Angelo Henriquez: 10 facts about Manchester United's Chilean starlet

Henriquez is one of the most promosing young strikers in the world

1. Angelo Henriquez was born on the 13th of April 1994 in Santiago, Chile.

2. The youngster was originally a tennis player before joining Universidad di Chile at the age of 13 in 2007 to begin a career in football.

3. Henriquez was spotted by Manchester United in 2009 who purchased the player’s rights from Universidad for £4 million.

4. The teenager became a part of Universidad’s first team for the 2012 season aged just 17.

5. Henriquez scored 11 goals in 17 appearances for Universidad after he became a part of the first team.

6. Henriquez officially became a Manchester United player on 21st August 2012.

7. The striker joined Wigan on loan in this year’s January transfer window where he scored 1 goal in 8 appearances.

8. Henriquez has represented Chile in the youth levels but his most fruitful performance was with the Under-20 team where he scored 21 goals in 17 appearances.

9. The young forward represented Chile in the South America Under-17 tournament, where he score against the U-17 teams of Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela.

10. Henriquez made his debut for Chile’s senior team on 14 November 2012 against Serbia where he scored the only goal in a 3-1 loss. The striker has so far scored 2 goals in three appearances for his country, his second goal coming in a friendly against Iraq.