Fábio Coentrão Net Worth

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Fábio Coentrão Net Worth: Fábio Coentrão is a Portuguese professional soccer player who has a net worth of $10 million. Fabio Coentrão was born in Vila do Conde, Portugal in 1988. He plays a variety of roles for both the Portuguese national team and his Spanish club team, Real Madrid. Coentrão operates predominately as a left back, but can also play left wing and defensive midfielder. His professional career began with Rio Ave before he signed with Benfica at age 19. With limited playing time available at the Portuguese club, Coentrão was loaned out to a number of different teams, including C.D. Nacional and Real Zaragoza. He began regularly playing with the Benfica team in late 2009. He signed a contract extension with the club through 2016 after becoming fully established with the club and the national team. The Portuguese defenseman joined one of the most prestigious teams in the world, Real Madrid, in 2011. He began playing in La Liga matches in August 2011 of that year. Coentrão debuted on the national team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played in every game of Portugal's trek to the semifinals of the UEFA Euro 2012 competition.

       Alex Morgan Net Worth

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Alex Morgan net worth: Alex Morgan is an American professional soccer player who has a net worth of $3 million. Alex Morgan was born in San Dimas, California in July 1989. Morgan is a forward and striker who played her youth career with Cypress Elite and for the California Golden Bears from 2007 to 2010. She played for West Coast FC from 2008 to 2009 to start her senior career. She then played for the California Storm and Pali Blues in 2010, the Western New York Flash in 2011, and the Seattle Sounders Women in 2012. Since 2013 she has played for the Portland Thorns FC and has 14 goals in 33 appearances. Morgan represents the United States in international competition and played on the United States Under-20 team in 2008 and has played for the US senior side since 2010 where she has 51 goals in 85 caps. She was the #1 pick of the 2011 WPS Draft and was the youngest player on the national team at the 2011 FIFA Women's' World Cup at 22. Morgan won a Gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics and scored the game winning goal against Canada in the semifinal game. She has been named U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year. Morgan has endorsement deals with Nationwide, Nike, Coca Cola, Panasonic, and Bridgestone. She is married to soccer player Servando Carrasco.

    Gonzalo Higuaín Net Worth

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Gonzalo Higuain net worth and salary: Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín is a French-Argentine footballer who has a net worth of $16 million. Gonzalo Higuaín, known as "El Pipita" due to his father being known as "Pipa" was born on Brest, France on December 10, 1987. He currently plays as a striker for Napoli and the Argentinian national football team. Higuaín and his family left France to go to Argentina when he was only 10 months old. He held French nationality because his father, being Argentine, had been naturalized as French when El Pipita was born. Higuaín does not speak French but hold a French passport and an Argentinian one as he was legally naturalized Argentinian in 2007. He started his career playing for Argentinian team River Plate on May 29, 2005 against Gimnasia y Esgrimala Plata. In December 2006, Higuaín was acquired by Real Madrid for €12 million. His debut in La Liga (Spanish football league) was on January 11, 2007, although his first goal was against Atlético de Madrid on February 24 on a game that ended up tied at the Estadio Vicente Calderón. Higuaín played during seven seasons for Real Madrid. Even though he was sometimes an irregular player, El Pipita assisted and made goals at important games for Real Madrid. In several seasons he had a very good goal count, even beating his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. On June 1, 2013, Higuaín confirmed that he would be leaving Real Madrid. As a free agent, he was sought for by teams Arsenal and Napoli. He presently plays for the Napoli football club. Higuaín was selected by Coach Diego Maradona for the last two games of the World Cup South Africa 2010 qualifiers. As Argentina qualified for the World Cup, he was called in to play during the World Cup with the team he had chosen to play for: Argentina. A very skilled striker, El Pipita became South American highest goal scorer of the World Cup qualifiers. He is expected to be called for the 2014 World Cup in June.

    James Rodríguez Net Worth

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James Rodriguez Net Worth and salary:James Rodriguez is a professional Colombian soccer player who has a net worth of $14 million. Still young and yet to be proven, he is currently playing for Real Madrid. Born James David Rodriguez Rubio in Cucuta, Colombia in 1991, he is sometimes just known as James. He started his career in 2006 with Envigado FC. In 2008 he was signed by Club Atletico Banfield. From 2010 to 2013 he went on to play for Porto, before now playing for Monaco since 2013. James is widely considered one of the best young soccer players in the world. He is thought to become the successor to Colombian soccer legend Carlos Valderrama. He has also had his attacking style compared to Cristiano Ronaldo. He won the LPFP Award for Breakthrough Player in the Primeria Liga in 2011-12 at the age of twenty. James was ranked #59 in The 100 best footballers in the world by The Guardian in 1012. He won the Portuguese Golden Ball award in 2012. At 21 years old he moved to Monaco for a record transfer fee of $45 million Euros. James represents the Colombian national team and hopes to lead them to victory in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. James's primary position is mittlefield – right wing, but also plays left wing and attacking midfield.

    Diego Maradona Net Worth

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Diego Maradona Net Worth: Diego Maradona is an Argentine football coach, manager, and former player who has a net worth of $100 thousand. Maradona's net worth is currently at the mercy of Italian tax authorities who in February of 2013 ordered the retired soccer star to pay more than $50 million in back taxes. Maradona has vowed to fight the charges but in the meantime has had several pieces of valuable jewelry, automobiles and real estate confiscated by Italian justice system. Diego Maradona was born Diego Armando Maradona on July 18, 1965, in Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is often said to be the Babe Ruth of Argentinian soccer.  Throughout his professional club career, he could be seen on the football pitch playing for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. His most famous tenures on a club level include his play in Napoli where he won numerous accolades, as well as his performance in Argentina, where he earned 91 caps, scored 34 goals and enjoyed international fame. Furthermore, Maradona is the only football player to set world-record contract twice, first when he was transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5m, and second, when he got transferred to Napoli for another record fee of £6.9m. Having played in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, he captained Argentina in the 1986's tournament and led them to their victory over West Germany in the final, winning the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. In addition to his achievements on the pitch, Maradona's career also included plenty of controversy. In 1991, he was suspended for 15 months after testing positive for cocaine, and then he got another suspension three years later as he failed another drug test this time for ephedrine. However, he never ceased to excel in his favorite sport, becoming the head coach of the Argentina national team in November of 2008. Meanwhile, he appeared on the small screen as well in his own TV show in Argentina titled La Noche del Diez, or The Night of the Number Ten. This unprecedented footballer became joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pele.

       Ronaldinho Net Worth

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Ronaldinho net worth: Ronaldinho is a Brazilian football (soccer) player who has a net worth of $70 million. Ronaldinho was born Ronaldo de Assis Moreira in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Ronaldinho currently plays in Mexico for the professional team Gallos Blancos of Querétaro, and has played for Flamengo, and has played for Paris Saint-Germain, FC Barcelona, and Milan in the past. He won the Ballon d'Or in 2005 and is known for his exceptional dribbling and free-kick abilities. Ronaldinho is considered to be the "Best Soccer Player in the World." He is a midfielder with great athletic skills who has the ability to score goals in bunches. He wears the number 10 on his uniform and in 1997, while only 17, made the Brazil 1st team. At the time, he was considered "Brazil's best young hope." Soccer (football) is the world's most popular sport and Ronaldinho is one of its best-known players. His feats are already legendary, such as the goal he scored against Venezuela to help Brazil win the Copa America. That goal is still remembered by fans and is thought to be the greatest ever scored in Brazil's long soccer history. Ronaldinho helped Brazil win its 5th World Cup in 2002 and, soon after, accepted a contract from a professional team in Barcelona, Spain. He remains one of Brazil's most famous football icons.

            Kaka Net Worth

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Kaka net worth and salary: Kaka is a Brazilian professional soccer (football) player who has a net worth of $60 million. Kaka (real name Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite) was born in Gama, Federal District, Brazil on April 22, 1982. A professional football , Kaka currently plays for AC Milan in Italy and the Brazilian National Team. He has also played for Real Madrid and won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year while with the team. Kaka's annual salary is $10 million. He also earns an estimated $5 million per year from endorsements with companies like Adidas, Hyundai, WiseUp. When you combine Kaka's salary and endorsements, he is one of the highest paid soccer players in the world.

Kaka was born Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite in Gama, Brazil in April 1982. Kaka currently plays for Orlando City SC and the Brazilian national team. He previously played for Italian Serie A club Milan. He got his nickname when his little brother could not pronounce his name. He started playing soccer for a local team when he was just eight years old. He decided to give up tennis and focus on soccer and signed with Sau Paulo FC at 15 years old. Kaka joined Milan for a fee of $8.5 million Euros in 2003 and was awarded the Ballon d'Or and named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2007. In his first stint with Milan Kaka scored 70 goals. In 2009 he joined Real Madrid for a fee of $65 million Euros, which was the second highest transfer fee ever. He went back to his former club Milan in 2013. In international competition he won the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Brazil. He has had deals with Adidas and Armani. He married his childhood sweetheart Caroline Cecilo in 2005 and they have a son and daughter.

      Marcelo Vieira Net Worth

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Marcelo Vieira net worth and salary: Marcelo Vieira is a Brazilian football player who has a net worth of $16 million dollars. Marcelo Vieira was born May 12, 1988. Viera got his start in futsal at age nine. Due to his poor background he almost gave up on football but because he was so talented the club that he played for did everything they could to keep him on the team. Viera plays for Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. He started on the team in 2007. His position on the team is a left back and left winger. Due to his talent Vieira is compared Roberto Carlos. Viera got his big break in 2007 when he became a substitute for the 2-D defeat against Deportivo La Coruna. Following that he got his first start for Real Madrid against Racing de Santander. Vieira's career really took off in 2010-2011 when he played under his coach Jose Mourinho, where he was able to play the position he played best as a left back. He was honored on November 2010 when he was listed among a 55 player shortlist for the FIFA World XI. Some have even referred to him as the best left back in the world. Vieira married his girlfriend Clarisse Alves in 2009 and they have a son named Enzo Gattuso Alves Vieira.

        Gareth Bale Net Worth

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Gareth Bale net worth and salary: Gareth Bale is a Welsh football (soccer) player who has a net worth of $90 million dollars. In addition to his $25 million annual salary, Bale earns an estimated $9 million from endorsements. Gareth Bale was born in Cardiff, Wales, and began to gain notice for his football skills when he was in elementary school playing for the Cardiff Civil Service Football Club. By the time he reached high school, the school's PE teacher had to give him a set of separate restricted rules or else he dominated play too completely. He was also a star athlete in rugby, track and field, and hockey. He played for Southampton as a junior player from 2005 – 2006, and then was bumped up to Senior League play in 2006, when he was just 16 years old. His first professional year was widely regarded as very successful, and he won the Football League Young Player of the Year Award. He then moved on to play for Tottenham Hotspur. He struggled with injuries during his first few years with the team, but has played exceptional football since 2010. He transferred to Real Madrid in September 2013 for a record 85.3 million GBP, the largest amount paid for a football player ever.

          Petr Čech Net Worth

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Petr Čech Net Worth: Petr Čech is a Czech professional footballer (soccer player) who has a net worth of $5 million. Petr Čech was born May 20, 1982 in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He currently plays goalkeeper for Premier League Club Chelsea and the Czech Republic national team. Čech previously played for Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague and Rennes. He is the second-most capped player in the history of the Czech national team with 111 caps to date and represented his country at the 2006 World Cup as well as the 2004, 2008 and 2012 European Championships. He was voted into the Euro 2004 all-star team after being instrumental in the Czechs reaching the semi-finals. Čech also received the individual award of Best Goalkeeper in the 2004–05, 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons of the UEFA Champions League. In addition, Petr Čech was named in the FIFPro and UEFA Champions League teams of the season in 2006. He is considered to be one of the best and most respected goalkeepers of his generation. He joined Chelsea in 2004 and, to date, has made over 450 appearances for the club, placing him sixth in its all-time appearances list. Within the Chelsea club, Čech has won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three Football League Cups, one UEFA Europa League and one UEFA Champions League. Čech also holds a number of goalkeeping records, including the Premier League record for fewest appearances required to reach 100 clean sheets. He also holds a Czech professional league record of not conceding a goal in 903 competitive minutes and has a club record at his former club Sparta Prague, having gone 928 minutes unbeaten in all competitions in 2001–02. During the 2004–05 season, Čech went 1,025 minutes without conceding a goal—a Premier League record until surpassed by Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United in January 2009. Čech also won the Golden Glove three times (2004–05, 2009–10 and 2013–14) as the Premier League goalkeeper with the most clean sheets. At April 2014, Čech has a club record of 220 clean sheets for Chelsea in all competitions.

         Raúl Albiol Net Worth

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Raúl Albiol Net Worth: Raúl Albiol is a Spanish footballer (soccer player) who has a net worth of $10 million. Raúl Albiol was born September 4, 1985 in Vilamarxant, Spain and currently plays for Italian club S.S.C. Napoli and the Spanish national team. His main asset is considered to be his versatility, as he possesses the ability to play central defender, right back or defensive midfielder. He spent most of his career with Valencia and Real Madrid, winning five major titles with both teams combined; over the course of ten seasons he amassed La Liga totals of 229 games and seven goals. A Spanish international since 2007, Albiol represented the country in two World Cups and as many European Championships, winning three tournaments including the 2010 World Cup. Albiol's brother (also named Miguel) plays for Murcia. His uncle Jose Luis Albiol was a professional footballer as well. In a near-fatal car accident at the age of 18, Albiol underwent medical treatment for 17 days, culminating with having his spleen removed. He initially played football with two clubs in his native region, joining Valencia CF at the age of 10. He played his debut match against AIK Fotball in UEFA Cup at the age of eighteen. He debuted for La Liga in January 2005 against Athletico Madrid then later returned to Valencia. In that same year he was part of UEFA Champions League. He joined Real Madrid in June 2009 as the first Spanish player on the team. He emerged as an unbeatable player, triumphing in the Champions League at Olympique de Marseille. He suffered an ankle injury that occurred while playing as a team captain for the Spanish Cup against CD Alcoyano. He was then sold to Napoli in Italy in July 2013 on a four-year contract. Raúl Albiol was married to his girlfriend Alicia Roig in 2011 and has two children with her. Raúl Albiol has won 2 Ligas in the year (2003-2004, 2011-2012), 2 King's cup (2007-2008, 2010-2011), 2010 World cup, 2004 Euro Cup under -19, UEFA Cup (2003-2004), Super cup (2012-2013).

     Michael Bradley Net Worth

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Michael Bradley net worth and salary: Michael Bradley is an American football (soccer) player who has a net worth of $6.5 million dollars. Michael Bradley was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and grew up in a soccer family. His father is Bob Bradley, the former Head Coach of the US Men's National Team. Michael Bradley played for Sockers FC when he was younger, and then went on to train with the Under-17 Men's National team from 2002 to 2004. He turned professional when he was 16, signing with the MetroStars in 2004. An injury kept him on the bench during his first season, but he made up for lost time during his second season. He was then traded to Heerenveen, where he set multiple records, including breaking the record for the most goals scored by an American soccer player in a European first division. He has since gone on to play for Borussia Mönchengladbach, Aston Villa, Chievo, Roma, and Toronto FC. He has played for the US Men's National Team since 2006. In June 2014, Michael Bradley and the US team made it to the round of 16 in the 2014 World Cup. Bradley currently earns $6.5 million in salary playing for Toronto, therefore making him one of the highest paid American soccer players in the world currently.

               Pele Net Worth

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Pele net worth and salary: Pele is a retired Brazilian footballer who has a net worth of $100 million. Pele has earned his net worth as one of the greatest soccer players of all time. The IFFHS International Federation of Football History and Statistics named him Football Player of the Century, after a vote in 1999. Also in 1999 Pele was named the "Athlete of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee, his career statics are 760 official goals, 541 in league championships, in total he scored 1281 goals in 1363 games. Pele was born Tres Coracoes, Brazil, the son of Fluminense footballer Dondinho, he grew up in poverty. In his native home of Brazil he is considered a national hero, he is well-known for his accomplishments and contributions to the game of football. In addition he is a vocal supporter of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor, AKA "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The King Pelé" (O Rei Pelé) or simply "The King" (O Rei). At the young age of fourteen Pele joined the Bauru Athletic Club juniors in Bauru, São Paulo, the year was 1954. Then at 15 he began playing for the Santos, after he caught the eye of football star Waldemar de Brito. He joined the national team at 16 and won his first World Cup when he was only 17. Santos won the most prestigious club competition in South American football the Copa Libertadores in 1962 and 1963. Pelé retired from Brazilian club football in 1972 after completing 17 seasons with Santos, later in 1975 he came out of semi-retirement to sign with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL). In 1966 he married Rosemeri dos Reis Cholby the couple divorced in 1978, they have two daughters and one son. He is currently separated from his second wife psychologist and gospel singer Assíria Lemos Seixas, they have one set of twins, one boy and one girl.

              Iker Casillas Net Worth

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Iker Casillas net worth and salary: Iker Casillas is a Spanish football player who has a net worth of $40 million. He is the goalkeeper and captain for both the Spanish national team and Real Madrid, and his current salary is roughly 7.5 million EUR per year. In 2008, he was the captain of the Spanish team that won their first European Championship in 44 years. The Spanish team then went on to win Spain's first World Cup and Casillas won the Golden Glove which is also known as Yashin Award. A few years later, Casillas was captain again when Spain won the 2012 European Championship, and earned additional accolades. He was born in 1981 in Mostoles, Spain and started his football career with Real Madrid's youth system (La Fabrica) during the 1990-91season. At the age of 16, he was called up to the first team to face Rosenborg in the Champions League, but did not debut on the senior side until a year later. In 2000, he became the youngest ever goalkeeper to play in a Champions League final when Real Madrid defeated Valencia, this was just four days after his 19th birthday. Casillas is considered to be one of the finest goalkeepers of his generation and was nominated for the European Footballer of the Year award in 2008, ranking fourth overall. At the end of 2012 he was voted into the UEFA Team of the Year for the sixth consecutive time. In 2011, Casillas was one of a very select group of players to win all major club and national championship titles. Casillas is the third captain in football history to lift the World Cup, the European Cup, and the European Championship cup under his charge. In January 2012, Casillas agreed to a sponsorship deal with Adidas to wear their Response goalkeeping gloves and Predator football boots. The move to Adidas ended a long running association for Casillas with Reebok, a partnership that began in 2004. Casillas has been dating model, Sara Carbonero for quite some time and the couple have a son together named Martin.

                   Neymar Net Worth

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Neymar net worth and salary: Neymar is a Brazilian football (soccer) player who has a net worth of $50 million dollars. Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, commonly referred to as simply Neymar, was born in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, and began playing football with his father, a former player. He showed real talent early on, and after his family relocated to Sao Vicente, he began playing for the youth team, Portuguesa Santista. From there, he was invited to join the youth academy of Santos FC. He then moved to Spain to train with the youth team of Real Madrid. At age 17, he made his senior debut with Santos FC, and scored his first goal during his second game. His first two seasons of senior player were excellent, but he gained a reputation for being difficult and for taking unnecessary dives. He apologized and got his act together. Since then, he has gone on to a very successful career. He played for Santos FC until 2013, when he moved to Barcelona FC. He has won numerous awards, including the South American Footballer of the Year Award in 2011.

Neymar Net Worth over time:
When Neymar was just 17 years old, he signed his first major contract with the Brazilian team Santos. This contract paid him $1.7 million per year. A year later, Santos attempted to lock Neymar down with a $20 million longer term contract extension. Neymar rejected the offer because he knew the competition in the Brazilian leagues would not be as good as the European leagues and would therefore hinder his chances at becoming the best player in the world. He did eventually sign a short term contract with Santos that paid him $4 million per year, but allowed him to seek new options in the meantime. In 2013, Neymar signed a $119 millioncontract with Barcelona. This mega deal will pay him an average of $15 million per year in salary. Neymar also earns an estimated $16 million per year from endorsement deals with companies like Nike, Konami and L'Oreal. That brings his total annual earnings to roughly $30 million. Not bad for a 22 year old.

                  Ronaldo Net Worth

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Ronaldo net worth: Ronaldo is a retired Brazilian football player who has a net worth of $150 million. Nicknamed "the phenomenon", Ronaldo was considered by experts and fans as one of the greatest football players of all time. He played as a striker for the Brazilian team in 98 international matches, scoring 62 goals. Ronaldo was part of FIFA World Cup Brazilian winning team in 1994 and 2002. Furthermore, he is one of only three men to be presented with the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times (1996, 1997 and 2002), along with aces Zinedine Zidane and Lionel Messi. Furthermore, he is the only football player to have won the World Cup Golden Ball and Golden Boot in two separate tournaments. After making history, Ronaldo retired on February 14, 2011 due to pain and hypothyroidism. Off-the field he didn't have much success as he had pretty unstable family life. He is the father of four, including of one illegitimate child. Among other things, Ronaldo has done his share to support various charities, playing several matches that support various social causes over the years.