Are you know who is the Richest Footballers In The World?
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Some footballers become famous worldwide such as Messi, Ronaldo, and many more. There are the richest footballers in the world.
They make a huge amount of money from playing football. A footballer makes money from salary and brand endorsement.
They make millions of dollars from this source. Here we share who is the richest athlete in the world.
List of The Richest Footballers In The World?
1. Faiq Bolkiah – $20 Billion Dollars.
Faiq Jefri Bolkiah known as Faiq Bolkiah is a Bruneian professional footballer who is the richest footballer in the world with $20 billion dollars. He was born on 9 May 1998 in the Bruneian Royal Family. Now he is playing for Chonburi as a Midfielder. Bolkiah’s salary is $1,000 per week.
He has billions of dollars because he is a member of the Bruneian Royal Family. Bolkiah earn this money not playing football but he ranked number one position of Footballers In The World.
He starts his football career at football club A.F.C. Newbury in 2009. Then he sing for one year in the Southampton F.C. Academy he also played for the Portuguese club Marítimo and the Thai club Chonburi.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo – $460 Million Dollars
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most popular footballers in the world. He is number two position among the richest footballers in the world. His total net worth is $460 million dollars at this time.
Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Portugal. Now he is playing for the English club Manchester United. He got paid a salary of more than $36 million dollars per year.
Cristiano earns millions of dollars from brand deals. He deals with the popular shoe brand Nike for over $1 billion dollars lifetime deals. CR7 also promotes Herbalife, Tag Heuer, Clear shampoo, etc. He earns more than $55 million dollars from brand endorsements.
3. Lionel Messi – $400 Million Dollars.
Lionel Messi is number three on the richest footballers in the world list. These Agrntian superstars now playing for PSG. Lionel Messi’s net worth is $400 million dollars and he got paid more than $41 million dollars per year as a salary.
He also earns over $55 million dollars from brand endorsement. He works with famous brands such as Adidas, Ooredoo, Pepsi, and many more.
Lio was born on June 24 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. He starts his football career with Barcelona in 2003. After a long time, he played for Barcelona, and on 10 August he joins the French club Paris Saint-Germain. He is an iconic athlete all over the world.
4. Neymar Jr – $200.0 Million Dollars.
Neymar is a Brazilian professional footballer who ranks number four among the richest footballer in the world list. His net worth is $200 million dollars right now. Now he is playing for Paris Saint-Germain with $95 million dollars in salaries and bonuses per year.
Neymar also earns more than $25 million from brand endorsement. He has worked with popular brands such as Volkswagen, Unilever, Castrol, and many more.
Neymar da Silva Santos was born on February 5, 1992, in ogi das Cruzes, State of São Paulo, Brazil. He starts his football career at an early age. When he was 14 years old, he move to Spain for tryouts with the Real Madrid youth team. At the age of 17, he made his professional debut on 7 March 2009.
5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – $195 Million Dollars
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer who takes the number five position as the richest footballer on the world charts net worth is $195 million dollars at this time.
He is playing for the Swedish national team and AC Milan teams. Ibrahimovic earns more than 4.6 million dollars per year with 2 million dollars in bonuses per year.
Ibrahimovic was born on 3 October 1981 in Malmö, Sweden. He starts his professional football career with Malmö in 1996. He played for popular football clubs AFC Ajax, Juventus F.C, Inter Milan, and FC Barcelona. Ibrahimovic wins many awards for his national and club performances.
6. Wayne Rooney – $160 Million Dollars
Wayne Rooney is an English professional footballer who retired on 6 August 2019. He is number six position as the richest footballer in the world. Rooney’s net worth is more than $160 million dollars at this time.
He played for popular football clubs such as Everton, D.C. United and Manchester United. He earns more than 2.5 million dollars as a salary every year.
Rooney was born on October 24, 1985, in Croxteth, Liverpool, United Kingdom. He starts playing football when he was seven years old in Liverpool Schoolboys and make record 72 goals in one season. His international debut against Australia was on 13 February 2003, but in this match, they lost 3–1.
7. Gareth Bale – $150 Million Dollars
Gareth Bale is a Welsh professional footballer who is ranked number seven on the richest footballer in the world list. Bale’s net worth is $150 million dollars as of 2022. He makes this money as footballer salary, bonuses, and brand endorsement.
His salary is $133,000 dollars per month from his current team Los Angeles FC. He also earns more than $11 million dollars per year from brand endorsement.
Gareth Frank Bale was born on 16 July 1989 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. He completed his schooling at Eglwys Newydd Primary School in Whitchurch. At the age of 16, he played in the school’s under-18 team and win the Cardiff & Vale Senior Cup. His first international match against Trinidad and Tobago was on 27 May 2006.
8. Andres Iniesta – $123 Million Dollars.
Andres Iniesta is a Spanish professional footballer. He is the eighth richest footballer in the world. Iniesta’s net worth is $123 million dollars. He earns more than 2.5 million dollars as a salary per year.
He also makes $4 million dollars per year from brand endorsement. Andrés Iniesta currently playing for a Japanese professional football club Vissel Kobe.
Iniesta was born on May 11, 1984, in Fuentealbilla, Spain. When he was 12 years old, he played for Albacete Balompié in a junior seven-a-side tournament. He joins FC Barcelona’s youth academy. He was the captain of the Barcelona Under-15 team and won Nike Premier Cup in 1999.
9. Mesut Ozil – $120 Million Dollars.
Mesut Ozil is a German professional footballer and he is also the richest footballer in the world. Ozil net worth is $120 million dollars at this time. His salary is $1.76 million dollars per year.
He also makes more than $1 million dollars from brand endorsement. He works with famous brands such as Adidas and Mercedes-Benz. Now he is playing for a Turkish professional football club İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.
Mesut Özil was born on 15 October 1988 in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany. He starts his football career as a midfielder in Westfalia 04 Gelsenkirchen team. He sings a $5 million dollars contract with Garman club Werder Bremen on 31 January 2008. Ozil also played for Real Madrid, Arsenal, and Fenerbahçe teams.
10. Eden Hazard – $100 Million Dollars.
Eden Hazard is a Belgian professional footballer who ranks number ten among the richest footballer in the world. Hazard’s net worth is $100 million dollars.
He earns more than $20 million dollars per year as a salary from his current team Real Madrid CF. He also earns over $1 million dollars from brand promotion.
Eden Hazard was born on January 7, 1991, in La Louvière, Belgium. He came from a sports family, his mother was a striker in the Belgian Women’s First Division and his father was semi-professional level in the Belgian Second Division. He starts his football career with the club Royal Stade Brainois when he was four years old.