Radamel Falcao García Zarate famed as Radamel Falcao is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Monaco and the Colombia national team. At the age of 13, he began his professional career. In the year 2009, he joined the Portuguese club Porto, where he won several trophies, including the Europa League and Primeira Liga double in 2011. He made his senior debut for Colombia in 2007. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup through injury but made his World Cup debut at the 2018 tournament in Russia. He is one of the significant parts of Monaco's team. He plays by wearing shirt number of 9. He is hardworking, skillful, committed and very enthusiastic player for Columbia and is one of the most watch players in Russia World Cup 2018.
Early Life, Family, Birthday, Education, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Wikipedia, Bio of Radamel
On 10th February 1986, Radamel Falcao was born in Santa Marta, Colombia. His nationality is Colombian. His real name is Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate. He was born to Radamel Garcia and Carmenza Zarate, his father and mother. His ethnicity is Multiracial. His birth sign is Aquarius. His present age is 32 but his age will be 33 on his upcoming birthday in February as of 2019. His other early life background will be updated soon.
Regarding his education, Falcao had completed his education from his native school and started practicing football in the local ground with the amateurs.
Height, Weight and Other Body Measurement
Radamel is a very handsome football player. With his charming smile, he attracts a lot of people towards him. Radamel has a tall height of 1.77 m or 5 ft 10 in with a balanced weight of 72 Kg. His body build is Athletic. His eye color is Dark Brown and hair color is Brown. His other body measurement will be updated soon.
How Radamel Falcao Began His Career?
- Radamel began his career by debuting for Lanceros Boyaca in the Colombian Categoría Primera B (second tier) on 28 August 1999 when he was only 13 and played 7 matches that year.
- Later, Falcao was sold to River Plate of Argentina in February 2001 for a $500,000 fee and made his professional debut in the 2005 Torneo Clausura, on 6 March 2005, in a game that the club won 3-1 to Instituto de Cordoba.
- He remained with River as they suffered the worst campaign in their history, finishing bottom of the 2008 Torneo Apertura.
- He then moved to Europe on 15th July 2009 to join Porto of the Portuguese Primeira Liga for a €3.93 million transfer fee for 60% of his economic rights and made his debut against Pacos de Ferreira and scored a goal.
- He made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1-0 away defeat against Chelsea in 15th September 2009.
- He made an impressive start to the 2010-2011 season, scoring a goal in the 2010 Portuguese SuperCup 2-0 victory over Benfica.
- In the 2010-2011 season, Porto won the league title in round 25 of the league against rivals and defending champions Benfica at the Estadio da Luz where Falcao played a key role in that match.
- Porto announced they had agreed on a fee of €40 million with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Falcao on 18th August 2011.
- He made his Atletico debut on 10 September away to Valencia, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 defeat.
- He played his first Madrid Derby against Real Madrid on 11th April 2012.
- He scored two hat-tricks at the start of the 2012-13 season.
- He then signed for newly promoted Ligue 1 side Monaco on 31st May 2013 for a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
- He made his Ligue 1 debut in the first match against Bordeaux, where he managed to score in the 88th minute, sealing a 2-0 victory.
- He started 2014 by making his Coupe de France debut in a match against Vannes, where he both assisted and scored a goal in a 3-2 victory.
- It was confirmed that he had suffered a severe ACL injury and would miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup, while effectively ending his 2013-2014 season entirely on 23rd January 2014.
- He returned on the field at the Emirates Cup coming on as a substitute for Dimitar Berbatov in the 72nd minute as Monaco drew 2-2 against Spanish side Valencia.
- On 1st September 2014, Manchester United agreed to sign Falcao on loan for £6 million.
- He made his debut at Old Trafford on 14 September, playing the final 23 minutes of a 4-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in place of Juan Mata, as United won for the first time in the season.
- On 3rd July 2015, Chelsea signed Falcao on a season-long loan deal with the option of a permanent transfer at the end of the season. It was later revealed that the fee to make the move permanent was set at £38 million (€50 million).
- He made his debut on 2nd August in the 2015 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium, replacing Loic Remy at half time as Chelsea lost 1-0 to rivals Arsenal.
- At the end of the 2015-2016 season, he returned to Monaco.
- He began the season 2019 on a high note during Monaco's first match of the season, assisting Monaco's second and scoring their third in a 1-3 away victory against Nantes.
Marital Status, Affairs, Children's, Sexual Orientation
Radamel is a married person. He was married to Natalia Velez. The couple is blessed with two children; their first child was born on 13th August 2013 and they welcomed their 2nd daughter Desiree Garcia in the year 2015 on February. He is a loyal and dedicated husband and living happily with his family, hence no rumors about his extra affair has surfaced in the media so far. They are living happily and enjoying their life a lot. His sexual orientation is straight.
Who is Natalia Velez?
Natalia Velez is a singer by profession.
Net Worth, Salary and Source of Income
As of 2019, Radamel Falcao has an estimated net worth of $74 million. He is making an impressive amount of net worth from his career and earning a salary of $10.2 million with a weekly wage of around $197,000. He is one of the wealthiest players in recent days. His major source of income is from his football career.
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