As the English Premier League season gets underway again this weekend, the footballing world can look forward to another eye-popping campaign with some of the world’s biggest sporting names.
There are few sports more lucrative and money-laden than football. Mixing talent with unbridled passion and entertainment, numerous footballers are awarded with huge wages and lucrative sponsorship deals.
With each new season comes a new footballing superstar, and another opportunity to witness eye watering contract offers and seemingly endless amounts of cash most of us can only dream of. But who is the richest footballer on the planet ahead of the 24/25 season?
Here are the top 20 richest footballers and soccer stars in the world in 2024, according to CelebrityNetWorth.

17. Kevin De Bruyne - $70 million
The Manchester City and Belgium playmaker is one of the most technically gifted players to have played in the EPL and, naturally, makes this list. | Getty Images Photo: Getty

18. Radamel Falcao - $70 million
An icon at Porto, River Plate, Atlético Madrid and Monaco, Falcao struggled in the EPL at Manchester United and Chelsea. However, he rediscover his goal scoring touch at Galatasaray in 2019 before moving to current club Millonarios. Has a reported net worth of $70 million. | Getty Images

19. Thomas Muller - $55 million
The Bayern Munich and Germany icon has a reported net worth of $55 million. | Getty Images Photo: Getty

20. Jude Bellingham - $50 million
He will hope to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy tonight to secure his status as arguably the best player in the world at the moment. Still just 20-years-old, Bellingham has a reported net worth of $50 million. | Getty Images Photo: Getty