Vegan Athlete of the Day: Sergio Agüero

​Sergio is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Argentine national team.  One of Sergio’s best friends, a guy named Lionel Messi (maybe you’ve heard of him), encouraged him to follow a vegan diet. Eliminating the meat and dairy from his eating habits has enhanced Agüero’s performance and helped him to recover better.  Some of his professional accomplishments can be found below.

• South American Team of the Year: 2005
• FIFA Young Player of the Year: 2007
• FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe: 2007
• FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2007
• La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 2008
• Don Balón Award: 2007–08
• Tuttosport Golden Boy: 2007
• World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2009
• Manchester City Player of the Year: 2011–12, 2014–15
• Manchester City Goal of the Season: 2011–12
• Premier League Player of the Month: October 2013, November 2014, January 2016, April 2016, January 2018, February 2019
• PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Premier League, 2018–19 Premier League
• FIFPro World XI 3rd team: 2013, 2015, 2016
• FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2014
• Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year: 2014
• Premier League Golden Boot: 2014–15