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The richest footballers

The wealthiest footballers on record, ranked by sourced net worth rather than fame.

Scott Duncan tops this list. Net worth: $11.1B, ahead of Seo Jung-jin at $8.9B.

Scott DuncanFootballersUnited Kingdom
$11.1Bas of 2026
as of 2026
Seo Jung-jinFootballersSouth Korea
$8.9Bas of 2026
as of 2026
Carlos AlbertoFootballersBrazil
$6.6Bas of 2026
as of 2026

The rest of the list

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4th

Chen TaoFootballers · as of 2026ChinaFootballers$5.3Bas of 2026

5th

James ChambersFootballers · as of 2026United KingdomFootballers$4.8Bas of 2026

6th

Ryan SmithFootballers · as of 2026United KingdomFootballers$3.3Bas of 2026

7th

Roy CarrollFootballers · as of 2026United KingdomFootballers$2.6Bas of 2026

8thBent JensenFootballers · as of 2026DenmarkFootballers$2.3Bas of 2026

9thHans JakobFootballers · as of 2026GermanyFootballers$2.3Bas of 2026

10th

Luis EnriqueFootballers · as of 2026SpainFootballers$2.2Bas of 2026

11thZhang YalinFootballers · as of 2026ChinaFootballers$2.1Bas of 2026

12th

Clark HuntFootballers · as of 2026United StatesFootballers$2.0Bas of 2026

13thGeorge ThomasFootballers · as of 2026United KingdomFootballers$2.0Bas of 2026

14th

Alberto PradaFootballers · as of 2026SpainFootballers$1.9Bas of 2026

15thBruce WilsonFootballers · as of 2026CanadaFootballers$1.9Bas of 2026

16th

Massimo MorattiFootballers · as of 2026ItalyFootballers$1.8Bas of 2026

17thAlan MillerFootballers · as of 2026United KingdomFootballers$1.7Bas of 2026

18thAntonio GallardoFootballers · as of 2026MexicoFootballers$1.6Bas of 2026

19th

Fernando EspinosaFootballers · as of 2026MexicoFootballers$1.6Bas of 2026

20th

Sergey DmitrievFootballers · as of 2026RussiaFootballers$1.4Bas of 2026

21stLi MingFootballers · as of 2026ChinaFootballers$1.3Bas of 2026

22ndLee Ho-jinFootballers · as of 2026South KoreaFootballers$1.2Bas of 2026

23rd

Cristiano RonaldoFootballers · as of 2026PortugalFootballers$1.2Bas of 2026

24th

David HumphreysFootballers · as of 2026United KingdomFootballers$1.2Bas of 2026

25thDieter MüllerFootballers · as of 2026GermanyFootballers$1.2Bas of 2026

How far this reaches

Ranked by sourced net worth. Figures are estimates and may be out of date. Not financial advice.

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