The highest paid football player in the world 2023: TOP 10

April 29, 2023 By ebwavez 0

Football is a lucrative business in 2023, with over 3.5 billion fans worldwide. The 10 highest-paid footballers in the world play for such famous clubs as Real Madrid, PSG, Liverpool, but also on the list there are stars who now play in Asian teams.

Footballers’ salaries have been rising strongly in recent years, especially after the emergence of large multinationals, oligarchs and the oil rich as club owners. Today, players receive super profits not only from the basic salary at the club, but also from lucrative contracts with sponsors.

So, Football-match24.com will no longer bore you with general information, but offers to find out who is the highest paid football player in the world in 2023. There is also a rating of the 10 highest paid players in the world.

Note! For each player, only his net salary at the club after taxes is taken into account. Earnings of players under their additional sponsorship contracts are not provided!

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) – $ 214 million per year

Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-paid player on the planet after joining from Manchester United to Al Nasr at the end of 2022. The affairs of CR7 at Old Trafford did not stick, Erik ten Haag put the star veteran on the bench, but Cristiano did not like it very much. As a result, the Portuguese striker quarreled with the head coach, and also had a conflict with the bosses of Manchester United. Ronaldo was not going to remain without playing practice, and as a result, he decided to change his club registration.

Even Real Madrid could have become Ronnie’s new club, but Krish chose Al-Nasr from Saudi Arabia. Here, Cristiano was offered a cosmic salary in the form of $ 214,000,000 per year and the Portuguese could not refuse such an offer. Of course, the Saudi Arabian championship is not the Premier League or Serie A, but here the football veteran will improve his already chic club statistics and, in addition, earn himself a solid increase in retirement.

2. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) – $ 62 million per year

Mbappe has long been a global star and until recently he was the highest-paid footballer on the planet. Kylian has been playing for Paris Saint-Germain for several years, and the bosses of this club are known to have money to pay their stars a lot of money. Mbappe has an enchanting career, both at club and international level. The footballer won the World Cup with the French national team in 2018, also in 2022 he became the silver medalist of the World Cup and overtook everyone in the number of goals scored. In France with PSG, Kylian won everything, but the only thing that the player lacks now is winning the UEFA Champions League and getting the “golden ball” from France Football.

3. Lionel Messi (PSG) – $ 41 million per year

After Mbappe comes his attacking partner at PSG, Lionel Messi. Words are not enough to describe all the football professionalism of Messi and his achievements throughout his career. Leo won 7 Ballon d’Or, which is a world record. The striker also won all the trophies at the club and international level. The main achievement in Messi’s career is the gold of the 2022 World Cup. Also at that World Cup, Leo was recognized as the best football player on the planet. Of course, $ 41 million is several times less than the salary of his main rival in the football ring, Cristiano Ronaldo, and, nevertheless, against the background of other No. 1 sports stars, such a salary looks significant.

4. Neymar (PSG) – $ 36,5 million per year

This is the third of the legendary trio “Paris Saint-Germain” Neymar-Messi-Mbappe. In total, the leadership of the “Parisians” spends almost $ 140 million a year on the salaries of these stars. But here, too, C. Ronaldo spits out of all three. Neymar is a significant figure in the Red Blues. He is one of the brightest players in world football and if it were not for constant injuries, the Brazilian striker was definitely able to win the “ZM” more than once. In the meantime, Neymar can only be content with winning the Champions League as part of Barcelona. With the Brazilian national team, the player won the Copa America, but the World Cup remains unattainable.

5. Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) – $34 million per year

A former Chelsea player who has been ranked among the 10 highest-paid footballers in the world for a year in a row. The Brazilian midfielder traded his career for money in 2016 when he went to play in the Chinese championship. At Shanghai SIPG, Oscar became the leader and received the highest salary. The footballer plays for fun and earns good money. Many still condemn Oscar for such a transition, but do not forget that the player is from a poor family and when in his life there was an opportunity to receive a lot of money, he decided to take advantage of it. For comparison, at Chelsea, Oscar earned 3 times less.

6. Andres Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) – $ 31 million per year

In case you didn’t know, after an enchanting career at Barcelona, Andres Iniesta did not retire. The Spanish midfielder went to Japan to earn some money, and there, at Vissel Kobe, the player’s creativity, experience and professionalism are appreciated by a good salary.

7. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) – $26 million per year

Another former Chelsea player has been named one of the 10 highest-paid footballers on the planet in 2023. The Belgian winger’s career at the Santigo Bernabeu has completely gone to the bottom. Injuries, then problems with excess weight, did not allow Hazard to shine in full glory and become a good replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. Eden Hazard has not even been included in the top 30 players in the world for a long time, and nevertheless, under the current contract, he continues to earn a lot of money.

8. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – $26 million a year

Liverpool’s attacking leader earns the most at the club, the English Premier League, and he is also England’s highest-paid footballer. Mohammed Salah earns that kind of money in the case. It is thanks to the successful game of the Egyptian, the Merseysiders have won the Premier League in recent years, and most importantly, the long-awaited Champions League Cup.

9-10. Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Holland (Manchester City) – $ 24 million per year

And our rating is closed by the two current leaders of Manchester City. If Kevin De Bruyne has long been a valuable asset in Pep Guardiola’s cage, then Erling Holland became the striking force of the “citizens” only in the 2022-2023 season. The Norwegian striker cost MC only € 60 million, but this transfer was one of the most successful in recent windows. Today, Holland and De Bruyne make $24 million a year, which is good money, even for players in the strongest league on the planet.

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