Ángel Di María’s tattoos connect Rosario, his football career and his family. Photos show a collection built over time: a childhood street quote on his forearm, trophies on both thighs and smaller designs on his right arm. Reports credit tattooist Ezequiel Viapiano for some of the work, including the Copa América and World Cup pieces.
The right arm collection: Rosario, Madrid and early career symbols
Photos from a 2023 session in Rosario show two sticker-like designs linked to Di María’s early achievements: the 2007 Under-20 World Cup in Canada and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Lettering below them names Madrid and Rosario, placing two parts of his life side by side.
The arm also has lighter motifs. A Spanish playing card, identified in reports as the six of wands, is linked to a card game during Argentina’s 2021 Copa América campaign. Nearby, Bart Simpson sticks out his tongue and holds a catapult; a bicycle, car and motorcycle fill the surrounding space. These designs sit alongside the football references without needing a larger meaning assigned to them.
The Rosario Central imagery in his leg tattoos
Earlier coverage connects Di María’s leg tattoos with Rosario Central through the club’s initials and hometown imagery. Later photos show dense black-and-grey work across his lower leg and thigh, alongside stars, architectural shapes and other football references. The club-related designs sit within a broader composition, rather than as a single badge.
The Perdriel quote across his forearm
A long Spanish sentence runs across Di María’s forearm: “Nacer en la Perdriel fue y será lo mejor que me pasó en la vida.” It means, “Being born on Perdriel was and will be the best thing that happened to me.” Scroll-like lines, waves and floral details frame the lettering.
Perdriel is a street in Rosario associated with his childhood. Here, the words give a clear connection; the smaller motifs around them are less certain. The quote remains the most readable part of the forearm piece.
The Copa América trophy tattoo on the left thigh
After Argentina won the 2021 Copa América, Di María had a large trophy design tattooed on his left thigh. Reports describe a broad cup with detailed handles and a radiating sun behind it; the letters PIA appear beneath. The finished piece follows the thigh in a tall, vertical shape.
Di María scored the winning goal in the final against Brazil. The trophy marks that victory, while the initials and surrounding imagery remain part of the same design.
The World Cup trophy tattoo on the opposite thigh
After Argentina won in Qatar in 2022, Di María added a World Cup trophy to his right thigh. Photos show a shaded cup with a globe and rays, with the letters MIA at its base. The large design takes up much of the visible thigh.
In the final against France, Di María won a penalty and scored Argentina’s second goal before the match went to a shootout. The two thigh tattoos mark separate tournament wins, one on each leg.
Family references within the collection
Reports connect the MIA lettering on the World Cup design with Di María’s daughter, Mía. The letters PIA are visible beneath the Copa América trophy, though the photographs alone do not explain every initial. Family lettering sits alongside the football images on both thighs, bringing private references into the same compositions as Argentina’s wins.
Career chronology and the changing collection
The dates in the reports place the Perdriel quote earlier, the Copa América trophy in 2021, the World Cup piece in 2022 and the newer arm designs in a 2023 session. The collection shifts from the forearm’s long line of text to large, vertical trophies on the thighs and then smaller, more playful arm images.
The scale changes with the subject. The trophies take up broad areas of each thigh, while the quote uses lettering and ornamental framing. The right arm gathers smaller references to competitions, cities and everyday imagery.
What the documented photographs reveal
Some Copa América photos were taken mid-session and show purple guide lines and unfinished shading. Later images show the darker, completed tattoo.
The photos document how the piece changed as it was finished; they don’t explain every mark around it. Less clear motifs are best described by what can be seen, without assigning them a private meaning.