Antonella Roccuzzo: Messi's Wife, Height, Age and Sons

Antonella Roccuzzo is the wife of Lionel Messi. Born in Rosario, Argentina, on 26 February 1988, she is 38 years old, and she has been married to the Inter Miami captain since 30 June 2017. As of November 2026 the couple live in South Florida with their three sons, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro.

She writes her first name with a single "l", Antonela, which is how it appears on her Instagram account, but most of the world spells it Antonella. In this article, OhMyFootball goes through what is really known about her: how she met Messi, her age, her height (a figure that is far less certain than most websites suggest), her family, her businesses and her children, with everything checked and updated for November 2026.

Who is Lionel Messi's wife?

Lionel Messi is married to Antonella Roccuzzo, a girl from his home town whom he has known since he was about five years old. They met through her cousin, Lucas Scaglia, who was Messi's friend and teammate in the youth teams of Newell's Old Boys in Rosario. Spanish Wikipedia adds that Messi even went on holiday with the Roccuzzo family to Mar del Plata as a boy.

At 13, Messi left Rosario for Barcelona, and the two drifted apart. They were brought back together by a tragedy. In 2005 Antonella's close friend Úrsula Notz was killed in a road accident in Rosario, and Messi, who was already playing in Barcelona, went to be with her, according to Spanish Wikipedia and Argentine local media. The relationship that grew from that reunion was long distance at first.

Messi's Wikipedia page dates their relationship to 2008. After keeping it private for about a year, he confirmed it in a television interview in January 2009, and photos of the couple at the carnival in Sitges, near Barcelona, followed. Antonella moved to Barcelona to live with him in 2010.

As of November 2026, no separation has ever been reported, and the couple still celebrate each other in public. For Messi's 39th birthday in June 2026, Antonella posted a set of photos on Instagram with the caption "Happy birthday to the love of my life", adding: "We already have everything we need because we have you."

Antonella Roccuzzo and Lionel Messi's wedding

Messi and Antonella were married on 30 June 2017 in Rosario, after almost a decade together and with two sons already born. It was a civil ceremony at the City Center complex, a hotel and casino in the city, and Argentine media called it the "wedding of the century". Around 250 to 260 guests attended, depending on the report.

The BBC listed Messi's Barcelona teammates Luis Suárez, Neymar and Gerard Piqué among the guests, with Piqué's then partner Shakira. Cesc Fàbregas, Carles Puyol, Xavi and Samuel Eto'o were also photographed arriving, according to several outlets. Suárez came with his wife Sofía Balbi, one of Antonella's closest friends, and Messi also invited friends from his childhood in Rosario.

The video below shows footage of the wedding day in Rosario.

Who is Antonella Roccuzzo?

Antonella Roccuzzo is an Argentine businesswoman, model and influencer, best known around the world as the wife of Lionel Messi. Her public life is mostly her Instagram account, her work with fashion and beauty brands, and the stands of every stadium where her husband has played: Barcelona, Paris, Miami and Argentina's big nights.

For most of her years in the spotlight she rarely spoke in public, and she still gives few interviews. The exceptions are recent: a Vogue México y Latinoamérica cover interview in May 2025, in which she talked about leaving home very young, and a Harper's Bazaar México cover interview in early 2026 about motherhood, in which she said: "What changed me the most as a woman was becoming a mom." Most of what is known about her still comes from her own posts, from Messi's interviews and from the Argentine press.

Antonella Roccuzzo age and birthday

Antonella Roccuzzo was born on 26 February 1988, so she is 38 years old in November 2026 and will turn 39 in February 2027.

Messi was born on 24 June 1987, which makes her about eight months younger than her husband, not a full year as many websites say. With a birthday on 26 February, her zodiac sign is Pisces.

Antonella Roccuzzo height and weight

This is the most searched question about Messi's wife, and the honest answer is that her height has never been officially published. She is not a professional athlete or a runway model with an agency card, and she has never given her measurements.

The figures you will see online do not agree with each other. Some profiles say 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in), others say 1.64 or 1.65 m (about 5 ft 5 in), and none of them gives a source. The older version of this article repeated the 1.65 m figure without checking it, so we have corrected that.

What can be said is that she is a little shorter than her husband. Messi is listed at 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in), and in the barefoot photo on the boat earlier in this article she stands several centimetres below him. That points to a height somewhere around 1.60 m, but it is an estimate from photos, not a measurement.

Her weight, body measurements and bra size have never been made public either. The numbers that circulate on celebrity sites are guesses, and OhMyFootball does not publish them.

Antonella Roccuzzo origin and nationality

Antonella Roccuzzo is Argentine. She was born and raised in Rosario, the city in Santa Fe province where Messi was also born, and both families are from there.

Her surname is of Italian origin, like Messi's, and English Wikipedia lists her among Argentines of Italian descent. Her family has not spoken publicly about where its Italian ancestors came from.

Antonella Roccuzzo family

Antonella is the daughter of José Roccuzzo and Patricia Blanco, a family of shopkeepers from Rosario. According to the Argentine business newspaper El Cronista, the family business began in 1982 as a small grocery store and became a supermarket in 1997, growing into the Único chain in Rosario and nearby towns.

She is the middle of three sisters. Paula, the eldest, qualified as a lawyer, later moved into Montessori education and is part of the family business, and Carla, the youngest, studied medicine at the National University of Rosario and became a surgeon, according to the Argentine newspaper La Gaceta.

The family's name made international headlines in March 2023, when two gunmen fired shots at a Único supermarket in Rosario and left a handwritten threat addressed to Messi. Nobody was hurt, and Argentine officials linked the attack to the drug-related violence that has hit the city for years.

Antonella Roccuzzo education

Antonella went to secondary school at the Centro Educativo Latinoamericano in Rosario. As a girl she also did artistic gymnastics at the Gimnasia y Esgrima club of Rosario until she was 13, according to Spanish Wikipedia.

She then enrolled at the National University of Rosario to study dentistry, before switching to social communication. She did not finish either degree, and she left Argentina for Barcelona in 2010. Claims that she also studied nutrition appear on many websites, but we could not find any source for them.

Antonella Roccuzzo career and businesses

Her career took off in Barcelona, in fashion. In late 2016 she and Sofía Balbi signed a deal with the Argentine designer Ricky Sarkany to run his brand's first European store. The Sarkany shoe boutique opened on Barcelona's Avinguda Diagonal in May 2017 with the two friends in charge, and it closed in 2019.

Since then she has worked with several big brands. She has modelled for Adidas, Alo Yoga and Ricky Sarkany and has worked with the British designer Stella McCartney, according to English Wikipedia.

Her family also has a children's clothing brand. Enfans (sometimes spelled Enfants) was created in Rosario in 2014, with a cousin, designer Andrea Lo Menzo, her sister Paula and her mother among the people behind it, El Cronista reported.

The latest chapter is beauty. On 11 February 2026 the American cosmetics brand Anastasia Beverly Hills announced Antonella as its global brand ambassador for 2026, and in September 2026 she presented a limited-edition kit of her favourite products with the brand, Argentine outlets including MDZ reported.

She also supports charities. English Wikipedia describes her as an ambassador for UNICEF and the Special Olympics, and in April 2023 she backed UNICEF's #GuardavidasDeLaInfancia campaign against child poverty in Argentina.

Antonella Roccuzzo net worth

There is no reliable figure for Antonella Roccuzzo's personal net worth. The amounts you will find online, including the $20 million that an older version of this article gave, are guesses with no source, so we have removed it.

What is documented is the family's earning power. Forbes estimated in 2026 that Messi earned about $140 million over the previous 12 months, roughly half from his Inter Miami contract and half from sponsors and other business. You can read more in our article on Lionel Messi's net worth.

Antonella Roccuzzo Instagram

Antonella is on Instagram as @antonelaroccuzzo, with a single "l". You can find her official account here. In November 2026 it had about 42 million followers.

She posts family moments, holidays, fashion shoots, brand work and messages for Messi and the boys on big match days. Her messages to Messi are among her most liked posts: the June 2026 birthday tribute shown earlier in this article had passed seven million likes by November 2026.

Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo's children

Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo have three sons, all born in Barcelona:

• Thiago Messi Roccuzzo, born on 2 November 2012. He turned 14 on 2 November 2026.
• Mateo Messi Roccuzzo, born on 11 September 2015. He turned 11 in September 2026.
• Ciro Messi Roccuzzo, born on 10 March 2018. He turned 8 in March 2026.

All three play in the Inter Miami academy. The club's rosters for the 2026-27 season list Thiago in the under-15 team, Mateo in the under-12s and Ciro in the under-9s. You can read more about the two older boys in our article on Thiago and Mateo Messi.

Antonella marks each birthday on Instagram. For Ciro's eighth birthday in March 2026 she wrote: "Happy birthday baby. Eight years already of watching you grow up. We are very proud of you, Ciro!"

Antonella Roccuzzo in 2026

In July 2023 the family left Paris for the United States, when Messi joined Inter Miami, and they have lived in South Florida since. In October 2025 Messi extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2028 season, and in December 2025 he led Inter Miami to their first MLS Cup.

2026 was a year of huge emotions for the family. Antonella and the boys followed the World Cup in the United States from the stands, posting after Argentina's wins. When Argentina beat England in Atlanta to reach the final, she shared photos of herself and the three boys in Messi number 10 shirts, with a caption thanking God and celebrating the place in the final, ¡Hola! reported. Argentina lost the final 1-0 to Spain after extra time on 19 July 2026.

It was also a painful year: Messi's father and long-time agent, Jorge, died in Rosario in August 2026 at the age of 68. Two months later, on 6 October 2026, Messi played his last match for Argentina, a 3-0 friendly win over Benin at the Monumental in Buenos Aires, with his family watching from the stands.

Antonella Roccuzzo's personality and friends

Antonella has a reputation for being discreet, and she keeps a small circle of friends from the Barcelona years. Her closest friendships in football are with Sofía Balbi, the wife of Luis Suárez, and Daniella Semaan, the wife of Cesc Fàbregas. The three were often photographed together in Barcelona, and Antonella and Daniella reunited with their children on holiday in Italy in 2023.

She has been there for the biggest moments of her husband's career. She celebrated on the pitch in Lusail with their sons after Argentina won the 2022 World Cup, and on 30 October 2023 she was in Paris with the three boys when Messi collected his record eighth Ballon d'Or, before the boys joined their father on stage.

Who is Lionel Messi?

Lionel Messi is an Argentine forward widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards, the 2022 World Cup and two Copa América titles, and he finished his international career as Argentina's most capped player and all-time top scorer, with 208 caps and 126 goals.

Key dates in his career:

• 24 June 1987: born in Rosario, Argentina.
• December 2000: signs for Barcelona at 13 and later moves to Spain to join the club's academy.
• October 2004: makes his first-team debut for Barcelona.
• 2009: wins his first Ballon d'Or.
• July 2021: wins the Copa América with Argentina.
• August 2021: leaves Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain.
• December 2022: wins the World Cup in Qatar.
• July 2023: joins Inter Miami.
• October 2023: wins his eighth Ballon d'Or.
• July 2024: wins a second Copa América.
• December 2025: wins the MLS Cup with Inter Miami.
• July 2026: loses the World Cup final to Spain, after a tournament in which he won the Silver Ball.
• 6 October 2026: plays his last game for Argentina.

As of November 2026 he plays for Inter Miami, where he is captain, under a contract that runs to the end of the 2028 season.

Antonella Roccuzzo quick facts

• Full name: Antonela Roccuzzo (often spelled Antonella).
• Date of birth: 26 February 1988, in Rosario, Argentina.
• Age: 38 (as of November 2026).
• Zodiac sign: Pisces.
• Nationality: Argentine.
• Height: never officially published; online estimates range from 1.57 m to 1.65 m.
• Parents: José Roccuzzo and Patricia Blanco.
• Sisters: Paula and Carla.
• Husband: Lionel Messi, together since around 2008, married on 30 June 2017.
• Children: Thiago (2012), Mateo (2015) and Ciro (2018).
• Work: model, businesswoman, Anastasia Beverly Hills global ambassador in 2026.
• Instagram: @antonelaroccuzzo.

Frequently asked questions about Antonella Roccuzzo

How tall is Antonella Roccuzzo?

Her height has never been officially published. Online profiles give anything from 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) to 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in), without a source. In photos she looks about 10 cm shorter than Messi, who is listed at 1.70 m, so around 1.60 m, but that is an estimate, not a measurement.

How old is Antonella Roccuzzo?

Antonella Roccuzzo was born on 26 February 1988, so she is 38 years old in November 2026.

What is Antonella Roccuzzo's zodiac sign?

She was born on 26 February, so her zodiac sign is Pisces.

How did Messi meet Antonella?

They met as children in Rosario through her cousin Lucas Scaglia, Messi's friend from the Newell's Old Boys youth teams. Messi has known her since he was about five.

When did Messi and Antonella get married?

They married on 30 June 2017 at the City Center complex in Rosario, in a civil ceremony with around 250 guests.

How many children do Messi and Antonella have?

Three sons: Thiago (born 2 November 2012), Mateo (born 11 September 2015) and Ciro (born 10 March 2018).

What does Antonella Roccuzzo do for a living?

She is a model, influencer and businesswoman. She has worked with brands such as Adidas, Ricky Sarkany and Stella McCartney, and in 2026 she is the global ambassador of Anastasia Beverly Hills.

Are Messi and Antonella still together?

Yes, as far as is publicly known. No separation has ever been reported, and in June 2026 she called Messi "the love of my life" in a birthday post.