1.Cristiano Ronaldo
Gross Pay: $79.6 million
Age: 30
Team: Real Madrid
Country: Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo ranks 1st in the list of Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro born on 5th February 1985, known as Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team. He is a forward and serves as captain for his national team Portugal. By the age of 22, Ronaldo had received Ballon d’Orand FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2008, he won his first Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the FIFA Ballon d’Or for two consecutive years in 2013 and 2014. In January 2014, Ronaldo scored his 400th senior career goal for club and country at the age of 28.
2.Lionel Messi
Gross Pay: $73.8 million
Age: 28
Team: Barcelona
Country: Argentina
Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi was born on 24th June 1987 is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Messi is the only football player in history to win four FIFABallons d’Or, all of which he won consecutively, and the first player to win three European Golden Shoes. A prolific goalscorer, Messi holds the Guinness World Records titles for most goals scored in La Liga (287), a La Liga season (50), a calendar year (91), a Champions League match (5), and most Champions League seasons (5).
3.Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Gross Pay: $39.1 million
Age: 33
Team: Paris Saint-Germain
Country: Sweden
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was born on 3rd October 1981 is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Paris Saint-Germain and he is the captain for Sweden national team.
4.Gareth Bale
Gross Pay: $35 million
Age: 26
Team: Real Madrid
Country: Wales
Gareth Frank Bale was born on 16th July 1989 is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Wales national team.
5.Neymar
Gross Pay: $31 million
Age: 23
Team: Barcelona
Country: Brazil
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born on 5th February 1992, commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona and he is the captain of the Brazil national team as a forward or winger.
6.James Rodriguez
Gross Pay: $31 million
Age: 24
Team: Real Madrid
Country: Colombia
James David Rodríguez Rubio was born on 12th July 1991, known as James Rodríguez, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder or winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Colombia national team. James is ranked as one of the best young players in the world. He is praised for his technique, vision and play making skills.
7.Wayne Rooney
Gross Pay: $26.9 million
Age: 30
Team: Manchester United
Country: England
Wayne Mark Rooney was born on 24th October 1985 is an English professional footballer who plays for Manchester United and the England national team and captains both the teams. He has played much of his career as a forward, but he has also been playing in various midfield roles.
8.Radamel Falcao
Gross Pay: $25.9 million
Age: 29
Team: Real Madrid
Country: Colombia
Radamel Falcao García Zárate was born on 10th February 1986, also known as Radamel Falcao, Falcao García or simply as Falcao, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Chelsea and also plays for the Colombia national team as a Captain. He is sometimes nicknamed El Tigre and King of the Europa League.
9.Sergio Aguero
Gross Pay: $24.9 million
Age: 27
Team: Manchester City
Country: Argentina
Sergio Leonel Aguero Del Castillo was born on 2nd June 1988, nicknamed as Kun Aguero, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Manchester City and the Argentina national team. On 5th July 2003, he became the youngest player to debut in the Argentine Primera Division at 15 years.
10.Luis Suarez
Gross Pay: $21 million
Age: 28
Team: Barcelona
Country: Uruguay
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz was born on 24th January 1987, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona and as a striker for the Uruguay national team.
