Mario Balotelli sets off firework in dressing room of current club after infamous Man City incident

Mario Balotelli, the man with a history when it comes to pyrotechnics, has been filmed throwing a firework across the Adana Demirspor dressing room.

The 33-year-old forward, who re-joined the Turkish side last summer after his contract at Swiss club Sion was terminated, is making a real impression when given first-team minutes.

So far this season, the former Manchester City striker has scored five goals in nine games for Adana Demirspor, including a brace on his second debut against Alanyaspor.

It has been an eventful second spell at the Super Lig club, and on Wednesday afternoon, he continued to create memories with a, let's just say, unorthodox firework display.

As you can see from the footage below, Balotelli can be seen lighting a small cracker before throwing it across the dressing room. It certainly gave one of his teammates the fright of his life.

This isn't the first time Balotelli has made headlines by setting off a firework. Speaking to SPORTbible in 2019, former City teammate Micah Richards recalled another incident involving pyro.

"He [Balotelli] actually came to my house a couple of weeks before the fireworks incident and he set some off again in my house. I was like: 'You know you can't do this? What's going through your mind?'

"He just thinks everything is funny. That's why I like him so much. He doesn't take life too seriously."

As mentioned by Richards, two weeks before he set off a fireworks in the former defender's house, Balotelli's house caught on fire when crackers exploded in the bathroom.

ICONIC BALOTELLI CELE 🤯

OTD in 2011, Manchester City thrashed rivals United 6-1. MARIO BALOTELLI got rout started, then asked: "Why always me?" Game was soon after Balo's indoor firework display had set his house on fire. Explosive on & off the pitch. 💥pic.twitter.com/ufNqMmCjcl

— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) October 23, 2023

It happened on the eve of their biggest win at Old Trafford in 56 years, with Balotelli scoring twice in a 6-1 win.

The Italian striker would later play down his involvement. "The newspapers for the story wrong about me and the fire at my house. I didn't set any fireworks off, it was a friend of mine," he said.

"I didn't know anything about it until I heard shouting coming from the bathroom. Luckily, nobody was injured and my friend apologised for the damage to my house.

"It was a really stupid thing for him to do. Someone could have been really hurt and I was really, really angry with him about it."

Balotelli was billed £400,000 by his landlord to cover repairs.