It is no doubt that football is a very profitable profession. This is a list of the top 10 richest footballers in the world and their market value.
10- EDEN HAZARD
The 31-year-old current real Madrid player is estimated to be worth 100 million dollars, and a market value of 40 million pounds, after his long-term contract with Chelsea. He is originally from Belgium. He earns 416,000 pounds per week. He also has brand endorsement deals with Sina sports, topes, lotus bakeries, beats, and Nike. June 2017, Eden became one of the founders of the North American league soccer franchise San Diego 1904 with Demba ba, which was later absorbed in December 2021 by Albion San Diego.
9- PELE
Edson Arantes Do Mascimento popularly known as Pele. His estimated net worth is 100 million dollars. Even as a retired star. He has always been an influential figure in football history which is why he can never be forgotten on this list. He was the former minister of sports in Brazil.
8- FRANCESCO TOTTI
Francesco Totti was an Italian professional footballer. He is worth 101.6 million dollars. He played for AS Roma at the club level for 30 years. Spent most of his time there as a footballer on a club level. The mid-field master was influential in the Italian football world. He was awarded the Serie A footballer of the year in 2000 and 2001. He also received a nomination for the Ballon d'Or in the year 2000 as well. He had so many endorsements deals with different brands like Nike, EA Sports, Pepsi, Diadora, and Pro evolution soccer. He also made some movie and television appearances.
7- GARETH BALE
He has a net worth of 150 million dollars. Apart from earning 17 million euros a year, the Real Madrid star and wale captain signed a mouthwatering endorsement deal with Adidas in 2014 which has paid him 24 million euros per year to date. He gets 185,000 dollars per sponsored post on his social media. He also gets 11 million dollars per year from his deals with companies like Nissan, Konami, EA sports, Footlocker, BT sports, and Lucozade boost.

6- WAYNE ROONEY
The former football player now turned coach of Derby County is worth 160 million dollars. Wayne Rooney holds 6th place on the richest footballers list. The former England player earns the sum of 4.6 million euros annually from brand endorsements including Nike and Samsung. He made 6 appearances on the EA sports game series FIFA edition from 6 to 12
5- ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC
He is a famous Swedish footballer. On the list of richest footballers globally, he is number 5. His net worth is estimated to be 195 million dollars. He draws an annual salary of 3.5 million euros with various endorsement deals with Nike, Microsoft Xbox, Nivea, Samsung, and Volvo worth more than 10 million dollars per year. He most recently plays for A-C Milan as a striker.
4- KYLIAN MBAPPE
His net worth is estimated to be 23 million euros. The 22-year-old PSG footballer has sponsorships from EA sports, Dior, Nike, and Hublot.
3- NEYMAR JR
His net worth is 200 million dollars. Brazilian football player NEYMAR JR is the 4th richest football player in the world. He plays for the French football club Paris Saint Germain. He is one of the highest-paid athletes with earnings of 95 million dollars, 70 million dollars from his salary, and 25 million dollars from endorsement deals from Panasonic, Air Jordan, L’Oreal, and Gillette.
2- LIONEL MESSI
With a net worth of 400 million dollars, Messi is the third wealthiest footballer in the world. He is a professional footballer who moved to Paris Saint Germain after his contract with Barcelona expired. Currently, he is the highest-paid footballer in the world, receiving a weekly salary of 615.00 euros. He also has endorsement deals with Gatorade, Adidas, Huawei, Master card, Pepsi, and Hawkers.
1- CHRISTIANO RONALDO
Net worth is estimated to be 460 million dollars. He is a Portuguese professional footballer popularly known as the second richest footballer in the world. Ronaldo currently plays for the Italian, Juventus, and Portugal national teams. His salary at Juventus is estimated to be 663,000 dollars per week. Ronaldo has also signed a lifetime one billion naira deal with Nike.
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