Some say it is talent, others call it a profession or business and some say it’s just a game. Be it as it may, Football is surely a profitable venture. If you are young, talented and hopeful to start a career in football, this is the right article to motivate you the more to pursue your dreams and become one of the world’s richest footballers like Christiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

Below is the list of the top 10 richest footballers in the world, which according to the world’s active players and their net worth based on salary, endorsements and assets.

10 Frank Lampard – €80M
Unlike what some may think, Lampard is not on this list because of his series of football books for children, from which he earned less than £50,000, rather, his 13 years playing at Chelsea has brought in over €35m. Lampard is the club’s all-time top goal scorer with 211 goals in all competitions and is now on the books at Manchester City’s MLS franchise in New York City. With a huge net worth of around €80m, he sure is far from being bankrupt.

9 Ronaldinho – €83M
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Nine years after winning the Ballon d’Or (2005) and four years after leaving Europe, Ronaldinho is still one of the best players in the world, and still makes it high on this list with a net worth of €83m. The Brazilian spent the last two years on a €2.7m annual contract with Atletico Mineiro, but has recently moved to Mexico, where his Queretaro contract is heavily performance-related, but could be worth an additional €2.5m per year. The bulk of his earnings come from his Barcelona days and a hefty deal with Nike which has brought in over €20m in the last 10 years.

8 Raul – €85M

Raul has proven himself a lot of times on the soccer pitch, and he is one of the richest soccer players with – €85 million. He regularly topped Real Madrid’s top earners list in his 16 years at the Bernabeu, with his salary topping out at €7m per year. He earned another €14m in his two years at Gazprom-backed Schalke and €10m for two seasons at Qatari side Al-Sadd. He is now at New York Cosmos, where he plays and head the youth academy. He also has a property company, Luri, and an energy company, Cadmus, of which he owns 20 per cent.



7 Samuel Eto’o – €87M

Samuel Eto’o’s talent and skill in the game has not only crowned him a legend in African and European football, it has also brought him a fortune of €87 million. Nearly half of his fortune came in two highly lucrative years spent with Anzhi Makhachkala, while before that he had won back-to-back Champions Leagues with FC Barcelona (2009) and Inter Milan (2010). He was earning €10m a year at Barcelona and €5m last year at Chelsea. His worth increased by lucrative deals with Puma and Ford, but there has been little increase in this year’s tally as Eto’o has poured a lot of income into the final stages of launching the ‘Samuel Eto’o Laikipia Unity Football Academy’ in Kenya.


6 Kaka – €96M

The 2007 Ballon d’Or winner earned more than €35m over the course of a four-year spell at Real Madrid, and though his salary more than halved on returning to AC Milan (where he forewent wages when injured), he is back on the money trail with a €2m deal for six months at Sao Paulo and now a €6.3m deal with Orlando City – the new MLS franchise which will make him the league’s highest-paid player. His clean-cut image makes him a marketer’s dream and his deals with Pepsi, Adidas, Samsung, Gillette and Armani (a seven-year contract) are ongoing. He owns property in Manhattan, Natal, Madrid and Milan.

5 Wayne Rooney – €103M
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Manchester United’s captain, Wayne Rooney is the highest paid player in the Premier League with super wages of around £300,000 per week and a number of sponsorships and endorsements off the pitch. The bulk of his net-worth comes from his Manchester United salary of course, and also strengthened by reported interest in his services from Monaco and PSG. His off-field income is boosted by €5.4m thanks to deals with Nike, Samsung and Harper Collins.



4 Zlatan Ibrahimovic – €105M


Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a star player in the football world, he has given some great games to the world, and he is one of the richest soccer players with €105 million.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has understood his value ever since Malmo sporting director Hasse Borg sold him for €8.7m to Ajax, aged 19. The Swede is careful not to be over-endorsed. He has deals with Nivea, Xbox, Volvo and Dressman, while his Nike Dareto-Zlatan contract ended last year, but is smart with his investments. His property empire reportedly includes, a 350-acre forest estate in Dävensö, a church in central Stockholm recently renovated into a townhouse and an investment in a 66-apartment block in Tribeca, Manhattan. He also partnered with IT billionaire Dan Oloffson in launching Mikz – a celebrity marketing app in 2013. His book I am Zlatan, released in over 20 countries, earned him another €8m.



3 Neymar – €135M

Neymar was the face of the World Cup-hosting Brazil team in 2014, and as a result earned €37m in endorsement deals in 2014 alone. Being a player who has quickly become one of the most marketable in the world after a superb rise despite his young age, it is no surprise to see Neymar as high as third on this rich list. His 12 fixed sponsors included Nike, Panasonic, Claro, foot odour-stopper Tenys-Pé, underwear brand Lupo, fizzy drink, Guaraná Antarctica, Unilever, Volkswagen, Santander, Red Bull, Heliar (car batteries) and mobile app Palpiteros. His father, Neymar Snr, pocketed a €40m payout when the youngster joined Barcelona in summer 2013, a transfer that eventually led to a tax fraud investigation.

Neymar’s performances on the pitch will soon lead to more rewards, as he’s expected to sign a new contract almost doubling his €8.8m annual contract before the season ends.

2 Lionel Messi – €200M
Messi has to settle with a personal wealth of €200m after a great career for his club and country. His endorsement deals are varied and lucrative, encompassing Adidas, EA Sports, Ooredoo, Samsung, Lay’s, Audermars Piguet, Gillette, Dolce & Gabbana, Head & Shoulders, Gatorade and Pan Bimbo. His property empire is burgeoning: the jewel in the crown is ‘Azahares del Parana’, a huge complex which will house seven gated communities, a beach, a golf course and a sports complex just outside his hometown of Rosario. He recently left the board of one company, Limecu Espana, which is now worth €11.7m and is run by his brother Rodrigo.

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