Junior Messias' salary, contract, house, cars, net worth, age, stats, latest news

Junior Messias' salary, contract, house, cars, net worth, age, stats, latest news

Lewis Injai
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:05 PM

What a story! From polishing bricks recovered from demolition sites, delivering kitchen appliances at the age of 25 while playing in the amateur league, signing his first-ever contract at 28 to scoring his first-ever goal against the mighty Atletico Madrid at the age of 30. Junior Messias’ story is instead a tale of the improbable, and it’s the kind of story that feeds into our wildest imagination and inspires us at the same time. But how much does he make? Read along for the article talks about Junior Messias’ salary and other fascinating facts about him.

Junior Messias’s salary
Junior Messias kicks the ball during the Serie A football match between Hellas Verona FC and AC Milan. Photo: Nicolò Campo
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With just three years of playing professionally, Junior Messias’ professional career has been relatively shorter than most of his peers. However, Junior is a true example of human ingenuity, perseverance, patience, and hard work. His salary, contract, house, cars, net worth, age, stats, and the latest news about him is revealed in this article.

Junior Messias’ profile summary

Full name

Walter Messias Junior

Nickname

Junior

Gender

Male

Date of birth

13 May 1991

Age

31 as of June 2022

Zodiac sign

Taurus

Place of birth

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Current residence

Milan, Italy

Nationality

Brazilian

Religion

Christian

Profession

Footballer

Position(s)

Attacking midfielder, Forward

Current team

Ac Millan

Height in feet

5’ 9”

Height in centimetres

175 centimetres

Weight in pounds

154 pounds

Weight in Kilograms

70 kilograms

Marital status

Married

Net worth

Approximately $1.5 million

Monthly salary

$173,000

Social media

Instagram

Junior Messias’ age

The Brazilian star is a pretty late entrant in professional football but has dazzled fans with his exemplary football skills. Signing his first contract at 28, he is a true definition of persistence. As of June 2022, he is 31 years old having been born on 13 May 1991 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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Junior Messias’ height and weight

The Brazilian star is five feet and nine inches or 175 centimetres tall and weighs 70 kilograms or 154 pounds.

Junior Messias’ latest news

The latest news reaching Sportsbrief is that Ac Millan are looking into buying Junior Messias and keeping him on the permanent roster. The Brazilian arrived at the Rossoneri on loan from Crotone last season. After making 30 appearances and scoring six goals, he has proven to be a good investment.

Further to this is that Ac Millan is ready to purchase him at $5.68 million, a price way below his market value. Moreover, the price includes the $2.74 million already paid in his loan contract. The price reduction is due to his parent team Crotone being relegated to the Italian Serie C.

Junior Messias’s latest news
Junior Messias poses with the trophy for the victory of "scudetto " at the end of the last Serie A match between US Sassuolo and AC Milan on 22 May 2022. Photo: Claudio Villa
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AC Milan has not yet started their plans for the Brazilian international. Still, there have been rumours of the club eventually selling him off at a much higher price, for he is attracting a lot of interest from fellow Italian giants and other big European clubs.

Junior Messias’ contract

For the better part of last year, AC Milan had been looking for an attacker to bolster their team. They were linked with several names like Hakim Ziyech, Nikola Vlašić, James Rodríguez, Jesús Corona and Romain Faivre, who looked like the possible candidate upto the last minute.

After failing to ink the deal with Faivre, the club moved quickly on the last deadline day of the transfer window to sign Messias. He was signed on a loan of $2.74 million with a buy-in option of $5.68 million-plus $1.05 million in bonuses.

Junior Messias’ stats

In 2021/22 Italian Serie A, Junior Messias has played a total of 26 games, including 12 as a substitute and has had 17 shots on target from a total of 32 shots, provided two assists and scored five goals with an average of 4.21xG. In addition, he averaged 19 passes per match with a pass completion rate of 73%. He has also received two yellow cards and zero red cards.

What is Junior Messias’ net worth?

Owing to exceptional skills, Junior has been able to reach millionaire status in a relatively short time. His net worth is currently approximated to be around $1.5 million. His salary also puts him among the top percentage of earners in football, and he currently has a market value of $5.68 million.

Junior Messias’s net worth
Junior Messias celebrates after scoring their team's second goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Genoa CFC on 15 April 2022. Photo: Marco Luzzani
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What is Junior Messias’ salary?

According to his 2021 contract with AC Milan, Junior’s approximated annual salary base was a gross of $2.23 million, which, when broken down, comes to $173,000 monthly.

Who is Junior Messias dating?

The Brazilian star is not dating anyone but is married and has two boys. Not much is known about his wife apart from the occasional photos that he shares on his official Instagram. Even though he likes to keep his family life private, the little we know is that he moved with his wife and one son from Brazil to Italy in 2011. The couple had another boy while in Italy, whose date of birth is unknown to the public.

The football star does not shy away from telling the world about his wife’s special place in his life. Occasionally during interviews, he has been quoted saying that his wife is one of the most influential people in his life.

Junior Messias’ house

Though he is known to be living in the northern part of Italy in the city of Milan, details of his house are unknown, for the Brazilian star tends to keep his life away from the pitch private.

Junior Messias’ cars

Just like his house, not much is known about the cars Messias drives, for the Brazilian star is not an ostentatious person. On the contrary, he tends to keep his private life low-key.

Junior Messias’ social media

Being a relatively new entrant in the social media space, Junior is doing well. In a really short period, he has gathered quite a following that would otherwise take brands and personalities years to reach. With his earliest post on the platform dating 7 August 2020, he has over 210k followers on Instagram as of 27 June 2022.

That concludes our article on Junior Messias salary, contract, house, cars, net worth, age, stats, and latest news. The Brazilian star has probably one of the most inspiring stories in modern-day football.

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