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Richest Footballer Reveals What Moved Him To Football by elmessiahs(m): 1:32pm On Jan 14, 2021 |
- Faiq Bolkiah is the son of Prince Jefri, the
Sultan of Brunei, and remains a heir to £200
billion fortune
- The 22-year-old has decided to pursue a
professional career in the game of football
- He has however been unable to break into
starting squads and has left Leicester City for
Maritimo
Since joining Premier League club Leicester City
in 2016, Faiq Bolkiah who is referred to as the
richest footballer, failed to make an appearance
for the club’s senior team.
The 22-year-old is the son of Prince Jefri, the
Sultan of Brunei, and remains a heir to fortunes
worth a staggering £200 billion.
Despite such enormous wealth, the youngster
pursued a professional career in football having
begun with AFC Newbury in 2009 before he
joined Southampton academy.
It was gathered that in 2013 he signed to play
for the Arsenal youth team and after a year,
Bolkiah joined Chelsea where he trained
alongside the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and
Tammy Abraham during his short time with the
Blues.
In 2016, he joined Leicester City and became an
instant hero when fans learnt of his rich
background, but he failed to make an
appearance at the club.
So what's happened to the guy who ditched a
life of guaranteed luxury in pursuit of becoming
a footballer?
According to GiveMeSport , having been unable
to break into the Foxes’ first team, the 22-year-
old left the King Power Stadium club to join
Portuguese outfit Maritimo during the summer.
According to his Transfermarkt profile, Bolkiah
has been restricted to just one appearance for
Maritimo's U23 side so far.
But given he's still only 22, there's still time for
the Brunei international to make it at the
highest level, especially given his commitment
to success within the sport.
His former team-mate at Leicester Kian Williams
said:
“I asked him why he wants to be a footballer
when his family are already so rich.
"He said, ‘All my brothers sit at home doing
nothing. I want to actually do something. I
don’t want to be like them’.” |
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