Nicolas Pepe biography, net worth, career and marriage

• He was born in France
• He represents the Ivory Coast National Team
• He plays as a winger for Club Nice

As of 2022, Nicolas Pepe net worth sits at $30 million. He primarily earns his income from his football endeavours.

Pepe is a French-based professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Premier League club Arsenal and the Ivory Coast national football team. He began playing as a goalkeeper for his local club Solitaire Paris Est till he was 14 years.

His father had a transfer and they moved to Poitiers, where he began his senior football career. Since then, he has played in different positions and is currently a winger at Arsenal. Let’s get to know our star better.

Nicolas Pepe Biography

Nicolas Pepe net worth. Photo/Sky SPorts

Nicolas Pepe Net worth

With Nicolas Pepe new worth of $30 million, he ranks among the richest African football players. His contract with club Arsenal greatly spikes his career earnings. It was worth $83 million with an annual salary of $2.5 million. His transfer market value as of 2022 was $31 million while his highest was $92 million in 2019.

In 2017 he was signed by club Lille from Angers for a transfer fee of $12.4 million. From this club analysis, we can clearly see where and how Pepe has built his net worth, from contracts and salaries.

Personal Life

Pepe was born on  May 29,  1995, in Mantes-la-Jolie in France. His father’s name is Celestine Pepe and was a correctional officer. He has two siblings namely, Corinne and Jonathan Pepe.

He is a married man to a beautiful wife known as Fanny Band and together they are blessed with two children. Further, he is from a Christian background, strongly holding the values. Unlike most famous footballers, he has maintained a clean record since he began his football career.

Career

Nicolas Pepe grew up a football fan and played while at school, as a goalkeeper. His father was transferred to Poitiers and this is where he joined Poitiers football club starting his senior career as an outfield player.

From Poitiers, he was called up to the Ivory Coast national football, and then to Angers. He left Angers on a loan to Orleans for the season 2015-16 helping the club rise from the third tier as runners-up. It was not long before returning to Angers playing in Ligue 1, reaching to the Coupe de France Final in 2017.

In 2017, he joined club Lille on a transfer fee of $12.4 million under head coach Marcelo Bielsa who kept watch over his steps since his time at Angers. He began playing as a striker and then as a winger at the end of the season. His playing tactics attracted several clubs like Barcelona who were interested in signing him and this built today’s Nicolas Pepe net worth.

He played for the Ivorian national team as a substitute in the FIFA World Cup qualification match against Morocco.

Upon scoring his first international goal in a match against Morocco, he was named in Michael Dussuyer’s 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. However, he did not participate in the competition but was again called for the Egypt Africa Cup of Nations in 2019.

At the beginning of 2019, he signed a contract with the Premier League club Arsenal at a fee of $83 million which was the highest after Pierre-Emerick who had previously signed a deal at $65 million. He made his first debut in a match against Newcastle United when he came in as a substitute for Reiss Nelson. This saw his net worth shoot from previous years earnings.

He scored his first goal for Arsenal in a win against Aston Villa. In his European goals, he scored his first in Arsenal’s UEFA Europa League, in a win over Vitoria de Guimaraes. He has won several awards among them, UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season 2019.

Nicholas Pepe. Photo/Football London

Luxury Collection

Nicolas Pepe net worth affords him a magnificent house in London, England and has a fleet of cars worth a good amount of money. His cars are some of the world’s most expensive. They include;

• Mercedes Benz
• Range Rover
• Audi R8
• BMW X5
• Lamborghini Aventador.

FAQs

1.How old is he?

27 years.

2.Is he married?

Yes.

3.Does he have children?

Yes.

4.Which club is he at in 2023?

Arsenal.

5.What is his religion?

Christian.