Lionel Messi is a professional soccer player from Argentina who is often considered as the finest in the world. Lionel Messi has an estimated net worth of $600 million. Lionel Messi made the most of his money for FC Barcelona as a striker and winger. Lionel Messi's transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain was confirmed on August 10, 2021. He is also a member of Argentina's national team. Lionel Messi scored 672 goals in 778 games during his stint with Barcelona.
Lionel Messi is perhaps the world's highest-paid soccer player, as well as one of the world's highest-paid sportsmen in general. Messi's record-breaking 2017 deal with Barcelona paid him an average yearly base salary of $168 million. He also makes over $40 million each year from sponsorships, bringing his total annual earnings to around $200 million under that arrangement.
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Lionel Messi is not a billionaire, despite what you may have heard in certain low-quality publications. By the conclusion of his deal with Barcelona, he had earned more than $1.3 billion in sponsorships. So far, he has made about $900 million in salaries and $400 million in sponsorships, according to our calculations. Some media sources misinterpreted the figure and labeled him a "billionaire." His next deal, which will end after the 2020 season, will undoubtedly be one of the most lucrative in sports history, bringing his total earnings to $1.5 billion by the time it is over.
What is Lionel Messi's net worth?
| Name | Lionel Andrés Messi |
| Age | June 24, 1987 |
| Height | 1.70 M (5' 5”) |
| Profession | Footballer |
| Net Worth | $600+ million |
| Source of wealth | Football contracts, endorsement deals, investments |
| Nationality | Argentine and Spanish |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse | Antonella Roccuzzo (m.2017) |
| Children | 3 (Thiago, Mateo and Ciro) |
| Endorsements | Adidas, MasterCard, Hawkers, Ooredoo, Lay's, Pepsi, Huawei, Gatorade, Anheuser Busch InBev, Jacob & Co |
| Agent | Jorge Horacio Messi |
Barcelona declared on August 5, 2020 that it could not afford to re-sign Messi and that he would be pursuing contracts from other clubs. Lionel Messi revealed his signing with Paris Saint-Germain five days later. Lionel Messi's new Paris Saint-Germain deal will pay him $75 million per year. The deal features a third-year extension option.
He was said to be prepared to take a 50% wage reduction to continue with Barcelona, but league regulations prevented him from doing so. Barcelona's salary would have accounted for 110 percent of the club's earnings, despite league regulations requiring that figure to be 70 percent.
Salaries and Contracts of Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi was undoubtedly the highest-paid soccer player in the world when he was at his peak with Barcelona. In 2017, he agreed to a $168 million basic pay deal with Barcelona. For many years, his contract numbers were kept a highly guarded secret, until in January 2021, the leaked contract information was published in the Spanish daily El Mundo. His yearly base compensation was $44.68 million under a prior deal.
Lionel Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021. His first contract is for two years, with an annual salary of $75 million before taxes and $40 million after taxes. Messi's deal also permits him to earn incentives depending on performance and a percentage of shirt sales.
Messi's endorsements bring him an extra $40 million each year. Adidas has signed him to a multi-year sponsorship agreement. He made a whopping $130 million between June 2018 and June 2019. Messi appeared on the covers of the video games Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2011. He and Fernando Torres are the faces of the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 and assisted with the trailer and motion capture.
Endorsement by Adidas
Messi has been sponsored by Adidas since 2006, owing to his status as one of the most well-known and recognized sportsmen in the world. He is their most prominent brand ambassador. At the age of 14, he signed with Nike but later moved to Adidas. Messi has a long-running signature range of Adidas footwear and was given his own sub-brand, Adidas Messi, in 2008.
Early Years
On June 24, 1987, Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina. Jorge Horacio Messi worked as a manufacturing steelworker, while Celia Maria Cuccittini worked as a part-time cleaner. His two elder brothers, Rodrigo and Matias, and sister, Maria Sol, are close, and the family used to play soccer together all the time with their cousins Maximiliano and Emanuel Biancucchi, both of whom went on to become professional players. When he was six years old, Messi joined the Rosario soccer club and played for Newell's Old Boys.
Lionel Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficit when he was 10 years old, and his father could no longer afford to treat him. Newell's agreed to help, but afterwards reversed their decision. Carles Rexach, the Sporting Director of FC Barcelona, promised to cover Messi's medical fees if he could go to Spain. Rexach made out a contract on a napkin with Lionel's father's agreement, and the family relocated to Barcelona in February 2001.
They moved into an apartment near the club's stadium, Camp Nou. Messi was homesick when his mother and siblings returned to Rosario, leaving him in Barcelona with his father. After a year, Messi joined the Royal Spanish Football Federation, where he became a member of Barcelona's "Baby Dream Team," the club's most talented group of young soccer players.
Career
Lionel Messi made his league debut against RCD Espanyol at the age of 17 and became FC Barcelona's third-youngest player ever. He was also the youngest player to ever score for Barcelona at the time. Messi was paid as a first-team player and received his Spanish citizenship during the 2005-2006 season. He also made his first appearance in the Spanish First Division. After scoring alongside superstar Ronaldinho in his debut match, Messi earned a standing ovation. He scored six goals in seventeen League outings. In the Champions League, he scored one goal in six games. Messi made history by being the youngest Argentine to play and score in the FIFA World Cup in 2006.
Following the World Cup, Messi had a fractured metatarsal in the 2006-2007 season, which took three months to repair. As a second-half substitute, he returned to the game against Racing Santander. He scored a hat trick against Real Madrid in March of that season, becoming the first player since Ivan Zamorano to do so in the El Clasico. Messi guided Barcelona into the top four of La Liga in the 2007-2008 season. He was nominated for a FIFA ProWorld XI Player Award as a forward, and he was rated the finest player in the world by the Marca newspaper. Other publications followed suit, claiming that Messi deserved to win the Ballon d'Or.
At the age of 22, he eventually won his maiden race in 2009, and went on to win three more in a row the following year. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he also won an Olympic Gold Medal. He broke the La Liga and European records for most goals scored in a single season in 2012. As a result, he became Barcelona's all-time leading scorer. Messi, who is now Barcelona's captain, finished second in the Ballon d'Or award the next two seasons, behind longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi guided Argentina to the World Cup finals in 2014, winning the Golden Ball for his efforts. Messi declared his retirement in 2016, but then reconsidered his mind and guided Argentina to World Cup qualifying in 2018. In addition, they came in third place in the 2019 Copa America. Messi won a record-breaking sixth Ballon d'Or in 2019.
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Charity
Messi is the creator of the Leo Messi Foundation, which works to improve educational and health-care prospects for poor youngsters. He founded the organization in 2007 after a visit to a Boston children's hospital, which he claims profoundly affected him. His organization, with the aid of Herbalife, assists children with significant medical conditions pay for medical care, transportation, and recovery. Since March 2010, Messi has also served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He returned from a UNICEF field trip in Haiti, where he raised public awareness of the condition of the country's children in the aftermath of the recent earthquake.
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Individual fundraising efforts, like worldwide football matches to raise money for different organizations, are also done by Lionel. Many young football teams in Argentina, including Sarmiento, Rosario Central, Newell's, River Plate, and Boca Junior, benefit from Messi's financial backing. Messi supported the development of a new gym and dorm inside the club stadium at his childhood club Newell's in 2012. His old coach there now works as a talent scout for young players for the Messi Foundation.
Messi donated $1 million to assist combat the spread of the coronavirus in March 2020. Moreover, during the COVID-19 emergency, Messi and his Barcelona Football Club colleagues had their earnings slashed by 70%. They did this to ensure that no Barcelona employees' pay were penalized as a result of the worldwide crisis.
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Personal Experiences
Since 2008, Messi has been dating Antonella Roccuzzo, a Rosario native. They've been friends since they were both five years old. In January 2009, they made their relationship public. In June 2007, Messi and Roccuzzo married in Rosario. Thiago (born in 2012), Matero (born in 2015), and Ciro (born in 2016) are the couple's three children (b. 2018). Messi remains close to his personal family, particularly his mother. On his left shoulder, he has a tattoo of her face. Messi's professional life is mostly a family affair, with his father serving as his agent since he was 14 years old. Rodrigo, his elder brother, is in charge of his public relations.
Real Estate
Messi purchased a property in the Pedralbes area of Barcelona for $2 million in 2009. After that, he spent millions of dollars on repairs and enhancements. The house is now valued between $7 and $10 million.
Lionel spent $5 million for a property in Miami in November 2019. He paid $7.3 million for the full ninth story of another Miami skyscraper in April 2021.
