- Source of Wealth: Football
- Age: 79
- Birth Place: Três Corações, Brazil
- Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73m)
- Weight: 150 lbs (69 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Assíria Lemos Seixas)
- Full Name: Edison Arantes do Nascimento
- Nationality: Brazilian
- Date of Birth: October 23, 1940
- Ethnicity: Brazilian
- Occupation: Retired Football Player
- Children: 4 (Joshua, Celeste, Edson, Kelly Christina, Jennifer)
Born as Edison Arantes do Nascimento, Pele is a retired football player with an estimated net worth of $100 million. He is considered by many fans, players, and experts as among the best football players of all time.
His football career actually started at age 15 when he played with Santos and at 17, he earned his first World Cup. After Pele was declared by President Janio Quadros as a national treasure, Santos kept Pele over the next two decades. This led the team to won in the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores which is considered as the most prestigious football club competition in South America. Until today, Pele is considered as the Brazil national football team’s all-time leading scorer.
In 1999, he was named by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Football Player of the Century as determined by poll, France Football’s Football Player of the Century, and International Olympic Committee and Reuters News Agency’s Athlete of the Century in 1999. During his successful football years, Pele was known as “The King of Football” (O Rei do Futebol), “The King” (O Rei), “The King Pelé” (O Rei Pelé) and “The Black Pearl” (Pérola Negra).