No doubt Lionel Messi He is one of the most important players in Major League Soccer (MLS) and everything seemed to indicate that he was the most millionaire in Inter Miami, due to his salary. However, there is a partner who has much more economic power, although this does not exactly come from football: Leonardo Campana. The Ecuadorian soccer player comes from a billionaire family.
At 23 years old, Campana is one of those called up by the Ecuadorian National Team for the 2026 Qualifying process. He arrived at Inter Miami from Wolverhampton in England. In the last hours, he has been in the news due to the fortune of his family, always linked to sports.
The main source of this wealth is his grandmother, Isabel Noboa, one of Ecuador’s successful businesswomen. Her grandfather, Isidro Campana, helped build the iconic Guayaquil Stadium and served as Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, generating a huge income after his retirement from professional tennis.
Leonardo’s uncle, Álvaro Campana, is a tycoon known throughout South America, while another uncle, Daniel Noboa, could become president of Ecuador. In terms of personal wealth, Leonardo Campana surpasses both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who is estimated to have about 500 million euros.
Bell’s race
Leonardo Campana had his first steps in Barcelona de Guayaquil, where he made his juniors and debuted in the first division. He scored four goals in 21 games and went free to Wolverhampton in 2020. Surprisingly, he would not play an official match with the English team and during the three seasons that he maintained links with the British entity he was loaned to Famalicão from Portugal, to the Grasshoppers of Switzerland and, finally, to Inter Miami.
After one campaign, David Beckham chose him as the striker for his team and paid the Wolves 2,700,000 euros. At Las Garzas, he has a record of 18 goals and five assists in 56 games.
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