Mariagabriela Gracia y Darwin Silva
To tattoo or not to tattoo, that’s the question… A question for many, but not for these soccer players who have made their bodies the best canvas to tell stories, pay tribute and express love. Have you ever seen the best tattoos on soccer players while watching the games? It is impossible for them to go unnoticed, really.
In this article, you will learn more about 4 tattoos of current soccer players that are simply spectacular. Here you go:
1. Luis Suarez’s finger tattoo: One of the most romantic soccer player tattoos.
Suarez has a Lion tattoo on his index finger, while his wife Sofia Balbi has a Lioness tattoo on her index finger. These tattoos represent love and devotion between the two of them, as they have been together for many years and have two children, Delfina and Benjamin.
This is one of the most romantic soccer tattoos. When the Uruguayan formally showed the tattoos to the world, he wrote on his official Instagram account “Together, fighting for our dreams. I love you, my life.” A statement like that would make any woman melt, don’t you think?
Besides, the tattoos are really skillfully created, and the details are visible despite their small size. Truly works of art!
2. Neymar’s Goku Tattoo
This is one of the most impressive soccer player tattoos. On his back, Neymar has a tattoo of the famous Gokú. Gokú is a character from the Dragon Ball series, which you are surely familiar with, even if you are one of the few who have not seen a single episode of the series. The tattoo includes the words “Be your Hero.”
With this tattoo, Neymar confirms his fondness for this anime series, and also how much he identifies with this character from Dragon Ball Z. Could Neymar be an undercover otaku? We don’t think so.
But Ney likes Gokú so much that in August 2020, shortly before one of PSG’s Champions League matches, he posted a photo of himself on IG featuring him in a hyperbaric chamber. And right next to it, he placed an image of Goku in which the character was seen in a recovery machine of the kind that appeared several times in the series.
If you want to witness the process of how Neymar’s tattoo was created, you can do so on the Brazilian’s tattoo artist’s official account. Would you get something like that?
3. Zlatan has one of the largest tattoos within soccer players
This Swede is undoubtedly one of the most tattooed soccer players today. In fact, Zlatan has admitted that tattoos are “like a drug to him.” Each one tells his own story, like the Ibrahimovic code on his right hand with the birth dates of his parents, his siblings and his children.
But the evolution of the tattoo on his back is fantastic, and we think that makes it a masterpiece. Before this spectacular Lion, Zlatan previously had tattoos of a gray koi fish (which represented overcoming obstacles), an eagle feather (courage, tenacity, and strength), Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, and the five Hindu Devas (for physical protection).
The Lion tattoo, which beautifully combined all of Zlatan’s tattoos, is one of the best soccer player tattoos. He got this tattoo after recovering from one of the most difficult periods of his career, a cruciate ligament rupture suffered while still playing for Manchester United. At the time Zlatan said “Class never goes away. Lions don’t recover like humans do.” The lion gives him strength. Which animal do you identify with?
4. Sergio Ramos’ wolf tattoo is one of those tattoos that is hiding another one
This excellent tattoo is the most eye-catching one Ramos has on his back. The wolf is joined by a lion in a savannah, a guardian and a dreamcatcher, which together cover almost the entire back of the footballer.
This wolf is one of those soccer player tattoos with a very unique story. The interesting thing about the wolf is that it is covering a previous tattoo that the Spaniard had gotten on his right shoulder blade, which many call the lost tattoo of Ramos. Ramos got the tattoo as a teenager, and it depicts a leprechaun clutching a ball in his hands.
The quality of Ramos’ elf tattoo has nothing to do with the well-defined wolf he now sports on his back. Actually, it’s a good thing he covered it up!
If you love tattoos, we hope you found some inspiration in these soccer players’ tattoos. And if you were doubtful about which tattoo to get, just remember that it’s much better if the art you choose means something special to you.
