Who is the richest player in the world, with assets of R$ 100 billion?

Although they are the players most consecrated by titles and awards, not even Lionel Messi, nor Cristiano Ronaldo occupy the place of richest soccer player in the world. In fact, the position is occupied by the Bruneian midfielder Faiq Bolkiah, who has a fortune of US$ 20 billion, which converted into real is around R$ 100 billion!

Meet the richest player in the world

Faiq Bolkiah he is a little known player for football fans, especially for brazilians, but his professional career is very solid. Currently, he plays for the Thai team Chonburi, however, in his career, he has passed through traditional teams in England, such as Chelsea and Leicester.

However, you don't need to know a lot about football to know that Bolkiah couldn't have made his fortune just by playing for a team in Thailand. In fact, his fortune comes from his own family, as the player is also the Crown Prince of Brunei, which is a country located in Southwest Asia.

Furthermore, Bolkiah is also the nephew of Hassanal Bolkiah who is very popular on social media for demonstrating a life of ostentation. In this way, we can know that the family's wealth is not small. That's why this player is the richest in the world, even if he doesn't stand out on the big football teams, like those on the European circuit.

List of Richest Players

It is true that Bolkiah is at the top of the list of richest players in the world, however, the complete list includes some of the best known names today. Those, yes, will manage to make all their fortune mainly with the sport, although they also have other secondary ventures. Check out the list of the seven richest players now:

1. Faiq Bolkiah – $20 billion;
2. Mathieu Flamini – $10 billion;
3. Cristiano Ronaldo - $500 million;
4. Lionel Messi – $400 million;
5. David Beckhman – $400 million;
6. Dave Whelan – $220 million;
7. Neymar Junior - $200 million.