Neymar became the tenth athlete in history to earn a billion

According to the source, since the beginning of his performances at the professional level, the Brazilian has earned 933.2 million euros ($1.01 billion). This amount includes salaries, sponsorship contracts and other sources of income.

The 32-year-old football player became the 10th athlete who managed to earn this amount in his career.

This season, Neymar played 5 matches in which he scored 1 goal and gave 3 assists. The player’s contract with the Saudi Arabian club runs until the end of June 2025. The Transfermarkt portal estimates his value at 45 million euros.

Full list of billionaire athletes:

Michael Jordan (USA, basketball) – $2.7 billion;
Tiger Woods (USA, golf) – $1.85 billion;
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, football) – $1.57 billion;
LeBron James (USA, basketball) – $1.36 billion;
Lionel Messi (Argentina, football) – $1.36 billion;
Roger Federer (Switzerland, tennis) – $1.17 billion;
Floyd Mayweather (USA, boxing) – $1.14 billion;
David Beckham (Great Britain, football) – $1.13 billion;
Phil Mickelson (USA, golf) – $1.05 billion;
Neymar (Brazil, football) – $1.01 billion.

Previously, the media wrote that the striker would return to his home club Santos in 2025. He is currently recovering from an injury.