Top Footballers without Tattoos

Many football players have tattoos for a variety of reasons, most of which are personal. The primary motivations for getting tattoos are that they frequently symbolize certain understated or overt aspects of players' personalities and life experiences.

Players may also get tattoos to demonstrate their wealth, their ability to endure pain, or to try to intimidate their opponents. Additionally, tattoos serve as a reminder to inspire vigor and bravery.

Players get homesick, and they cannot find a better way to deal with depression rather than painting a reminiscence of their home town, as the Belgian

has proudly flaunts a depiction of Antwerp’s cathedral, minus the gift shop, on his right arm.

Many get interested in foreign languages, especially dead ones, and write phrases- which are mostly inspirational- on their body in that foreign language. For instance, “Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered), declares

’s rib cage, and “Perfectio in spiritu” (perfection in the spirit) is written on David Beckham's right arm, which are in Latin.

However, there are still Top Footballers without Tattoos. Who are they? Let's find out.

Tattoos have close relationship with players' feelings. Family can be a key theme when it comes to inking one's body.

has tattoos the hands of his first son, Thiago, in addition to his name in a heart.

In 2018, Messi began filling his right leg just above the ankle with the names and birth-dates of all three of his sons: Thiago, Mateo and Ciro.

These were some examples of some players' tattoos and the reasons behind them. Now, let's get to the list of the top footballers without tattoos, and have a brief overview of their career achievements. If you have been seeking an answer for the question of "

Which footballers have no tattoos?

" this is where you are going to get your answer.

Top Footballers without Tattoos:

The following is a list of the best footballers without any tattoos, who have chosen to let their bodies stay "Uninked" and be exceptional in a world where players are fascinated by the fame and glamour, and has made tattoos a tradition among footballers. These players have not joined the trend, and while you may be familiar with some of them, the list can be surprising at certain points.

Cristiano Ronaldo

• Full name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro

• Date of birth: 5 February 1985 (age 37)

• Place of birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

• Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)

• Position(s): Forward

The most prominent player in the list of

top footballers without tattoos

is the Portuguese legend

. CR7, who is regarded as one of the best football players of all time, has stated the fact why he has never got a tattoo despite all of his fame, superstardom, and glamour: He does not have tattoos because he donates blood regularly in order to help other people especially those who are sick. His passion to help humanity, both by donating blood and even financially, has made Ronaldo an exceptional player outside of the field.

As one of the top football players who have no tattoos, here are some of the greatest achievements of one of the best players in history: Ronaldo has won 5 Ballon d'Or awards as the best player of the year, as well as 4 European Golden Shoes.

Moreover, Ronaldo holds the records for the most goals (141) and assists (42) in the history of the UEFA Champions League, a tournament which he has won on 5 occasions. He is

's top goal scorer of all time with 450 goals.

Ronaldo has scored 118 goals for Portugues national team. In addition, he has won UEFA Best Player in Europe award 3 times, as well as the Best FIFA Men's Player award in 2016 and 2017. Moreover, Ronaldo has been named in FIFA FIFPro World XI for 14 consecutive years from 2007 to 2020.

In addition, Ronaldo has had an exhilarating career on team level as well as individual level, by winning 5 UEFA Champions League titles (4 with Real Madrid and 1 with

) he only sees Paco Gento above himself with 6 titles won. CR7 has won 3

titles with Manchester United, 2

trophies with Real Madrid and 2

tiles with Juventus.

Furthermore, 4 FIFA Clubs World Cup and 2 UEFA Super Cups can be seen in his list of achievements, among so many other domestic and international successes that are not mentioned here. With

, Ronaldo has achieved the European Championship in 2016, as well as the UEFA Nations League in 2019.

N'Golo Kante

• Full name: N'Golo Kanté

• Date of birth: 29 March 1991 (age 31)

• Place of birth: Paris, France

• Height: 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

• Position(s): Central midfielder

has been one of the best defensive midfielders of the world in recent years, and is known as one of the humblest football players. No one remembers seeing Kante getting involved in a fight on the pitch, or even creating news outside of the fields. It seems to be impossible to see the French midfielder in a Tattoo shop as well.

His appearance is always very simple, and he has no desire to show off his wealth or body, and that is what makes him popular among football fans despite the clubs they support.

The French man decided to have a low-key lifestyle and not to go with the trend of getting tattoos and having strange haircuts, in spite of the fact that he has been a very successful player in recent years, and has been in the center of the attention. He is one of the

top footballers without tattoos

.

Speaking of his career achievements, Kante won the Premier League in his first and only season with

in 2016, and moved to

at the end of the season where he managed to win his second successive League title with the Blues of London.

Kante helped Chelsea to the conquest of 1 Champions League, 1 EFL Cup, 3 FA Cups, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup and 1 Europe League. The highlight of his is indubitably winning the 2018 World Cup with

, where he played a pivotal role in every match.

Moreover, Kante has a bright career on personal stage. He has been named in PFA Premier League Team of the Year in 2016 and 2017, and was voted PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2017. Kante was chosen as Premier League Player of the 2016/17 Premier League Season. He is without a doubt one of the best footballers without any tattoos, whose concentration is on his duty on the pitch, not the attention he can get from having strange appearance.

Mohamed Salah

• Full name: Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly

• Date of birth: 15 June 1992 (age 30)

• Place of birth: Nagrig, Basyoun, Egypt

• Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

• Position(s): Forward

Another player in the list of top footballers without tattoos is

. The "Egyptian King" is also not that much concerned about how he looks like on the pitch, but tries to focus on his performance more. The right winger of Liverpool has said, "I don’t have tattoos, I don’t change hairstyles, I don’t know how to dance. I just want to play football." Perhaps is because of his religion that he has stayed off the bandwagon of the players who wear tattoos.

As one of the

football stars who don't wear a tattoo

, Mohamed Salah has won numerous team and individual awards in the past few years, especially after joining

.

He played one of the most pivotal roles in winning the UEFA Champions League in 2019, and in the conquest of the Premier League in 2020, which was Liverpool's first league title in 30 years. With him in the squad, Liverpool also achieved 1 UEFA Super Cup and 1 FIFA Clubs World Cup.

Regarded as one of the best players in the world in recent years, and one of the top footballers without tattoos, Salah has been a decorated player on personal level by being named the African Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018, and being voted PFA Players' Player of the Year (2017-18).

Salah has been crowned Premier League top scorer for 2 consecutive seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19) and once again in 2021-22 season. Moreover, the Egyptian forward was named Premier League Player of the 2017/18 season.

Gareth Bale

• Full name: Gareth Frank Bale

• Date of birth: 16 July 1989 (age 33)

• Place of birth: Cardiff, Wales

• Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

• Position(s): Winger

The Welsh Right Winger has not any ink on his body the same as his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, and is among the football stars who don't wear a tattoo. Although Bale's astonishing potential has not been fully reached in the last years due to successive injured he suffered from, his achievements cannot be denied.

was one of the best players in the World in his prime.

Bale does not wear any tattoos because his father has not given permission to him. Despite the great fame he experienced, he did not cross the lines of the prohibited things in his household. Once he wore a pair of magnetic earrings in a family dinner, “My dad walked in and I swear I thought he was going to kill me,” Said Gareth.

“He looked at me with such disgust. I thought, ‘Oh my God!’ My mate was in and he felt proper awkward.” This obviously demonstrates the rules of Bale family about appearance.

Speaking of his achievements, Gareth Bale has won 2 LaLiga titles, 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Spanish Super Cup, 4 Champions League titles, 2 UEFA Super Cups, as well as 3 FIFA Club World Cups. On personal level, Gareth Bale has been named in UEFA Team of the Year in 2011 and 2013, and has been named the Welsh Footballer of the Year on 6 occasions.

Moreover, he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year 2 times, and more significantly, Bale was named Premier League Player of the Season of 2012/12. In addition, he has been named in PFA Team of the Year 4 times (1 in Championship and 3 in Premier League). He is unquestionably one of the

top footballers without tattoos

.

Sadio Mane

• Full name: Sadio Mané

• Date of birth: 10 April 1992 (age 30)

• Place of birth: Sédhiou, Senegal

• Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

• Position(s): Forward/Winger

Another player of the list of top footballers without tattoos who does not wear any because of his religion, Islam. He puts all his effort into playing football, and does not give too much attention to fancy stuff such as tattoos.

Moreover, he does not like to possess in luxurious stuff like most players do, and he helps charity regularly. Mane has decided to help the poor and the sick, in one word: humanity, rather than spending money to draw with ink on his body.

Regarded as one of the

top football players who have no tattoos

,

has won 1 Premier League title, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, and 1 FIFA Clubs World Cup with Liverpool. On individual stage, Mane has been named in Confederation of African Football (CAF) Team of the Year on 5 occasions, and in PFA Premier League Team of the Season 3 times.

Moreover, he was crowned the Premier League top scorer in 2018/19 season. In addition, Sadio Mane was voted to be in 2018/19 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season, as well as in 2019 UEFA Team of the Year. Furthermore, he was named the African Footballer of the 2019 and 2022, and was named in IFFHS Men's World Team of 2019.

Robert Lewandowski

• Full name: Robert Lewandowski

• Date of birth: 21 August 1988 (age 35)

• Place of birth: Warsaw, Poland

• Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

• Position(s): Striker

The Polish striker is commonly regarded as the one of the best strikers in the recent years, and by many, he is even said to be the best forward of his generation. This extraordinary player is in our list of top footballers without tattoos, for his skin is clean of any ink.

has chosen to stay humble and not to show off his fancy stuff, despite being a player who has won almost everything in his professional career.

Lewandowski won 2 Bundesligas, 1 DFB-Pokal, 1 German Super Cup, and reached the UEFA Champions League final match with

before moving to the rivals

in 2013.

He reached the pinnacle of his career with the Bavarians, where he has achieved 8 successive Bundesliga titles, 3 DFB-Pokals, 5 German Super Cups, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, and 1 FIFA Clubs World Cup.

He was the key player in the conquest of the European Treble of 2019/20 season, by finishing both the Bundesliga and the Champions League as the top scorer, and even being the UCL's top assist provider. Due to his astonishing performances, Lewandowski was named the Best FIFA Men's Player in 2020, and was named in their FIFA FIFPro World 11.

In a list published by IFFHS in 2020, he stood 7th in the list of World's Best Men Player of the Decade. Moreover, he was named UEFA Men's Player of the Year in 2020. "Lewa" finished the Bundesliga as the top scorer on 5 occasions, and has been named in the League's Team of the Season for 9 consecutive seasons from 2012/13 season. He currently plays for La Liga club Barcelona. These were only a few of Robert Lewandowski's career achievements, a player who is one of the

best footballers without any tattoos

ever.

Kylian Mbappe

• Full name: Kylian Mbappé Lottin

• Date of birth: 20 December 1998 (age 24)

• Place of birth: Paris, France

• Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

• Position(s): Forward

The young French player is regarded as one of the best players in the world despite his age.

is one of the top footballers without tattoos who decided not to join the trend of young players getting tattoos with their first sparks of progress. Maybe the reason he is a head and shoulder above his peers is his complete devotion to the football itself, not the fancy appearances.

Mbappe is a decorated player although he is only 23. He won the League 1 title with Monaco in 2016/17 and joined

at the end of the season, where he has achieved 4 Ligue 1 trophies, 3 Coupe de French (French Cup) titles, 2 French League Cups, and reached the final match of 2019/20 UEFA Champions League where they lost to Bayern Munich.

Most importantly, Mbappe was a key player in the French squad that won the 2018 World Cup.  Furthermore, the young talented player has had a luminous individual career, where he has been named in 2018 and 2019 FIFA FIFPro World XI, and was named the 2018 World Cup young Player of the Tournament.

Moreover, Mbappe was named in UEFA Team of the Year in 2018, and has finished the French League as the top scorer thrice. The future is unknown, but he is likely to stay in the list of football starts who don't wear a tattoo.

Alexis Sanchez

• Full name: Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez

• Date of birth: 19 December 1988 (age 34)

• Place of birth: Tocopilla, Chile

• Height: 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)

• Position(s): Forward

The Chilean forward is the last player in our list of top footballers without tattoos.

has a great muscular body shape, but has never thought of showing it off with inks.

The current Marseille player won a LaLiga title, 1 Copa del Rey, 2 Spanish Super Cups, 1 UEFA Super Cup, and 1 FIFA Clubs World Cup with Barcelona before joining

in 2014. With Alexis added to the Gunners' squad, they managed to achieve 2 FA Cups and 1 FA Community Shield.

Sanchez made an unsuccessful move to Manchester United in 2018, where he has never been able to repeat his astounding performances with Arsenal shirt. Eventually he moved to Italy in 2020 to play for Nerazzurri, and has helped them won the Serie A title in 2020/21 season, as well as reaching the 2019/20 Europe League final match, where they lost to Sevilla.

On the international level, Sanchez has played a pivotal role in

in achieving 2 Copa Americas in 2015 and 2016. Considered as one of the top football players who have no tattoos, he was named in 2014/15 PFA Premier League Team of the Season, and won the 2016 Copa America Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament which was won by his national team.

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