Soccer Player Net Worth (December, 2023): Which soccer player has the highest net worth?

Soccer Players’s Net Worth (2023):

Net worth of any Soccer player does not fluctuate everyday like the market valuation and this value of net worth is somehow fixed for a given period of time due to its input sources of salary, endorsement fee, ventures, real estates and personal properties. All of these inputs are not assumed to vary so frequently like a share price or daily market valuation of a firm.

How to Calculate Soccer Player's Net Worth?
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In this article we are going to explore some major factors which we need to assess to correctly estimate the Net Worth of a Soccer player.

Here, we are going to discuss such net worth determining factors along with some comparisons of some big guns like Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. We will then try to evaluate if we are doing it right or not.

Which soccer player has the highest net worth?

Soccer Players Earnings from Contracts and  Salary :

The daily wages are important to any individual as it is the amount he earns for the hard-work he puts in for doing any work or providing any service.  The same is also true for any football player , a major part of his net worth is based upon the size of contract he gets from the club he is playing for.

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But the size of contract doesn’t add up to net worth as it is the salary which is the amount he is getting and will get till the end of his contract that will add up to his total contract amount which might last for future years.

Christian Pulisic net worth:

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Ronaldo has a per year renewal deal with Manchester United which he signed in 2021. Since his stocks are going down a little nowadays, it is not expected that his contract amount will increase. Although his transfer to Juventus from Real Madrid provided him with masive money, Also he earned a lot of money while playing for Real Madrid.

While Leonel Messi played for Barcelona for a long time in the past he now plays for Paris Saint Germain along with Kylian Mbappe. They both also earn a great salary.

Their annual salaries , according to salary section by forbes are:


Cristiano Ronaldo – $60 Million Dollars

Lionel Messi – $75 Million Dollars

Kylian Mbappe – $28 Million Dollars

Soccer Players Earnings via Sponsorships & Endorsements:

A Soccer Player not only earns from the sports but when he goes up to achieve great things in the sports, he gets a great fan base around him. This fanbase attracts different companies and brands to have a sponsorship association with them by signing an endorsement deal for advertising their products and services.

Besides salary and contracts, endorsements make up most of the amount of net worth a player possesses. Along with the increment in a player’s popularity and followers he gets big contracts that lead to many big endorsements. But only 50 – 60 % of the total earned money is included as others are excluded as liabilities and expenses.

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Let’s look at another example of the below players:

# Cristiano Ronaldo has endorsements from SShot, Clear Men, Delivery Hero, Herbalife, MTG, Unilever, etc. Ronaldo also have a $1 Billion lifetime deal with Nike. But he didn’t get all of the money at once. He will get this money as time passes.

# Lionel Messi has sponsorships from Adidas, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Cirque du Soleil, Gatorade, Hard Rock Cafe Inc., Konami, Mastercard, Ooredoo, Pepsi, PepsiCo, Socios.com, YPF, etc. And the above case is followed here.

# Kylian Mbappe has also got some big contracts from the likes of EA, Hublot and Nike even though he is in the starting phase of his career.

The total earnings of these players per year (according to Forbes)  are :


Cristiano Ronaldo     –     55 Million Dollars

Lionel Messi              –      55 Million Dollars

Kylian Mbappe         –      15 Million Dollars


Soccer Players Earnings via Social Media:

When we talk about social media earnings for any celebrity, especially any sports player; it is almost clear that he is not earning anything from YouTube as he is not any content creator nor does he have time to do so.

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Monetization on twitter is also very kind of useless, so the major earnings from social media is constituted up of earnings from Instagram. Also players can have their accounts on personal interaction social  platforms like OnlyFans etc.

When we got to compare the example of Ronaldo,  Messi, and Mbappe ; their Instagram Earnings ( according to Popular influencer metrics website and Social Blade ) of last year i.e. 2022 shows up as following:

ParticularsRonaldoMessiMbappe
Instagram Handle@cristiano@leomessi@k.mbappe
No. Of Followers477M258M72.5M
Total Posts last year240164164
Account GradeA++A++A+
Follower Rank2nd4th47th
Average likes6M3M1M
Engagement Rate1.29%0.96%1.54%
Earnings per post$ 1M – $ 2M$ 712k -$ 1M$ 150k – $ 250k
Total Estimated Earnings 270 Million Dollars (approx.)140 Million Dollars (approx.)35 Million Dollars (approx.)

The lower earnings for the last year is due to the lower followers and engagement that was at that time which keeps on changing from time to time. This information is corrected and updated by the above mentioned sites.

# Besides this Lionel Messi has a deal with Socios.com a social site which costs the form 20 Million Dollars annually.

Soccer Player Market Value Conundrum:

Every soccer player holds a value in the football market that is complemented all over the world. These values are different for each player and keep on fluctuating along with their performances and reputations.

But these are virtually estimated amounts , not the actual amount owned by the players. This amount is a market estimation of what a player will get if he gets a transfer at that point of time . A soccer player actually does not have that amount with him , so never include Market Value amount in the player’s net worth.

Let’s look through an example i.e. According to different websites calculation;

Ronaldo holds a market value of $31.5 million and his highest market value was $125.6 million dollars. Similarly Messi and Mbappe have a market value of 52.5 million dollars and 167.6 million respectively but it did not add to their net worth.

As we see Mbappe has higher market value than Ronaldo and Messi currently but this does not mean that he has more worth than them. It’s a market sentiments calculation only and not the actual money they own. The market value assesses the present value of a player which is dependent on his future potential as well as present, past performances.

Soccer Player Net Worth Components: Real Estates, Cars, Investments:

Since many soccer players become superstars and earn a large amount of money, they invest it in many different areas like real estate and other luxuries. Many players have a superb cars collection and some even own a private jet. 

Many players even start their own businesses and all the money coming from the Businesses add up to their net worth.  When we look up to the three players whom we are taking reference of, they have many investments.

Ronaldo Cars, houses:

Ronaldo has an Azimut Grande worth 27 Million Dollars, Yabut of 7M Dollars and other cars which are worth $24 M. He owns a private jet Gulfstream G200 that is worth 20 M Dollars but he has put it on sale due to some personal reasons.

He has many houses which include a 7-storey Mansion in Madeira in North of Madrid costing 9.7 M Dollars, the most valuable flat in Lisbon worth 7.3 M Dollars and another villa in a private country club in Marbella on Costa Del Sol. He owns a brand which is based on his name CR7 that is a multi-product company and it’s worth is $63 Millions.

Messi Cars and houses:

Lionel Messi has a lot of cars that combinely worth $ 40 M . He owns a private jet Gulfstream V worth $ 33 M. He has a house in Barca in Pedralbes that is worth about 7-10 Million Dollars. His other estates include a house in Cordo and another is a ninth floor flat; both in Miami which are worth $ 5 M and $ 7.3 M. He also launches his online shopping app and website named Messi Store in 2019 which is a kind of hit and a miss.

Kylian Mbappe Cars and houses:

Kylian Mbappe is of a very young age and he doesn’t have many estates properties, but he has a stunning cars collection of about $9.26 M . He also bought a house recently in Paris, his hometown, which is worth 1.7 Million Dollars approximately.

 According to goal.com the investment of Ronaldo, Messi, and Mbappe are:

ParticularsRonaldoMessiMbappe
Cars Collection$ 58 M$ 40 M$ 9.26 M
Private JetGulfstream G200 – $20M (Up for sale)Gulfstream V – $ 33 M
House and Flats$ 18.5 M$ 20 M$ 1.7 M
BusinessesCR7 – $ 63 M ( Keeps Changing )Messi Store (Online Shopping) – $ 8 M ( Approximately)

Soccer Player Net Worth Correct Estimations:

We have gone through many points up out there which are the basic input elements of calculating a player’s net worth. But one question that might have popped up in your mind could be about their prior earnings as we have only discussed their recent earnings, but the point to be noted is that we included all the investments, estates and businesses.

The prior earnings are gone in the Liabilities and the Costs of the business they tried to manage. The cars , the houses , the jet all these things have their costs redeemed from their earlier Earnings.

Another point is that they were not earning exactly the same amount they are earning now, It can be somehow equal or should be low.

Also the big the player becomes a celebrity his lifestyle becomes a bit costly , so 40 to 50 % of the income are excluded as liabilities and included as cars , houses, businesses, estates and investments. However some parts are included evenly.

Net Worth of Soccer Player = Total Assets – Total Liabilities

We will now calculate the net worth of players mentioned above. First point is that all assets will include cash, bank balance, jewellery, cars, houses, properties. They have been earning all their life but we will include only 50 – 60 % of total earnings .

The rest of the earnings is excluded due to the liabilities and family expenses along with their lifestyle cost which is itself quiet high.

The estates they own, their cars and investments are also results of their earlier earnings, so we assume that about 40/50 % of their total earnings weill be used up in their expenses , managing their lifestyles.

We assume that the balance 30/40 % of their total amounts earned gets consumed up or are used up in their expenses of mantaining their lifestyle, travel, hobbies, philanthrophy, etc.

Ronaldo’s earnings from the time when he joined Real Madrid FC is $340 Million Dollars so we will be including $ 170-190 Dollars. Similarly from his last contract with Barcelona Messi has earned about $400 Million and $ 215-230 Dollars will be added.

Mbappe has earned a total of $120 Million Dollars as his career is very short  so $ 75-90 Dollars are included in their total net worth.

Below is the summary of the net worth of famous soccer players, but will not be exact wealth. But an judiciously estimated net worth should be close to actual worth.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Net Worth : $ 580 Million Approximately
  • Lionel Messi Net Worth : $ 485 Million Approximately
  • Kylian Mbappe Net Worth : $ 135 Million Dollars Approximately

important tips for soccer player net worth calculation:

  • Try to maintain all the value amounts mentioned in the article in the same currency, if you started in USD then keep it continued in USD or if you choose any other currency like INR or Euros then try to continue it throughout the article.
  • Try to use authenticate Information from trusted and reputed sources and try to mention them whereable possible.

Is net worth calculated and estimated the actual wealth a player ?:

Prior to anything else, you should be aware that any net worth you find online is an estimate based on a variety of factors , informations and is not necessarily the same wealth that someone actually possesses.

Net Worth data on internet might be somewhat close to the player’s actual wealth, but only they and a celebrity or their financial managers, tax filing agency,or government is aware of their true wealth.

Many companies collaborate closely with these well-known players to maintain their social presence, and they offer some useful, accurate data that supports credibility. Sometimes this info provides extremely close estimates of net worth of a celebrity.

The estimated net worth are perhaps the best estimates of any players/celebrity actual wealth but in reality may turn out to be different . We have tried to assess the net worth of some of the famous football players. Hope you enjoy the information of your favourite soccer players net worth mentioned above.

Please feel free to write us back in case you feel we need to update some data, info to give the best estimate of a celebrity soccer player or any celebrity on the website.