Federico Macheda profile: Who is the new Manchester United star?

Federico Macheda arrived in the Premier League with a bang on Sunday as he scored the winner from the bench to get Manchester United's title chase back on track.

But who is the teen wonder?

1) Federico Macheda was born in Rome on 22 August 1991, making him just 17 on his Premier League debut.

2) His team mates know him as Kiko

3) He started out in Lazio's youth system but joined Manchester United in 2007. He signed professional forms last August.

4) Kiko started out in the U18s, scoring on his debut against Barnsley. He ended last season as top scorer with 12 goals, including this strike against Everton

This season he is joint top scorer with eight goals including this one against Liverpool

5) Macheda was part of United's 2008 Milk Cup-winning team, scoring in the final

6) After making his reserve team debut in February 2008, he has appeared more often this season. Stepping up to the reserves has suited him - 10 goals making him top scorer in the Barclays Premier Reserve League (North), including a hat trick against Newcastle on Monday which helped push him into Sir Alex Ferguson's thinking for the Villa match.

7) Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised Macheda turned into a supersub - the reserves are managed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

8) Macheda was added to United's 30 man Champions League squad at the start of February

9) At the final whistle on Sunday he had 640 fans on Facebook. See Federico Macheda's Facebook page and find out how many fans he has now…

10) His impressive goal against Villa was no fluke - enjoy some more of his silky skills here…

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