Joakim Noah, a professional basketball player for Chicago Bulls, came to life on February 25th 1985 and is 31 years of age. He is an American, a Swedish and a French by nationality and was born in New York City in USA. He was born to his parents Yannick Noah, who was a popular tennis player by profession and to Cécilia Rodhe, who was a supermodel by profession and had also won Miss Sweden Title in the past. His grandfather was also a soccer player and because of being born in the family associated with sports, Noah himself developed an interest in sports and decided to pursue his career in basketball later on.
He is also very fit and has rarely suffered from injury during his sporting career. He started his high school from United Nations International School and later on also attended Lawrenceville School and Poly Prep Country Day School and also played basketball for his high school teams. He gained much popularity at that time because of his performances during his high school. He did his graduation from University of Florida and he got an athletic scholarship to attend the college. In his college he joined his college basketball team and performed stupendously there. He played as a forward as well at the center and won many championships and trophies for his college basketball team. He also won many awards and made some records while he played for his college. Noah has however remained in some controversies in the past when he was arrested on the charges of having alcohol while driving and not having a legal license for driving. He however is also involved in social activities with his mother and supports children who want to make their career in sports.
According to his biography, Noah started his basketball career while he was in his high school. He joined his school basketball teams and performed well there. He rose to fame during his college days when he performed brilliantly for his college basketball team and was noticed by the NBA stars and experts. After passing out of his graduation college, he started his professional NBA career with the team Chicago Team with whom he entered into a contract in the year 2007. He has been associated with Chicago bull till date and has been performing for them since the start of his professional career. He has won the team many championships because of his performances and has been much appreciated by his coaches and teammates. He is also a proud recipient of many awards like NBA Defensive Player of the Year, NBA All-Star, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and NCCA Outstanding Player amongst others. According to his NBA stats he has appeared in close to around 600 games and has scored in most of them.
Noah is known to be an expensive star and he takes home an annual salary of close to $13 million. His estimated net worth is around $10 million and is projected to increase in the future as well considering his current engagements. He is also very active on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram and keeps on posting his pictures there.
| Birth Date: | 25 Feb, 1985 |
| Age: | 35 yrs |
| Occupations: | Basketball player |
| Citizenship: | United States of America France |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| residence: | New York City |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American–French basketball player |
| Twitter Id: | JoakimNoah |
| Net Worth 2021: | 50 million |
