In 2023, the world of football continues to be dazzled by young prodigies who not only showcase exceptional talent on the pitch but also boast impressive financial portfolios off it.
With multi-million dollar contracts, endorsements, and entrepreneurial ventures, these players are redefining the economic landscape of the sport.
In this article, WhoGoHere will dive into our list of the Best Young Soccer Players In The World to discover who’s leading in both skills and wealth in the football realm this year.
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Contents
- List of 50+ Best Young Soccer Players In The World 2023
- 1. Kylian Mbappé – $180 Million
- 2. Ruben Dias – $80 Million
- 3. Eder Militão – $52 Million ( €49.2 Million )
- 4. Erling Haaland – $40 Million
- 5. Christian Pulisic – $40 million
- 6. Gabriel Jesus – $27 Million
- 7. João Félix – $25 Million
- 8. Mason Mount – $24 Million ( €23 Million )
- 9. Federico Valverde – $22 million
- 10. Vinícius Júnior – $20 Million
- 11. Frenkie de Jong – $18 Million
- 12. Martin Ødegaard – $18 Million ( €17 Million )
- 13. Moise Kean – $18 Million (€17 Million)
- 14. Declan Rice – $18 Million
- 15. Takefusa Kubo – $13.2 Million ( €12.5 million )
- 16. Rodrygo – $13 Million ( €12.3 million )
- 17. Nuno Mendes – $12.7 Million ( €12 Million )
- 18. Rúben Neves – $12 Million ( €11.3 Million )
- 19. Lucas Paqueta – $12 Million
- 20. Ferran Torres – $11.1 Million ( €10.5 Million )
- 21. Renan Lodi – $10 million
- 22. Jadon Sancho – $10 Million
- 23. Kai Havertz – $10 Million
- 24. Reece James – $10 Million
- 25. Phil Foden – $10 Million
- 26. Pedri – $10 Million
- 27. Victor Osimhen – $10 Million
- 28. Matthijs de Ligt – $9.37 Million ( €8.48 Million)
- 29. Ben White – $7.8 Million ( €7 Million )
- 30. Alphonso Davies – $5.3 Million ( €5 Million )
- 31. Ansu Fati – $5 Million
- 32. Ryan Gravenberch – $5 Million
- 33. Lautaro Martinez – $5 Million
- 34. Sandro Tonali – $5 Million
- 35. Dejan Kulusevski – $5 Million
- 36. Eduardo Camavinga – $5 million
- 37. Alexander Isak – $5 Million
- 38. Billy Gilmour – $5 Million ( €4.5 Million )
- 39. Callum Hudson-Odoi – $5 Million
- 40. Ibrahima Konaté – $5 Million
- 41. Bukayo Saka – $4 Million
- 42. Trincão – $3.92 Million
- 43. Donyell Malen – $3 Million
- 44. Weston McKennie – $3 Million
- 45. Steven Bergwijn – €2.4 million
- 46. Mason Greenwood – $2 Million
- 47. Jules Koundé – $2 Million
- 48. Timothy Weah – $1.5 Million
- 49. Giovanni Reyna – $500 Thousand
- 50. Dan-Axel Zagadou – $500 Thousand
- More List:
- Conclusion
List of 50+ Best Young Soccer Players In The World 2023
1. Kylian Mbappé – $180 Million
Age: 24
Family: Wilfried Mbappé & Fayza Lamari
Club: Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (#7 / Forward), France national football team (#10 / Forward)
2. Ruben Dias – $80 Million
Age: 26
Family: Joao Dias
Club: Manchester City F.C. (#3 / Defender), Portugal national football team (#4 / Defender)
3. Eder Militão – $52 Million ( €49.2 Million )
Age: 25
Family: Edvaldo Militão, Ana Maria Militão
Club: Brazil national football team (#14 / Defender), Real Madrid CF (#3 / Defender)
4. Erling Haaland – $40 Million
Age: 23
Family: Alfie Haaland & Gry Marita Braut
Club: Manchester City F.C. (#9 / Forward), Norway national football team (Forward)
5. Christian Pulisic – $40 million
Age: 25
Family: Mark Pulisic, Kelley Pulisic
Club: AC Milan (#11 / Midfielder), United States men’s national soccer team (#10 / Midfielder)
6. Gabriel Jesus – $27 Million
Age: 26
Family: Diniz de Jesus & Vera Lucia Jesus
Club: Brazil national football team (#18 / Forward), Arsenal F.C. (#9 / Forward), Brazil
7. João Félix – $25 Million
Age: 23
Family: Carlos Sequeira and Carla Felix
Club: FC Barcelona (#14 / Forward), Portugal national football team (#11 / Forward)
8. Mason Mount – $24 Million ( €23 Million )
Age: 24
Family: Debbie Mount & Tony Mount
Club: Manchester United F.C. (#7 / Midfielder), England national football team (#19 / Midfielder)
9. Federico Valverde – $22 million
Age: 25
Family: Mina Bonino
Club: Uruguay national football team (#15 / Midfielder), Real Madrid CF (#15 / Midfielder)
10. Vinícius Júnior – $20 Million
Age: 23
Family: Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira, Tatiana Vinicius
Club: Brazil national football team (#18 / Forward), Real Madrid CF (#7 / Forward)
11. Frenkie de Jong – $18 Million
Age: 26
Family: John de Jong & Marjon Schuchhard-De Bruijn
Club: FC Barcelona (#21 / Midfielder), Netherlands national football team (#21 / Midfielder)
12. Martin Ødegaard – $18 Million ( €17 Million )
Age: 24
Family: Hans Erik Ødegaard, Lene Cecilie Ødegaard
Club: Norway national football team (Midfielder), Arsenal F.C. (#8 / Midfielder)
13. Moise Kean – $18 Million (€17 Million)
Age: 23
Family: Isabelle Dehe and Biorou Jean Kean
Club: Juventus F.C. (#18 / Forward), Italy national football team (Forward)
14. Declan Rice – $18 Million
Age: 24
Family: Sean Rice and Teresa Rice
Club: Arsenal F.C. (#41 / Midfielder), England national football team (#4 / Midfielder)
15. Takefusa Kubo – $13.2 Million ( €12.5 million )
Age: 22
Family: Takefumi Kubo
Club: Real Sociedad (#14 / Midfielder), Japan national football team (#11 / Midfielder)
16. Rodrygo – $13 Million ( €12.3 million )
Age: 22
Family: Eric Goes & Denise Goes
Club: Brazil national football team (#21 / Forward), Real Madrid CF (#11 / Forward)
17. Nuno Mendes – $12.7 Million ( €12 Million )
Age: 21
Club: Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (#25 / Defender), Portugal national football team (#19 / Defender)
18. Rúben Neves – $12 Million ( €11.3 Million )
Age: 26
Family: José Neves
Club: Al Hilal SFC (#8 / Midfielder), Portugal national football team (#18 / Midfielder)
19. Lucas Paqueta – $12 Million
Age: 26
Family:
Club: West Ham United F.C. (#10 / Midfielder), Brazil national football team (#17 / Midfielder)
20. Ferran Torres – $11.1 Million ( €10.5 Million )
Age: 23
Family: M Dolores Garcia Alcover
Club: FC Barcelona (#7 / Forward), Spain national football team (#11 / Forward)
21. Renan Lodi – $10 million
Age: 25
Family: Juliana dos Santos (Mother) & Augusto dos Santos (Father)
Club: Olympique de Marseille (#12 / Defender), Brazil national football team (#16 / Defender)
22. Jadon Sancho – $10 Million
Age: 23
Family: Sean Sancho
Club: Manchester United F.C. (#25 / Forward)
23. Kai Havertz – $10 Million
Age: 24
Family: Ralf & Anne
Club: Germany national football team (#7 / Midfielder), Arsenal F.C. (#29 / Midfielder)
24. Reece James – $10 Million
Age: 23
Family: Nigel James & Tish Cyrus
Club: Chelsea F.C. (#24 / Defender), England national football team (#24 / Defender)
25. Phil Foden – $10 Million
Age: 23
Family: Claire Foden (Mother), Phil Foden Snr (Father)
Club: Manchester City F.C. (#47 / Midfielder), England national football team (#20 / Midfielder)
26. Pedri – $10 Million
Age: 20
Family: Maria Rosario (Mother) and Fernando (Father)
Club: FC Barcelona (#8 / Midfielder), Spain national football team (#26 / Midfielder), Spain
27. Victor Osimhen – $10 Million
Age: 24
Family: Patrick Osimhen
Club: SSC Napoli (#9 / Forward), Nigeria national football team (Forward)
28. Matthijs de Ligt – $9.37 Million ( €8.48 Million)
Age: 24
Family: Annekee Molenaar
Club: FC Bayern Munich (#4 / Defender), Netherlands national football team (#3 / Defender)
29. Ben White – $7.8 Million ( €7 Million )
Age: 26
Family: Barry White, Carole White
Club: England national football team (#21 / Defender), Arsenal F.C. (#4 / Defender)
30. Alphonso Davies – $5.3 Million ( €5 Million )
Age: 22
Family: Debeah Davies (Father) & Victoria Davies (Mother)
Club: Canada men’s national soccer team (#19 / Defender), FC Bayern Munich (#19 / Forward/ Midfielder/ Defender)
31. Ansu Fati – $5 Million
Age: 20
Family: Bori Fati & Lurdes Fati
Club: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (#31 / Forward), Spain national football team (#25 / Forward)
32. Ryan Gravenberch – $5 Million
Age: 21
Family: Ryan Gravenberch
Club: Liverpool F.C. (#38 / Midfielder), Netherlands national football team (#16, Midfielder )
33. Lautaro Martinez – $5 Million
Age: 26
Family: Mario Martinez (Father), Karina Vanesa Gutierrez (Mother)
Club: Inter Milan (#10 / Forward), Argentina national football team (#22 / Forward)
34. Sandro Tonali – $5 Million
Age: 23
Family:
Club: Newcastle United F.C. (#8 / Midfielder), Italy national football team ( Midfielder)
35. Dejan Kulusevski – $5 Million
Age: 23
Family: Stefan Kulusevski
Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (#21 / Midfielder), Sweden men’s national football team (#21 / Midfielder)
36. Eduardo Camavinga – $5 million
Age: 20
Family: Sofia (Mother), Celestino (Father)
Club: France national football team (#25 / Midfielder), Real Madrid CF (#12 / Midfielder)
37. Alexander Isak – $5 Million
Age: 24
Family: Mr. and Mrs.Teame Isak
Club: Newcastle United F.C. (#14 / Forward), Sweden men’s national football team (#11 / Forward)
38. Billy Gilmour – $5 Million ( €4.5 Million )
Age: 22
Family: Carrie Gilmour & Billy Gilmour Sr.
Club: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (#11 / Midfielder), Scotland national football team (#23 / Midfielder)
39. Callum Hudson-Odoi – $5 Million
Age: 22
Family: Bismark Odoi (Father)
Club: Nottingham Forest F.C. (#14 / Forward), Nottingham Forest FC under-21 (Forward)
40. Ibrahima Konaté – $5 Million
Age: 24
Family: Malian Parents
Club: Liverpool F.C. (#5 / Defender), France national football team (#24 / Defender)
41. Bukayo Saka – $4 Million
Age: 22
Family: Yomi Saka (Father), Adeniki Saka (Mother)
Club: England national football team (#17 / Forward), Arsenal F.C. (#7 / Forward, Midfielder)
42. Trincão – $3.92 Million
Age: 23
Family: Gonçalo Trincão
Club: Sporting CP (#17 / Forward)
43. Donyell Malen – $3 Million
Age: 24
Family: Mariska Manshanden, Robert Malen
Club: Borussia Dortmund (#21 / Forward), Netherlands national football team (#18 / Forward)
44. Weston McKennie – $3 Million
Age: 25
Family: Tina McKennie & John McKennie
Club: Juventus F.C. (#16 / Midfielder), United States men’s national soccer team (#8 / Midfielder)
45. Steven Bergwijn – €2.4 million
Age: 26
Family: Jurgen Bergwijn
Club: AFC Ajax (#7 / Forward), Netherlands national football team (#7 / Forward)
46. Mason Greenwood – $2 Million
Age: 22
Family: Andrew Greenwood (Father), Melanie Hamilton (Mother)
Club: Getafe CF (#12 / Forward)
47. Jules Koundé – $2 Million
Age: 24
Family: Not Available
Club: FC Barcelona (#23 / Defender), France national football team (#25 / Defender)
48. Timothy Weah – $1.5 Million
Age: 23
Family: George Weah, Clar Weah
Club: Juventus F.C. (#22 / Midfielder), United States men’s national soccer team (#21 / Midfielder)
49. Giovanni Reyna – $500 Thousand
Age: 20
Family: Claudio Reyna, Danielle Reyna
Club: United States men’s national soccer team (#7 / Midfielder), Borussia Dortmund (#7 / Midfielder)
50. Dan-Axel Zagadou – $500 Thousand
Age: 24
Family: Not Available
Club: VfB Stuttgart (#23 / Defender)
More List:
- James Maddison
- Eduardo Quaresma
- Callum Hudson-Odoi
- Noni Madueke
- Ianis Hagi
- Darwin Núñez
- Evan Ndicka
- Pervis Estupiñán
- Ayoze Pérez
- Lisandro Martínez
- Valentin Carboni
- Ben Doak
- Desire Doue
- Endrick
- Evan Ferguson
- Ivan Fresneda
- Alejandro Garnacho
- Ismael Gharbi
- Lewis Hall
- Jorrel Hato
- Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
- Kaiky
- Dijon Kameri
- Garang Kuol
- Romeo Lavia
- Rico Lewis
- Matheus Franca
- Gabriel Misehouy
Conclusion
As we wrap up our exploration of the youngest soccer players in the world, one thing is clear: the future of soccer is incredibly bright. These remarkable talents have shown us that age is just a number when it comes to achieving greatness on the pitch.
Keep an eye on these rising stars as they continue to dazzle us with their skills and passion for the beautiful game. The world of soccer will never be the same again!
