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text: Club career[edit]

text: Independiente[edit]

text: Sergio Agüero joined the youth system of Independiente at the age of nine. He started playing for the side, becoming the youngest player to debut in the division at 15 years and 35 days (on 5 July 2003 against Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro), when Independiente's coach, Oscar Ruggeri sent Agüero onto the field as a substitute for Emanuel Rivas in the 69th minute of the match.[8][10] His performance was well received by the press.[11][12][13] Despite his early debut,he was not selected again by Ruggeri, and his replacement Osvaldo Sosa, for the remainder of 2002–03 season, having made only one appearance in the Torneo Clausura. Following the arrival of coach Jose Omar Pastoriza, seven months after Agüero's first match he returned to the club's first-team in 4–2 win against Peru's Cienciano during the group stages of the 2004 Copa Libertadores. This meant that he  also became the youngest player to participate in the Copa Libertadores, a record that he held for three years.[14] One month later, Agüero again featured in a Copa Libertadores fixture against Ecuador's El Nacional. On 19 June, for the first time, Agüero played a full 90-minute match for Independiente against Atlético de Rafaela during the Torneo Clausura.[15] He scored his first goal for Independiente in a 2–2 draw against Estudiantes on 26 November, with a 22nd minute shot from outside the penalty area.[16][17] Agüero became a regular in the club's first-team, being selected for the Argentina U-20 squad for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Argentina won.

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text: During the 2005–06 season, Agüero scored 18 goals in 36 league appearances, having missed two games due to suspension. In a 4–0 win against Racing on 11 September, he dribbled from inside of his own half and scored Independiente's fourth goal with a left footed shot.[17][18] His first red card came in the Torneo Apertura, after slapping an opponent in a match against Tiro Federal.[19] His outstanding performances during the Torneo Apertura attracted interest from a number of large European clubs, and, after months of speculation, Agüero announced on TV in April that he intended to leave the club at the end of the season. Before the end of the season, there had already been speculation of a possible transfer to Atlético Madrid.[17] With his performances being lauded by the press, there was talk of a possible call up for Agüero for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[20][21][22] In a 2–0 away victory against Olimpo de Bahia Blanca in round 17 of the Torneo Clausura, Agüero received his fifth yellow card of the season. This prevented him from playing his last game for Independiente in a fixture against Boca Juniors in Avellaneda one week later. The yellow card brought tears to the eyes of him, as television cameras recorded.[23] Agüero, who scored Independiente's second goal of the match later said "I think that it was my last goal for Independiente". He played his last game for Independiente, two weeks later, in a 2–0 away defeat to Rosario Central.[24] On 30 May, Agüero officially transferred to Atlético Madrid for €20 million, marking a record for the club.[25]

text: Atlético Madrid[edit]

text: 2006–07 season[edit]

text: In May 2006, Agüero joined Spanish club Atlético Madrid for a fee reported to be around €20 million, breaking the club's previous transfer record.[26][27] He caused controversy early in his Atlético career by using his hands to score the winning goal against Recreativo de Huelva on 14 October 2006, only his second goal for the club, with the first coming in a 4–1 away win against Athletic Bilbao on 17 September.[28] He ended his first season in Madrid with seven goals in all competitions, eased into European football by manager Javier Aguirre, who opted to bring him in and out of the line-up as Atlético finished seventh, enough to qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

text: 2007–08 season[edit]

text: Following the departure of strike partner Fernando Torres to Liverpool in the summer of 2007, Agüero secured his starting spot for the Rojiblancos and soon became arguably the team's most important player at the age of just 19. In the 2007–08 season, he finished third highest scorer in La Liga, behind Daniel Güiza and Luís Fabiano, with 19 goals, and was runner up in the Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano award.[29] Agüero won many plaudits for his man of the match display against Barcelona in March 2008, scoring twice, assisting a goal and winning a penalty for Atlético in a 4–2 win.[30][31] He also scored important goals against the likes of Real Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla and Villarreal to help Atlético finish fourth and qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over ten years.[32]

text: 2008–09 season[edit]

text: Agüero was once again a regular goalscorer for Atlético in the 2008–09 season, continuing to establish a lethal partnership with Uruguayan striker Diego Forlán, also a former Independiente player. On 16 September, he scored his first Champions League goals in a 3–0 away win at PSV, helping Atlético eventually reach the last 16 of the competition.[33] In March 2009, the duo of Forlán and Agüero scored a brace each in a 4–3 win over league leaders Barcelona, the latter scoring the winning goal in the final minutes of the match.[34] With the help of more vital goals in a formidable end of the season run-in from his team, Agüero finished in the top ten contenders for the Pichichi Trophy, which was won by his teammate Forlán.[35] Atlético finished fourth in the league, qualifying for the following season's Champions League.

text: 2009–10 season[edit]

text: Despite not being as prolific in front of goal, Agüero had another good season in 2009–10, and was praised for his influential performances as Atlético enjoyed their most successful season in over a decade.[36] On 3 November 2009, he scored twice against Chelsea during a 2–2 draw in the Champions League at the Vicente Calderón. Atlético were knocked out of the competition, but went on to reach the final of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, where Agüero assisted both goals in a 2–1 extra time win against English club Fulham.[37] He also helped Atlético reach the final of the Copa del Rey, although this time they were not victorious, losing to Sevilla in the Camp Nou on 19 May.[38]

text: On 27 August 2010, Atlético Madrid captured the UEFA Super Cup by beating favorites Internazionale 2–0. Agüero provided the assist for José Antonio Reyes' opening goal and then secured the win by scoring the second.[39] On 4 January 2011, Atlético Madrid confirmed via their official website that Agüero had signed a new contract with the club, keeping him at the Vicente Calderón until 2014.[40] The following day, he was named as the new vice-captain of Atlético, along with strike partner Diego Forlán.[41]

text: 2010–11 season[edit]

text: The 2010–11 season was arguably Agüero's most successful for Atlético, as he scored 20 league goals for the first time in his career. Between March and May 2011, he went on a run of seven consecutive goalscoring appearances, a feat that no other player in Europe could match during the season.[42] Agüero's final outing for Atlético came on 21 May against Mallorca, a game in which he reached two milestones. In a 4–3 win, he scored his first career hat-trick, the second goal being his 100th for the Colchoneros.[43] Failure to celebrate any of the goals, however, led to speculation that he would be on his way out of the club.

text: On 23 May 2011, Agüero announced on his official website that he wanted to move from Atlético and formally asked to be released from his contract.[44][45] Agüero later spoke to ESPN, where he stated that he would "not be returning to Atlético".[46] On the same day that Agüero officially became a Manchester City player, Atlético hosted a 2011–12 Europa League qualifier against Strømsgodset IF, where a group of Atlético fans brandished "Agüero, We Hope You Die" banners in a reaction to the striker's £38 million move to City at the Vicente Calderón on 28 July 2011, after he had previously stated his desire to see out his contract with the club just weeks before requesting a transfer.[47] Upon his departure, Atlético used the €45 million from Agüero's sale to buy Radamel Falcao as his replacement.[48]

text: Manchester City[edit]

text: 2011–12 season[edit]

text: On 28 July 2011, Manchester City confirmed that Agüero had signed a five-year contract with the club. The fee was reported to be in the region of £38 million (€45 million).[49][50][51] He was given the number 16 shirt for his first season at City and wears the shirt name Kun Agüero. He was an unused substitute in the Dublin Super Cup match against Internazionale and the 2011 FA Community Shield against Manchester United with manager Roberto Mancini believing Agüero was not yet fit.[52] Agüero made his debut for City on 15 August 2011 in a 4–0 Premier League victory over Swansea City. Agüero came on as a substitute in the 59th minute, scoring his first goal for the club within nine minutes after a tap-in from a cross from full back Micah Richards. He then turned provider with an assist after chipping over the oncoming goalkeeper before flicking the ball back into the penalty box and into the path of David Silva to score. Agüero rounded off his debut by scoring again in injury time with a 30-yard strike. His 30-minute debut gained rave reviews among football journalists, with some suggesting it was one of the best in English football.[53][54]

text: City continued their strong start, winning 3–2 away at Bolton Wanderers with Agüero missing two chances in the penalty box.[55] On 28 August, Agüero scored his third league goal in Manchester City's 5–1 rout of Tottenham Hotspur.[56] On his third start for the club, he scored his first Premier League hat-trick, against Wigan Athletic.[57] On 18 September, he scored twice at Craven Cottage against Fulham, but City were held to a 2–2 draw.[58] Having been substituted after just 28 minutes due to an injury during a 4–0 win against Blackburn Rovers on 1 October, Agüero returned to action in a 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage fixture, where he came on for Nigel de Jong on 62 minutes and scored a 93rd-minute winner in his side's 2–1 victory against Villarreal on 18 October.[59][60] On 23 October, Agüero took part in his first Manchester derby, scoring in the 69th minute as he converted a Micah Richards pass across the face of goal. The match finished 6–1 to City.[61] On 1 November, Agüero was shortlisted for the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or. On 19 November, he scored a penalty in a 3–1 win at home to Newcastle United, ending Newcastle's unbeaten start to the season.[62]

text: Agüero made his League Cup debut in the quarter final match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, scoring the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute from an Adam Johnson through-ball.[63] His next goal came in a 5–1 home win against Norwich City, opening the scoring in the 32nd minute, giving him his 13th goal of the season and maintaining the team's 100% league record at home.[64] On 21 December, he scored a brace as City beat Stoke City 3–0 at home.[65] On 3 January 2012, he opened the scoring in a 3–0 win at home to Liverpool, beating Pepe Reina with a low shot.[66] Agüero scored his 15th goal on 4 February, scoring a penalty against Fulham in a 3–0 win at a snow-covered City of Manchester Stadium.

text: During the first-leg of a Europa League round of 32 match against Porto, Agüero entered the field in the 78th minute for Mario Balotelli and scored the match-winning goal, and his first Europa League goal for Manchester City, in the 85th minute.[67] The game ended 2–1, and, in the second-leg, Agüero scored within 19 seconds in a 4–0 win on 22 February. Manchester City advanced to the last 16 of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, having won 6–1 on aggregate. On 25 February, Agüero scored his 16th league goal in a 3–0 win against Blackburn.[68][69] During the second-leg of Manchester City's Round of 16 Europa League fixture against Sporting CP on 15 March, Agüero netted a double to help City claim a 3–2 win, having been trailing 2–0 at half-time, to level the scores at 3–3 on aggregate. Sporting CP won on away goals, as they defeated Manchester City 1–0 in the first-leg on 8 March.[70] One week later, Agüero scored his 17th league goal in 2–1 win against Chelsea on 21 March.[71] On 29 March, Agüero was ruled out for 10 days to two weeks due to a foot problem, which was later diagnosed as a reaction to a substance that blistered his foot.[72][73][74]

text: On 11 April, Agüero scored two goals for himself and also set up another two goals (for David Silva and Carlos Tevez) in a 4–0 home victory against West Bromwich Albion.[75] On 14 April, Agüero scored a double in a 6–1 away win against Norwich City, his two goals meaning that he had surpassed 20 league goals in the Premier League.[76] He scored one goal in the next match, in which Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0.[77] On 4 May, Agüero was named Manchester City Player of The Year. His first goal in the 6–1 away win against Norwich also won him the club's Goal of the Season award.[78]

text: Final game of the season[edit]

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"In my career so far it's the most important goal. You score the goal in the last minute to win the title. You're not sure if that's ever going to happen in your career again. I wish I could tell you how I did it but I can't. I thought for all the world that Mario [Balotelli] was going to have a go himself but he just moved it on one more and it fell at my feet and I just thought: 'Hit the target, hit it as hard as you can and hit the target.' And it went in."
Sergio Agüero, on his last-minute goal against Queens Park Rangers in 2012 which won the Premier League for City.[79]

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text: Five straight wins helped City wipe out the eight-point deficit against United, and they went into the final day's fixtures leading on goal difference. Facing relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers, City needed to match or better United's result at Sunderland. By the 66th minute, QPR's Joey Barton was sent off after elbowing Agüero's teammate, Carlos Tevez in the face. Eventually after being show the red card, Barton proceeded to kick Agüero's knee, then attempted to attack Vincent Kompany, only for him to be held back by Micah Richards. Despite that, QPR still went ahead 2–1 against City, while United were 1–0 up against Sunderland. In response, manager Roberto Mancini sent on strikers Edin Džeko and Mario Balotelli in an attempt to get the two goals City now needed for the title. Five minutes of injury time began for City with their and United's match scores still constant. Džeko equalised for City for a glimmer of hope, but United soon finished their own game with a victory. In the 94th minute, Agüero, receiving the ball from Balotelli, drove into the penalty area and placed a powerful low shot into the corner of the goal, clinching the win and the title for Manchester City.[80] Agüero's goal sent the City of Manchester Stadium into a frenzy and he was dragged to the floor jubilantly by his City teammates. Vincent Kompany recalled that Agüero was crying on the floor,[81] and when asked if he cried during the Manchester City parade the following day, Agüero stated: "Yeah, a little".[82]

text: 2012–13 season[edit]

text: Agüero started the 2012–13 season in the 2012 FA Community Shield against Chelsea at Villa Park as Manchester City won 3–2.[83] In Manchester City's first league match, Agüero had to be stretchered off in the 13th minute of their home game against Southampton due to a knee injury.[84] Agüero was an unused substitute in City's 3–2 defeat to Real Madrid on 18 September 2012. Following the match, Agüero said he would have joined Real Madrid had they made an offer for him in 2011 but was left with "no option but to join City".[85] Agüero made his return in a 1–1 home draw against Arsenal in the Premier League and went on to score his first goal of the season against Fulham on 29 September in a 2–1 away win in the Premier League.[86][87] He followed this up with another goal the following weekend against Sunderland in a 3–0 home win.[88] His next league goal came in a 2–1 win at home against Tottenham on 11 November.[89] He followed this up with another two goals the following weekend against Aston Villa in a 5–0 win at home.[90] Agüero also scored in back-to-back games in the Champions League in successive draws at home to Ajax and Real Madrid.[91][92] He scored his next goal on 15 December, where he scored the opening goal, as Manchester City won 3–1 away against Newcastle.[93] Agüero then scored against Norwich City on 29 December in a 4–3 away win.[94] In his next match on 2 January, after scoring a penalty in the 73rd minute, Agüero damaged his hamstring during a 3–0 victory over Stoke.[95]

text: Agüero made his return for Manchester City on 19 January after coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in a 2–0 victory against Fulham.[96] On 3 February, Agüero scored the equaliser after beating Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina in a race to the ball out near the right corner flag.[97] On 17 February, Agüero helped Manchester City to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup as he scored twice in a 4–0 win at home to Leeds United.[98] He sustained a knee injury in the 2–0 win over Chelsea on 24 February.[99] This eventually led to him missing the Argentina squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Venezuela and Bolivia.[100] Agüero made his return for Manchester City on 30 March after coming on as a substitute with warm reception in a 4–0 victory against Newcastle.[101]

text: On 8 April, Agüero scored a solo goal to give City the win in the Manchester derby in the 78th minute, seven minutes after coming on as a substitute for Samir Nasri.[102] Agüero then scored a header to help Manchester City defeat Chelsea on 14 April in the FA Cup semi-final and reach the final.[103] In the 82nd-minute of the tie, Agüero made a two-footed tackle on David Luiz after the defender had previously appeared to tackle him.[104] Despite the incident warranting a red card at the time, the FA announced Agüero would not be punished following confirmation that referee Chris Foy had at least seen part of the incident and acted on it during the match. Many people disagreed with this decision and felt that the FA had failed to act.[105] On 17 April, Agüero revealed that he had apologised to David Luiz for his rash challenge on the defender.[106] Agüero withdrew as a precaution at half-time on 17 April in Manchester City's 1–0 home victory over Wigan after feeling tightness in a hamstring, but he appeared as an unused substitute in City's 3–1 away loss at White Hart Lane against Tottenham on 21 April.[107] He scored his next goal on 27 April, where he scored the opening goal, as Manchester City won 2–1 home against West Ham United.[108] On 11 May, Agüero started for Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final, where the team lost 1–0 to Wigan. Agüero scored his final goal of the season in a 2–0 away win against Reading on 14 May.[109]

text: The Times reported that he was the main transfer target of Spanish giants Real Madrid,[110] but Agüero responded by saying, "I'm very happy at City and I feel appreciated and loved here which means a lot to me."[111] Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano also negated the idea of a transfer, insisting Agüero would stay at the City of Manchester Stadium.[112][113] However, former Argentina international Diego Maradona backed him to join Real Madrid, believing Agüero's presence in the Madrid team could help get even more out of Cristiano Ronaldo.[114] On 25 May 2013, Agüero signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Manchester City until 2017.[115][116] Agüero stated his commitment to Manchester City on 28 May 2013, saying, "I'm committed to Manchester City, it's a great club."[117]

text: 2013–14 season[edit]

text: Following a knee injury that ruled him out of all of the club's pre-season games,[118] Agüero scored in City's 4–0 victory over Newcastle United in the opening game of the 2013–14 Premier League season.[119] On 22 September 2013, he scored a brace in a 4–1 home win against Manchester United.[120]

text: On 8 November 2013, after scoring five goals in four matches between 5 October and 2 November, Agüero was awarded the Premier League Player of the Month for the first time. During the same period, he had also scored both goals for City in a 2–1 away win against CSKA Moscow in the Champions League.[121]

text: On 24 November, after scoring his ninth and tenth goals of the league season in a 6–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, Agüero overtook Thierry Henry as the player with the highest goals-per-minute ratio in Premier League history.[122] He also scored six goals in five matches in the Champions League group stage as Manchester City qualified for the knockout phase for the first time.

text: On 14 December 2013, Agüero was substituted in a 6–3 win against Arsenal due to a calf injury[123] and missed eight matches.[124] On 16 January 2014, he returned from injury in an FA Cup third-round replay against Blackburn Rovers, scoring after coming on as a substitute in the 5–0 win.[125] In the next round of the competition, he scored his first hat-trick of the season in a 4–2 victory over Watford. On 29 January, he scored his 50th Premier League goal in a 5–1 victory at Tottenham but was substituted with a hamstring injury.[126][127]

text: On 2 March 2014, Agüero returned to the Manchester City team for the 2014 Football League Cup Final, where the team beat Sunderland 3–1 at Wembley Stadium.[128] In his third appearance since returning from the hamstring problem, Agüero suffered a recurrence of the injury and was withdrawn at half-time in a 2–1 Champions League loss at Camp Nou against Barcelona.[129] He missed the team's next five Premier League matches, before returning to the starting line-up in a 3–2 loss against Liverpool at Anfield on 13 April.[130]

text: On 21 April 2014, Agüero scored his first goal since January in a 3–1 defeat of West Bromwich Albion at the City of Manchester Stadium.[131] After scoring his final goal of the season in a 3–2 win over Everton at Goodison Park on 3 May, Agüero started for Manchester City against West Ham as the team secured its second Premier League title in three seasons with a 2–0 win.[132]

text: 2014–15 season[edit]

text: On 14 August 2014, Agüero signed a new five-year contract to keep him at Manchester City until 2019.[133]

text: Agüero scored his first goal of 2014–15 while appearing as an 83rd-minute substitute for Edin Džeko in City's opening match of the Premier League season against Newcastle on 17 August.[134] Due to his late return from the World Cup, Agüero was again used as a substitute in the second game of the season against Liverpool, but, after replacing Džeko, took just 23 seconds to score City's third goal in the 3–1 win.[135]

text: On 18 October 2014, he scored all four of City's goals in a 4–1 home win over Tottenham, two of which were penalties; he took another penalty in the match, but it was saved by Hugo Lloris. This took Agüero to 61 Premier League goals for the club, surpassing Carlos Tevez as the club's record scorer in the competition.[136] He was the first player in the season to reach ten Premier League goals, doing so with the only goal in the Manchester derby on 2 November.[137]

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Aguero is every bit as important to them as Luis Suárez was to Liverpool last year or Gareth Bale to Tottenham Hotspur the year before.
— English football journalist Martin Samuel after City's win over Bayern Munich.[138]

text: Agüero scored a hat-trick in City's 3–2 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League group stage on 25 November, starting with a penalty which he won himself.[139] Five days later, in his 100th Premier League match, he was wrongly booked for simulation by referee Mike Jones after being fouled by José Fonte in the penalty area, although City went on to defeat Southampton 3–0.[140]

text: On 2 December, Agüero was named the Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year for 2014.[141][142] He was also awarded Premier League Player of the Month for November 2014, a month in which he scored three league goals and assisted two more.[143]

text: Agüero sustained a knee injury in the second minute of Manchester City's 1–0 win over Everton on 6 December[144] and was unable to appear again for the remainder of 2014. He returned to City's matchday squad for the return fixture with Everton at Goodison Park on 10 January 2015[145] and appeared as a 67th-minute substitute in the 1–1 draw.[146] On 11 February, Agüero scored his first two goals of 2015 in a 4–1 win at Stoke City.[147] On 21 February 72 seconds into a match against Newcastle United, Agüero scored the fastest penalty kick in the Premier League since 1994.[148][149]

text: On 12 April, Agüero scored twice in a 4–2 Manchester derby loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford. His second goal of the match took him to 100 goals for Manchester City in all competitions.[150] On 19 April, he scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season in a 2–0 home win against West Ham United.[151] He passed 30 goals for the season with a hat-trick in a 6–0 win over Queens Park Rangers at the City of Manchester Stadium on 9 May, relegating the opponents.[152] On 24 May, in Manchester City's final match of the season against Southampton, Agüero scored his 26th league goal of the season, ending 2014–15 with the Premier League Golden Boot.[153]

text: 2015–16 season[edit]

text: On 7 August 2015, Agüero announced he would be switching from his number 16 shirt to the number 10 shirt, previously worn by teammate Edin Džeko.[154] Nine days later, he opened the scoring in a 3–0 home victory over reigning champions Chelsea.[155]

text: During City's 2–0 victory away at Everton on 23 August, Agüero halted the game after noticing that an Everton supporter was in need of emergency treatment. The striker alerted the referee and the other players and made sure that the man received attention from the medics.[156] On 30 September, Agüero earned and converted a last-minute penalty to give City a 2–1 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Champions League group stage.[157]

text: On 3 October, Agüero scored five goals against Newcastle in a 6–1 comeback win, joining Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe and Dimitar Berbatov in scoring as many in a Premier League game.[158] His five goals within 23 minutes of game time made it the fastest five-goal haul since the Premier League started in 1992.[159] Four minutes after scoring his fifth goal in the 62nd minute, Agüero was substituted by manager Manuel Pellegrini, as he had been receiving treatment due to a leg injury at half time.[160]

text: On 8 October, in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Ecuador, Agüero sustained a hamstring injury early on and was carried off the pitch in tears. Agüero himself said he expected to be out for around four weeks (in which the derby against Manchester United was to be played), although several media outlets later claimed the injury would last for eight weeks.[161][162] He returned on 21 November, scoring in a 1–4 home loss to Liverpool; this was his 85th Premier League goal, making him the top-scoring South American of all time in the division, ahead of his compatriot and former strike partner Carlos Tevez.[163]

text: On 16 April 2016, Agüero scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win at Chelsea, ending with a penalty kick. He became the third visiting player to score a Premier League hat-trick at Stamford Bridge, and the fifth player to have three 20-goal seasons in the division.[164] Three days later, he scored his 100th Premier League goal in a 1–1 draw at Newcastle. He reached the century in 147 games, second only to Alan Shearer who did so in 124.[165] The goal was also Agüero's sixth against Newcastle for the season, making his just the sixth player in the Premier League era to have scored six goals against the same club in a single campaign.[166]

text: Agüero ended the 2015–16 Premier League season with 24 goals, one behind Golden Boot winner Harry Kane and level with Jamie Vardy.[167] However, with his goals coming from 30 appearances, Agüero recorded the league's best goals to minute ratio.[168]

text: 2016–17 season[edit]

text: On 13 August 2016, Agüero scored Manchester City's first competitive goal under the management of Pep Guardiola in a 2–1 victory against Sunderland on the opening day of the 2016–17 Premier League season.[169]

text: In a league match against West Ham on 28 August, Agüero struck opponent Winston Reid in the throat with his arm, an incident which went unpunished by the referee. Reid lost his voice with the strike, and had to be substituted. The FA gave Agüero a three-match ban for violent conduct, accusing him of behaving in an "aggressive manner that was excessive in force and brutal".[170]

text: On 5 November 2016, Agüero scored his 150th goal for Manchester City in a 1–1 draw against Middlesbrough in the league.[171]  Agüero was sent off in a 1–3 loss to Chelsea on 3 December for a tackle on David Luiz and was given a four-match suspension.[172]

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"He's a legend, and it's a part of history in the club. Aguero's numbers speak for themselves – he is amazing."
— Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola on Agüero after he scored a hat-trick against Watford, putting him two goals away from becoming club record scorer.[173]

text: 2017–18 season[edit]

text: Having scored on Manchester City's opening fixture of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 August,[174] Agüero scored his second goal of the season against Liverpool in a 5–0 win on 9 September. This was his 124th Premier League goal, and made him overtake Trinidadian Dwight Yorke as the top-scoring non-European in the competition's history.[175] One week later, Agüero scored his sixth Premier League hat-trick in a 6–0 win at Watford to put Manchester City top of the league. On 28 September, Agüero was involved in a road accident after attending a Maluma concert in Amsterdam, when his taxi crashed into a lamppost. He was left with a fractured rib and ruled out for two weeks.[176][177]

text: On 21 October, Agüero scored his 177th goal for Manchester City in a 3–0 win over Burnley, equalling the record set by Eric Brook. This was also the Citizens 11th straight win, equalling another club record.[178] He scored his record 178th goal for the team on 1 November away at Napoli in a Champions League group game, a 4–2 win that sent his team through to the knockout stages of the competition.[179]

text: On 20 January, Agüero scored his second hat-trick of the season against Newcastle in a 3–1 win, his second goal being the landmark 350th goal of his career.[180] He was later awarded the Premier League Player of the Month for January, claiming the award for the fifth time in his career.[181]

text: On 10 February, Agüero scored four goals in a 5–1 Premier League home thrashing of Leicester City, claiming his third hat-trick of the season.[182] He opened the scoring in the 2018 EFL Cup Final on 25 February, by chipping Arsenal's David Ospina in a 1vs1 situation, ultimately helping City secure a convincing 3–0 victory at Wembley Stadium.[183]

text: 2018–19 season[edit]

text: In City's first game of the season, Agüero scored both goals in the 2-0 2018 FA Community Shield victory over Chelsea, the first goal being his 200th for the club.[184]

text: International career[edit]

text: Youth teams[edit]

text: Agüero was selected for the Argentina U17 team to participate at the 2004 U-16 South American Championship in Paraguay in September. He participated in all of Argentina's group stage matches, scoring in a 2–1 win against the United States and a 3–1 win against Ecuador to help Argentina finish top of their group. Agüero scored in the 47th minute of Argentina's 1–0 quarter-final victory against Peru, setting up a semi-final match against Colombia which Argentina lost 2–0.

text: Agüero represented Argentina at two FIFA World Youth Championships, winning back-to-back world titles. He was part of the team that won the 2005 edition in the Netherlands, alongside his future 2008 Olympics squad teammates Fernando Gago and Lionel Messi. At the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, held in Canada, Agüero scored twice and helped set up three goals in a 6–0 win over Panama in the second game of the group stage of the tournament. He then scored the only goal in Argentina's third match against North Korea from a free kick. Having qualified to the round of 16, he scored two of the three goals against Poland that would eventually give them a 3–1 win to advance to the next round. Argentina defeated Mexico in the quarter-finals and Chile in the semi-finals, and faced the Czech Republic in the finals, a team they drew 0–0 in the group stage. Agüero captained and scored the equaliser in the 62nd minute, leading to a 2–1 victory. In addition, Agüero won the Golden Boot of the tournament, scoring six goals in seven, and the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament.

text: As a member of the Argentine squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Agüero scored two goals in the space of five minutes in the semi-final 3–0 win over Brazil on 19 August 2008.[185] Argentina went on to win its second consecutive gold medal at the Olympic tournament.

text: Senior team[edit]

text: Debut, 2010 World Cup and 2011 Copa América[edit]

text: At age 18, Agüero made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil, played at Emirates Stadium, England on 3 September 2006.[1][186] A year later, he scored his first international goal in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bolivia, and went on to score three more times as the Albiceleste successfully qualified for the finals in South Africa.

text: Agüero was chosen for the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, and made his FIFA World Cup debut in Argentina's second group match against South Korea on 12 June 2010, replacing Carlos Tevez in the 75th minute. Agüero's impact was immediate as Argentina scored in the next minute. He assisted on Gonzalo Higuaín's hat-trick goal late in the game. Argentina won the game 4–1. Argentina, however, subsequently lost to Germany in the quarter-finals.

text: Agüero was named in the 23-man squad for the 2011 Copa América where Argentina had been drawn into Group A with Bolivia, Colombia, and Costa Rica. On 1 July, in Argentina's opening group stage match against Bolivia, he came on for Ezequiel Lavezzi on 71 minutes and scored an equaliser on 76 minutes to secure a 1–1 draw.[187][188][189] On 11 July, in Argentina's third group stage match against Costa Rica, Agüero scored a goal in each half as Argentina won 3–0 and finished in second position in their group.[190]

text: 2014 World Cup, and 2015 and 2016 Copas América[edit]

text: Agüero was named in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[191] On 15 June, he started alongside Lionel Messi as a forward in Argentina's 2–1 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Estádio do Maracanã.[192]

text: Agüero was named in the Argentine squad for the 2015 Copa América, and in a warm-up game on 7 June against Bolivia in San Juan, he scored his first international hat-trick in a 5–0 victory.[193] On 13 June, he scored Argentina's opening goal of the tournament in a 2–2 group stage draw with Paraguay.[194] Three days later at the same ground, he headed a cross from Manchester City teammate Pablo Zabaleta for a 1–0 win against holders Uruguay.[195] At the semi-final stage, Agüero headed in Ángel Di María's cross as Argentina defeated Paraguay 6–1 to reach the 2015 Copa América Final.[196] Agüero started the final against Chile, but was replaced in the 74th minute for Gonzalo Higuaín in an eventual penalty shootout loss.[197]

text: Agüero was included in Gerardo Martino's 23-man squad for the Copa América Centenario and scored his first goal of the tournament in Argentina's second group match, a 5–0 win over Panama on 10 June 2016, which allowed them to advance to the quarter-finals of the competition.[198] Agüero considered retiring from international football shortly after losing against Chile in a penalty shootout in the final of the tournament for a second consecutive time.[199]

text: 2018 World Cup[edit]

text: On 14 November 2017, Agüero was taken to hospital after fainting in the dressing room at half-time in a 4–2 loss to Nigeria in a friendly match in Krasnodar, Russia.[200]

text: In May 2018, Agüero was named in Argentina’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia;[201] later that month, he was included in Jorge Sampaoli's final 23-man squad for the competition.[202] In his team's first group match of the tournament against Iceland on 16 June, he scored the opening goal of an eventual 1–1 draw; this was his first ever World Cup goal.[203] In the round of 16 match against France on 30 June, Agüero scored Argentina's final goal in a 4–3 defeat, which saw his side eliminated from the World Cup.[204]

text: Style of play[edit]

text:
Sergio is a photocopy of Romário, they are the same player
— Roberto Mancini.[205]

text: Often considered to be one of the best strikers in the world,[206] Agüero is regarded as an all-out centre forward,[207] but can also play as a second striker off another striker, which he often did at Atlético Madrid with Diego Forlán,[208] due to his passing ability, tactical intelligence, and vision, which made him a capable assist-man.[209] Agüero has a diminutive figure with a stocky build, which has led to comparisons with former Manchester City teammate Carlos Tevez[210] and past forwards such as Romário,[205] Del Piero,[209] and Diego Maradona.[211][212] When both were on the same team, some pundits called Agüero Tevez's heir apparent at City[213] and others said that he was superior to his compatriot.[214] His ex-manager at Manchester City, Roberto Mancini, has compared Agüero to former Brazilian striker, Romário, due to his pace, goalscoring ability, positioning in the area, and technique.[205] Although naturally right footed, Agüero is also capable of striking well with his left foot, and can finish well both inside and outside the area with his powerful and accurate shot.[209][211]

text: A prolific goalscorer, Agüero's playing style is characterised by agility, acceleration and strength, being described as "sharp and clever" by former Argentine player Osvaldo Ardiles;[215] a view which is shared by his international captain Lionel Messi, who believes Agüero possesses "immense power, strength and an incredible work ethic."[216] Combined with his close control, quick feet, dribbling skills, and strength to keep the ball, he has been described as "a menace in the box".[208][211] Despite his ability, Agüero's playing time has often been limited by injuries throughout his career.[211]

text: Personal life[edit]

text: Agüero was married to Gianinna Maradona, the youngest daughter of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona. On 19 February 2009, Gianinna gave birth to their son, Benjamín, in Madrid. Diego Maradona was there for the birth of his first grandson, while Agüero, then 20, missed Atlético's training session earlier in the day. Atlético offered their congratulations in a statement on their official website.[217] Agüero and Gianinna separated in 2012 after four years together.[218]

text: Agüero's nickname "Kun", which features on his shirt, dates back to his childhood. It was first given to him by his grandparents,[219] due to a resemblance to the character "Kum-Kum" from Agüero's favourite television programme as a child.[220] He stated, "I have grown to appreciate it because it's unique. It's not every day an athlete is nicknamed after a cartoon character!"[220] Agüero has a tattoo on the inside of his right arm inscribed in Tengwar—a form of writing invented by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings—that transliterates roughly to Kun Agüero in the Latin script. He also has a tattoo on his left arm of his son's name and date of birth.[221] Agüero holds Spanish nationality, after being granted citizenship in 2010 whilst playing for Atlético Madrid.[222]

text: Agüero shares a close friendship with Lionel Messi, his regular roommate during outings for the national team since 2005. He described Messi as being "like a brother" in his 2014 autobiography, Born to Rise, which contains a foreword written by Messi.[223]

text: Gastón del Castillo and Mauricio del Castillo are brothers of Agüero.[224]

text: Career statistics[edit]

text: Club[edit]

text:
Club

Season

League

Cup[nb 1]

League Cup

Continental[nb 2]

Other[nb 3]

Total

Division

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Independiente

2002–03[226]

Argentine Primera División

1
0
—
0
0
—
1
0

2003–04[227]

5
0
—
2
0
—
7
0

2004–05[228]

12
5
—
0
0
—
12
5

2005–06[229]

36
18
—
0
0
—
36
18

Total

54
23
—
2
0
—
56
23

Atlético Madrid

2006–07[230]

La Liga

38
6
4
1
—
0
0
—
42
7

2007–08[231]

37
19
4
2
—
9
6
—
50
27

2008–09[232]

37
17
1
0
—
9
4
—
47
21

2009–10[233]

31
12
7
1
—
16
6
—
54
19

2010–11[234]

32
20
4
3
—
4
3
1
1
41
27

Total

175
74
20
7
—
38
19
1
1
234
101

Manchester City

2011–12[235]

Premier League

34
23
1
1
3
1
10
5
0
0
48
30

2012–13[236]

30
12
4
3
0
0
5
2
1
0
40
17

2013–14[237]

23
17
3
4
2
1
6
6
—
34
28

2014–15[238]

33
26
1
0
1
0
7
6
0
0
42
32

2015–16[239]

30
24
1
1
4
2
9
2
—
44
29

2016–17[240]

31
20
5
5
1
0
8
8
—
45
33

2017–18[241]

25
21
3
2
4
3
7
4
—
39
30

Total

206
143
18
16
15
7
52
33
1
0
292
201

Career total

435
240
38
23
15
7
92
52
2
1
582
325

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text:
Jump up ^ Includes Copa del Rey, and FA Cup.

Jump up ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Intertoto Cup, and Copa Libertadores.

Jump up ^ Includes FA Community Shield, Supercopa de España, and UEFA Super Cup.

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text: International[edit]

text:
National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Argentina

2006
2
0

2007
4
1

2008
9
4

2009
6
2

2010
5
2

2011
8
5

2012
7
2

2013
8
5

2014
10
2

2015
10
10

2016
11
1

2017
4
2

2018
5
3

Total
89
39

text: International goals[edit]

text:
Goal
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition

1.
17 November 2007
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Bolivia
1–0
3–0
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

2.
26 March 2008
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
 Egypt
1–0
2–0
Friendly

3.
4 June 2008
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States
 Mexico
4–1
4–1

4.
6 September 2008
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Paraguay
1–1
1–1
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

5.
11 October 2008
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Uruguay
2–0
2–1

6.
28 March 2009
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Venezuela
4–0
4–0

7.
12 August 2009
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia
 Russia
1–1
3–2
Friendly

8.
24 May 2010
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Canada
5–0
5–0

9.
7 September 2010
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Spain
4–1
4–1

10.
20 June 2011
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Albania
3–0
3–0

11.
1 July 2011
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
 Bolivia
1–1
1–1
2011 Copa América

12.
11 July 2011
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina
 Costa Rica
1–0
3–0

13.
2–0

14.
15 November 2011
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia
 Colombia
2–1
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

15.
2 June 2012
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Ecuador
1–0
4–0

16.
12 October 2012
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
 Uruguay
2–0
2–0

17.
6 February 2013
Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
 Sweden
2–1
3–2
Friendly

18.
11 June 2013
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador
 Ecuador
1–0
1–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

19.
10 September 2013
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay
 Paraguay
2–1
5–2

20.
18 November 2013
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1–0
2–0
Friendly

21.
2–0

22.
3 September 2014
Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
 Germany
1–0
4–2

23.
12 November 2014
Boleyn Ground, London, England
 Croatia
1–1
2–1

24.
31 March 2015
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
 Ecuador
1–0
2–1

25.
6 June 2015
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina
 Bolivia
2–0
5–0

26.
3–0

27.
4–0

28.
13 June 2015
Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile
 Paraguay
1–0
2–2
2015 Copa América

29.
16 June 2015
Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile
 Uruguay
1–0
1–0

30.
30 June 2015
Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
 Paraguay
5–1
6–1
2015 Copa América

31.
4 September 2015
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States
 Bolivia
2–0
7–0
Friendly

32.
4–0

33.
9 September 2015
AT&T Stadium, United States
 Mexico
1–2
2–2

34.
10 June 2016
Soldier Field, Chicago, United States
 Panama
5–0
5–0
Copa América Centenario

35.
11 November 2017
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia
 Russia
1–0
1–0
Friendly

36.
14 November 2017
Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia
 Nigeria
2–0
2–4

37.
29 May 2018
La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Haiti
4–0
4–0

38.
16 June 2018
Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia
 Iceland
1–0
1–1
2018 FIFA World Cup

39.
30 June 2018
Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia
 France
3–4
3–4
2018 FIFA World Cup

text: Honours[edit]

text: Atlético Madrid[225]

text:
UEFA Europa League: 2009–10
UEFA Super Cup: 2010

tag: ul

text: Manchester City[225]

text:
Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18[243]
Football League/EFL Cup: 2013–14,[128] 2015–16, 2017–18[183]
FA Community Shield: 2012, 2018

text: Argentina Youth[225]

text:
Olympic Gold Medal: 2008
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005, 2007

text: Argentina

text:
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014
Copa América runner-up: 2015,[244] 2016

text: Individual

text:
South American Team of the Year: 2005[245]
FIFA Young Player of the Year: 2007[246]
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe: 2007[247]
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2007[247]
La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 2008
Don Balón Award: 2007–08
Tuttosport Golden Boy: 2007[248][249]
World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2009[250]
Manchester City Player of the Year: 2011–12, 2014–15[251]
Manchester City Goal of the Season: 2011–12
Premier League Player of the Month: October 2013,[252] November 2014[253] January 2016[254] April 2016[255] January 2018[181]
PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Premier League[256]
FIFPro World XI 3rd team: 2013, 2015, 2016[257][258][259]
FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2014[260]
Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year: 2014[261]
Premier League Golden Boot: 2014–15[262]


document_title: The Dark Tower (2017 film)

question_text: who plays jake's mom in the dark tower

question_tokens: who plays jake 's mom in the dark tower

text: The Dark Tower (2017 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Eleven-year-old Jake Chambers experiences visions involving a Man in Black who seeks to destroy a Tower and bring ruin to the Universe, and a Gunslinger who opposes him. Jake's mother, stepfather, and psychiatrists dismiss these as dreams resulting from the trauma of his father’s death the previous year.

text: At his apartment home in New York City, a group of workers from an alleged psychiatric facility offer to rehabilitate Jake; recognizing them from his visions as monsters wearing human skin, he flees. Jake tracks down an abandoned house from one of his visions, discovers a high-tech portal, and travels to a post-apocalyptic world called Mid-World.

text: In Mid-World, Jake encounters the last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain who emerged in his visions. Roland is pursuing Walter Padick, the Man in Black who had also appeared in Jake’s dreams, across a desert, seeking to kill him in revenge for the murder of his father, Steven, and all remaining gunslingers. He explains that Walter, over the decades, has been abducting psychic children, and is attempting to use their "shine" to bring down the Dark Tower, a fabled structure located at the center of the Universe; this will allow beings from the darkness outside to invade and destroy reality.

text: Roland takes Jake to a village to have his visions interpreted by a seer. Learning of Jake's escape and journey to Mid-World, Walter investigates and discovers from his minion Sayre that Jake has "pure Shine", i.e. enough psychic potential to destroy the Tower single-handedly. He kills Jake's stepfather, then interrogates his mother about his visions and kills her too. In Mid-World, the seer determines that the machine is six months away on foot and portal access is restricted to Walter's bases. Jake realizes that Walter has a base in New York that they can use to reach the machine. Walter's minions, the Taheen, attack the village, but Roland individually kills each of them. Roland and Jake return to Earth where Jake gets Roland's injuries treated at a hospital and learns the location of Walter's base from a homeless man that had earlier helped him. When Jake returns home to check in on his mother, he finds her charred remains and breaks down. Roland vows to kill Walter "for both of us" and comforts Jake by teaching him the Gunslinger's Creed, which he hasn't uttered since his own father’s death, as well as the basics of gun fighting.

text: As Roland re-arms himself at a gun store, he is attacked by Walter, who captures Jake and takes him through a portal at his base to a machine that will use Jake to destroy the Tower. Jake uses his psychic powers to alert Roland to the portal code he needs, and Roland battles his way through Walter's henchmen and reopens the portal which Jake forces to stay open. Walter is forced to return to New York to fight Roland and wounds him. After Jake reminds him of the Gunslinger’s Creed, Roland recovers and kills Walter with a trick shot after a brief fight. Roland destroys the machine, saving the Tower, Jake, and the other children.

text: Afterwards, Roland says that he must return to his own world and offers Jake a place by his side as his companion. Jake accepts the offer as he has nowhere else to go, and the two depart for Mid-World.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger

text: Matthew McConaughey as Walter Padick, the Man in Black

text: Tom Taylor as Jake Chambers, the Pure Shine

text:
Claudia Kim as Arra Champignon, a seer
Fran Kranz as Pimli, one of Walter's Taheen techniciens[18]
Abbey Lee as Tirana, another of Walter's Taheen technicians and his love interest
Jackie Earle Haley as Sayre, a Taheen[19]
Katheryn Winnick as Laurie Chambers, Jake's mother[20]
Dennis Haysbert as Steven Deschain, Roland's father
Michael Barbieri as Timmy, Jake's neighbour
José Zúñiga as Dr. Hotchkiss
Nicholas Hamilton as Lucas Hanson
De-Wet Nagel as Taheen Tech[21]

text: Development history[edit]

text: Efforts to adapt The Dark Tower series for the screen have been ongoing since 2007, with periodic reports and official announcements. The project was shelved, before the rights were transitioned to a different production company. Development experienced starts and stops with various filmmakers and studios at different times, including Universal Pictures, Paramount, Columbia-Tristar Entertainment, and Lionsgate Entertainment. The adaptation went through three major phases of planning: with J. J. Abrams from 2007 to 2009, Ron Howard from 2010 to 2015, and finally, the current iteration, announced in March 2015, produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Media Rights Capital,[22] with Nikolaj Arcel directing and Howard remaining in a producing role.

text: J. J. Abrams (2007–2009)[edit]

text: By early February 2007, a film adaptation of The Dark Tower series was in the works. J. J. Abrams, co-creator of the television series Lost, was said to be attached to produce and direct. Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, who co-created Lost with Abrams, optioned The Dark Tower from King for a reported amount of $19, a number that mysteriously recurs throughout the series.[23] According to issue #923 of Entertainment Weekly, King "is an ardent supporter of [Lost] and trusts Abrams to translate his vision" into a film franchise, with Lindelof being "the leading candidate to write the screenplay for the first installment."[24] It was around this time that Marvel Comics launched their graphic novel adaptation of The Dark Tower with The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born. Later, in March 2007, Abrams noted in an interview with Wired that the project is "something that we are just now talking about with Stephen, so it's too early for me to say that we're even officially doing it yet just because the thing is in the early stages of discussion."[25]

text: A year later, in February 2008, Abrams reiterated that The Dark Tower adaptation was in the early stages of development, when interviewed by Reelz Channel.[26] When interviewed by AMC in September 2008, Abrams admitted that the project needs time he does not have because of Lost, especially since he would like to see a seven-film series (the eighth novel was published in 2012). However, in May 2009, Abrams stated to IGN that he and Lindelof were planning on beginning work on The Dark Tower as soon as Lost finished its run.[27] Speaking to MTV News around the same time, Lindelof revealed some apprehension regarding the project, noting that his "reverence for Stephen King is now getting in the way of what any good writer would do first when they're adapting a book, which is take creative license."[28] In a July 2009 interview with C21 Media, Lindelof revealed that he and Cuse had indeed optioned the rights for The Dark Tower, but said he was wary about committing to such an ambitious project: "The idea of taking on something that massive again after having done six seasons of Lost is intimidating and slightly frightening, to say the least."[29]

text: With these reservations being voiced by the producers, this initial phase of the project came to an end at the end of 2009 after three years, since this was a three-year option. In an interview with USA Today in October 2009, Damon Lindelof stated: "You'll be hard-pressed to find a huger fan of The Dark Tower than me, but that's probably the reason that I shouldn't be the one to adapt it. After working six years on Lost, the last thing I want to do is spend the next seven years adapting one of my favorite books of all time. I'm such a massive Stephen King fan that I'm terrified of screwing it up. I'd do anything to see those movies written by someone else. My guess is they will get made because they're so incredible. But not by me."[30] Finally, in November 2009, Abrams stated that he would not be adapting the series. During an interview with MTV News, Abrams made the following comments: "The Dark Tower thing is tricky. The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now."[31]

text: Ron Howard (2010–2015)[edit]

text: In April 2010, five months after Abrams revealed he would no longer pursue his adaptation of The Dark Tower, Universal Pictures was set to produce trilogy of feature films, alternating with two seasons of a television series to bridge gaps between the films. The involved parties included Akiva Goldsman writing the script, Ron Howard directing, and also producing with Brian Grazer and Stephen King.[32] The report was made official by NBC Universal five months later via a press release dated September 8, 2010.[33] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly following the announcement, King stated that "I always thought it would take more than a single movie, but I didn't see this solution coming—i.e., several movies and TV series. It was Ron [Howard] and Akiva [Goldsman]'s idea. Once it was raised, I thought at once it was the solution."[34] A month later, the first Dark Tower film was scheduled to open on May 17, 2013.[35] In December 2010, Howard offered the following in regards to the project's progress: "It is going well, and it has been incredibly stimulating to work on. I really can't stop thinking about it. We've been meeting and talking and I've been reading and researching and just kind of living with it. I hope it goes great. I hope it goes the way we think it will. It never does, really. But sometimes it goes better." Despite Howard's enthusiasm, Universal had not yet greenlit the project at that point.[36][37]

text: By the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, New York Post was reporting that Javier Bardem and Viggo Mortensen were in line to play the lead character of Roland Deschain, and Naomie Harris was being considered for the character of Susannah Dean.[38][39] Speaking on The Howard Stern Show in January 2011 and qualifying his words with the phrase "I don't know if it's going to happen or not", Howard said that after the first film, which would be more action-oriented, a six-episode television miniseries would follow, focusing more on character-driven drama.[40] For his part, Brian Grazer stated around the same time that a casting announcement could be made "within a week."[41]

text: By April 2011, Mark Verheiden was joining the television portion of the project as executive producer and Akiva Goldsman's co-writer. The same month, Javier Bardem was cast in the role of Roland.[42] However, just a month later, a report in Variety revealed that Universal may seek another studio's help, as the project's budget appeared to be more than they were willing to handle.[43] The Hollywood Reporter wrote later that the project was on the verge of turnaround, and Warner Bros. or Columbia Pictures could potentially take the project on, revealing that Universal had paid $5 million for the rights.[44] Shortly after that, Universal committed to a lower budget for the project and Goldsman began rewriting the script to reflect these changes.[45]

text: Originally, production was slated to begin in September 2011, but in May 2011 it was being pushed back to February 2012 or early spring. The project was still not greenlit by the studio, which had to happen by July 2011.[46][47] Then on July 18, 2011, Universal decided to cancel development of the entire project due to budgetary concerns.[48] Despite this, Stephen King was confident Howard would see the project through, stating that he was "sorry Universal passed, but not really surprised. I bear them no ill will, and trust Ron Howard to get Roland and his friends before the camera somewhere else. He's very committed to the project."[49] In August 2011, Howard stated that they were "trying to get outside financing to make it, and distribute it through a major [studio]", including the fact that Netflix might be an outlet.[50] Later, in October 2011, Howard confirmed the adaptation is still on track, noting that HBO would now carry the television portion of the project.[51]

text: By March 2012, Warner Bros. was expressing interested in taking on the project.[52] Several months later, Goldsman delivered a new script for the first film to Warner Bros., and the studio had to make a decision in August 2012 whether to go ahead with the project. As well, Russell Crowe was being talked about as the lead character.[53] On August 20, 2012, Warner Bros. officially passed.[54] At the same time, Media Rights Capital (MRC) was in talks to take over the project from Warner.[55]

text: In January 2014, Aaron Paul stated that he had a conversation with Howard and was possibly being considered to play Eddie Dean (earlier, in October 2012, Paul had tweeted that the role of Eddie Dean was a "huge dream" of his).[56][57] Following that, a rumor appeared that Liam Neeson was interested in the part of Roland.[58]

text: Nikolaj Arcel (2015–2017)[edit]

text: On April 10, 2015, it was announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment with MRC were fast-tracking the project, now with a completely reworked script by Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner. King appeared optimistic, saying: "I'm excited that The Dark Tower is finally going to appear on the screen." Howard appeared to be out as director, but would remain in a producing capacity.[59] By June 2, 2015, Sony was looking to Nikolaj Arcel to direct.[60] Arcel officially signed on July 10, 2015, with him and Anders Thomas Jensen rewriting the script.[61] On August 5, 2015, Sony Pictures Entertainment set the film for a release of January 13, 2017.[62] By November 2015, Matthew McConaughey had been offered the role of the Man in Black (also known as Randall Flagg from The Stand, another role McConaughey had been offered in an upcoming adaptation).[63] In January 2016, it was officially announced that Idris Elba has been cast to play Roland Deschain.[64]

text: By February 18, 2016, Abbey Lee had been offered the role of Tirana.[65] On March 1, 2016, Entertainment Weekly confirmed the casting of Idris Elba as Roland and Matthew McConaughey as The Man in Black, with shooting set to begin in South Africa in April.[15] On March 5, Sony announced that the film would move back on the schedule from January 13 to February 17.[9] By March 10, 2016, Tom Taylor had been cast as Jake Chambers.[16] Filming began on April 12, 2016.[66][67][68] Abbey Lee, Jackie Earle Haley, and Fran Kranz were added to the cast when filming commenced, while Katheryn Winnick and Michael Barbieri joined the film at the end of April 2016, and Claudia Kim was cast as Arra Champignon in May 2016.[69][70][71][72][73] After poor initial test screenings, Sony contemplated replacing Arcel with "a more experienced filmmaker," but instead producers Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman advised Arcel on cleaning up the music and narrative of the film.[74]

text: Production[edit]

text: The Dark Tower began filming in South Africa in April 2016.[75] The film also shot scenes in New York.[76] In October 2016, the film was screened to test audiences with negative results, with many labeling it confusing and messy. In response, Sony and MRC spent $6 million on reshoots to provide Deschain's backstory.[74]

text: Release[edit]

text: Originally, the film was scheduled to be released on January 13, 2017 and was pushed back from its original release date of January 13, 2017 to February 17, 2017. In November 2016, the film was pushed back again from February 17, 2017 to July 28, 2017, after the studio's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was moved from that date.[77] In late March 2017, the film was pushed back one week from July 28, 2017 to August 4, 2017, switching places with Sony Pictures Animation's The Emoji Movie.[78]

text: Promotion[edit]

text: An unfinished rough cut of the first trailer leaked online on October 10, 2016, but was later taken down almost all over the internet. On May 3, 2017, a full length trailer was released.[79]

text: A one-minute television spot titled Connected KINGdom featured Easter eggs of other Stephen King stories through the inter-dimensional setting of the titular location, the Dark Tower. Various references included The Shining (1980), Christine (1983), Cujo (1983), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Carrie, and It.[80][81]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The Dark Tower grossed $50.7 million in the United States and Canada and $62.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $113 million, against a production budget of $60 million.[3]

text: In North America, The Dark Tower was released alongside the opening of Kidnap, as well as the wide expansion of Detroit, and was projected to gross around $20 million from 3,451 theaters in its opening weekend.[2] It made $1.8 million from Thursday previews at 2,770 theaters, with screenings beginning at 7:19 p.m. as an ode to the 19:19 of Stephen King lore present in the book series, and $7.7 million on its first day.[82] The film went on to debut to $19.5 million, dethroning two-time defender Dunkirk as the top film at the box office, although it was the second lowest gross for a film to finish number one in all of 2017.[83] In its second weekend the film dropped 58.9% to $7.9 million, finishing 4th at the box office.[84]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Critics called The Dark Tower "boring and flavorless" and "incomprehensible to newbies and wildly unfaithful and simplistic to fans of King's books."[85][86] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 16% based on 223 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Go then, there are other Stephen King adaptations than these."[87] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[88] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while comScore reported filmgoers gave a 69% overall positive score and just a 43% "definite recommend".[82]

text: TheWrap's Dan Callahan was critical of the film's sloppiness and poor editing, saying, "The 95-minute culmination of years-long efforts to bring The Dark Tower to the big screen is a complete disaster, a limp, barely coherent shell of a movie."[89] Mike Ryan of Uproxx also criticized the incoherent plot, writing, "I’ve been told that The Dark Tower books are jam-packed with dense plot, wonderful characters, and a sprawling mythology – which is what made the movie so hard to make for all these years. Well, the solution seems to have been to just scrap all that and release a shockingly short 95-minute movie that just kind of glosses over everything to the point that has any meaning or purpose."[90] Eric Vespe of Ain't It Cool News praised Elba's performance, but said the actor was let down by the decision to make Roland a supporting character: "That puts us in a weird position because Elba's a good Roland in a movie that doesn't allow him to actually embody the character in any meaningful way. He's undercut at every turn. The strongest stuff in the film is when Roland and Jake are bonding, but that relationship is so accelerated that there's no room for an arc."[14]

text: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club maintained that the film was "ultimately done in by professionalism; it’s a movie that doesn’t seem to love itself, sidestepping its innate strangeness. [...] If you’re making a movie about weaponized psychic kids, Luciferian wizards, and gun-nut knight-cowboys from another dimension, and your only goal is to get from act one to act three as efficiently as possible, what’s the point?"[91] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone described the film as a "major misfire" and an "unholy mess that shouldn't happen to a King, much less a paying customer".[92] Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper panned the film with its criticism on the cinematography, special effects and dialogue, referring it as "dull", "mediocre", and "stilted" while calling Matthew McConaughey's performance as the lead villain "terrible" and calling it "the film's unfortunate elements".[93]

text: Vox's Aja Romano wrote that the film's disjointed narrative structure, favouring fast-paced action over exposition and backstory, gave it a "basic, wondrous glee" that made it "feel more like a Stephen King film than any other Stephen King film since Stand By Me", and applauded its faithfulness to King's fictional multiverse, an idea usually discarded by adaptations.[94]

text: In an interview with Vulture, King suggested that the film's critical and commercial underperformance was due to the length of the source material, and "the decision to do a PG-13 feature adaptation of books that are extremely violent and deal with violent behavior in a fairly graphic way". However, he also defended the film, believing that screenwriter Akiva Goldsman "did a terrific job in taking a central part of the book and turning it into what I thought was a pretty good movie".[95]

text: Future[edit]

text: Television series[edit]

text: By September 2016, a television series was scheduled to be released in 2018, with Glen Mazzara as showrunner. Elba and Taylor are set to reprise their roles as Roland and Jake respectively. The series has been confirmed to fill in the backstory to the film, being based on King's The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole and elements of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, with a new actor playing young Roland, and Haysbert attached to return as Steven Deschain. Mazzara said that the series will explore "how Walter became the Man in Black, and how their rivalry cost Roland everything and everyone he ever loved", though McConaughey's involvement is not locked in.[96][97] While discussing the development of the series in the light of the film's critical and commercial underperformance, King expressed "we'll see what happens with that. It would be like a complete reboot, so we'll just have to see".[95]

text: Sequel[edit]

text: In an interview with Collider, King expressed hope for a sequel film in addition to the television series, suggesting that it should be R-rated, have Roland wearing a hat, and include the "lobstrosities" from The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three.[98] In an interview with ComingSoon.net, Arcel confirmed that The Drawing of the Three would form the basis for the sequel, and that Eddie and Susannah would appear alongside Elba, McConaughey, Taylor and Haley reprising their roles as Roland, Walter, Jake and Sayre respectively.[99]


document_title: Solid body

question_text: who created the first solid body electric guitar

text: Solid body

text: Instruments[edit]

text: Solid-body instruments :

text:
Some electric guitars
Most bass guitars
Electric upright bass
Some Electric ukuleles
Few electric mandolins
Most electric violins
Most electric sitars
Most electric violas
Electric cello

text: Solid-body instruments do not include :

text:
Semi-acoustic instruments
Electric pianos, even those with strings such as the electric grand piano
Pedal steel guitar

text: Electric lap steel guitars without sounding boards are considered to be solid-body instruments by some authorities, and not by others. This has a major effect on some claims of historical priority, as they predate the first models of solid-body electric guitar, which may otherwise be claimed to be the first commercially successful solid-body instruments. While noting this, it will be assumed that electric lap steels without sounding boards are solid-body instruments for the purposes of this article.

text: History[edit]

text: Early prototypes[edit]

text: Commercial models[edit]

text: The first commercially successful solid-body instrument was the Rickenbacker frying pan lap steel guitar, produced from 1931 to 1939. The first commercially available non lap steel guitar was also produced by the Rickenbacker/Electro company, starting in 1931 The model was referred to as the "electric Spanish Guitar" to distinguish it from the "Hawaiian" lap steel.

text: The first commercially successful solid-body electric guitar was the Fender Broadcaster in 1950. A trademark dispute with the Gretsch Corporation who marketed a line of Broadcaster drums led to a name change to the current designation, Fender Telecaster in 1951 (Transition instruments produced between the two model names had no model name on the head stock and are now referred to as 'No Casters"). Fender also produced a one pickup version called the Fender Esquire starting in 1950. These were followed by the Gibson Les Paul in 1952.

text: Additional history[edit]

text: Solid Body Electric Guitars

text: The solid body electric guitar is one of the most well-known solid body instruments. Instrumental in rock, metal, blues, and country music, the electric guitar has been responsible for creating various sounds.

text: There are some common characteristics of solid body electric guitars. They typically have six strings although there are some seven- and eight-string models. Most have at least a volume and tone control. If they have more than one guitar pickup they have a switch that allows them to switch between the different pickups. There are various types of pickups that can be outfitted to a guitar. They can have single-coils, a P-90, or a humbucker. These pickups can be either passive or active (require batteries).

text: Sometimes guitars are outfitted with pick guards which prevent the guitar from being scratched by a guitar pick.

text: The origins of the solid body electric guitar are confusing. The first commercially available solid body electric Spanish guitar was produced by the Rickenbacker company in 1931. Les Paul, a guitarist, is often erroneously credited with inventing the first solid body, but Fender is often incorrectly credited as the first to commercially market a solid body electric guitar, which itself was based on a design by Merle Travis. Also it is reported that around the same time (1940) a solid body was created by Jamaican musician and inventor, Hedley Jones. In the 1940s, Les Paul created a guitar called the “Log,” which came “from the 4” by 4” solid block of pine which the guitarist had inserted between the sawed halves of the body that he’d just dismembered. He then carefully re-joined the neck to the pine log, using some metal brackets.” [1] He then put some pickups that he designed on it. He soon went to companies asking if they would buy his guitar. They turned him down. However, after the Fender Telecaster electric guitar became popular, the Gibson company contacted him and had him endorse a model named after him, The Les Paul guitar. It came out in 1952.

text: While Les Paul was looking for a manufacture for his log, Leo Fender was working on the Fender Telecaster. It was released in 1950. The telecaster had a “basic, single-cutaway solid slab of ash for a body and separate screwed-on maple neck was geared to mass production. It had a slanted pickup mounted into a steel bridge-plate carrying three adjustable bridge-saddles.” [2] Its color was blond. It is considered “the world’s first commercially marketed solid body electric guitar.” .[2] The Telecaster continues to be manufactured today.

text: The follow-up to the Telecaster, the Stratocaster, appeared in 1954. It had three pickups instead of two. It had a vibrato bar on the bridge. This allowed players to bend notes. “The contoured body with its beveled corners reduced the chafing on the player’s body.”[3] It also had cutaway above and below the fretboard to allow players easy access to the top frets.

text: In 1958, Gibson introduced the Explorer and the Flying V. Only about 100 Explorers were produced. Very few of the Flying V were produced either. Both were discontinued shortly after. The Flying V did manage to find a few followers and Gibson reintroduced the guitar in 1967. The Explorer was also reintroduced, in the mid-1970s. Both guitars are still in production today.

text: In 1961, Gibson discontinued the Les Paul model and replaced it with a new design. The result was the Solid Guitar (SG). It weighed less and was less dense than the Les Paul. It had double cutaways to allow easier access to the top frets. Eventually the Les Paul was put back into production in 1968 because Blues and Hard Rock guitarists liked the sound of the Les Pauls. The SG and the Les Paul are still in production today.

text: Fender and Gibson went on to make more well-known models. Gibson made the Melody Maker and the Firebird. Fender later created the Jazzmaster, and Jaguar.

text: Some of the designs that Gibson and Fender created provide the basis for many guitars made by various manufacturers today.

text: Solid Body Electric Bass

text: A typical solid body bass guitar has specific characteristics. It usually consists of four strings (some have been made with more), a 34” scale neck, at least one pickup, sometimes a pickguard, frets, and a bridge. It also has a volume and tone control. Some solid body basses have a three-band equalizer to stabilize the low frequency of the bass. Woods typically used to make the body of the bass are alder, maple, or mahogany. Rosewood or ebony are used for to make the fingerboard. The pickups are of the same style as used for guitars except they are designed for basses.

text: The double bass guitar was very heavy and not as easy to carry as other string instruments. Paul Tutmarc built an electronic bass that was played the same way as a guitar. This bass was called the Audiovox Model 736 Electronic Bass. “About 100 Audiovox 736 basses were made, and their distribution was apparently limited to the Seattle area.”[4]:29 The idea did not catch on and the company folded.

text: In the late 1940s when dance bands downsized,[4]:31 guitar players who lost their positions playing guitar were told they could play double bass. However, “they did not want to take the time to learn upright technique. They needed a bass they could play like a guitar-a fretted bass.”[4]:31 Leo Fender heard these criticisms and took his telecaster model and adopted it to a bass guitar. The result was the Fender Precision Bass. It consisted of an ash bolt-on maple neck. The scale for the bass was 34.” “It also had “cutaways for better balance.”[4]:33 Now guitarists could double on bass, and the bass player of the band would not have to carry around a huge upright bass. It entered the market in 1951.

text: Fender’s second bass model, the Jazz Bass, was introduced in 1959. It had a slimmer neck at the nut, a different two pickup combination, and an offset body shape. While it did not become extremely popular among jazz players, it was well received in rock music.

text: Many companies today produced models based on the body shapes first started by Fender.

text: Gibson created the Gibson Electric Bass to be introduced in the 1953. The scale, 30 ½” was shorter than the Fender basses. Its body was designed to look like a violin. It had a single pickup. It also had an endpin which allowed the bass player to play it vertically. In 1959 Gibson created the EB-0 which was designed to complement the Les Paul Junior. In 1961 it was redesigned to match the SG guitar and the EB-) designation was retained. A two pickup version was later introduced called the EB-3 and a long scale variant was made called the EB-3L.

text: Gibson also created the Thunderbird in 1963, which complemented the Firebird. It had the 34” scale for the neck. This was the same scale as the Fender basses.

text: Other companies have created designs that are different from the Fender and Gibson models.

text: Solid Body Electric Mandolin

text: Electric mandolins are similar to electric violins because they traditionally have one pickup. Some manufacturers produce electric violins because they also have a single pickup.

text: Epiphone currently produces an electric mandolin called the Mandobird IV and VIII, IV and VIII standing for four and eight strings respectively.[5][6]

text: They usually have a bolt on neck and a rosewood inlay. Both Mandobird models have a single coil pickup.

text: Solid Body Electric Violin

text: The solid body electric violin is different from the traditional violin because it does not have a hollow body and has a “Piezo Pickup with Passive Volume and Tone Controls.” [7] These features allow it to be amplified. The body is made of wood, usually maple. The fingerboard is made out of ebony. The top of the violin might be made out of flame maple or solid spruce. The body of the electric violin compared to an acoustic violin has cutaways that allow for weight reduction and a lighter body.

text: Solid Body Electric Sitar

text: While a regular sitar has 21, 22, or 23 strings an electric sitar is designed similar to a guitar. It first appeared in 1967 when “Vinnie Bell invented the Coral electric sitar, a small six-string guitar-like instrument producing a twangy sound that reminded people of its Indian namesake.” [8] It is played like a regular guitar. An electric sitar’s electronics consist of “Three pickups with individual volume and tone controls are standard, including one pickup over the sympathetic strings.” The bridge of the electric sitar is creates the sound of a sitar. Like electric guitars, made by Fender especially, the neck of a sitar is usually “made of bolt-on, hard maple wood with an optional mini-harp.” The sitar also has 13 drone strings located above the six strings that reach from the fretboard to the bridge.

text: Solid Body Electric Viola

text: Electric violas are designed similar to electric violins. They usually have the same features.

text: Solid Body Electric Cello

text: Electric cellos are similar to regular cellos, but they have a smaller body. Some electric cellos have no body branching out from the middle where the strings are. Some electric cellos have the out line of the traditional body around the middle, creating the feel of a traditional cello. It is played like a traditional cello.

text: The electric cello contains a volume control. Some have eq controls also. The fingerboard is made out of ebony. A piezo pickup is mounted at the bridge for amplification.

text: The body can be made out of alder.