Gerard Pique Biography: Net Worth, Salary, Family, Lifestyle and Career Stats

Gerard Pique is one of the greatest Spanish former football players, who is also considered a legend at Football Club Barcelona. The former Manchester United recruit is one of the best defenders of all time as his influence has been on the growth of Spanish football and the history of the La Liga club. Having started his career at the Barcelona youth academy, La Masia, Pique began his senior professional career in the English Premier League for the Red Devils before returning to his boyhood club, Barcelona. 

La Liga, UEFA Champions League, Copa del Rey, UEFA Super Cup – you name it, Pique has won them all in his illustrious club career. His achievements with the Spanish national team are something to be celebrated for generations to come. Coming into the national team in 2009, the defensive stalwart lifted the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2012 European Championship before hanging his boots in 2018 at the international stage.

Gerard Pique Bio

Player name	Gerard Pique Bernabeu
Date of birth	2nd February, 1987
Birth Place	Barcelona, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Height	1.94 m
Current teams	Reired
Position	Center-back
Senior Debut	2004
Jersey number	3
Net worth	£75 million
Agent	NA
Yearly salary	NA
Instagram Followers	22 Million

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Gerard Pique Net Worth

Gerard Pique was a celebrated footballer who was in the limelight almost all the time throughout his stretched career. As he was an untouchable figure at Barcelona for more than a decade, his salary structure also had a mammoth bill. As of 2025, Pique’s net worth is estimated to be around £75 million.

Brand Endorsements/ Advertisements

For most of his time at Barcelona, Gerard Pique was associated with two of the biggest brands in the world – Nike and Qatar Airways, as both of them were also the official sponsor partners of the Spanish giants. He is also a brand ambassador and a shareholder of the eSports team of MoviStar Koi. 

Gerard Pique Cars & Houses

Gerard Pique is one of the richest sportspersons in the world. He has multiple properties in Europe including the ones at Andorra and Spain. Just after taking international retirement in 2018, he bought a 1000 square-meter villa in Barcelona for a deal worth around £5.6 million. The mansion has a beautiful garden, a big swimming pool and a separate house for guests.

Pique has been in the real estate business for the last couple of years. In 2017, he bought a massive apartment in the Gothic Quarter, a posh area in Barcelona for a reported £16 million.

The Spanish ace has always shown his love for luxury cars. From Aston Martin to Porsche, Pique has added a wild card to the beauty of the car collection game. His most prized possession so far has been the Porsche 911 Turbo S, worth an astounding £178,000. The sportscar can gain a speed up to 100 km/h in just 3 seconds. Pique also brought in a custom-made Aston Martin DB9 in 2016.

Gerard Pique Family, Wife & Children

Gerard Pique is the elder son of a Spanish businessman Joan Pique and a doctor, Montserrat Bernabeu. He was born in the Catalan province and has a younger brother named Marc, who currently plays as a footballer for the La Liga club, Girona FC.

Since Pique helped Spain win the FIFA World Cup title in 2010 in South Africa, he had been dating the Colombian pop singer, Shakira. The celebrity couple shares two children – Sasha and Milan. After staying in a relationship for almost 12 years, Pique and Shakira announced a mutual separation in 2022. The former Barcelona center-back has since been in a relationship with his girlfriend Clara Chia Marti, a Spanish national who has kept her personal affairs private.

Gerard Pique Early Life

One of the renowned defenders in football, Gerard Pique was born in 1987 in the Catalonia province of Spain. From a very tender age, he was drawn toward the richness of football and joined the Barcelona youth academy, La Masia. His height and sharp physique helped him to become a sensational young talent in the Barca youth setup.

Technical ability at the back and the necessary strength to go up against forwards made him a versatile asset at the club, and his promotion was soon fast-tracked to Barcelona B, the reserve team of the club. But, his game-reading ability and leadership earned him the role of a defensive midfielder in the team.

Gerard Pique Career

Club Career

In 2004: Gerard Pique made his senior professional debut for Manchester United in 2004, the same year Cristiano Ronaldo joined the club. He first featured in a game for the Reds as a replacement for the injured John O’Shea in a League Cup game. 

In 2005: Pique was given limited chances in the English Premier League due to the solid defensive performances from the regulars. He made his English top-flight debut in a 3-1 victory over Sunderland. Whenever he was given a chance he never disappointed the then Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. 

In 2007-08: Having impressed the Reds, Pique signed a contract in 2006 that would keep him at Old Trafford until 2009. But, due to lack of playing time, he was sent to La Liga club Real Zaragoza on loan. In the 2007-08 season, he was handed a start to his UEFA Champions League journey and he netted his first goal for the club in that game against Dynamo Kyiv. In that season, Pique won the Premier League title and the Champions League. Before the end of the season, he signed a four-year contract with Barcelona for £5 million. 

In 2008-09: Pique had a flying start to his Barcelona career as the Spanish defender banged his first goal for the club in the Champions League against Sporting CP in 2008. A few months later, he delivered one of the biggest performances of his life along to beat Real Madrid 6-2 in an El Clasico at Santiago Bernabeu. He was almost a regular part of Barcelona’s treble (La Liga, UEFA Champions League, Copa del Rey) winning campaign that season. 

In 2015: Pique alongside Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Dani Alves and Pedro, became the first player to have won trebles in club football. 

In 2018: He extended his contract to 2022 and completed his 500th game for Barcelona across all competitions in a game against Real Betis in La Liga. 

In 2020-22: Pique once again signed a new contract for two years. In the 2020-21 season, he won his last trophy with the Blaugrana in the form of Copa del Rey. He played his last game in the Barcelona jersey against Almeira as the captain of his side in La Liga before announcing his retirement from all forms of football.

Club name	Appearances	Goals	Assists
FC Barcelona	616	53	13
Manchester United	23	2	1
Real Zaragoza	28	3	0

International Career

Gerard Pique is a generational figure in the history of Spanish football. The former Barcelona defender made his international debut for Spain in 2009 and earned 102 caps before his retirement in 2018. He scored five goals in his career and was pivotal in Spain’s glorious 2010 World Cup and 2012 Euro-winning campaigns.

He showed tremendous resilience at the back alongside Carles Puyol to stop the waves of quality attacks in those tournaments and was named in the team of the tournament on both occasions. He also featured in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Appearances	102
Goals	5
Assists	2

Gerard Pique Awards & Achievements

• FIFA World Cup: 2010
• UEFA Euro Championship: 2012
• UEFA Euro U-19 Championship: 2006
• Premier League: 2007-08
• Football League Cup: 2005-06
• FA Community Shield: 2007
• La Liga: 2008-09, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
• Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
• Supercopa de España: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018
• UEFA Champions League: 2007-08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15
• UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2015
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
• La Liga Breakthrough player of the year: 2008-09
• La Liga Best Defender: 2009-10
• La Liga Team of the Season: 2014-15, 2015-16
• UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2014-15
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
• FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
• Gold Medal of the Royal Order: 2011

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