Antonio Leao is the father of a Portuguese professional footballer, Rafael Leao. He plays for AC Milan and the Portugal national team as a left winger.
Antonia is not only a father but also an agent of Rafael. He is from Angola. His surname Leao means "lion" in Portuguese language.
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Married life and kids
Antonio is married to his wife who is Sao Tomean. He met her in mainland Portugal.
Together, they share four sons including Antonio who was born in June 1999.
Rafael lived with his grandmother because both he and his wife worked every day.
Talking about his beginnings, Rafael said the neighborhood he grew up in was tough. Many things around him weren't nice.
He had many friends who could have reached the top level of football but didn't make it because they didn't have a mom, an uncle, or a dad who set rules.
"I am lucky to have had exemplary parents", he expressed.
Net Worth
His net worth is under review. As of now, we have the net worth of his son Rafael.
Regarded as one of the best left-wingers in the world, Rafael has a net worth of $20 million.
He was a singer
Antonio was a singer. It's obvious from where his son inherited the passion for music.
His interest in music developed early because of his dad, a singer, and his uncle, a DJ, he told SkySports.
He is an influential figure in his son's career
Antonio is an influential figure in his son's career. Rafael said his father is a great supporter.
He would do anything for him and always motivated him to have patience.
Rafael's telephone gesture as a goal celebration is dedicated to him whenever his father is unable to attend his games.
It is an indication he has scored another goal for him.
When AC Milan was able to lift the Championship League title in 2022, both Antonio and Rafael celebrated the victory. They were both in tears.
Rafael is a complete family man. He gifted his mom a hairdressing salon and tattooed his brothers' birthdays.
His son is also a rapper
Rafael is also a rap artist and releases his music under the name Way 45. In 2021, he released an album "Beginnings" and in 2022 "My Life In Each Verse".
Rafael, in an interview with GQ, said Rap has been an influence on him from a very young age because of the style and strong message it sends.
He started during the lockdown to keep himself occupied but it turned out to be a way for him to express his feeling.
Besides that, he wrote an autobiography titled "Smile" in 2024 where he talked about his life and childhood.
The reason behind the title according to him is it's the way of life-fighting the people who are against him and it's a way to make it clear that he doesn't need words.
The moment his son realized that he could be something from football
According to Rafael, the moment he realized he could do something in football was during his time at Sporting Lisbon.
He was training well with the first team and was called for a match against Porto.
It was an important game and he was over the moon to start to be on the bench with seniors. At one point, their forward got injured, and he was told to get in.
He went in thinking "Now or never" and although they lost the game, he scored a goal. From that point, he thought he could do something important.
