The net worth of Canadian ice hockey player Roberto Luongo is $46 million.
The goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL) is Roberto Luongo, whose net worth is well known.
Luongo, who is of Italian and Irish descent, was born in Montreal, Quebec on April 4, 1979.
Avellino, an Italian immigrant from Santa Paulina, worked in furniture construction and delivery, while his mother, an Irish-Canadian, worked in marketing with Air Canada.
After moving to Montreal in 1976, Antonio’s parents, Antonio and Pasqualina, got married in the city.
Luongo’s NHL experience includes playing for the New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers, as well as being known for his butterfly style of goaltending.
The Vezina Trophy was won by Luongo in 2004, 2007, and 2011, as he was a finalist for the best goalkeeper in the league.
In both 2004 and 2007, his peers voted him the top player, resulting in the Lester B. Pearson Award.
In 2007, he was named the Hart Memorial Trophy’s most valuable player in the league.
He participated in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Val-d’Or Foreurs and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, clinching back-to-back Presient’s Cups and setting the league’s all-time playoff records in games played and wins.
The highest drafted goaltender in the QMJHL was none other than Luongo.
Luongo made his international debut at the 1995 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in Moncton, New Brunswick, while playing for Team Quebec, which won the bronze medal. He was the highest drafted goaltender in the history of the QMJHL, being second overall at the time.
In 1995-96, he started his junior career at Val-d’Or and went on to win six out of 23 games.
Luongo was chosen by the New York Islanders in the first round of the 1997 NFL Entry Draft.
Luongo’s hobbies include playing poker and pursuing golf.