The highest paid football players 2023

The highest paid football players 2023

These are the 10 highest-paid soccer players in 2023, and this list includes a group of young and veteran players who are currently the highest-paid players in soccer 2023. Let's take a look at the ranking of the highest-paid players in the world in 2023.

10. Antoine Griezmann - $27.5 million/year

The Frenchman started the 2022-23 campaign somewhat in limbo, struggling for minutes at Atletico Madrid due to bizarre contract clauses in his loan deal from his parent club. It has since all been settled, with a deal to rejoin Atlético on a permanent deal, and Griezmann has since confirmed why he is one of the highest-paid footballers in world football with a salary of $22 million. In addition, he earns $5.5 million annually from sponsorship and promotion.

Griezmann was impressive with France finishing runners-up in Qatar and has maintained that form with his club, who have put their poor start behind them and now look set to finish comfortably in the top four in La Liga again. There is a debate that he is the best player in Spain in 2022-2023.

9. Kevin De Bruyne - $29 million/year

Manchester City midfielder 'De Bruyne' has almost certainly been the best player in the world's highest-paid league for the past five seasons and plays for a club owned by the Abu Dhabi royal family with a salary of $25.5m, so it would be strange if he wasn't in the top ten.

Although his earnings are not only from Manchester City, the player earns $3.5 million from his promotion to a number of major companies, including Nike, Wow Hydrate, Credit Karma, and Therabody.

8. Raheem Sterling - $29.4 million/year

While Sterling doesn't earn as much as De Bruyne at Man City and still isn't at his new club Chelsea with a $21.4m salary, his marketing and sponsorship ability puts him above the Belgian here. He has great deals with New Balance for his shoes, Apple for all his tech needs, and so many products that he earns $8 million in sponsorships.

7. Andres Iniesta - $30 million/year

Don't be shocked here. Iniesta, 38, is the oldest player on the list, and one of the best midfielders. He left Barcelona with Vissel Jobe in 2018 to play for Japan's Vissel Jobe and signed a new contract in 2021 that will keep him at the club until 2023. Given The offered salary is $ 23 million, it is not surprising that he decided to stay.

Iniesta also has sponsorship deals with big-name Japanese brands such as 'Nissan, Asics, and Konami' as well as 'GeneLife', and the footballer has also set up his own clothing company 'Capitten'. His earnings from promotion and sponsorship amount to $7 million.

Anyway, at the time of writing, Vissel Kobe is one point away from the relegation zone with five games played.

6. Eden Hazard - $31.1 million/year

In truth, Hazard has been a surplus player since his £103m move from Chelsea to Real Madrid, and the dip in form has been disappointing for Belgium. The Belgian has scored just seven goals in three seasons. Watching last season's Champions League final from the bench was particularly unpleasant, given his $28.6m salary.

The player's off-field wages are also attractive through sponsorships, $2.5 million because the player is also on the cover of FIFA 20.

5. Mohamed Salah - $39.5 million/year

Salah's status as one of the best strikers in the world in football finally translated into huge money when he signed a new three-year contract with Liverpool worth £350,000 in August 2022. With a monthly salary of $24.5m.

Due to his high profile in Egypt and the MENA region in general, Salah also attracts very large sponsorship deals with the likes of 'Adidas, Pepsi, Vodafone, and Uber'. His earnings amounted to $15 million.

After his form dropped slightly at the end of last season, his coach, Jurgen Klopp, predicted that the Egyptian king would return with strength soon. This did not quite happen. But with 23 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, the in-form Salah is still a very fine player.

4. Neymar - $91 million/year

Neymar was expected to earn large sums after joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 at a world record cost of $263 million.

Young Neymar, 30, is the first to earn the third-highest salary in world football - which also happens to be the third-highest at his club Paris Saint-Germain ($56m).

Like many footballers and sponsors of many companies, the Brazilian first plunged into the incomprehensible whirlpool of “NFTs” and cryptocurrencies, launching a “digital cluster” with “NFTSTAR”. His earnings reached (35 million dollars). He is one of the richest football players.

3. Lionel Messi - $110 million/year

Lionel Messi, 35, has joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer following his shock exit from Barcelona.

Lionel Messi has topped the list of highest-paid players most of the time, but Messi has now slipped to third place with a salary of $62 million.

However, with endorsement deals for watches, soft pop, telecom, sports apparel, sports drinks, beer, video games, the case of oil, and potato chips—and with his recent world champion status and $48 million in sponsorship earnings—we shouldn't think he He will soon be one of the highest paid players in football.

2. Kylian Mbappe - $125 million/year

The 23-year-old Mbappe recently revealed to the New York Times that French President Emmanuel Macron had personally persuaded him not to leave PSG for Real Madrid this summer.

Mbappe said: “He told me: I don't want you to leave now. You are very important to the country. Of course, when the president says that to you, it is important.”

It is not surprising that Paris Saint-Germain signed a contract worth $ 105 million annually with the young player Mbappe. Which makes him the highest-paid player in the world in 2023. Also, Mbappe earns $ 20 million from promotion and sponsorship.

1- Cristiano Ronaldo - $208.6 million/year

Cristiano Ronaldo became the richest soccer player in the country by moving to the Saudi club Al-Nasr, with a lucrative contract every year as a player in Al-Nasr, and this is just compensation for his club. (74.6 million dollars in salary, 133.84 million dollars bonus). Yes, that's absurd. However, both Ronaldo and Al-Nassr seem happy enough with the arrangement.

Ronaldo owns his own clothing and perfume company called CR7, as well as collaborations that pay him $60 million, making him the Richest football player.