Since 2015, he has been representing Argentina National Team and has been capped 19th times. He plays primarily as a centre back but can also operate as a left back.
Funes Mori is a native of Mendoza, Argentina, born on 5th March 1991, to Miguel, a retired professional footballer. His star sign is Pisces. By nationality, he is an Argentine and his ethnicity is under review.
He grew up alongside his twin brother, Rogelio Funes Mori, now a professional footballer plays as a striker for Liga MX club Monterrey. At the age of 10, he relocated to the United States with his family.
Following his father footstep, Funes Mori started playing football and initially joined the FC Dallas.
Funes Mori has earned his wealth widely through his football career. Presently, he is signed to Everton where he gets paid $52,973 as his weekly wage that is around $2.7 million. His current market value is recorded at $13.86 million.
As of 2018, his exact figure of net worth is yet not revealed but is believed to be about $1 million.
After spending three years at Plates’ youth system, Funes Mori was promoted to the senior team in 2011. He played overall 108 matches for River Plate across five seasons, scoring ten goals.
On 1st September 2015, Funes Mori moved to Premier League club side Everton, signing a deal worth $11 million. He later made his Everton debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 3–1 home victory over Chelsea.
His first goal for the club came in a 3–3 draw with Bournemouth in November 2015. In his debut season with the club, he gained significant playing time at center back due to injuries and lack of form for the projected starting pair of John Stones and Phil Jagielka.
In a match against Liverpool, Funes Mori was red carded after he stamped on the ankle of Divock Origi, in a 4-0 defeat, which resulted in a suspension for three games to Funes Mori in April 2016.
In March 2015, Funes Mori made his international team debut in a friendly match against EI Salvador.
He was a part of the national squad that played final at the Copa America Centenario, where he was selected as one of the first four penalty takers. On 6th October 2016, he scored his first international goal for his national side in a 2-2 draw against Peru in a game which he also conceded a late penalty.
In May 2018, Funes Mori was named in Argentina’s 35-man squad along with his teammates Nahuel Guzman, Gabriel Mercado, Lucas Biglia, and Paulo Dybala, for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. However, he did not make the final 23.
Funes Mori, 27, is a happily married man. He tied the knot with the sister of FC Dallas midfielder Mauro Diaz, Rocio Diaz on 2nd July 2016. Their marriage ceremony was magnificent and was attended by their family including their kids, relatives and some of the prominent faces from the football world.
Funes Mori often shares beautiful pictures with his family via the Instagram account.
As of now, the pair is living a blissful life with their two children.
