Lionel Messi Net Worth – Bio, Career, Wife, Awards, Earnings

Lionel Messi: The football iconic player gave his final appearance at the FIFA World Cup 2022. Lionel Messi is known as one of the greatest football players of this generation, he has also won the FIFA World Player of the Year. The 35-year-old legendary football player has won everything that a sportsperson could ask for. However, the thing that was left unticked on the checklist was the FIFA World Cup. Argentinian footballer had stated in an interview with Sebastian Vignolo that this will be his final World Cup. Fans around the world were all excited and hoped to see their favourite player win the crowning achievement. Without any disappointment, the iconic player won the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Here we are going to talk about Lionel Messi Net Worth, Bio, Early Life, etc. Scroll down to learn Leo’s journey so far and how he became the nation’s youngest player at FIFA.

Lionel Messi Biography

Lionel Andrés Messi, in short, Leo Messi, is a professional Argentinian footballer. He was born on 24th June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. His field position is to score goals and assist the team (forward) for Football Clubs Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Paris Saint-German. He is the current captain of the Argentina National Football Team. All over the world, he has been regarded as the legendary player of all time and has also been narrated as the greatest footballer, Diego Maradona’s successor.

Leo Messi moved to Spain when he was only 13 years old, to a part of Barcelona. This lead to his debut at the age of 17 in October 2004. In the next three years, he worked hard and become an essential part of the club. His performance and dedication led Barcelona to win its first Treble in Spanish Football. Messi has often been seen as the rival of the Portuguese professional footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo. The iconic goal scorer holds prolific trophies and honours, details on this have been discussed in this article. Later in 2018, he become the captain of Barcelona and in the next consecutive year, he won his 6th Ballon d’Or. Following his senior debut, Lionel Messi became Argentina’s youngest player to play in FIFA World Cup 2006. After 10 years, he announced his international retirement however, he took it back and led Argentina to the FIFA WC 2018.

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Early Life of Lionel Andrés Messi

Lionel Messi is the child of Jorge Messi and Celia Cuccittini, he is the second last child among four children. His father worked as a Manager at a Steel Factory, whereas, his mother has a career in Magnet Manufacturing Workshop. The prolific goal scorer established his love for football from his family. He grew up in a surrounding of people who always loved the sport. He would often play football with his brothers and cousins, who in future would also become professional footballers. Because of his interest in sports, he joined the local football club, Grandoli where he was coached by his own father. He was often accompanied by his grandmother during his training sessions and matches which was a great influence on him. After her death, Messi has tributing goals to his grandma by pointing at the sky.

At the age of 6, he joined the Rosario Club, Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys and has marked his performance. However, a turning point come into his life when he was diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency at at age of 10. This condition required serious treatment and his father’s insurance could cover only 2 years of treatment. He was turned down by the River Plate because it didn’t wanna pay for his treatment. Fortunately, Barcelona coach Charly Rexas offered to sign in a contract (napkin paper) and pay for his treatment. He then moved to the city where he joined the Barcelona Football Club Youth Academy. From thereon, his football career takes on a marvellous journey.

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Lionel Messi Career

The career of any sportsperson is packed with lots of dedication, training, passion, and whatnot. Throughout their career life, a sports person achieves many honours and becomes an influential figure for the youth. In this section, we have talked about Lionel Messi’s Career so far. You will get to read about his journey at FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain along with his international career.

Lionel Messi Barcelona Football Club

Lionel Messi played 17 seasons for FC Barcelona and scored a total of 672 goals for the team. After joining the Rosario Club, Messi signed a contract with Barcelona FC on 14th December 2000. Fast forward to 16th October 2004, Messi made his official debut with Barcelona at the age of 17. He was rewarded with the 1st Champions League title even though he couldn’t get to the final against Arsenal FC cause of injury. By now, he achieved a spot in Barcelona’s attack position with Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto’o. During the season 2008 – 09, Messi helped Barcelona FC win its first treble. This is achieved by a football club when three trophies have been achieved in a single season. The second treble was achieved during 2014-15.

By the end of 2009, Barcelona becomes the first football club to achieve sextuple, which means getting six trophies in a single season. At the age of 22 years, Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award. On 20th March 2012, he surpassed Cesar Rodriguez’s 232 goals at the age of 24 and was named Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer. By November 2017, he has signed his last contract with Barcelona which would be in effect up to 30th June 2021. Afterwards, he was signed as the Captain of the team and continued to win the 11th La Linga Title, 6th Golden Boot, 6th Ballon d’Or, and many more tiles and achievements. The chapter was finally closed when he left Barcelona one year after the contract ended.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)

On 10th August 2021, Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) French FC. He has signed a contract for two years which will expire in June 2023. His squad number is 30, the same as the one he had at Barcelona FC. His debut took place on 29th August and won against Reims. Following the next month, in September, he made his Champion debut for the PSF football club in a draw match with Club Brugge. In 2022, Lionel Messi missed 2 leagues and one cup game as he tested positive for COVID-19. During his debut season with Paris Saint-Germain, he scored a total of 11 goals and 14 assists in all competitions.

In 2022, after setting in Paris and adjusting to a new environment, he got back to his field position as the Attacker with Neymar and Kylian Mbappé as the Strikers. On 31st July, kick-started the season with a victory over Nantes in the Trophée des Champions. First time since 2005, Lionel Messi was not nominated for the Ballon d’Or award because of his last season form. The following matches, he registered six goals and was named Ligue’s Player of the Month in September. In October’s Champions League, he scored two goals in 7-2 and won. During this season, he scored a total of 12 goals which is more than his average total output i.e. 11 goals.

Lionel Messi’s Total Argentina Goals

Leo Messi’s Net Worth

According to media reports, Lionel Messi’s Net Worth is more than 600 million US Dollars. He was even ranked first in the Forbes highest-paid Athletes list in 2019 and 2022. His total earnings are 130 million US dollars, out of this, he makes 75 million dollars on the field. While the remaining 55 million dollars are made off the field. The majority of his net worth has been earned throughout his career playing for the prestigious Football Club Barcelona. Barcelona has his best performances, he played 778 games and scored 672 goals. However, in August 2021, he announced to leave Barcelona and joined Paris Saint-german. Despite being paid less than what he was getting at FC Barcelona, Messi manages to increase his earnings through commercials and brand collaborations including Adidas, Lays, Pepsi etc.

Social Media

Lionel Messi is active on social media platforms, he has a total of 379 million followers on Instagram, 107 million on Facebook and 598.3K on Twitter. In total, he has over 400M followers influenced by him. He is actively posting on these social media platforms and has made close to 1000 posts on Instagram. Go check out his social media postings from the link provided in the highlights table.

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