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Forbes list of the top 10 richest footballers in the world 2022.
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world that’s highly paying especially when you are a talented player. World soccer superstars like Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe are among the highest-paid footballers in the world right now. However, their net worth is slightly below as compared to some of the richest footballers. Today, we shall list the top 10 richest footballers in the world in 2022 according to Forbes magazine.
Who is the richest footballer in the world 2022?
As of 2022, Faiq Bolkiah net worth is estimated to be $20 billion, making him the richest football player in the world.
Faiq Bolkiah is a son to Jefri Bolkiah, the Prince of Brunei. Most importantly, Faiq Bolkiah upped his soccer skills at the Chelsea, Southampton, as well as Leicester City football academies.
Mathieu Flamini is the second richest footballer in the world in 2022 with an estimated net worth of $10 billion (£8.5bn).
Mathieu Flamini is the co-founder of GF Biochemicals, a prominent producer of Levulinic acids and it’s by-products. GF Biochemicals is headquartered in Italy and has a subbranch in the Netherlands.
In summary, we will list the top 10 richest footballers in the world. Then, we shall state their current net worth. Have a look at the next section below;
Top 10 richest footballers in the world 2022
- Faiq Bolkiah. Net Worth 2022 – $20 billion. Faiq Jefri Bolkiah is now the youngest richest footballer in the world in 2022.
- Mathieu Flamini. Net Worth 2022 – $10 billion (£8.5bn).
- Cristiano Ronaldo. Net Worth 2022 – $500 million.
- Lionel Messi. Net Worth 2022 – $400 million.
- Neymar Da Silva Santos Jnr. Net Worth 2022 – $200 million.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Net Worth 2022 – $190 million.
- Wayne Rooney. Net Worth 2022 – $170 million.
- Gareth Bale. Net Worth 2022 – $145 million.
- Paul Pogba. Net Worth 2022 – $125 million.
- Mesut Ozil. Net Worth 2022 – $120 million
Conclusion
According to the Forbes list above, most of the richest footballers in the world in 2022 are former EPL soccer players. Lastly, we also have other wealthy soccer players in the world as of 2022. For example, Eden Hazard ($102 million), and Kylian Mbappe, $95 million, just to name a few.