Richest Soccer Players
Hi everyone,
Thanks for reading how2playsoccer.com. Today we have another ‘money’-themed post about the richest soccer players in the world. If you’ve been wanting to discover just who is the richest soccer player, the order of those behind him, and their exact worth- you’ve come to the right place!
I would like to warn you now that you may be surprised by exactly who takes the first position! It would be great to hear your thoughts at the end of this post, so please leave a comment to let me know whether any of these rankings did indeed cause a stir. Enjoy!
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1. Lionel Messi
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2009 Earnings: £29.7m/€33m/$44.5m
Country: Argentina
Club: Barcelona
Detail: Currently regarded as one of the best- if not the best- player in the world, Messi has even overtaken the famously wealthy David Beckham. That took some doing!
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2. David Beckham
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2009 Earnings: £27.3m/€30.4m/$41m
Country: England
Clubs: LA Galaxy and AC Milan
Detail: He has been in the top 2 places for each of the last 9 years. Still, it may come as quite a shock that he wasn’t number one in 2009 as well!
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3. Cristiano Ronaldo
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2009 Earnings: £27m/€30m/$40.5m
Country: Portugal
Club: Real Madrid
Detail: Beckham’s replacement and Manchester United, Ronaldo was later subject to a world record £80m move to Real Madrid. It’s little wonder he’s so high on the list!
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4. Kaka
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2009 Earnings: £16.9m/€18.8m/$25.3m
Country: Brazil
Club: Real Madrid
Detail: Kaka himself moved to Real Madrid for a massive £56m, but this is still somewhat below the fee for Cristiano. His earnings fall into place accordingly.
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5. Thierry Henry
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2009 Earnings: £16.2m/€18m/$24.3m
Country: France Club: Barcelona
Detail: A high profile player, Henry moved from Arsenal in a £16m deal to Spain, and now commands the soccer world’s 5th highest earnings tally!
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6. Ronaldinho
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2009 Earnings: £15.5m/€17.2m/$23.2m
Country: Brazil
Club: AC Milan
Detail: This legendary attacking player previously played for Barcelona, and now plays alongside Beckham during the latter player’s loan spells from LA Galaxy
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7. Carlos Tevez
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2009 Earnings: £13.8m/€15.4m/$20.8m
Country: Argentina
Club: Manchester City
Detail: The 2nd Argentinte in the top 10, Tevez has *bravely* played for both Manchester United and Manchester City- despite the intense inter-club rivalry
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8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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2009 Earnings: £13m/€14.5m/$19.5m
Country: Sweden
Club: Barcelona
Detail: Ibrahimovic formerly played for Inter Milan, but moved to Barcelona in return for a player + cash deal with Samuel Eto’o going in the other direction.
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9. Frank Lampard
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2009 Earnings: £12.8m/€14.2m/$19.1m
Country: England
Club: Chelsea
Detail: Lampard is one of Chelsea’s most crucial players, along with John Terry and Petr Czech: together they make up the spine of the team and are each rewarded handsomly!
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10. Samuel Eto’o
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2009 Earnings: £12.4m/€13.8m/$18.6m
Country: Cameroon
Club: Inter Milan
Detail: Samuel Eto’o is a prolific striker, formerly of Barcelona, who was (fairly) recently swapped in a move to Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan
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This list of the richest soccer players was based on some research conducted by France Football according to the players’ wages and other endorsements. Please note that initial figures were given in euros, so the pound and dollar values were subject to conversion and may change slightly. Since you now know all about the most up-to-date figures on the richest players, you could check out some of my other similar articles such as the richest soccer clubs and the 50 most popular soccer club websites.
Have fun,
Soccer Geek
P.S: Don’t forget to share your thoughts below with a comment on this list!
I think there has to be some clarifications here, the current highest earners doesn’t necessarily imply the richest players. Is Messi the current highest paid soccer player or is he the richest?
According to these figures Messi was the highest paid soccer player of last year- perhaps a better title for the blog post would have been ‘highest earning soccer players’ rather than the ‘richest’, then, as you suggest.
This list is based on the research of France Football. You will get different results again from Futebol Finance: http://bit.ly/cMXPLS
Without adequate nutrition it is not feasible to complete a strict football training schedule, too as play for 90 minutes in a game. All players at the top of their game need to maintain exceptional fitness and Christiano Ronaldo also manages to keep his body exceptionally toned. With a star athlete lifestyle and a girlfriend as photogenic as Nereida Gallard.
I second this view ”I think there has to be some clarifications here, the current highest earners doesn’t necessarily imply the richest players. Is Messi the current highest paid soccer player or is he the richest?”