Lionel Messi Net Worth, Age, Height, Wife, Kids and Salary

Lionel Messi Net Worth and Salary at Inter Miami in 2023
600 million dollars | |
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Last salary at Paris Saint Germain (2023) | EUR 41 million net |
Last salary at FC Barcelona (2021) | EUR 35 million net |
Date of birth | Jun 24, 1987 (36 years old) |
Born in | Rosario, Argentina |
Nationality | Argentina |
Marital status | married to Antonella Roccuzzo (since 2017) |
Occupation | Professional footballer, advertising star |
Full Name | Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccitini |
Nickname | The Flea |
Children | 3 (Thiago, Mateo, Ciro) |
Size | 1.70 m |
Weight | 67 kg |
How much money does Lionel Messi have?
Overall, Messi, with an estimated net worth of 600 million dollars, is ahead of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, with whom Messi not only fought close matches on the pitch. If you look at the salary and assets of the superstars alone, CR7 currently earns more than Messi, but the Argentine is expanding his reputation and advertising value in the US accordingly.
Messi signed a contract in the MLS with Intern Miami in the summer of 2023 and earns a salary of €54 million per season in the United States. He is thus the great figurehead of the MLS, because this is the only way the deal was made possible in the first place.
In 2021, the current contract with FC Barcelona was not renewed and so Messi moved to Paris Saint Germain, earning a salary of €41 million net per season. In addition, there was a handout of around 40 million euros just for the signature. Even young teammates Neymar and Mbappe looked old here. The last net salary at FC Barcelona was 35 million euros net.
Messi’s financial career is remarkable: While his parents had to pay 700 euros a month for eight-year-old Lionel due to a hormonal disorder, he already earned a salary of 600 euros a month at FC Barcelona as a teenager. With his sporting successes, his earnings gradually grew and led to a gigantic fortune.
Lionel Messi salary: how much did he make at FC Barcelona?
When it comes to the financial well-being of the superstar at FC Barcelona, the club did not let itself be lumpen and paid a fortune. In addition, a transfer fee of 700 million euros was set in the contract, which last ran until 2021. Since the extension in November 2017, Messi’s salary at FC Barcelona has been an incredible €35 million net. That would be over 71 million euros gross, which the Catalans paid to one player alone. However, that was only the guaranteed salary. In addition, according to the Spanish press, there was a handout money of 63.5 million euros for the signature and a loyalty bonus of 70 million euros on top. In total, the six-time World Player of the Year has received 4,2017,2021 euros for 555 years (237 to 619), which would be a good 138 million euros annually.
Of course, there are other earning opportunities for the superstar via success bonuses: He would have received a one-off payment of 12 million euros for the Champions League title and there would also be extra money for championship titles, cup titles or world footballers. Der Spiegel calculated via Football Leaks documents that if Messi would only play 60% of the competitive games, an average gross salary of around 106 million euros. With maximum success, it could even be 122 million euros per season. A fortune!
Since an agreement was not possible despite waiving half the salary for the financially troubled club, the Argentine left the club in the summer of 2021.