In this article, you will find the wealthiest soccer stars on the planet.
Soccer as they call it in Northern America or more widely known as football is the most popular sport in the world that is played in almost every country. It is also one of the most recognized and exhilarating sports that you can watch.
Thanks to its wide appeal, there are many professional players who were able to win multi million dollar contracts from football clubs, associations or businesses.
As of now, you probably come up with your suggestions of who will make the list of the wealthiest footballers on the planet.
Let’s not lose more time now, and dive into the world of rich sportsmen. Below are the 10 richest soccer players of all time. The sources used to compile the list are Celebrity Net Worth, Forbes and The Richest:
10. Eden Hazard
Net Worth: $100 Million
Eden Hazard is a Belgian professional football player. He made his first steps into the football world at the age of 4. In his first club – Royal Stade Brainois, he played for 8 years before leaving for Tubize.
Eden Hazard is believed to have a net worth of $100 million as of 2020, which puts him in the 10th place of our richest soccer players list.
9. Pele
Net Worth: $100 Million
Edison Arantes do Nascimento better known as Pelé is a retired Brazilian footballer, widely regarded by players, fans and pundits as the best player who have played this game.
Pele has a net worth of around $100 million.
8. Francesco Totti
Net Worth: $101.6 Million
Francesco Totti is another retired soccer player in our list. The Italian joined his first football club – Fortitudo at the age of 8. Totti’s popularity started to rise when he won the Young Footballer of the Year award during the 1998-1999 season. Only a year after that, he was nominated for the “Italian Footballer of the Year” as well as for Ballon d’Or.
As of 2020, Totti’s net worth is estimated to be around $101.6 million, making the list at 8th place.
7. Gareth Bale
Net Worth: $125 Million
In 7th place we have the Welsh winger Gareth Bale. Currently, he is playing for the spanish giants Real Madrid. Bale is well known for his powerful left foot, imposing physique and lightning speed. In 2011 he made the list of the UEFA Team of the Year and was also awarded with the PFA Players ‘Players of the Year’..
Bale’s net worth of around $125 Million puts him into 7th place in the list of the richest soccer players.
6. Wayne Rooney
Net Worth: $145 Million
The Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney makes the list in number six. With a net worth of approximately $145 million, Rooney is the richest active English footballer.
5. Alexandre Pato
Net Worth: $145 Million
Alexandre Pato began his career at a rather later stage than most footballers do. He started playing when he was 16 years old. Later, Pato was transferred to Sports Club Internacional to be included in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub 20 tournament. Pato was part of the Brazilian national team who won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2006.
As of 2020, Alexandre Pato is believed to have around $145 Million of wealth, which sends him in the 5th spot of the world’s richest soccer players.
4. Dave Whelan
Net Worth: $220 Million
Another former player in our richest list is Dave Whelan. In his career, the ENglishman was part of the clubs Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra. Currently, Whelan is the owner of Wigan Athletic football club who compete in the English Championship league.
It is estimated that the net worth of Dave Whelan is approximately $220 million.
3. Lionel Messi
Net Worth: $400 Million
Lionel Messi’s star status has resulted in winning multi-million dollar contracts with FC Barcelona and numerous endorsement deals. Because of his diminutive stature, he was nicknamed “The Flea”. Currently, Messi is widely regarded as the world’s best soccer player. He has received the award for the player of the year for the past two seasons.
The 3rd richest football player in the list is estimated to have roughly $400 million of net worth.
2. David Beckham
Net Worth: $450 Million
Another retired English player makes the top 3, and that is David Beckham. In 2004, Beckham was already recognized as the highest paid football player. But he is know best for his success on the field becoming the first English footballer to have won a league title in four different countries. Beckham had a long and illustrious career spending 20 years playing professional football.
Beckham’s estimated net worth is around $450 million.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Net Worth: $450 Million
On the top of the list we have the Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2009, Real Madrid shocked the football world by paying a transfer fee of around $132 million to Manchester United for the rights of Ronaldo. This transfer broke the record for most expensive transfer fee ever payed in football.
As of 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo is worth around $450 million, making him the wealthiest football player on the planet.
