Top Facts about Marco Verratti

A skillful defensive midfielder with the ability to read the game perfectly,

has been on the radar of big European clubs for many years. Still PSG is not giving up on his Italian star because they know that a talent like Verratti is a rare case in the market, since many giant teams has been suffered greatly in the past few seasons for not having a good defensive midfielder.

The 2019-2020 season was a great success for Verratti and PSG. They won the

title and reached the final of the Uefa Champions League for the first time in their history. Albeit they lost it eventually to the mighty Bayern Side coached by Hansi Flic. Verratti was instrumental for Tomas Tuchel through the season, but missed the latter stages due to injury. Although Marco Verratti injury did not keep him out of play for a long period and He was back in time to play in the UCL semi-final and final game.

The new season of French top football league started with PSG losing 1-0 to RC Lens. PSG did not have many of its first team players as they Neymar, Navas and many others were in quarantine due to their positive tests for COVID-19. However, Verratti played full 90 minute. Despite the loss, PSG should be back to winning ways soon and Verratti is aiming to reach even further heights with his team in the 2020-2021 season. Here are all the interesting

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Top Facts about Marco Verratti you might want to know

In the following article we will take a look at the most interesting facts about Marco Verratti. First we present you with some of the general information.

General information

• Full Name

  : Marco Verratti

• Nicknames

  : Little Owl

• Date and Place of Birth

  : on 5th of November 1992, Pescara, Italy

• Height & Weight

  : 1.62 m / 60 lg

• Family Members

  : Fabrizzio Verratti (Father), Lidia Cremonese (Mother), Stefano Verratti (Brother)

• Marital Status

  : single

• Wife/Girlfriend

  : Laura Zazzara, Jessica Aidi

• Children

  : 2 (one girl and one boy with Laura Zazzara)

• Current team

  : Paris Saint Germain

• Jersey Number:

  7 at PSG

• Zodiac Sign

  : Scorpio

Marco Verratti Birthday, Zodiac Sign and nationality

First part in our article about facts about Marco Verratti is about his birthday. Marco Verratti Birthday is at 5 November 1992. He was born in Pescara. Marco Verratti nationality is Italian.

Verratti zodiac sign is Scorpio. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on 5th of November are:

• Actors and Actresses: Vivien Leigh, Kris Jenner, Tilda Swinton and Sam Rockwell

• Singers:  Bryan Adams

Footballers:  Odell Beckham,

, Abedi Pele and Uwe Seele 

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Marco Verratti Childhood and Parents

At this part we will look at the facts about Marco Verratti Childhood and the family and background he grew up in.

Marco Verratti was born to a hard working middle class family. His father, Fabrizzio chose to become a carpenter when he quit football at the age of 30. His mother, Lidia Cremonese was a house keeper. Marco helped his father grow the carpentry business by investing heavily in the family business. He also helped his brother, Stefano to start his agri-culture business.

 The Verratti family has always been fans of football. His father and older brother both tried to make it as a professional footballers, but were forced to quit too early due to various reasons.

 His mother is also passionate about football and were present in the stadium when his son made his debut for PSG. They encouraged young Marco to pursuit their dreams and become a successful footballer, which he did and was rewarded immediately when he signed a 300 thousand euro deal at Pescara.

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Marco Verratti girlfriend, Relationships and Martial Status

Marco Verratti was in a long relationship with his model girlfriend, Laura Zazzara. Their friendship goes back to their childhood as their houses were a couple of blocks away of each other. They grew up in the same neighborhood. Through the years, their friendship grew stronger and finally turned into an intimate relationship.

The couple welcomed their first child, a boy named Tommaso on 12th of March 2014. They had their second child, Andrea two years later. But the relationship itself did not have a happy ending as Marco and Laura decided to split-up in 2019 after more than 10 years of relationship.

Verratti moved on from his divorce by dating the stunning Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, Jessica Aidi. Marco Verratti girlfriend was first spotted with him while holding hands at the Monaco Grand Prix in May, though the duo are yet to officially go public. It has been claimed that the pair met when Aidi - who has posed for the likes of Sports Illustrated - was working as a waitress.

Verratti was turned down by his girlfriend, Jessica Aidi when he wanted to initiate sex as a part of an episode in a reality show. The short clip posted by Get French Football News, shows Verratti laying on a bed with Aidi with the two talking about what to eat. Toward the end, Verratti appears to be trying to initiate sex but is told “no” by his model girlfriend.

He was also a victim of a prank by his girlfriend when knowing Marco's fear of rats, she threw many fake rats around the house to record his boyfriend's hilarious reaction.

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Marco Verratti Career

Verratti started his career in his home town club, Pescara. He moved through the ranks of the academy fast and made his debut for the first team at the tender age of 15. After Pescara's historic season under famous Zdenek Zeman in 2011-2012 in which they won Serie B with complete domination over their rivals, Verratti was chosen as the best player of Serie B and won The Bravo Award. His excellent performances caught the eyes of some big clubs and eventually it was Paris saint Germain who signed him on a five-year contract.

By 2021 Verratti will be celebrating his 8th year at Paris. He has played mainly as deep-lying playmaker and defensive midfielder. He made his debut for PSG in the game against

on September 2012 and recorded his first assist two weeks later.

Verratti has won many trophies with PSG including 7 Ligue 1 titles as well as 5 Coupe de France and 5 France Super Cup. With a total of 22 titles, He is the player with most trophies in the history of PSG. He was also an important player for his team on their way to

final last season. Where they ended as runners-up after eliminating the likes of Dortmund, Leipzig and Atlanta.

On the international level Verratti was first called to Italy national team by Cesare Prandelli in 2012, when he was still playing in Serie B. he was a member of the Italy team in 2014 World Cup and 2016 UEFA European Championship. The biggest disappointment of his international career was failing to reach the 2018

after getting eliminated by Sweden in the play-off.

Marco Verratti religion

Marco Verratti religion is Christianity. He is a Catholic and has stated that although he does not consider himself religious, he holds the spirituality close to his heart.

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Marco Verratti Net worth, Salary and Market Value

The 26 years old Italian professional player, Marco Verratti has an estimated net worth of $5 million in 2019, including all of his properties and earnings.

Marco Verratti current market value is at 60 million pounds. Marco Verratti salary in 2019 was reportedly 6 Million Euros.

 Marco Verratti Transfermarket stats

According to Marco Verratti Transfermarket stats, Marco Verratti has played a total of 391 games for two clubs (Pescara and Paris Saint Germain). He has scored 11 goals and has provided 25 assists for his team mates. Marco Verratti stats shows why he is considered among the best midfielders in the world.

On the international level he has played 36 games for Italy, scoring 3 goals and assisting 8 times. His most important goal for the national team was in the 2-1 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina at

.

Some Short top facts about Marco Verratti

Marco Verratti's idol in childhood was

legend, Alex Del Pierro and Juventus was his favorite team as a teen.

The most interesting facts about Marco Verratti tattoos is that he, like many other footballers prefer colored tattoos. He has most of his tattoos on his arms.

Marco Verratti is active in social media. His Instagram account has around 5 million followers.

It was Marco Verratti girlfriend's idea to nickname him as little owl. According to Verratti himself, Laura chose the nickname because they both share Owl shaped eyes.

Verratti fired his longtime friend, father figure and manager when the latter was saying untrue things to the press on behalf of the Italian star. Verratti hoped for them to stay as friends and then decided to choose famous agent, Mino Raiola as his representative after consulting with

.

Marco Verratti Height is only 1.62 meters.

Marco Verratti position is central midfielder, but he has played as a defensive midfielder as well.

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Marco Verratti Quotes:

One of the most amusing parts of SportMob's article on facts about Marco Verratti is a look back at his most interesting and controversial quotes about himself and other players.

On his Playing style and relationship with managers:

"I have always done that, ever since I was young and when I join a new team or I play with a new manager there is always a bit of a fight at the beginning and then they understand that’s my style of play and they eventually do it."

"It is stronger than me. I want to play differently because I think I have got something, something different, and if one day I let a goal happen that should not have happened then, well, I will take the responsibility for that but I will also continue to play that way."

On The controversies surrounding his life-style:

"Whoever is a footballer is a person like many others. And we don't do anything special. I can go out like any other person. If I have a free day I go out, but there was a moment when if I went out and was recognized all this turned into "Marco Verratti goes out every night"

On Neymar:

"

could have earned just as much from Manchester City or Chelsea. He didn't come here for the money, but for the project. For me, it's the same."

"At one point Neymar wanted to leave. He had difficult moments. That’s why sometimes you try to go back where you feel a little more loved. He knows he must be forgiven. We see that he wants to come back as soon as possible to help this team to go as far as possible."

On Mbappe:

"I never expected Mbappe to be at such a level already. He's a phenomenal player. There are only three or four players in the history of football who have done what he has done at just 18."

On his Relationship Zlatan Ibrahimovic:

"In football and even outside football, every time I've listened to Zlatan, I've made a good decision."

On Messi not being punished enough by referees:

"Messi goes on pointing his finger at the referee's face without even getting a yellow card"

On his Girlfriend hobbies in Paris:

"My Girlfriend buys French products and uses them in an Italian way. In fact, we eat a bit of both plates. A good dessert, some good cheese. There are lots of Italian restaurants in Paris. We are spoiled for choices"

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Marco Verratti achievements

We round up our article on the top facts about Marco Verratti with a list of his most notable achievements at club and international level.

With Paris Saint Germaine:

Ligue 1 (7 titles in 8 seasons from 2012 to 2020), Coppa Italia (2017- 18), French Super Cup (2017-2018)

UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2018- 19 and 2019- 20), FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee (2019)

With Italy National team:

UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up (2013)

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