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Highest Paid Footballers of 2025
This list features the best paid footballers of 2025 based on on/off-field earnings.
RANK | FOOTBALLER | TEAM | ON-FIELD EARNINGS | OFF-FIELD EARNINGS | TOTAL EARNINGS |
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al Nassr | $230 million | $50 million | $280 million |
2 | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami | $60 million | $70 million | $130 million |
3 | Karim Benzema | Al Ittihad | $100 million | $4 million | $104 million |
4 | Kylian Mbappé | Real Madrid | $70 million | $25 million | $95 million |
5 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | $60 million | $20 million | $80 million |
6 | Vinicius Jr. | Real Madrid | $40 million | $20 million | $60 million |
7 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | $35 million | $20 million | $55 million |
8 | Sadio Mané | Al Nassr | $50 million | $4 million | $54 million |
9 | Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | $29 million | $15 million | $44 million |
10 | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | $33 million | $10 million | $43 million |
References
Forbes (2025) The World's Highest-Paid Soccer Players 2025. Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2025/10/16/the-worlds-highest-paid-soccer-players-2025/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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