Federico Macheda

Macheda will forever be frozen in that April 2009 moment: a seventeen-year-old Roman kid scoring on his Manchester United debut, hailed as the next big thing. I find his real story more compelling than that flash of glory. The weight of expectation proved heavy, and his career became a winding tour through clubs rather than a straight climb. Yet here he is, still chasing the ball at Asteras Tripolis in Greece. There is quiet dignity in a striker who keeps playing far from the spotlight, and I respect the unglamorous persistence far more than the early fairy tale.

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Name (English)

Federico Macheda

Name (Japanese)

フェデリコ・マケダ

Reading

ふぇでりこ・まけだ

Born

August 22, 1991 (age 35)

Origin

Rome, Province of Rome, Italy

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Goat

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico%20Macheda
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%87%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B1%E3%83%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208673

Tags

• Province of Rome
• association football player

Last updated

September 26, 2026

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