Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has announced his retirement from football today at the age of 33, due to health reasons.
The Argentinian forward left City to join Spanish giants FC Barcelona on a free transfer in the summer but wasn’t registered as a player officially straight away, which delayed his debut until October 17.
On October 30, Aguero had to be substituted in the first half of Blaugrana’s home match against Alaves, with the striker reporting chest pains. The former Atletico forward has been undergoing tests for the last three months and has not played another minute for the club during this time.
And on Wednesday, December 15, Aguero confirmed via a press conference that he will be retiring from professional football immediately, following advice from the club’s medical staff.
“I have decided to stop playing professional football, it is a very difficult moment,” announced Aguero. “The decision I have made, I have taken it for my health, because of the problem I had a month and a half ago.
“I was in the hands of the medical staff and they told me the best thing would be to stop playing. So 10 days ago I made that decision, I want to tell everyone I did everything possible to have some hope but there wasn’t much.
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“I am very proud of the career I have had, I have always dreamt of playing football.”
Aguero will be remembered as one of the Premier League ‘s best-ever strikers, with the 33-year-old scoring 184 goals in 275 league appearances, winning the Premier League five times, including his iconic last-minute winner against QPR in 2012 which clinched City’s first-ever Premier League title.
So following Aguero’s announcement, Mirror Football have taken a look at the forward’s FIFA ratings over the years and how his rating has changed in every edition.
FIFA 07 – Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid) 77
Aguero’s first EA Sports FIFA rating was 77 out of 99 on FIFA 07, following the then 18-year-old’s move from Argentinian side Independiente to Spanish outfit Atletico Madrid in May 2006.
Interestingly, the youngster’s preferred foot was set as his left foot at this age, with the striker given an incredible 93 potential rating too.
FIFA 08 – Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid) 82
Aguero’s rating shot up from 77 to 82 overall in FIFA 08, following the striker scoring six goals in 38 La Liga appearances during the 2006/07 campaign.
Again, his preferred foot was set as his left foot, with his potential actually dropping from 93 to 89.
Aguero already had 85 finishing on FIFA 08 at this early stage, with his speed attributes too.
FIFA 09 – Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid) 84
Aguero had a superb 2007/08 campaign at Atletico, scoring 19 goals in just 37 La Liga appearances, which saw his rating increase from 82 to 84 overall in FIFA 09.
In FIFA 09, Aguero’s preferred foot was changed to his right foot, although he was also given a five-star weak foot too.
Aguero now had 90 potential, up from 89 the year before.
FIFA 10 -Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid) 85
After another strong campaign for Atleti, in which he scored 21 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions, the Argentinian now had an 85 overall rating on FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, the youngster’s first appearance in the FUT game mode.
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The now 21-year-old was given 88 pace, 78 shooting, 76 passing, 92 dribbling, 54 defence and 63 physical.
In Career Mode, Aguero retained his 90 potential rating.
FIFA 11 – Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid) 84
Despite scoring 20 goals in 47 appearances, Aguero was actually downgraded in FIFA 11, with the striker going from 85 to 84 overall on FUT.
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In Career Mode, Aguero retained his 90 potential rating, but in FUT, his stats changed dramatically.
In FUT 11, Aguero’s pace (88-87), passing (76-70) and dribbling (92-91) were downgraded from the year before, although his shooting (78-81), defence (54-59) and physical (63-69) were upgraded.
FIFA 12 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 86
Following Aguero’s high-profile transfer to Premier League side Manchester City in July 2011, for a reported fee of around £35 million, Aguero was given a significant upgrade in FIFA 12.
Aguero also had a sensational final season at Atleti, scoring 27 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions, which also led to his big upgrade on FIFA 12.
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The striker was upgraded from 84 to 86 overall, getting the same rating as players like Antonio Di Natale, Fernando Torres, Mesut Ozil, Gareth Bale and Mario Gomez.
However, Aguero’s potential did drop from 90 to 88 on Career Mode.
FIFA 13 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 87
Aguero had an incredible debut season for City, scoring 30 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions, including 23 Premier League goals in 24 league appearances.
The Argentian also produced one of the Premier League’s most memorable moments, his last-minute winner against QPR in the final league game of the season, which clinched the title for Roberto Mancini’s side.
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As such, Aguero was upgraded from 86 to 87 in FIFA 13, with his potential also increasing from 88 to 89 in Career Mode.
But, despite scoring the Premier League’s most memorable goal with his weaker left foot, Aguero’s weak foot was downgraded to four-star.
Rated as 87, Aguero had the same rating as Edinson Cavani and Wayne Rooney on FIFA 13.
FIFA 14 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 88
FIFA 14 was the first EA Sports FIFA game that Aguero genuinely featured among the world’s best players, despite having a fairly average season by his standards, as City finished 2nd in the league in 2012/13, with Aguero only scoring 12 league goals.
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Despite this, Aguero was upgraded from 87 to 88, with only Robin Van Persie (89), Falcao (89), Frank Ribery (89), Luis Suarez (89), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (90), Cristiano Ronaldo (92) and Lionel Messi (94) rated higher than the Argentine.
Aguero’s potential also increased to 90 overall, but was now given the injury-prone trait following numerous injury issues.
FIFA 15 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 86
In the following campaign (2013/14), Aguero had a much-improved season, helping City win their second Premier League title and scoring 28 goals in just 34 appearances in all competitions, despite significant injury issues.
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But surprisingly, EA Sports gave Aguero a big downgrade, with the striker dropping from 88 to 86. His potential was also reduced from 90 to 87 on Career Mode.
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FIFA 16 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 88
Aguero was bumped back up to 88 in the following EA Sports FIFA title, however, following the striker scoring 26 Premier League goals in 33 appearances, but City did miss out on the Premier League title.
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Rated as 88, Aguero was now rated the same as Eden Hazard, Robert Lewandowski and Andres Iniesta on FIFA 16.
FIFA 17 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 89
In 2015/16, Aguero hit another 24 Premier League goals, despite making only 30 appearances in the league, in what was Manuel Pellegrini’s final season as City manager before the arrival of Pep Guardiola, with City winning the league title and the league cup.
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Aguero reached his highest ever EA Sports FIFA rating in FIFA 17, being upgraded from 88 to 89, with only players like Neymar (92), Gareth Bale (90), David De Gea (90) and of course Lionel Messi (93) and Cristiano Ronaldo (94) rated higher.
FIFA 18 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 89
Aguero retained his 89 rating in FIFA 18 following the arrival of Pep Guardiola, with the Argentine scoring 20 Premier League goals in 31 appearances in 2016/17, but City could only clinch a third-place league finish in Guardiola’s debut season.
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FIFA 19 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 89
In FIFA 19, Aguero was again rated at 89, but the steady decline in the Argentine’s attributes started to take shape.
Compared to his FIFA 17 card, Aguero’s pace had dropped from 89 to 84, with his shooting slighter higher at 89 compared to 88.
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This was despite Aguero being back to his best in 2017/18, with the Argentine scoring 21 goals in just 25 Premier League appearances.
FIFA 20 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – 89
Aguero retained his 89 rating for FIFA 20 because in 2018/19, Aguero bagged an incredible 32 goals in 46 appearances in all competitions, including 21 Premier League goals, as City won the domestic treble.
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In FIFA 20, Aguero’s pace dropped again from 84 to 80, with his dribbling also being reduced from 89 to 88, although his shooting did get an upgrade to 90.
FIFA 21 – Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 89
Another EA Sports FIFA title and another 89 rating for Aguero, but this would be the very last time Aguero would be rated this highly.
FIFA 21 came out following the conclusion of the 2019/20 campaign, with Aguero making only 24 Premier League appearances due to injury, scoring 16 times.
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Despite retaining his 89 rating, Aguero’s pace dropped again from 80 to 78.
FIFA 22 – Sergio Aguero (FC Barcelona) 87
After making only 12 Premier League appearances in the season prior to the release of FIFA 22, Aguero left Manchester City for Spanish giants FC Barcelona on a free transfer.
The Argentine’s final FUT item was rated at 87, a downgrade of two from the game previous, with a number of his attributes being downgraded significantly.
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FIFA 22 players can still get this card in the game, and there is also rumours about EA releasing a special upgraded item following Aguero’s retirement.
It’s clear that Aguero has been one of the world’s best players over the last decade, and that is the case in the virtual world too, particularly on EA Sports FIFA titles.
What do you make of Aguero’s FIFA ratings over the years? Let us know in the comments!
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