Barcelona attacker Raphinha and his lover, Natalia Rodrigues, are expecting a baby. The Brazilian football star confirmed this through a post on his instagram account.
Raphinha Dias Belloli who is known simply as Raphinha posted a picture of himself, his pregnant lover alongside two dogs to tell the world that he will soon be a father.
All things being equal, Rodrigues is expected to give birth in May of this year.
Natalia Rodrigues and Raphinha have known each other since they were teenagers. The pair first met in 2013. They had an amazing friendship for 9 years before they began dating.
He proposed to Natalia in December 2021 before they had their wedding in February 2022
Raphinha proposed to his lover, Natalia Rodrigues in December 2021 and the couple wedded two months later in February, 2022 in a private wedding ceremony.
Natalia Rodrigues background and personal details
Natalia was born in Brazil. She is a model alongside being a social media influencer. She has over 300,000 followers on Instagram.
Raphinha’s partner also has a personal website where she posts photos alongside marketing her brand and simply keeping her fans updated on happenings around her.
Natalia Rodrigues is a lady who enjoys her private space which makes her distinct from the wives and girlfriends of many footballers.
Reports say Natalia finished her education in Brazil. She attended a local high school in her hometown. Her birth date is the 31st of December, 1998 which means she is currently 23 years old.
Based on her birthday, her zodiac sign is capricorn, which implies that she is a really hardworking and ambitious individual.
When the Barcelona forward met Natalia, he was still strutting his stuff for clubs in the lowers divisions of Brazilian football.
Natalia has one sibling. She has a younger sister, who was born in 2015.
Her net worth is unknown but her husband’s net worth is $9 Million and his annual salary is £5.2 Million. Raphinha earns £100,000 per week currently with Barcelona.
Natalia Rodrigues body height is 5ft 7 in (1.70 m) and her weight is estimated at 55 kg (121 Ibs). She has blonde hair and beautiful brown eyes.
Raphinha’s wife also has a small tattoo on her forearm and she is a Christian.
Raphinha signed for Barcelona in the summer of 2022
Her Husband, Raphinha, joined Barcelona in the summer of 2022 in a deal estimated to be around the region of £50 million.
He put pen-to-paper on a five-year contract with the Blaugrana side, that would keep him at the team until the summer of 2027.
Raphinha was in the news some weeks ago for his body language after he reacted angrily when he was subbed off in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League tie with Manchester United, an encounter which Barcelona eventually lost.
He has played for several clubs in the past namely; Avai, Vitoria Guimaraes, Sporting Lisbon, Rennes and Leeds United.
The 27-year-old has scored 65 goals in 281 appearances across the clubs he has represented, he has also scored 5 goals in 16 matches for Brazil.
