Mauro Icardi

Mauro Emanuel Icardi Rivero (born 19 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Icardi began his footballing career at the youth team of Vecindario in Gran Canaria, Spain, where he moved to from Argentina at the age of nine. He then passed through La Masia, the youth system of La Liga club Barcelona, before moving to Serie A club Sampdoria to begin his professional career in 2012. After an impressive season, he joined Inter Milan in July 2013, where he developed into one of the most prolific strikers in Europe. Icardi won the Capocannoniere in both the 2014–15 and 2017–18 seasons, receiving the Serie A Footballer of the Year in the latter season. He was named the captain of Inter in 2015, at age 22. Three years later, Icardi was integral to Inter reaching a place in the UEFA Champions League, their first time in six years. He is one of the club's highest goalscorers of all time.

In 2019, Icardi signed for Paris Saint-Germain on an initial one-year loan deal, where he won a domestic treble and helped the club finish as Champions League runners-up in his debut season. After joining PSG permanently for €50 million in May 2020, Icardi scored in the 2020 Trophée des Champions victory over rivals Marseille and opened the scoring in the club's win in the 2021 Coupe de France final. After a successful season on loan to Galatasaray in 2022 where he led the side to a Süper Lig title, Icardi joined permanently in 2023 for a €10 million fee. He won three more Süper Lig titles, as well as a Turkish Cup.

Icardi made his senior debut for Argentina in October 2013. He played sparingly until 2018, earning eight caps and scoring once.

Icardi was born in Rosario, Argentina and moved to Canary Islands when he was nine. He is of partial Italian origin through his paternal ancestors named Icardi from Piedmont and Da Mezan from Venice. He has an Italian passport.

Icardi began his football career with Vecindario in Gran Canaria, and scored over 50 goals in their youth categories.

In 2007, he was disputed over by Barcelona and Real Madrid, after offers from Valencia, Sevilla, Espanyol, Deportivo La Coruña, Arsenal and Liverpool. Barcelona won the race for Icardi, and signed with him until 2013.

Icardi joined the Catalan club at the start of 2008–09 season and was included on the U-17 team. He was promoted to the U-19 team the following season before joining Sampdoria on loan in January 2011. Icardi later stated that leaving Barcelona was not a bad decision, and that he was convinced that his decision was the right one.

On 11 January 2011, Sampdoria confirmed Icardi had signed with the club on loan until the end of the season. After a successful six-month loan for la Samp, scoring 13 goals in 19 games with the Primavera team, the Italian side utilised the option to buy Icardi for €400,000 in July, signing a three-year deal. In 2011–12 season, he scored 19 goals in the reserve league Group A, as the joint-third topscorer of the league along with Gonzalo Barreto of Group C.

On 12 May 2012, he made his first-team debut, against Juve Stabia, after coming off the bench to replace Bruno Fornaroli in the 75th minute of the match. Ten minutes later, Icardi scored his first professional goal to win the match 2–1 for Sampdoria.

On 26 September, he made his Serie A debut for Sampdoria against Roma, substituting the Paraguayan midfielder Marcelo Estigarribia in the 49th minute. On 12 November, Icardi scored his first goal in Serie A in the Derby della Lanterna against Genoa in an eventual 3–1 win. On 6 January 2013, he scored two goals against Juventus in Sampdoria's 2–1 upset at Juventus Stadium. It was Juventus's second ever loss in the Juventus Stadium since the construction.

On 27 January, he scored four goals in a six-goal thrashing of fellow strugglers Pescara, lifting the Genoese side clear of the Serie A relegation zone. On 18 May, during the final match of 2012–13 season, Icardi scored again against Juventus, helping the team to beat the eventual champions of Italy 3–2 at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

In late April, it was announced that Icardi would join Inter Milan before the beginning of the 2013–14 season. The deal was also later confirmed by Sampdoria board. The transfer fee was €6.5 million for 50% registration rights. Icardi was officially unveiled as an Inter player on 16 July along with Algerian striker Ishak Belfodil, where he was allocated squad number 9. He said that moving to Inter is a "dream come true", adding that he "had a lot of offers, but wanted only Inter".

He made his unofficial debut one day later during the 3–0 away win against Trentino Select XI by playing in the first half of the 3–0 away win. He scored his first goal for Inter in their 1–1 pre-season friendly draw with Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, netting after less than two minutes on the field and being assisted by Fredy Guarín.

On 25 August, Icardi made his Inter official debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home success over Genoa, hitting the crossbar late in the game; he scored his first league goal for the Nerazzurri on 14 September, netting the first of a 1–1 home draw against Juventus, after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute.

Due to injury, Icardi missed most of the games of the first part of the season, only returning to first-team matches in February. On 14 February 2014, during the away match against Fiorentina at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Icardi returned in the field after four months and scored the winner after only ten minutes. Later, on 5 April, Icardi scored a brace during the 2–2 home draw against Bologna. That was his first brace of his Inter career. This was followed by another brace during the 0–4 away win against his former side Sampdoria. Before the match, he was booed by the home fans, but he quieted them down by scoring in the 13th minute from a cross from Palacio, making a negative gesture which saw him booked.

On 10 May, in Javier Zanetti's last competitive match at the San Siro, in which Inter defeated Lazio 4–1 to secure a place in Europa League play-off for next season, Icardi scored the second goal of the match in the 37th minute after an assist from Kovačić and went to celebrate with Zanetti. He ended his first season with Nerazzurri with 23 matches in all competitions, including 22 in the league, scoring 9 goals in the process with an average of one goal in every 145 minutes.

On 10 June, Inter and Sampdoria reached the deal to terminate the co-ownership for another €6.5 million, making Inter was the sole employer of Icardi in the football field.

On 20 August, in Inter's first match of the season against Iceland's Stjarnan for first leg of play-off round of the 2014–15 Europa League, Icardi opened a 3–0 away win. That was his first European goal, in his European debut. In the returning leg, he came in as a second-half substitute and scored two times in a 6–0 win at the San Siro, to advance his team into the group stage 9–0 on aggregate.

Icardi missed much of the pre-season after getting injured in May. He was ready for the start of the season, however, scoring a brace inside 15 minutes in the opening matchday against Fiorentina as Inter won 3–0. He repeated the feat a week later at Roma, as Inter overturned the score to win 3–1, the first league win at Stadio Olimpico after nine years; the goals were Icardi's first at the Olimpico as well. On 10 September, Icardi scored with penalty kick against SPAL to record his 76th Serie A goal for Nerazzurri, entering in Inter's top 10 Serie A goalscorers.

Later on 15 October, Icardi scored all three goals as Inter defeated cross-town rivals Milan 3–2 to put Inter in second place. He became the first player to score a hat-trick in the Derby della Madonnina since Diego Milito in May 2012. Later on throughout the season, on 18 March 2018, Icardi scored four goals, including a 14-minute hat-trick, his 6th in Serie A, against his former club, Sampdoria, to give Inter a 5–0 win at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Furthermore, he broke the 100 goal mark in Serie A during the same match, taking his total tally to 103 Serie A goals in his 180th Serie A appearance, becoming the 6th youngest player ever to achieve this feat, at the age of 25 years and 27 days; his fourth goal of the match was also his 100th goal for Inter, in his 172nd appearance for the club.

On 22 April, Icardi scored a tap-in in the 2–1 away win versus Chievo which was his 26th league goal of the season, becoming the first Inter player since Angelillo in the 1958–59 season to achieve the feat. The next week, Icardi scored on Inter's dramatic 2–3 loss to Juventus, marking his 8th goal in 11 appearances against the Turin side.

In the final championship game away versus Lazio, Icardi won and converted a penalty kick to temporally level the score in an eventual 3–2 win. This win placed Inter fourth in championship tied on points with Lazio but ahead on head-to-head points, meaning the club had returned to Champions League for the first time since 2012. With 29 goals, Icardi won the Capocannoniere jointly with Lazio's Ciro Immobile, breaking his previous record of 24 goals set in the previous season; he also become the first Inter player to reach this tally since Antonio Angelillo during the 1958–59 season (33 goals).

Icardi began the new season in slow form, failing to score in the opening six championship matches. He also missed the away game against Bologna due to injury. Icardi played his first match in the UEFA Champions League on 18 September in Inter's opening Group B game against Tottenham Hotspur, netting a late equalizer with a 20-yard volley in an eventual 2–1 home win. His strike was named Champions League Goal of the Week. In the second game away at PSV Eindhoven, Icardi was on the score-sheet again by netting a tap-in after taking the ball around goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet to give Inter a second 2–1 comeback win. By doing so Icardi become the first Inter player since Adriano in 2004–05 season to score in each of his first two Champions League matches.

On 2 September 2019, Icardi joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a one-season loan deal with a €70 million option to buy. He made his debut for PSG off the bench in their 1–0 win against Strasbourg on 14 September. On 1 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Galatasaray, in the UEFA Champions League. On 5 October, he scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in a 4–0 home win over Angers. Icardi scored a brace against rivals Marseille on 27 October in a 4–0 win. He got his first hat-trick for the club on 8 January 2020, in a 6–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Saint-Étienne.

On 1 May, Icardi won his first club trophy, as PSG were crowned Ligue 1 champions after the season had been called off amid the COVID-19 pandemic; at the time of the league's premature suspension, PSG were in first place, with a twelve–point lead over second–placed Marseille. On 31 May, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan reached an agreement for Icardi's transfer, worth a reported €60 million. Icardi signed a four-year contract with PSG. After the season resumed in the summer, Icardi went onto win the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, and reached the UEFA Champions League final, in which he remained an unused substitute despite being the team's leading goalscorer in the tournament with 5 goals in 7 games, alongside Kylian Mbappé.

Icardi missed the first two matches of the season, which were against Lens and Marseille, due to having tested positive for COVID-19. He made his return to action on 16 September 2020, in a 1–0 win against Metz, and scored his first two goals of the season in a 2–0 win against Reims on 27 September. In October, PSG manager Thomas Tuchel announced that Icardi had suffered an injury to the internal ligament of the knee.

Icardi's return to play came on 28 November, as he came on as a substitute in a 2–2 league draw against Bordeaux. Before the next match against Manchester United, he suffered a setback on his injury, and his time on the sidelines was extended. He had to wait until 9 January 2021 to make his return, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Brest; he would go on to score a goal himself and assist another for Pablo Sarabia. In the following match, which was against rivals Marseille in the Trophée des Champions, Icardi scored a goal and won a penalty, as PSG were victorious 2–1. He was awarded the man of the match trophy. On 19 May, Icardi opened the scoring for PSG in their 2–0 defeat of Monaco in the 2021 Coupe de France Final.

On 7 August 2021, Icardi scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season in a 2–1 league win over newly promoted Troyes. On 19 September, he scored the winning goal in stoppage time to hand PSG a 2–1 victory over Lyon. By the end of the season, Icardi had only scored five goals across all competitions, his lowest tally in a campaign since his debut season at Sampdoria.

Icardi began the 2022–23 season in Paris without participating in a match for PSG; however, he was named to the squad against Nantes for the Trophée des Champions. The decision was made by coach Galtier to keep Icardi out of PSG's squad list for the Champions League for the season.

On 8 September 2022, Icardi signed a one-year loan contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray. He was presented to thousands of fans when he landed at Atatürk Airport in the same night.

Icardi made his official debut for the side on 16 September, coming off the bench in a 2–1 win against Konyaspor. Notably, he played a significant role in the encounter against Alanyaspor on 23 October, where he netted his first league goal and contributed a pivotal outside-of-foot assist to Dries Mertens, ultimately helping them get a draw. Demonstrating his prowess, Icardi had another fine performance in a 7–0 triumph over İstanbul Başakşehir, recording one goal and two assists. Following a minor injury sustained towards the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Argentine footballer made an impressive comeback by scoring and assisting in the intercontinental derby against Fenerbahçe, within just fifteen minutes of play. His passion and determination quickly earned him a place in the hearts of the fans. During a match against Antalyaspor at the Nef Stadium, the song "Aşkın Olayım," which had been dedicated to Icardi for some time, was played, further solidifying his connection with the supporters.

On 14 April 2023, Icardi scored a hat-trick and recorded a further assist in a 6–0 win over Kayserispor. Following a 4–1 away victory against Ankaragücü on 30 May, in which Icardi scored a brace, Galatasaray secured the 2022–23 Süper Lig title. Icardi then scored in Galatasaray's reverse fixture against Fenerbahçe on 4 June, capping off a run of 13 goals in 9 matches. This also meant he had scored in all of the derby games he played in for his side (against Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş). Icardi would conclude the league campaign with 22 goals and 7 assists.

On 28 July Galatasaray announced that Icardi had arrived in Istanbul to complete his permanent transfer to Turkey. On 30 July, he signed a three-year contract with the club. As per the agreement, Icardi would receive a salary of €6 million per year and a transfer fee of €10 million was paid to his former club Paris Saint-Germain.

On 23 August, Icardi scored the 200th goal of his club career, coming in his 375th match, in a 3–2 away win against Molde in the Champions League play-off round. On 3 October, he scored the winning goal against Manchester United, after missing a penalty, in a 3–2 victory at Old Trafford in the Champions League group stage, to secure Galatasaray's first ever competitive away win against an English side. On 21 October, Icardi surpassed Gala legend Gheorghe Hagi's tally of eight goals to become the foreign player with the most goals in derbies for Galatasaray, reaching ten. On 24 October, he scored a Panenka penalty against Bayern Munich in his side's 3–1 Champions League group stage home defeat.

On 26 May 2024, Icardi scored twice in a 3–1 away over Konyaspor, a result that clinched the Süper Lig title for the club with a league record 102 points. He also ended the season as the Süper Lig's top scorer with 25 goals.

Icardi enjoyed a strong start to the 2024–25, scoring the club's first goal of the Süper Lig season during a comeback win against Hatayspor. His goal, a calmly taken penalty in the 80th minute, helped Galatasaray overturn a 1–0 defeat to win the match 2–1. On November 7, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in his right knee during a 3–2 Europa League win against Tottenham Hotspur in Istanbul. Icardi went down in pain as he attempted to close down a pass from Tottenham goalkeeper Fraser Forster. The club has declared that he ruptured his ACL and damaged his meniscus and would undergo a "pre-operative rehabilitation" before an operation on his right knee. He was set to miss the rest of the season.

Coach Okan Buruk announced that Icardi would take over as Galatasaray team captain after Fernando Muslera's departure to Argentine club Estudiantes. On 15 August 2025, in the second match of the 2025–26 season, he returned to action after 281 days, scoring a goal in a 3–0 win over Fatih Karagümrük at Rams Park. On 13 December, in a Süper Lig match against Antalyaspor, Icardi scored in a 4–1 away victory, equaling Gheorghe Hagi's record for most Süper Lig goals scored by a foreign player in Galatasaray history.

On 4 February 2026, Icardi became the highest scoring foreign player in Galatasaray history. On 26 March, it was reported that Icardi sent a formal legal warning (ihtarnâme) to Galatasaray following an alleged non-payment of €4 million related to his image rights. Two days later, the club reported that the issue was resolved. On 9 May, Icardi provided the assist for Kaan Ayhan, who scored the final goal in the 4–2 victory over Antalyaspor, a match in which the team's 26th league title was secured. In June 2026, Icardi announced he would be departing Galatasaray.

After the expiration of his contract, Galatasaray announced on 15 July that it had parted ways with Icardi, ending his four season tenure in Turkey as a free agent. Some media outlets criticised Icardi labeling him as "one man walking soap opera", for his constant off pitch distractions, including a complex international legal battle over divorce, child support, and custody of his daughters, travel restrictions, litigation over unpaid rent in Istanbul, and intense media exposure alongside his current partner, actress China Suárez have buried his professional prospects, turning him into a high risk institutional asset for any club.

In April 2012, Icardi received a call-up from Italy under-19 squad to play in the friendly against England, but the player refused to accept the invitation as he wanted to play for Argentina. His wish was fulfilled on 26 July where he was summoned by Argentina under-20 coach Marcelo Trobbiani to play in the friendly against Germany, in which he made his debut on 14 August at Commerzbank-Arena, and the L'Alcúdia Tournament, held in Valencia, Spain.

Icardi scored his first goal with Argentina U20 on 19 August in a 2–0 win over Japan, which was followed by another two in the 2–1 win against Turkey three days later. The tournament ended in conquest, as Icardi was the top scorer with three goals.

Following Italy national football team manager Cesare Prandelli's interest in Icardi's performances, in February 2013, Icardi stated his wish to play for the Argentina senior team, despite also being eligible to play for Italy, saying: "I'm very grateful to Italian football for the opportunity it has given me, I'd also like to thank Prandelli for the nice words he expressed about me. But I have to be honest and sincere – I'm Argentine, I feel Argentine, and I've always dreamed of wearing the shirt of my nation. To actually do that would be the maximum for me."

On 15 October 2013, he played his first game for the main squad, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Augusto Fernández in a 2–3 FIFA World Cup qualifier loss away to Uruguay.

In April 2016, Icardi was excluded from Gerardo Martino's preliminary squad for the Copa América Centenario, although the Argentine manager later named him to Argentina's preliminary under-23 squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. However, Inter did not release Icardi to participate in the Olympics.

In October 2016, rumours started to speculate in Argentina that Lionel Messi was behind Icardi's exclusion from the national team due to Messi's friendship with Maxi López, Icardi's wife's former partner. The national team coach Edgardo Bauza stated that Icardi's off-field antics have nothing to do with him not being selected for Argentina and he would receive a call-up soon, adding that Messi does not "dictate" the team. However, he was omitted again for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Brazil and Colombia in November.

On 19 May 2017, Icardi received his first call-up after more than three years by newly appointed coach Jorge Sampaoli for the friendlies against Brazil and Singapore in June.

Nicknamed El niño del partido, Icardi is a quick, tactically intelligent, and physically strong striker, with good technique. Known for his excellent attacking movement, positioning, an eye for goal, he mainly operates in central areas inside the penalty box. An accurate and efficient finisher with his head and either foot inside the area, he is known for his ability to score from few touches, although he can also hold up the ball in order to create space or chances for other players, and play off of his teammates. Although he was once criticised for his limited creative and defensive contribution, as well as his lack of significant pace, stamina, power, and movement outside the box, his work-rate has improved in recent seasons, and has seen him drift out to wide positions in order to create space or provide assists for teammates. Long regarded as a talented and promising prospect, in 2013, Don Balón listed him as one of the top 100 young players born after 1992.

Speaking of Icardi, Inter coach Stefano Pioli stated that Icardi "is an animal in the box", and "always finding the right position", while the 1982 FIFA World Cup winner Paolo Rossi described Icardi as a "deadly striker", adding that "even in the most complicated games he can create the right opportunity and take advantage of it." Inter manager Luciano Spalletti called him "a complete striker" adding that "for his age shoulders so much responsibility". In an interview in January 2015, Icardi said his role model is Gabriel Batistuta, but during his time at Barcelona, he added that the forward he mostly resembled was Samuel Eto'o.

Icardi features on the cover of the Italian version of EA Sports' FIFA 16, alongside global cover star and compatriot Lionel Messi.

Mauro Icardi has maintained a long-standing endorsement relationship with the American sportswear giant Nike. He first signed with the brand in 2013, during his early years at Inter Milan. In December 2018, Icardi extended his partnership with Nike by signing a significant long-term deal reported to last nine years, securing the relationship until 2027. This renewal was seen as a strategic move by Nike to retain one of the top goal-scorers in European football, particularly at a time when Icardi was Inter's captain and a prominent figure in Serie A. As part of the sponsorship, Icardi has consistently worn Nike football boots and appeared in various promotional campaigns. The deal further solidified his position as one of Nike's key football ambassadors, especially in the Latin American and European markets.

In December 2023, Icardi and his then-wife, Wanda Nara, became ambassadors for Zen Pırlanta, a leading Turkish diamond jewelry brand. They appeared together in high-profile advertising campaigns, gaining attention in Turkey and enhancing Icardi's presence in the luxury market.

Icardi married Argentine media personality Wanda Nara in 2014. Nara was married to Icardi's former Sampdoria teammate Maxi López, but the couple broke up after her extramarital affair with Icardi was exposed. Nara and López began divorce proceedings in December 2013. Nara and Icardi married on 27 May, not long after her divorce from López was finalised, in a small ceremony in Buenos Aires. Icardi and Nara have two daughters: Francesca, born on 19 January 2015, and Isabella, born on 27 October 2016. Both were born in Milan.

Icardi's marriage to Nara provoked animosity against him in Argentina, making him a regular target in Argentinian tabloids. It was argued the animosity towards him was an important factor against Icardi being called to the national team. Prospective calls were heavily criticized by sporting figures, including Diego Maradona, who had an infamous social media exchanges with Icardi regarding his marriage to Nara in 2017. During an April 2014 Serie A match between Sampdoria and Inter, López notably refused to shake Icardi's hand, leading Argentinian press to dub games between the pair as the "Wanda derby". Two years later, López again refused to shake Icardi's hand during a Serie A match against Torino.

In October 2021, Icardi was publicly accused by Nara of having an affair with María Eugenia Suárez, stating she discovered explicit messages between the pair on his phone. Icardi and Nara officially separated in July 2024, and he initiated divorce proceedings that November in Italy. Icardi and Nara's divorce included lengthy legal proceedings due to disputes over financial support, custody of their two daughters, and allegations of physical abuse against Icardi by Nara: Nara, who previously served as Icardi's agent, requested €500,000 per month in support.

As of March 2026, the couple's divorce proceedings were ongoing in Milan, after legal separation was ordered one year prior. Icardi was criticized by the Argentinian press during the divorce after it was reported that the Buenos Aires government incurred ARG$3,200,000 (€2,000.18) in additional public costs during the 2025 Argentinian economic crisis for conducting a judicial operation at the Chateau Libertador building, due to Icardi allegedly preventing officers from entering the building. In response, during an interview on 14 March 2026, Icardi stated that he had requested the divorce from Nara, complied with all legal requirements in Italy and Argentina, and criticized Argentinian media for misrepresenting the situation, specifically targeting journalist and presenter Yanina Latorre.

On 27 March, Buenos Aires Judge Adrián Hagopian imposed daily fines of ARG$5 million (€3,125.27) on Icardi for violating court orders regarding his daughters' school attendance, with Icardi's defense alleging bias from Hagopian and requesting his recusal. During this, it was revealed that Icardi has an outstanding child support debt of approximately €134,308.

Following an escalation in the legal dispute, the Milan Court of Appeal issued a major financial ruling on 27 July 2026, completely dismissing Nara's modified demands. According to public statements from Icardi verified by standard sports coverage on The Sun, the Italian court declared Nara's appeal inadmissible due to her independent wealth, officially striking down her requests for a €250,000 monthly personal allowance, €65,000 monthly for each daughter, and a €100,000 monthly divorce settlement.

Despite these interim rulings, the permanent alimony and final division of assets remain unresolved until after the European judicial recess (feria judicial), at Tribunale di Milano resumes and determines a required multimillion-dollar asset verification. Under Italian Civil Law, this will be executed via a Technical Office Consultation (Consulenza Tecnica d'Ufficio or CTU) audit. Due to the high net worth of the parties and the complexity of evaluating their shared international real estate, corporate holdings, and sports contracts, this comprehensive CTU audit is projected to take between 5 and 8 years before a final financial judgment is entered.

The international custody battle intensified days later in the Civil Court of Milan (Corte di Milano). Following a burglary at Nara's villa in Galliate where the daughters' passports were stolen, Icardi refused to authorize the issuance of new travel documents. Nara accused Icardi of obstructionism meant to block the children from returning to Argentina. In response, Icardi requested international restitution of the minors, arguing they had been unlawfully removed from Europe and asserting that the Milan court lacked jurisdiction. On 30 July 2026, Guardianship Judge Cristina Bassi ruled against Icardi, granting Nara sole authorization to bypass his consent and sign for the new passports. The Italian court rejected Icardi's international restitution claim. The court noted that he did not hold an active professional contract in Italy or Turkey to justify a European center of life, determining that the daughters' habitual residence was permanently established in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The judge ordered Icardi to pay a €3,000 legal penalty for his unsubstantiated refusal to sign the documents.

As a consequence, an Argentinian judge issued an urgent travel ban blocking Mauro Icardi from leaving the country after he traveled to Buenos Aires to attend the 6th birthday party of his partner's son,

child of actress China Suárez, and her former boyfriend Benjamín Vicuña. Seizing the opportunity, while Icardi was physically within Argentine jurisdiction, the family court intervened in protection of his biological daughter's legal rights to their personal passports and to return home to Argentina in order start the school year.

In June 2026, Icardi became involved in a high-profile real estate dispute in Istanbul, following his premature departure from a luxury villa in the Göktürk district. The property owner initiated legal action for roughly 8 million Turkish lira in unpaid rent and claimed significant structural damage to the residence he was sharing with model China Suárez. Following failed mediation, the case was accepted by the Istanbul Civil Court of Peace as Icardi refused to pay for the last four months in his contract.

On 21 September 2026, the Ministry of Transportation of the Buenos Aires Province issued a preventive suspension of Icardi's driver's license following a widely publicized road safety violation. The incident escalated after his partner, Argentine actress China Suárez, published social media footage showing herself unbuckled and leaning half of her body out of the window of a moving vehicle driven by Icardi.

The Undersecretariat of Road Policy and Safety characterized the behavior as reckless and negligent, and upon reviewing the vehicle's documentation, provincial authorities discovered that Icardi was operating the vehicle with an Argentine license that had been expired since 2019. Consequently, the government mandated that Icardi undergo a comprehensive psychophysical evaluation to determine his psychological and physical aptitude before his driving privileges could be legally restored.

Rather than issuing an apology, Icardi publicly escalated the conflict on the social media platform X, using profanity to attack the Ministry of Transportation and accusing the government of exploiting his celebrity status for media attention. Deflecting responsibility for the safety infractions, Icardi challenged the legal jurisdiction of the provincial ban by claiming ownership of a valid Italian driving permit and directed the ministry to focus on infrastructure maintenance, demanding that they fix the local roads instead of posting updates online.

Süper Lig: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26

Serie A Team of the Year: 2014–15, 2017–18