10 richest footballers and their net worth

Top 10 Richest Football Players in the World

10. Philippe Coutinho – Bayern Munich

Philippe Coutinho Correia is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on loan from Barcelona and the Brazilian national team.

The biggest transfer Philipe Coutinho was involved in was the Liverpool-Barcelona deal worth over €145 million. Yet, it seems to be all downhill from here. Coutinho’s amassed net worth of $60 million looks quite healthy, but what’s more, he turned a new leaf in Bayern Munich.

His current market value is still found at €90 million exactly because of his consistently good performance.

9. Mohamed Salah – Liverpool

Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Egypt national team.

Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his finishing, dribbling, and speed.

Making over 9 million in endorsements from other sources, he nets over $25 million a year. With that rate is no wonder that his net worth is estimated at $70 million.

8. Sergio Aguero – Manchester City

Sergio Agüero is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Argentine national team. Agüero began his career at Independiente.

Through his startling career in Manchester City, he managed to amass a net worth of $80 million. By virtue of a prolific career, his salary climbed up to the mind-boggling $23.5 million per year.

7. Sergio Ramos – Real Madrid

Sergio Ramos is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for and captains both Real Madrid and the Spanish national team as a center back. He has also played as a right back.

His net worth amounts to $80 million, while his salary is just shy of $26 million. The numbers show that Ramos plays a central role in the team of Real Madrid.

Not only that, he’s the one in charge of Spain’s National Team as well. The current market price of Ramos sits at €25 million, while the all-time high is considered to be around €50 million.

6. Paul Pogba – Manchester United

Paul Labile Pogba is a French professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the French national team.

Pogba boasts a staggering $85 million net worth, a 2018 World Cup and a guaranteed spot in the starting lineup of Manchester United.

However, Pogba his current annual salary of $29 million and $4 million in endorsements are certainly helpful.

5. Gareth Bale – Real Madrid

Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team.

With a net worth of $125 million and replicas of three of the most famous golf holes in his backyard, Bale is rightly considered one of the richest footballers in the world.

He’s currently earning a reported £600,000 a week and says he’s more than happy to stay in the club.

4. Neymar – Paris Saint-Germain

Neymar is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. He is widely considered one of the best players in the world.

Forbes listed Neymar’s income to around $33.6 million in 2013 alone and now earns around $70 million for his outstanding play until and will continue to do so till at least 2019.

The hugely talented and popular Brazilian footballer’s worth of $148 million sets him in third place on the list of richest footballers around the world.

3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – LA Galaxy

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan. Ibrahimović is widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation.

He is currently the third-most decorated active footballer in the world, having won 31 trophies in his career.

Meanwhile, he’s sitting at an estimated $190 million net worth and an annual salary of $35 million.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo – Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team.

His total worth is $230 million. This makes him the richest footballer in the world. Aside from being the second richest footballer in the world, he is also the best at the game.

The deal he has with real Madrid, his present club earns him 18.2 million per annum. Ronaldo is also receiving a backlog of bonuses from the club.

1. Lionel Messi – Barcelona

Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team.

Messi has now won the Ballon d’Or award for the sixth time in his glorious football career. He’s still sitting pretty with an estimated net worth of over $400 million.