The net worth, salary, and market value of Mario Balotelli, the striker who is now without a team after the termination of his contract with Sion.
How much does Mario Balotelli earn? This is always a very topical question given that what until a few years ago was considered the purest talent in Italian football is continuing to make headlines even far from Serie A.
In 2012, the Italian dictionary Treccani also included in the list of her neologisms the term “ balotellata ”, or rather the “gesture, behavior, stunt, typical of the footballer Mario Balotelli ”. It was the period of excesses at Manchester City, but also the European championship where he played as a protagonist and brought Italy to the final against Spain.
Ever since he exploded with the Inter shirt, there has always been this parallel in the center forward’s career: great potential and moderate successes (at 29 years old he has already won practically everything at club level ), but also many over the top episodes and a bad boy reputation that is difficult to shake off.
After throwing away the chance to play with some of the most prestigious clubs on the continent, Mario Balotelli after several seasons spent in France chose to return to Serie A, cutting his salary in order to play with the shirt of Brescia.
However, this experience also ended badly like the one with the Monza shirt, with the attacker then finding goals and a bit of serenity in Turkey with Adana Demirspor before moving to Zion.
The adventure in Switzerland, however, didn’t go very well: five goals in just eleven games played and a feeling with the fans that never broke out. In September, after the end of the transfer market, the contract was terminated.
Mario Balotelli’s market value
At the moment Mario Balotelli, according to the specialized site Transfermarkt, has an market value estimated at 1.5 million, a sharp decrease compared to 2021 when it was 20 million.
- Mario Balotelli’s market value
- Source: Transfermarkt
If we look at the graph created again by Transfermarkt, which makes its assessments based exclusively on cross-referencing statistics relating to performances, even in his golden moment i.e. summer 2012 the center forward never saw explode its market value, which at most reached 32 million.
The feeling is that deep down Mario Balotelli has always been a good player but nothing more, with the various media that have often "pumped" him beyond his own merits following more media-based rather than sporting logics.
Salary and net worth
With his transfer to Adana Demirspor, Mario Balotelli by virtue of the three-year contract worth 5 million per season was one of the highest-paid players in the Turkish top flight.
After the argument with coach Vincenzo Montella, Balotelli decided to move to Switzerland by signing a two-year contract with the option for a third of 3 million per year with Sion.
Now, however, due to the termination of the contract with the Swiss club, the attacker is released and free to independently look for a new team: the most accredited hypothesis is that of a return to Adana Demirspor.
Here are the salaries received by Mario Balotelli during his career.
| Team | Seasons | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Inter | 2008-2010 | 1.5 million |
| Manchester City | 2010-2013 | 4 million |
| Milan | January 2013-2014 | 4.5 million |
| Liverpool | 2014-2016 | 6 million |
| Nice | 2016-2019 | 5.5 million |
| Marseille | January 2019-June 2019 | 3 million |
| Brescia | August 2019- June 2020 | 1.5 million |
| Monza | February 2021- June 2021 | 0.4 million |
| Adana Demirspor | 2021-August 2022 | 5 million |
| Zion | August 2022-ongoing | 3 million |
Money.it processing
Making a quick sum, so far in his career Mario Balotelli should have earned almost 60 million, excluding any prizes and sponsorship contracts, such as the one with Puma which in his best years guaranteed him 5.8 million per year just to be able to take it away from the competition.
Overall, Mario Balotelli’s net worth is estimated at 150 million euros.
Original article published on Money.it Italy 2023-09-15 09:11:00. Original title: Quanto guadagna Mario Balotelli? Stipendio e valore dell’attaccante svincolato
