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Man Utd cult hero, 31, completes transfer to TWELFTH different club – but can you guess who it is?


A FORMER Manchester United star has joined his 12th different club.

The 31-year-old has signed for Apoel, who are second in the Cypriot first division.

A former Manchester United starlet has joined his 12th clubCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
He left Old Trafford and joined Cardiff CityCredit: Getty Images – Getty
He is Federico Macheda, who has gone on to join Cypriot side ApoelCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk

The club are just one point behind league leaders AEK Larnaca.

The former Red Devils prodigy became a cult hero after netting two winning goals in his first two senior appearances in 2009.

The player is, of course, Federico Macheda.

He made 36 appearances for United, in which he managed to score five goals before signing for Cardiff City in 2014.

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Macheda has also played for QPR, Doncaster, Birmingham and Nottingham Forest in England.

The striker has also had spells in Italy, Germany and Greece before joining Turkish side Ankaragucu last year.

However he failed to impress and has now been loaned to Apoel, where he will wear the No91 shirt, for the year of his birth.

The Cypriot side announced: “We have reached an agreement with Ankaragucu for the loan of Federico Macheda.  It is valid until May 2023.

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“Federico was born on 22 August 1991, and plays as a central striker. He chose to compete with the number 91.

“He has a rich CV, having begun his career in Lazio’s academy before moving to England and Manchester United.

“He wore the jerseys of Sampdoria, Stuttgart, Nottingham Forest and Panathinaikos among others.

“We welcome Federico to Apoel, and wish him to celebrate titles and many successes with the blue and yellow shield on his chest.”


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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