Top 10 richest footballers 2022

 10. Andres Iniesta – $120 million

Andres Iniesta, mostly known by his last name, is a Spanish footballer who spent most of his playing career with FC Barcelona. Dubbed as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, Andres, has won every possible title with the club, country, and individually, including World Cup in 2010.

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As of 2022, the Spanish midfielder has an estimated net worth of $120 million. The major contributor to his wealth is his salary with his current Japanese club, Vissel Kobe and other partnership deals.

9. Gareth Bale – $130 million

Gareth Bale is a Welsh footballer who is currently playing for the Spanish club Real Madrid since 2013. That year, he transferred from Tottenham to Real for a fee of 85 million pounds breaking making him the most expensive player. Like Iniesta, Bale has also had a very successful club career winning 4 Champions League and 2 Laliga.

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The estimated net worth of the Welsh winger is estimated to be $130 million approximately. Some of his major sources of earnings are from his profession of playing football as well as other sponsorships deals.

8. Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva –$145 million

 Alexandre Rodrigues a.k.a Alexandre Pato is a Brazillian footballer who has played with clubs like AC Milan, Villareal, Chelsea, and Sao Paulo. Currently, he is playing for the MLS club Orlando City. He was highly recognized as one of the young talents and even joined Italian giants AC Milan in 2007 at just 18 years old. He even lived with the expectation as he scored 51 goals in 117 appearances for Milan. But, since then, his career just went down.

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But rather than his fluctuating career, Pato is known for becoming one of the World’s top 20 richest footballers. His net worth in 2022 is approximately $145 million which includes all of his assets, cars, houses, monetary values, and others. He is wealthier than stars like Ronaldinho, Hazard, Ozil, and Jose Mourinho.

7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – $190 million

One of the most decorated strikers in the world, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a Swedish footballer who is currently playing for AC Milan. But there is one more thing, Ibra is famous for, his SAVAGE quotes.

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The Swedish professional, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Net Worth in 2022 is evaluated at a whopping sum of $190 million. Zlatan has been playing professional football for more than 2 decades. No doubt, the major source of earnings for the former Milan striker is football.

6. Neymar Jr. – $200 million

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior aka Neymar Jr. is a Brazillian footballer who currently plays for the French club named Paris Saint Germain. Jr. is considered one of the best players in the world, thanks to his skills like, dribbling, ball controlling, and beating defenders with ease skills. He caught the eye of mainstream football when he was at Santos and Barcelona immediately signed him in 2013.

Neymar, along with Messi and Suarez was one of the best trio of all time. After 4 years of brilliance and several records at the Catalan club, the 2014-14 Laliga Best Player decided to join PSG.

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Neymar Jr. is the most expensive player in football history. His transfer from Barcelona to PSG in 2017 at a record-breaking fee of $263 million is the costliest deal in the history of sports too.

And his net worth in 2022 is more than $200 million which will increase more in the future.

5. Dave Whelan – $210 million

Dave Whelan is probably the only individual on the list who is famous other than a football player. Whelan spent only 8 years in football as a full back spending most of the time with Blackburn Rovers(1956-1960) and Crewe Alexandra(1962-1966). Later he became the boss of Wigan Athletic and worked as its CEO.

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Though Dave did not have a great career in football, he gained most of his wealth from his business. Right after his playing career, he bought Whelan Discount Stores, a supermarket chain. Whelan sold the store to Morrisons for £1.5 million. He also acquired JJB Sports, a Wigan-based fishing ad sports store. Later, Dave owned the football club Wigan Athletic which was a 3rd division club at that time.

4. Lionel Messi- $420 million

Arguably, the greatest player of all time, Lionel Messi is from Argentina and currently plays for Paris Saint Germain. Before PSG, he was at the Spanish club Barcelona where he recorded 474 goals in 520 appearances. Lionel has won 7 Ballon D’or, the highest any player has won.

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As per sources, the approximate monetary value of the Argentine footballer is $420 million. He mostly earns from football contracts and endorsement deals while he also makes a lot from investments and business. The 2021 Ballon D’Or winner has his own clothing brand named “The Messi Store”.

3. David Beckham- $450 million

Probably, one of the finest midfielders in the world, David Beckham is a former English footballer who played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and PSG. It has been almost a decade, and Beckham has officially retired from playing football, he has still involved in this sport, one way or another.

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As of 2022, the total monetary value or the net worth of David Beckham is estimated to be $450 million. His value includes all his properties, cash, assets, luxury items, and business.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo – $500 million

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players to play football along with Lionel Messi. He is a 5 time Ballon D’Or winner with several other international, clubs and individual trophies in his name. Being in the game for about 2 decades, Cristiano has had a phenomenal career, that any footballer would wish to have. Along with his trophy, he is a successful businessman, philanthropist, influencer, and idol of several young footballers.

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Cristiano is the richest European footballer who has an estimated net worth of $500 million. Comparatively, his worth is 100 million more than his rival Lionel Messi. Aside from being a top-class player, Cristiano is a legit businessman who has created many successful ventures. Altogether, he has 6 successful business units that regulate the cash flow. His famous businesses include CR7 Hotels in partnership with Pestana Hotel Group, Clothing and Perfume, Restaurants, Fitness Center, and Hair Clinics.

1. Faiq Bolkiah- $20 billion

The richest footballer in the world as of 2022 is Faiq Bolkiah, a Bruneian footballer who used to play for Leicester City and Chelsea’s youth team. Faiq is just 23 years old, but, how come a young footballer be so rich.

Bolkiah belongs to the Bruneian Royal Family and his father Jefri Bolkiah is a prince of Brunei. His family, Bolkiah is among the richest royal family in the world.

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Faiq Bolkiah’s net worth is 40 times higher than Cristiano Ronaldo

No doubt, Faiq is at the top of the list of the world’s wealthiest football (soccer) players. His worth comes from his family rather than his own income as a footballer.

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