Who is Lionel Messi’s Wife, Antonela Roccuzzo?
Everything you need to know about the world’s best football player’s wife…
Who is Lionel Messi’s Wife, Antonela Roccuzzo? Bazaar Arabia shares everything we know about the star footballer’s childhood sweetheart.
With football clearly on everyone’s mind recently, it’s obvious we know so much about some of the stay players but so little about their personal lives… and their significant others. Argentinian star player Lionel Messi is no exception. The thirty-four-year old forward and captain of his country’s national team and Spain’s FC Barcelona has been married to his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, since 2017, but has known his wife since childhood.
While Lionel’s life will always be in the spotlight, Antonela has kept a relatively low profile – although she has amassed a cool 13.5 million followers on Instagram.
Here, Bazaar shares everything you need to know about the Argentinian model, including where she’s from, how she met her husband and her life as the wife of one of the best footballers of all time.
Who is Lionel Messi’s Wife, Antonela Roccuzzo?
She’s from Rosario, Argentina.
Located in the central province of Santa Fe Antonela grew up in Rosario – the same town as her husband, Lionel.
According to SportMob.com, her father Jose worked as a banker while her mother Patricia stayed home to raise her three daughters: Antonela and her two sisters, Carla and Paula.
She’s thirty-four-years old.
Antonela was born on February 26, 1988, making her one year younger than her husband.
She studied dentistry at university.
Antonela initially trained to be a dentist at the University of Argentina until 2016, before deciding to pursue a career in modeling.
She met Lionel through her cousin.
Antonela met now husband, Lionel, through her cousin Lucas Scaglia, a childhood friend of the family.
Recently, in honour of her husband’s birthday, she shares a sweet photo of the two of them together.
“Happy birthday, my love. We love you more every day!! You are everything to us, we miss you so much,” she wrote within the caption.
She has known Lionel since she was five years old.
The couple go way back and have known each other since childhood as mentioned earlier her cousin was close to Lionel.
Her marriage with Lionel Messi was known as Argentina’s ‘Wedding of The Century.’
According to The Sun, the couple’s marriage was called Argentina’s wedding of the century. The festivities took place in their home town at the City Centre Hotel.
She has three sons.
The couple have three sons together: Thiago, Matteo, and Ciro, 3.
She’s a fitness enthusiast.
Apart from being the wife of the most successful footballer and model, Antonella is also a keen fitness buff, keeping her form in excellent shape. She has worked with adidas by Stella McCartney®, giving us major #bodygoals.
Lead image courtesy Instagram/@antonelaroccuzzo
This article was originally published in August 2021. It was updated and republished on January 13, 2023.