Football is one game that connects people all over the world. From seeing former greats like Pele, Maradona to Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, the game has seen various legends of the game.
Today in this article we see the top 5 footballers of this generation.
Cristiano Ronaldo: The Portuguese International is the captain of the Portugal National football Team and plays as forward for the Saudi Soccer Club Al Nassr. He is currently the highest goalscorer of the world, behind him is Argentinian national Lionel Messi and Indian National Football Captain Sunil Chetri in 2nd and 3rd place.
He has played for Manchester United in the English Premier League, Real Madrid FC in La Liga, Juventus in Serie A and now Al Nassr in Saudi Pro League.
Cristiano Ronaldo has 5 ballon d’ors, 3 Fifa World player of the year awards, and 3 UEFA Player of the Year awards under his belt showing his personal achievements.
His net worth is currently at $1 billion.
Lionel Messi: Lionel Messi is often known as the magician in the football world due to his dribbling abilities and skills. The argentinian is currently the captain of his national football team and is the second highest goal scorer with over 800 senior career goals for clubs and national team.
He has played in La Liga and UEFA Champions League for Barcelona, for PSG in League 1 and UEFA Champions League, and is now playing for David Bechham’s Inter Miami Football Club in the United States.
The player has 7 Ballon dOrs under his name and has won numerous other awards like 2009 Fifa Player of the Year award. He has the most assists in La Liga, a total of 192 for team Barca. Messi has earned $1.15 billion till now according to Forbes.
Neymar Jr: The Brazilian forward is well known for being one of the top goal scorers of recent times. Donning the number 10 jersey both for Brazil and his current club Al Hilal, Neymar Jr has been doing wonders with the ball for quite some time.
He has played for clubs like Barcelona, Paris Saint Germain and now al Hilal. The player has a net worth of $85 million.
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Robert Lewandowski: The Polish star Striker plays for Barcelona club in the La Liga and is the captain of Poland football team. Before Barca, he played for German club Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and Borussia Dortmund.
The forward joined Barca in 2022, before that he scored 238 goals and gave 35 assists for Bayern Munich. Robert has 11 Golden boot awards and won the Gerd Muller Trophy twice. In addition to that, he has won the Polish Sports Personality award 3 times. His current net worth is $85 million.
Mohammed Salah: The Egyptian footballer plays as a forward and right winger for the Egyptian National Team and Liverpool. Mohammed Salah has been awarded the Premier League Golden Boot 3 times, and the Premier League player of the month 3 times among the many awards. His current net worth is $90 million. He has scored 207 goals in 337 matches.
