{"id":22278,"date":"2023-02-20T20:48:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T09:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/?p=22278"},"modified":"2023-07-15T23:36:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T12:36:02","slug":"richest-football-players-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/richest-football-players-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Richest Football Players of All Time: 2023 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The richest football players of all time have built up a fortune from massive salaries, endorsement and sponsorship deals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Richest Football Players of All Time<\/span><\/h2>\n

The football careers of these professional players helped lay a platform for them to expand into business ventures and investments to become the richest football players of all time by net worth. Let\u2019s take a look at the top 10.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Alexandre Pato ($145 million)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Alexandre Pato is one of the richest football players of all time which may be a surprise to most. Pato started his career at Internacional before bursting onto the Serie A scene with AC Milan. His prime was relatively short, heading back to Brazil’s Serie A before taking a lucrative payday at Chinese Super League team Tianjin Tianhai in a deal worth almost $20 million a year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pato’s put that money to good use. He’s got a large property portfolio, a lucrative endorsement deal with CoverGirl, and has expanded his business ventures into vodka and fashion line brands. He even co-owns the burger restaurant chain Pato Burger, with the first chain opening in 2016 before expanding further in Brazil.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alexandre Pato's injuries prevented him from becoming one of the top 75 players in history \u2013 he was that immensely talented.<\/p>\n

Have a look at his highlights on YouTube.pic.twitter.com\/qyUXs4kktX<\/a><\/p>\n

— UtdArena (@UtdArena) March 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n