Pele Net Worth [2023] and Biography

Do you know how much Pele’s net worth is? Pele is the most successful man with a net worth of more than $ 100 million. Read this post further to learn about Pele’s whole life.

Pele is the most famous and top-of-line former Brazilian professional soccer player who played for the clubs like Santos or New york cosmos and Brazil’s national team. He had the ability to surprise every person by scoring goals using his play making skills, which is why he is known as a footballer of the millennium. He was not only the highest-paid athlete but also regarded as a national hero in Brazil. Pele became a political activist and worldwide ambassador for football.

Additionally, Pele impressed everybody with his ability and power. He won the 3 FIFA World cups with his national team in 1958, 1962, and 1970. Pele is well known for his work to get better the social conditions of the poor. Pele had scored 1297 goals in all the tournaments, which helped to make him more popular. Keep reading this article; you will definitely get more details about Pele’s net worth, career, and biography in fact.

Note – Pele, the legendary Brazilian footballer, has died at the age of 82 on 29th December 2022

Pele Net Worth

According to research, the net worth of Pele is estimated to be more than $ 100 million in 2023. During his career, he earned a lot of money from football. Also, Pele managed to pocket almost $ 6 million in his 3rd-year stint with New York cosmos. He also makes huge money from a lot of endorsement deals. Hence, Pele is the highest-paid and most successful athlete in this world.

Here is the record of Pele’s net worth from 2019 to 2023 such as below.

Net worth in 2023	$ 100 million
Net worth in 2022	$ 95 million
Net worth in 2021	$ 90 million
Net worth in 2020	$ 85 million
Net worth in 2019	$ 75 million

Pele endorsements

Pele also earned money through sponsorship deals with many companies such as Hublot, Puma, Subway, Volkwagen, Emirates, Gamble, and many others. In 2014, Pele won the FIFA World cup and became famous. There were many companies that signed Pele as a brand ambassador. He was also declared the UNESCO Champion for sports in 1994 for helping out disadvantaged kids. He visited many countries, such as Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, and many others to promote sports as a means for integration or peace.

Pele Biography

Real Name	Edson Arantes Do Nascimento
Nick name	Pele
Date of Birth and Place	October 23, 1940, Brazil
Nationality	Brazil
Father’s name	Joao Ramos Do Nascimento
Mother’s name	Celeste Arantes
Height	5’8″
Spouse	Rosemeri Dos Reis Cholbi,  Assiria Lemos Seixas, Marcia Aoki
Number of kids	7
Name of kids	Kelly Cristina, Edson, Jennifer, Joshuwa, Sandra Machado, Celesto, Flavia Kurtz
Source of wealth	Footballer, film producer and actor
Net worth	$ 100 million

Pele early life

Pele was born in Tres Coracoes, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Pele was born into a football family, and his father was also a professional footballer. He developed up in a poverty-stricken environment and decided to become a footballer. At an earlier age, he started learning about playing football with the help of his father. Then he began to play for a number of youth teams. After a completed study at high school and the university of Santos, he started to move toward his football career.

Pele career

When Pele was 15 years old, Pele started his career with Santos FC after impressing the coach with his playing skills. After that, he signed a deal and made his professional debut. In the following year, Pele was considered as the top scorer in the Brazilian league, and he was fastly called into action for the Brazilian national team. Then his team continued to succeed and won the Intercontinental cup.

After the 1974 season, Pele signed for New York cosmos. He motivated various legends to play in America like as Johan Cruyff, George Best, and Bobby Moore. Plus, he attracted above 62,000 followers to attend one of his cosmos matches at Giant stadium. He also began his international career when he got the 1958 world cup with a duo of goals in the final against Sweden.

Pele awards

1969, 1973	Top goal scorer in Sao Paulo League
1958, 1962, 1970	Plays on  FIFA World cup champion team
1961	Plays in copa liberatadores
1963	On world club  champion team
1966	FIFA World cup
1978	International  peace award
1999	World sports awards

Pele Relationships

In 1966, Pele married Rosemary Dos Reis Cholbi, and they had three kids. But they divorced in 1982. After that, he started his relationship with TV presenter Xuxa who was seven years old. It was surprising that in 1994, Pele married psychologist Assiria Lemos Seixas. They were blessed with two kids. Again Pele divorced in 2008, and at 73, Pele declared that he was planning to marry Marcia Aoki. After some years, they finally got married in 2016. see Richest Footballers in the world

Pele Social Media Account

Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/Pele/
Instagram	instagram.com/pele/
Twitter	https://twitter.com/pele

Final words

It is quite clear that Pele is one of the most popular retired footballers who won various awards and followers in his life. As a professional footballer, he always used his unique skills of playing. Apart from football, he is a good brand ambassador. That is why all these works help him become rich day after day as his age increases.

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