Kylian Mbappe, a soccer player for France, is the highest-paid player in the world, earning over $88 million annually. Lionel Messi of Argentina is ranked second ($59 million), followed by Neymar of Brazil ($50 million).
Sadio Mané is the highest paid soccer player in Africa, earning close to $21 million annually!
While Eden Hazard earns the most money in Belgium, Christiano Ronaldo, 37, is the highest-paid soccer player in Portugal. They are two of the top three paid footballers in Europe, along with Kylian Mbappé.
The highest paid celebrity in Asia and in South Korea is Heung-Min Son. The most wealthy players are hosted by Paris Saint-Germain in six different countries, followed by Napoli, Liverpool, and Barcelona with four each.
The nation’s highest-paid athletes compete in the English Premier League.
Each national team is looking for highly skilled players at the top of their game as the FIFA World Cup 2022 draws near. The top soccer players in the world earn record-breaking salaries, but great talent has a price.
Voetbal Travel analyzed the salaries of more than 32,000 active soccer players from more than 200 countries in order to map the highest-paid soccer stars in each country in order to quench our curiosity about who will be paid the most in 2022.
Worldwide Top 5
According to Voetbal Travel, France is currently in first place. The highest-paid soccer player in the world is Kylian Mbappé, who makes $88,359,383 a year as their highest-paid player. The fact that this PSG superstar is at the top of the list after signing a record-breaking lucrative contract this summer is not surprising. Will Kylian Mbappé once more astound the world with his abilities and assist France in breaking the curse of World Cup champions in 2022?
Argentina is in second place, with Lionel Messi earning over $1 million per week and $58,782,360 annually! Messi is still the star for both his club and his country, despite his advanced age.
Messi will once again serve as captain of Argentina in Qatar in 2022, which is likely to be his final opportunity to win the World Cup after his team won the Copa America Cup in 2021 and he was given the Golden Boot as the top scorer.
With Neymar’s annual salary of $50,494,047, Brazil, another nation from South America, comes in third place. Neymar, who made his national team debut for Brazil at the age of 18, has 119 caps and 74 goals to his name.
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The highest-paid soccer player in Portugal is Christiano Ronaldo, 37, who earns $30,295,524, while Eden Hazard, a midfielder for Real Madrid, is currently the highest-paid player in Belgium with a salary of $29,391,180.
Christian Pulisic, a member of the United States men’s national soccer team, earns $8,817,354 per year from his club Chelsea, making him the highest-paid soccer player in North America.
Heung-Min Son, who is located on the other side of the globe, is named the highest paid Asian soccer player in 2022. The captain of the South Korean national team makes $11,286,213 annually after spending seven years playing for Tottenham Spurs in the English Premier League.
Chris Wood, the top goal scorer in New Zealand, joined Newcastle United this year and has been competing in the English leagues since 2009. He earns $4,702,589 per year. He now holds the title of highest-paid soccer player in Oceania.
