When you talk about the fortune of footballers, you automatically think of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr., however, there is an athlete who is little known at a sporting level, but accumulates greater wealth than that of the ‘stars of the football of the last decade’.
Faiq Bolkiah, is a young Thai soccer player, who is currently 25 years old and is a member of the Royal Family of Brunei, as he is the son of Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei and nephew of Hassanal Bolkiah, current Sultan of Brunei.
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Currently, he is a player for the Ratchaburi Football Club, from Thailand, in addition, he has represented and served as captain of the Brunei national team on several occasions.
He was born in Los Angeles, United States, and is known for being the “richest soccer player in the world” according to the web portal “goal.com”, which made the list of the athletes with the highest accumulated wealth today.
Faiq Bolkiah, accumulates a fortune that exceeds 20 billion, is one of the 17 children of Prince Jefri Bolkiah and is currently also in the line of succession to the throne in that nation.
He was born in the United States, because his father had to move to the United States, since he was embroiled in a public scandal for embezzlement from the sultanate, years later, the family moved to England, where he became the first footballer of the royal family, almost on a sporting whim.
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He began his career in the world of football in 2009 and became part of the Southampton youth team. In 2014, he arrived at Chelsea, where he was with the Under 18s and never managed to debut with the first team.
“I have played soccer for as long as I can remember and from a very young age I have always enjoyed going out onto the field and having the ball at my feet. My parents have always supported me in achieving my dream of being a soccer player”, commented the millionaire in 2019.
Likewise, it is known that his family does not skimp on expenses and is a fan of luxury cars, as it is known that they have about 600 Rolls-Royces, 574 Mercedes-Benz, 452 Ferraris, 382 Bentleys, 209 BMWs, 179 Jaguars. , 134 Koenigseggs and 21 Lamborghinis. In total, the garage of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is occupied by about 5,000 vehicles.
In addition, his family is the owner of the largest palace in the world, valued at more than 350 million dollars, with 1,700 rooms and 257 bathrooms. This mansion has approximately 200,000 square meters, and a large hall with capacity for 5,000 people. In area it surpasses the Vatican.
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For more ostentatiousness, the family celebrated the birthday of the prince and father of the player in 2004 and hired a private show of Michael Jackson, worth 17 million dollars, for a ‘private’ presentation. In addition, the exotic pets that inhabit the ostentatious palace are nothing more and nothing less than lions, cheetahs, among other animals.
Who are the 10 richest footballers in the world?
1. Faiq Bolkiah: $20 billion
2. Mathieu Flamini: $4 billion
3. Cristiano Ronaldo: $500 million
4. Lionel Messi: $400 million
5. David Beckham: $400 million
6. Dave Whelan: $200 million
7. Neymar: $200 million
8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic: $190 million
9. Ronaldo: $160 million
10. Alexandre Pato: $145 million
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2023-09-05 02:46:02
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