For several years now, Neymar has been an unprecedented media sensation.
The Brazilian, with a distinguished past at Santos, FC Barcelona, and a tumultuous and inconsistent period at PSG, is currently recovering from a serious injury that kept him away from the field during his new stage with Al-Hilal, a club that bet on him and made him the star of their project with a tempting financial offer that added to his already substantial fortune.
The media outlet Sportico recently compiled a ranking using data from reputable sources such as Forbes and Sports Illustrated, classifying the highest-paid athletes of all time, and the Brazilian is one of the four footballers present in the list.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Beckham, and Neymar: The wealthiest footballers in history
The top ten names stand out in this ranking, as legends from various sports like Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Roger Federer, or Floyd Mayweather have accumulated impressive fortunes that position them at the top of this list where only three footballers appear: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and David Beckham.
In the overall ranking, Cristiano ranks third, while Lionel Messi (6th) and David Beckham (8th) appear slightly lower down, being the three footballers with the highest accumulated wealth of all time.
To find another footballer on the list, we have to go down to the 16th position, where Brazilian Neymar Jr. stands out as the fourth wealthiest footballer of all time:
The wealthiest footballers of all time
- Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) – $1.92 billion
- Lionel Messi (ARG) – $1.67 billion
- David Beckham (ENG) – $1.5 billion
- Neymar Jr. (BRA) – $1.01 billion
