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World's richest soccer player ahead of Messi, Cristiano and Neymar

Soccer industry involves a lot of players, teams, competitions, and enthusiastic fans of the beautiful game. The most talented stars usuallyproduce a lot of revenue, yet the richest player in the world isn't abig soccer figure. Check outwhois the world's richest footballer.

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By martín o’donnell

The world's richest soccer player isn't a famous superstar from a top team (Getty).
The world's richest soccer player isn't a famous superstar from a top team (Getty).

When wondering who’s the player that has more money in their accounts, the names of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, or other sensational figures will probably come to mind.

It would make sense that the wealthiest footballers in the world were the most talented or famous ones. It seems obvious that those players whopermanentlydisplay outstanding performances inthe most important leagues generate a lot of revenue and get paid according to that.

However, the fortune of the richest soccer player in the world wasn’t produced after his skills onthe pitch.In fact, he’s not veryfamous in the soccer world. But he does play in a professional team and has more money than any other superstar. Find out who is this guy.

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The richest footballer in the world

Because of belonging tothe Bruneian Royal Family, Faiq Bolkiah is therichest soccer player in the world. At just22 years of age,Bolkiah has a fortune greater than that of any other footballer.

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He is the son of Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei and nephew of Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei.Faiq currently plays at Club Sport Maritimo from thePortuguese first division. He started hisplaying careerat England, where he developed at Southampton’s academy before trialing withArsenal and training with Reading. Later, he spent almost two years at Chelsea’s academy before joining Leicester City, where he played the UEFA Youth League.

How big hisfortune is?

Faiq Bolkiah’s personal fortune isn’t known exactly, but it is directly linked to that of his family, which according to Forbes it isestimated to be worth of $20 billion. The Bruneian international midfilder possess a wide range of Rolls Royce cars as well as other expensive cars and watches, according to the Mirror. He is the world’s richest soccer player ahead of other well-known figures.

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