Balotelli: Italy Call or Foreign Move?

His last appearance was in Genoa-Napoli, on 21 December 2024. Carpenedolo, Eccellenza’s team with which he trains, hopes to sign him. Mario remains the second active Italian scorer behind Immobile.

Il December 21st one year agoMario Balotelli came on seven minutes from time in the Genoa-Napoli match: he hit the post and came close to equalising, he showed liveliness even though he was now disliked by the coach (Patrick Vieira), but nothing would have suggested that this would be his last appearance on a football pitch. At least today, a year later, this is how it is. Balotelli remained separated at home for a long time at Genoa and, released by the Ligurians in the summer, did not join any club.

Yesterday morning he carried out personalized work with his personal trainer, Stefano Mazzoldi, but for now there doesn’t seem to be anything concrete on the horizon in our country. Abroad, however, but not from today, there would be some options – even exotic ones. However, among the Italian scorers still active, Balotelli, 35 years old, remains in second place with 189 goals (excluding national teams) behind only ImmobilAnd. Even with a year behind him as a spectator.

December 21, 2025 (changed December 21, 2025 | 09:08)

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Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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