid up his contract. A debut to remember After impressing for the reserves, Macheda was given his first chance in the first team on April 5, when Sir Alex Ferguson named the year-old among the substitutes against Aston Villa.
Federico Macheda Manchester United.
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