According to Forbes, the Portuguese soccer star earned $109 million in 2019, making him the second-highest-paid athlete behind Lionel Messi. With over 450 million total followers, he is the most-followed athlete on social media.
Ronaldo's salary is reported to be 10 times that of a typical worker in Portugal. He is reportedly given $15 million as a signing on fee by Madrid and another $20 million as an annual bonus.
The exact amount of his salary at Madrid is unknown but it is assumed to be close to $300,000 per week. That would make him the highest-paid player in the club's history and also the most valuable sports asset in Europe.
His earnings are derived from both his playing career and his role with Juventus and Portugal off the field. In addition to his duties with Madrid and Portugal, he has been voted the best footballer in the world by his peers six times.
He was awarded the Golden Ball at the FIFA World Player of the Year awards for being the best player in the world during 2019. He is only the second player after Pele to win this award more than once. He won the prize again in 2016 when he was 30 years old.
Ronaldo began his career at Manchester United but was released without ever appearing for the first team.
Messi, Lionel Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar are among the top ten highest-paid athletes. Lionel Messi is the second highest-paid athlete overall and the highest-paid soccer player, earning $130 million in 2020 for Barcelona and Argentina. Ronaldinho is third, with earnings of $80 million.
The top earner of all time was American basketball player Michael Jordan, who made $200 million between 1991 and 2019. He is still the highest-paid athlete to date.
Football (soccer) players make the most money, followed by basketball players, then baseball players. Average annual salaries range from $20-$60 thousand for athletes who play at the youth level to over $100 thousand for those who play in the NBA.
Athletes tend to make more when they are young and developing their skills, when many opportunities exist without any history of success. As they age and become more established, their salary tends to stay flat or decrease because there are usually only few high-paying jobs available for them.
It's also important to consider how much actual cash an athlete makes. In the case of sponsorships and appearance fees, they can make far more than what appears on the surface. For example, tennis player Roger Federer makes about $45 million per year, but that doesn't include the additional income he receives from advertising companies after his events have ended.
Messi, Lionel Messi continues to be the highest-paid soccer player in the world this year. His entire profits in the previous 12 months amounted to 126 million USD. Much of that is due to the $92 million salary he received from FC Barcelona. The Spanish club's revenue was also high, at $171 million.
He signed with Barca in 2007, when he was just 18 years old. That same year, his first with the club, he helped them win their second consecutive and third overall title. He went on to play a major role in helping Barca win further titles in 2009, 2010, and 2011. In 2012, Messi led the team to its fourth consecutive league title.
During his time at Barca, Messi has won every single trophy available to him, including two UEFA Champions League trophies (2008, 2012) and one FIFA Club World Cup (2010). He is also the only player to have won the Balon d'Or award for best player in Europe twice (2009, 2012).
With such incredible success at such a young age, it isn't hard to see why many consider Messi to be not only the best soccer player in the world, but also one of the most talented athletes of all time.
He currently makes about $15 million per year.
2021 Earnings of the World's Highest-Paid Athletes His four-year deal with Juventus is worth $64 million per year and expires in 2022. Ronaldo, a five-time FIFA player of the year, will be the first active team-sport athlete to earn more than $1 billion in lifetime earnings when he retires in 2020. His current salary at Juventus is $12 million per season.
His career earnings are estimated to be $700 million, making him the most lucrative athlete in history. He is joined on this list by football players Lionel Messi and Andy Murray and tennis star Roger Federer.
Ronaldo has won every major club trophy available for soccer players, including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, FIFA Club World Cup, and the English Premier League. He is the only player to have won all three major club trophies in Europe (Europeans plus Club World Cup).
He has also been involved in some famous incidents during his career: being sent off against the United States after scoring twice in a 2001 match that Russia went on to lose; being given a four-month ban by Portuguese authorities after testing positive for a banned substance in 2009; and being controversially awarded the prize for best male athlete by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2017.
However, none of these events has caused an irreversible damage to his reputation. On the contrary, he has proved himself to be one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Lionel Messi is the world's wealthiest footballer, according to Forbes, after a study on his earnings moved him ahead of competitor Cristiano Ronaldo... highest-paid footballers 2020.
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | $126m |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | $117m |
| Neymar | PSG | $96m |
| Kylian Mbappe | PSG | $42m |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | $37m |
According to L'Equipe, Ronaldo, who is unexpectedly second on the list, gets "just" PS900,000 per week from Juventus. Still a respectable PS46.7 million per year, but less than half of Messi's. Neymar, the most expensive player in history, is third. He makes about PS450,000 a week.
These are the highest-paid athletes in the world; all figures are in US dollars.
Ronaldo has been with Juventus since 2009 and this is his fourth season in Italy. He has won every domestic title available, including the Italian Super Cup and UEFA Champions League. With five trophies, he is the most successful player in Juventus history.
During his time at Juve, he has made more than 100 appearances and scored over 60 goals. He has already surpassed these totals this season despite not having played a single game so far this year due to injury. He announced his retirement from football after the conclusion of the 2019-20 season. However, he has recently revealed that he is interested in playing for Portugal again. Whether or not he will be offered a job by the Portuguese national team remains to be seen but for now he is still earning a good salary as an athlete.
Other famous soccer players such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar have earned millions of dollars over the years through sponsorship deals, appearance fees, and sell-outs tours.
3rd Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time FIFA player of the year, will be the first active team-sport athlete to earn more than $1 billion in lifetime earnings when he retires in 2020. Aside from his lifelong contract with Nike, Ronaldo generates money off the field with his CR7-branded clothes, accessories, hotels, and gyms. He also has a game franchise named after him.
Ronaldo's father, Francisco "Paco" Ronaldo, was a soccer player who played for several Portuguese teams before moving to America where he became a naturalized citizen. There, he worked as a car mechanic before his son Cristiano was born. When Cristiano was 11 years old, he moved with his family to another suburb of Lisbon where they would later move again to Oviedo, Spain, when Cristiano joined FC Barcelona at age 17. There he became one of the world's most expensive teenagers when he signed with Juventus for $12 million plus bonuses. Under the guidance of former Barca coach Luis Enrique, Ronaldo helped Juve win two consecutive championships before moving on to French club Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain in 2019.
At PSG, he became the first player to score in his first three matches for the club. With his new team, he won the league title last season. This year he has already scored six goals in six games.
After playing professional soccer, Ronaldo turned his attention to business.
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