Soccer players have always been people of interest and their spouses have never been left out of this attention. From dating timelines to engagements, and even weddings, athletes especially footballers have always given the media something to dig for.
There are relationships like that of famous singer Shakira and Gerald Pique whose love story kept fans and followers glued to their social media accounts from the word ‘go’ till the relationship ended in 2022.
There is also the relationship of Instagram’s favorite, football star, Cristiano Ronaldo whose relationship with Georgina Rodriguez has been giving a lot of people relationship goals.
As interesting as it is to look into the lives of girlfriends of soccer players, there is an even more interesting set of people to watch out for – wives of soccer players. In this article, we would be looking at 20 of the most famous soccer players’ wives and ex-wives.
Here are 20 Wives of Famous Soccer Players
1. Victoria Beckham – David Beckham’s Wife
Undoubtedly one of sports fans’ favorite couples is David and his wife, Victoria Caroline. Beckham, the former Manchester United soccer player, began to date Victoria as far back as 1997 after she attended a Manchester United match.
Victoria, 51, was a one-time member of the pop group ‘Spice Girls’, she is a fashion designer, entrepreneur, and also a very famous television personality.
In 1999, she got married to the English former professional football player in Luttrell town Castle in Ireland. They have been married for 24 years now and have often been called Posh & Becks by the media.
The couple has 4 children known as Brooklyn Joseph who was born on March 20, 1999, Romeo James born on September 1, 2002, Cruz David born on February 20, 2005, and Harper Seven born on July 10, 2011.
2. Magi Salah – Mohammad Salah’s Wife
Reports state that Magi Sadeq and her Liverpool football star, Mohammad went to the same school in Basion, Gharbia, Egypt. She is 31 years old and was born and raised in Nagrig, another village in Gharbia. She has a twin sister named Mohab and other sisters named Mahy and Miram.
Magy’s relationship with Salah seemed to have started a long time ago while they were still in school. After years of dating, they decided to make things official.
Magi Salah has been married to the former Chelsea player since 2013 and although not much is known about her, she and their kids have often been featured on her husband’s social media posts.
Magi Salah is a devout Muslim like her husband and is also a supportive wife and mother to their 2 children. She has 2 daughters with the footballer, the first, Makka, was born in October 2014 while their second daughter named Kayyan was born in February 2020.
3. Sara Carbonero – Iker Casilla’s Ex-wife
‘Saint Iker’ as he is fondly called because of his ability to save goals is one of the best-known goalkeepers ever. His ex-wife, Sara Carbonero was born on February 3, 1984, in Spain and the couple met and began to date in 2009.
As of 2009 when they started their relationship, Sara was just starting her job as a Spanish sports journalist and editor at Telecinco. She is currently 41 years old.
They got married on March 20, 2016, but had already bore 2 sons. The first son was born in January 2014 and by November 2015 they were expecting their second son.
On June 2, 2016, Iker and Sara welcomed another son to their family named Lucas. 3 years later, Sara announced that she was diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo surgery to have the tumor removed. After surgery and treatment, Iker’s ex-wife recovered fully.
However, 2 years later, on March 12, 2021, another unfortunate news hit the media. It was the news of the couple’s separation after being together for 5 years and having 3 sons.
4. Antonela Roccuzzo – Messi Wife
The Greatest of All Times football player, Lionel Messi has been married since 30 June 2017. Antonela, 37, is an Argentine who studied to be a trained dentist before switching to social communication and by 2016, modeling.
She signed a contract with Ricky Sarkany, an Argentine fashion label, and has since worked as a model.
Antonella and Messi went official with their relationship in 2008 and were together for over a decade before getting married. They have 3 sons, the first was born in 2012 and is named Thiago, the second, Mateo was born in 2015, and Ciro, the third of their sons was born in 2018.
5. Rita Johal – Riyad Mahrez’s Ex-wife
Manchester City’s Riyad was once married to model and Instagram influencer, Rita Johal. Rita was an aspiring pop star who met Riyad in 2015, dated for a few months and proceeded to get married by August of the same year.
The wedding was small and intimate and a few months after, the couple welcomed their first child together. Their daughter and first child was named Inanya, while their second daughter is named Ayla.
5 years into their marriage, Rita 32, and her husband called it quits. In 2021, the City forward remarried Taylor Ward, a fashion student and even has a daughter named Mila who was born on July 1, 2022.
6. Lorena Bernal – Mikael Arteta’s Wife
This Argentine-born was named Miss Spain in 1999 when she was only 17 years old. She was born on May 12, 1981, and was a well-known model who even made it to Miss World’s top 10.
44-year-old Lorena and the coach, Arteta, met in 2002 when he was still a football player. Though she claimed that she did not know he was a famous soccer player then, the both of them hit things off and began to date.
Mikael and Bernal dated for about 6 years before they got married in 2010, in Mallorca, Spain. They have borne 3 sons from their marriage with the first being Gabriel who was born in 2009, about a year before their wedding.
Lorena’s second son with Arteta is Daniel, born in 2012 and the last of their kids is Oliver who was born in 2015.
7. Pilar Rubio – Sergio Ramos’ Wife
PSG’s center-back and one of the most famous soccer players met his wife, Pilar in 2012. She was born on March 17, 1978, in Spain and the footballer was born 8 years after her. Pilar is a reporter and TV presenter who has worked with channels such as Telecinco, Cuatro, Antena 3, and La Sexta, in Spain.
Their first encounter is said to have been after the 2012 European Championship, after which Rubio began to make regular visits to the soccer player.
A year later, at the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or, they confirmed that they were in a relationship. By July 16, 2018, the athlete proposed to her and they got married in Seville on June 15, 2019.
Pilar (47) and Ramos have 4 children together. Their kids are Sergio Jr, born on May 6, 2014, Marco born on November 27, 2015, Alejandro born on March 25, 2018, and Maximo Adriano born on July 26, 2020.
8. Anna Lewandowska – Robert Lewandowski Wife
Anna is the wife of Barcelona’s striker, Lewandowski who also captains the Poland national team. She was born on September 7, 1988, in Poland and attended the Academy of Physical Education, Warsaw.
Anna is a karateka, personal trainer, dietician, TV presenter, and also entrepreneur. The 36-year-old karateka has won several medals for her athleticism, just like her husband.
The couple got married on June 22, 2013, in Serock, and in May 2017, they welcomed their first child together; a daughter named Klara born on May 4. On May 6, 2020, Anna and Robert welcomed their second child and daughter, Laura.
9. Perrie Edwards – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Perrie Edwards had previously dated a celebrity (Zayn Malik) before she became the wife of Chamberlain. In fact, the relationship between her and Zayn Malik was so serious, they even got engaged in 2013. Unfortunately, they broke up in 2015 and she went on to meet her now husband.
Perrie who is currently 31 years old, joined the music group Little Mix whose 2012 album was a huge success. Their subsequent releases were also widely received and enjoyed.
By 2016, Edwards had met and begun a relationship with the Liverpool soccer player, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain. This was a year after her breakup with Zayn when she was seen supporting Alex at the Emirate stadium in November 2015.
Alex and Perrie are parents to Axel who was born in 2021.
10. Christine Lampard – Frank Lampard’s Wife
Christine (46) is the wife of former Chelsea player turned professional coach, Frank Lampard. She is a TV and radio journalist who was born Christine Louise Bleakley on February 2, 1979, in Newtownards, Northern Ireland.
After dating a couple of prominent men including Ice Hockey player Curtis Bowen, she finally met English football player, Frank Lampard in 2009. After about 6 years of dating, Christine and Lampard got married on December 20, 2015, and she became the stepmother to the footballer’s 2 daughters from his previous marriage.
On September 21, 2018, Mr. and Mrs. Lampard welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Patricia. On March 15, 2021, they were parents again when Christine bore their son named Freddie.
11. Edurne Garcia – David De Gea Wife
Manchester United’s most celebrated goalkeeper, David De Gea has been married to Edurne since December 2010. Garcia is 5 years older than David who was born in 1990 while her date of birth is 1985.
Edurne is a 39-year-old Spanish singer, actress, and TV presenter who is famous for being part of the Operacion Triunfo casting show. She rose to fame in 2005 and was even a participant in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. Garcia also has an album and a hit single titled Despierta.
David and his wife have a daughter named Yanay who was born on March 4, 2021.
12. Janaina Mendes – Ronaldinho Ex-wife
44-year-old Mendes is a former professional dancer who was born on December 14, 1980, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They reportedly met in 2002 and started dating then. 2 years into dating, the couple got married (In May 2004).
The next year, in February 2005 Janaina bore their first child, Joao de Assis Moreira. Unfortunately, just like with relationships the Brazillian player had before and after Janaina, this marriage did not last.
Ronaldinho and Mendes got divorced soon after the birth of their son with the famous soccer player claiming that marriage isn’t for him.
13. Daniela Ospina – James Rodriquez Ex-wife
Daniela Ospina is the 32-year-old sister to former Arsenal goalkeeper, David Ospina. She is also an athlete who plays volleyball and she met James when he was still a soccer player with Banfield.
The couple got married in 2011 and welcomed a daughter together named Salome Rodriguez Ospina who was born on May 29, 2013.
After being married for 6 years, the couple decided to call it quits. Although the footballer had cheated on Daniela, the infidelity wasn’t the straw that broke the camel’s back.
The entrepreneur stated that upon her husband’s 2-year loan to Bayern Munich, she would have to move with him to Germany and she didn’t want that. She wanted to remain in Columbia and take care of her business.
14. Emma Rhys-Jones – Gareth Bale’s Wife
Emma and Gareth have known each other since they were kids as they grew up in Llanishen, Nort Cardiff. Her house was just a few miles away from that of the Welsh former football player.
Back in the early 2000s, Rhys-Jones and Bale began to date while they were in Whitchurch High School. Over a decade later, in 2016, they got engaged and eventually got married in June 2019.
The couple has since welcomed their 4 children – 2 boys and 2 girls in 2012. Their first child, Alba Violet was born on October 21, 2012, Nava Valentina was born on March 22, 2016, their first son and third child, Axel was born on May 8, 2018, while the last, so far, Xander was born on July 7, 2021.
Emma Rhys-Jones, 33, used to be a hairdresser.
15. Anna Ortiz – Andres Iniesta Wife
Andres and his wife, 38-year-old Anna Ortiz began to date in 2008 when Iniesta was still with Barcelona. They met on a beach where she was working as a waitress but she had another job as a hairdresser.
In 2012, after dating for 4 years, Andres and Anna got married and have been together ever since. They have 3 children together namely; Valeria who was born in April 2011, Andrea who was born in May 2015, and Siena who was born in May 2017.
In 2014, they lost an unborn child due to a miscarriage.
16. Amine Gulse-Ozil – Mesut Ozil’s Wife
Turkish-Swedish actress, model, and beauty queen, Amine is the wife of the German football player, Mesut Ozil. She holds titles such as Miss Turkey 2014 and Miss World representative for her country in the same year.
She was born on April 20, 1993 (32 years old) in Gothenburg and is of mixed ethnicity with her mum being Turkish and her dad from Iraq.
Her relationship with the German football player began in 2017, and by January 2019, they were engaged. Mesut and Amine got married on June 7, 2019, and a year later in March 2020, they welcomed their firstborn together.
Amine’s first child with Mesut was named Eda and in September 2022, Eda became an older sister to Ela.
17. Jorgelina Cardoso – Angel Di-Maria’s Wife
Rosario, Argentina-born Jorgelina has been with the Argentine player for more than a decade. Cardoso and Di Maria met back in their hometown and even attended the same school.
While the famous soccer player pursued a career in football, Jorgelina the 42-year-old studied at the University of Buenos Aires.
They were dating way back in the 2000s and by 2011, they got married. 2 years into their marriage, the Di Maria’s welcomed their first child; a daughter named Mia. In 2017, Pia, the couple’s second child was born.
18. Melissa Satta – Kevin Prince Boateng’s Ex-wife
Melissa is a 39-year-old Italian TV presenter, actress, and wife of Kevin Prince since their marriage in 2016. She works in Italy and has borne the footballer a son named Maddox Prince Boateng.
Before her job as a TV presenter, Melissa worked in the fashion industry in 2002. 3 years down the line, in 2005, she got a job as a presenter of Mio Fratello e Pakistano on Chanel 5.
Satta was previously linked with 2 other celebrities before her relationship and marriage to Boateng. She first dated Daniele Interrante from 2003 to 2006 before her relationship with Christian Vieri from 2006 to 2011.
Kevin Prince and Satta’s marriage only lasted 4 years; from 2016 to 2020 and it produced Melissa’s only child to date.
19. Lisa Trede – Thomas Muller’s Wife
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Lisa Trede Muller is the wife of Bayer Munich soccer player Thomas. She is a semi-professional equestrian who loves horses and works on a farm. She has her own stables and is a great horse rider.
The couple got married in 2009 after dating for a couple of years and being engaged 2 years prior.
Asides from her favorite horse named Dave, 35-year-old Lisa and Thomas have no record of being parents.
20. Coleen Rooney – Wayne Rooney’s Wife
Coleen is the wife of former Manchester United, and English star, Wayne Rooney. She was a TV personality who attended St. John Bosco Arts College. She has written for magazines such as Closer and OK!
Asides from working with Trevor McDonald in 2006, 39-year-old Coleen also had her own series for ITV titled ‘Coleen’s Real Women’. She also had a DVD exercise which was a best seller in the UK.
Coleen and Wayne met and knew each other since she was 12 years old from Croxteth. When they were 16, they started dating. Fast forward to the 2000s, the couple decided to take their relationship further.
On June 12, 2008, Coleen and Rooney got married in Portofino and they now live in a 4 million pounds home located in Prestbury, Cheshire. The couple has 4 sons born in 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2018.
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