Daniele De Rossi Net Worth: Roma Icon’s Career Earnings

Daniele De Rossi Net Worth and Salary

Daniele De Rossi is a former Italian professional soccer player, coach, and club owner with an estimated net worth of $25 million.

De Rossi built his reputation during an 18-season career with AS Roma, where he became one of the club’s most admired players and eventually took over as captain from Francesco Totti. Known for his physical midfield play, accurate long-range passing, and powerful shooting, he made 616 appearances for Roma, won two Coppa Italia trophies, and earned 117 caps for Italy. He was part of Italy’s 2006 FIFA World Cup-winning squad and converted a penalty in the shootout that secured victory over France in the final. During his peak years, De Rossi ranked among Italian soccer’s highest-paid players, collecting documented net earnings of more than €56 million across 15 seasons with Roma. Following a short stint with Boca Juniors in Argentina, he transitioned into management, coaching SPAL, Roma, and Genoa. In 2025, he became a club owner after purchasing Ostiamare, the team he represented as a teenager. The club earned promotion to Italy’s professional Serie C in 2026 under his ownership.

Early Life

Born on July 24, 1983, in Rome, Italy, Daniele De Rossi grew up in Ostia, the coastal neighborhood southwest of the capital. Soccer was central to his family: his father, Alberto De Rossi, went on to become a longtime coach and youth-development leader at AS Roma. Daniele began playing for local side Ostiamare before joining Roma’s youth academy in 2000.

De Rossi initially played as a forward, but he eventually settled into central midfield, where his physical strength, defensive awareness, and technical ability became his defining qualities. His bond with Roma was established well before he reached the senior squad, and he spent almost his entire playing career with the club he had supported since childhood.

Roma Career

De Rossi made his Roma senior debut in October 2001 against Anderlecht in the UEFA Champions League while Fabio Capello was manager. His first Serie A appearance came in January 2003. He soon developed into a dependable starter and an influential midfield partner for club legend Francesco Totti, combining aggressive tackling with the composure to control matches.

Although Roma finished as Serie A runners-up several times during De Rossi’s tenure, the club struggled to overcome the dominance of its chief rivals in the league. He did help Roma capture back-to-back Coppa Italia titles in 2007 and 2008, as well as the 2007 Supercoppa Italiana. Individual recognition followed: De Rossi was named Serie A Young Footballer of the Year in 2006 and Italian Footballer of the Year in 2009, confirming his status as one of Europe’s top midfielders.

For much of his career, De Rossi carried the nickname “Capitan Futuro,” or “Future Captain,” while Totti remained Roma’s official skipper. After Totti retired in 2017, De Rossi assumed the captaincy. Several wealthy English clubs, including Manchester City, were reportedly interested in signing him, but he stayed with Roma until 2019. His final appearance came in May of that year, when Roma defeated Parma 2-1 and the Stadio Olimpico crowd gave him a lengthy standing ovation.

De Rossi departed Roma having played 616 matches and scored 63 goals in all competitions, making him the club’s second-most-used player at the time, behind Totti. He featured in 459 Serie A matches and scored 43 league goals. The two longtime teammates shared the field 355 times, an exceptional partnership that helped shape Roma across nearly 20 years.

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Contracts, Salaries, and Career Earnings

De Rossi was one of Serie A’s highest-paid players for several years. In February 2012, Roma secured his future with a five-year contract costing the club as much as €10 million a season, including bonuses. His reported net salary during the peak years of that agreement was about €5.4 million annually, while his later two-year extension, signed in 2017, paid around €3 million net per season.

An analysis by Italian financial publication Calcio e Finanza, using Roma’s financial statements and club announcements, calculated that De Rossi received €56.17 million in net compensation over 15 documented seasons between 2004 and 2019. The associated cost to Roma was €103.91 million. Those figures cover salary and image-rights compensation, with additional performance bonuses outside the calculation.

The same analysis put his average annual net compensation for those 15 seasons at €3.74 million. Earlier in his career, a 2004 agreement also gave De Rossi a share of the commercial revenue from his image rights. He supplemented his club income with endorsements, including a Pringles promotion featuring Thierry Henry and an Adidas campaign alongside David Beckham. He also appeared on the Italian cover of EA Sports’ “FIFA 09.”

De Rossi accepted a much smaller contract when he joined Boca Juniors in 2019. The Argentine club reportedly agreed to pay him around €500,000 for an eight-month deal. His later coaching contracts added another substantial source of income, including a reported Roma coaching salary of more than €3 million net per year under a three-year agreement signed in 2024.

Italy and the 2006 World Cup

De Rossi made his senior international debut for Italy in 2004. That year he also helped the country win the UEFA European Under-21 Championship and earned a bronze medal at the Athens Olympics. He became part of a celebrated national-team generation alongside Andrea Pirlo, Fabio Cannavaro, and Gianluigi Buffon.

His first World Cup in 2006 nearly ended in disaster. De Rossi was sent off for elbowing American forward Brian McBride during Italy’s group-stage draw with the United States and received a four-match suspension. He returned for the final against France, replacing Totti during the second half, and converted one of Italy’s penalties as the team won the World Cup in a shootout.

He went on to play at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and helped Italy reach the final of Euro 2012, where the team lost to Spain. His international career ended after Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Across 117 appearances, De Rossi scored 21 goals, placing him among the country’s most-capped players.

Boca Juniors and Retirement

After leaving Roma in 2019, De Rossi declined to join another Italian rival and instead signed with Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, fulfilling a longstanding interest in Argentine soccer. His former Roma teammate Nicolás Burdisso, then working in Boca’s management, helped bring him to the club. De Rossi scored on his debut in a Copa Argentina match but made only seven competitive appearances overall.

In January 2020, he announced his retirement from professional soccer, bringing a playing career that had begun almost entirely in one city to an end on another continent. He soon began preparing for management and joined the coaching staff of Italy’s national team under Roberto Mancini. In that role, he was part of the Italian setup that won the delayed Euro 2020 tournament in 2021.

Coaching Career

De Rossi’s first head-coaching appointment came in October 2022 with SPAL in Italy’s Serie B. He was dismissed in February 2023 after 17 league matches, but received a much more prominent opportunity in January 2024 when Roma fired José Mourinho and turned to its former captain.

He made an immediate impact, lifting Roma to sixth place in Serie A and guiding the club to the Europa League semi-finals. Roma rewarded him in June 2024 with a contract running through June 2027, reportedly worth more than €3 million net annually. But the reunion ended abruptly that September, when the club dismissed him after opening the new league season with three draws and one loss. Roma and De Rossi formally terminated the remaining contract by mutual agreement in October 2025.

The following month, Genoa hired him to replace Patrick Vieira. Italian media reported that his initial agreement paid approximately €900,000 net through June 2026, with an extension tied to the team’s survival in Serie A. Genoa retained its top-flight place, and De Rossi continued in charge into the 2026-27 season.

Ostiamare Ownership

In January 2025, De Rossi purchased Ostiamare, the club where he had played before joining Roma’s academy. The financially troubled team was competing in Serie D, the fourth tier of Italian soccer, and faced problems with its stadium and facilities. De Rossi bought the club from former owner Roberto Di Paolo with plans to strengthen its organization, improve youth development, and rebuild its connection with the local community.

The investment produced a rapid sporting result. In April 2026, Ostiamare secured promotion to Serie C, returning to professional competition after 35 years. That August, De Rossi appointed his father, Alberto, as club president, while remaining the owner himself. The purchase price and the current value of De Rossi’s ownership interest have not been publicly disclosed.

Personal Life

De Rossi married Tamara Pisnoli in 2006. They have a daughter, Gaia, and divorced in 2009. In December 2015, he married actress and model Sarah Felberbaum in a private ceremony in the Maldives. The couple have two children, Olivia and Noah.

Known for his fierce tackling and sometimes explosive temperament, De Rossi also developed a reputation for loyalty to teammates and supporters. He wore the No. 16 shirt at Roma for much of his career, a nod to Irish midfielder Roy Keane and a number he adopted around the time of his eldest daughter’s birth. His decision to buy Ostiamare and later bring his father into its management reunited two generations of the family at the club where his soccer story began.