Lionel Messi Net Worth 2020

Lionel Messi Net Worth: Lionel Messi is an Argentinian professional born soccer player who has a net worth of $400 million dollars. He is known as one of the greatest footballers around the world. Messi has earned his popularity for scoring record-breaking goals and his ability to dribble the ball past opponents.

He is known as the world’s highest-paid soccer player with a net worth of $400 million dollars. He earned his wealth as winger and striker of the FC Barcelona and the Argentina National Team.

In this article, we will learn about the Net worth of Lionel Messi in 2020, personal life, biography, salary, age, height, weight, and much more. So let’s begin!

Lionel Messi Net Worth

Early Life & Biography

Lionel Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. Celia Maria Cuccittini his mother give birth to Messi who was a part-time cleaner. His father was a factory steelworker. He has three siblings named Matias Messi, Rodrigo Messi, and Maria Sol Messi.

Lionel Messi and his siblings usually play soccer together along with their cousins Maximiliano and Emanuel Iancucchi. Both of his cousins are now professional footballers as well. He joined the Rosario Soccer club at the age of six and played for Newell’s Old Boys. Messi scored 500 goals when he was in the local club.

Lionel Messi was born with a growth hormone deficiency, which was diagnosed at the age of 10. His father was unable to afford his medical treatment fees. Newell’s first promised to take his medical treatment responsibilities but later they took back their promise.

At the age of 13, Messi received an offer of training from FC Barcelona’s youth academy and Sporting Director of FC Barcelona asked them to move to Spain and he will pay the medical bills of Messi. After Messi’s father’s approval, Rexach drew up a contract on a paper napkin, and his whole family moved to Barcelona in February 2001.

Career

After a year, he was enrolled in the Royal Spanish Football Federation and become the part of ‘Baby Dream Team‘. At the age of 16, Lionel played for the first time for FC Barcelona, and become the youngest soccer player to score a goal for the franchise.

During the 2005-2006 season, Lionel was paid for the first time as a first-team member and he got his Spanish citizenship. He also made his debut in the Spanish First Divison League. Lionel received a standing ovation when he scored alongside superstar ‘Ronaldinho.‘

In 2006, Messi became the youngest soccer player in Argentina to play and score in the FIFA World Cup. During the 2006-2007 season, Messi was injured with a broken metatarsal, which took his three months to heal. In the March season, Messi scored a hat trick against Real Madrid, this made him the first player after Ivan Zamorano to do so in El Clasico.

During the 2007-2008 season, he led Barcelona into the top four La Liga. In 2019, Messi lead his team to capture the Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super Cup titles.

Messi always strove to improve his skills. In 2012, he set a La Liga and European records for highest goals in a single season and become the Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer.

Messi won the Golden Ball award after leading Argentina to the finals in the World Cup in 2014. In 2016, he decided to give his retirement but reversed his decision and played for Argentina to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

During the 2007-2008 season, despite an injury, he proved himself a valuable player for Barcelona. In March, Lionel Messi scored his 99th and 100th Champions League goals and became the second-best player in the world. Due to his efforts, Barcelona leads to the quarter-finals for the eleventh consecutive season. He also finished third at the 2019 Copa America.

After his successful career, Messi is now among the richest football players in the world. Lionel Messi’s net worth as of 21 May 2020 is $400 million dollars.

Age, Height, and Weight

Lionel Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. He has two brothers named Matias Messi and Rodrigo Messi and one sister named Maria Sol Messi. As of May 2020, Lionel Messi is 32 years old. If we talk about his height, he is 5 feet and 7 inches tall. His weight is 72 kg.

Highlights

Here are some of the highlights from the career of Lionel Messi:

• Copa América Best Goal (2007)
• FIFA Club World Cup (2011)
• Guinness World Record: Top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year (91 goals in 2012)
• IFFHS World’s Best Top Division Scorer (2012, 2013, 2017)

Net Worth of Lionel Messi in 2020

As of 21 May 2020, Lionel Messi’s net worth is estimated to be $400 million dollars. Under his previous contract, his salary was $44.68 million dollars. In 2017, after the contract with Barcelona his base salary increased to $80 million dollars. He is earning an additional $40 million dollars every year from the endorsements. He earned his worth as the striker and winger of the FC Barcelona and the Argentina National Team.

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