SUMMARY
- Lionel Messi has two elder brothers and a younger sister, Maria Sol.
- Maria Sol is the fourth child of Jorge and Celia Messi.
Lionel Messi is unarguably one of the biggest-known personalities in the world right now. With a World Champion, an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, and four Champions League titles to his name, there’s almost nothing left to know about him. However, despite his fame, there’s not much information available about Messi’s sister.
Lionel Messi is the third child of Jorge and Celia Messi’s four children. He has two elder brothers, Rodrigo and Matias, and a younger sister, Maria Sol. While both Rodrigo and Matias’ names occasionally surface on social media platforms, Maria Sol’s name relatively continues to remain subdued. Born on November 30, 1993, Maria Sol is the fourth child of Jorge and Celia Messi.
Maria has spent the majority of her life in Rosario, the hometown of Messi. She initially traveled to Barcelona with the family briefly when Lionel Messi joined FC Barcelona. However, while Messi and his father stayed back in Spain, Maria and her brothers moved back to Argentina with her mother. She has a considerable social media presence, with more than 400,000 followers on her Instagram account.
Maria Sol launched her line of bikini range in 2022
While Maria Sol’s brother, Lionel Messi, is arguably the greatest soccer player of all time, the former has ventured into the world of fashion. Back in 2022, Maria launched her range of bikini collections named ‘Shine and Love’. She has collaborated with the renowned brand Bikini Rio to start her collection, which hit the stores in Rosario a couple of years ago.
Although this hasn’t been Maria Sol’s first experience in the fashion world. Sol has previously worked with Virginia Hilfiger, the sister of renowned American designer Tommy Hilger. In addition to this, Maria also helped her brother, Lionel, launch his clothing brand, The Messi Store, in 2019 with Virginia. Opening up about her interaction with Maria, Virginia described Messi’s sister as a humble, generous, and kind person.
Maria Sol’s boyfriend works as a coach at Lionel Messi’s club
Meanwhile, Maria Sol’s long-time boyfriend Julian ‘Tuli’ Arellano works at Lionel Messi’s new club, Inter Miami. Messi made headlines last year when he marked his exit from European soccer by leaving PSG and signing with Inter Miami. Interestingly, the boyfriend of the 2022 World Cup winner’s sister works as a member of the coaching staff for the U-19 team of the Miami-based club.
Like Maria Sol, Tuli Arellano also hails from Rosario, Argentina. While the exact date of when their relationship started is not known, Maria and Tuli have been a couple for a long time now. The pair have kept their love life under the radar and occasionally share pictures of themselves on their Instagram accounts. While the pair aren’t married yet, Maria and Tuli are expected to tie the knot soon.