Sportunes published this Friday the ranking of the athletes who earned the most money in 2023. And unsurprisingly, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who signed a record contract in Saudi Arabia, is in the lead.
After a very difficult 2022 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo quickly had an extraordinary consolation option. The Portuguese striker has, in fact, signed a very lucrative contract with the Saudi club Al-Nassr. It earns nearly 200 million euros per year. In addition to the earnings obtained through sponsorship, CR7 earned $275 million in 2023 (255 million euros). No athlete has earned so much money in the past year. His biggest rival in football, Lionel Messi, who left for MLS in the United States in June, closes the podium with 130 million dollars. The Argentinian is behind Spanish golfer Jon Rahm ($203 million).
To see the first African in this ranking, you have to look at 23rd place. This is the ranking of Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah. The Liverpool player got $56 million in 2023. The other African athlete in this Top 50 is basketball player Joel Embiid. The Cameroonian pivot of the Sixers earned $46.8 million in 2023. He is in 38th place.
The 50 athletes who won the most in 2023
2. Jon Rahm (Golf) = 203 M$
3. Lionel Messi (Football) = 130 M$
4. LeBron James (Basket) = 125,7 M$
5. Kylian Mbappé (Football) = $125 million
6. Neymar (Football) = 121 M$
7. Stephen Curry (Basket) = 98,9 M$
8. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Basketball) = $88.4M
9. Kevin Durant (Basket) = 86,9 M$
10. Patrick Mahomes (American Football) = $84.3 million
11. Lamar Jackson (American football) = $82.5 million
12. Karim Benzema (Football) = 78 M$
13. Rory McIlroy (Golf) = 77,4 M$
14. Tiger Woods (Golf) = 77,2 M$
15. Max Verstappen (Formula 1) = $75 M
16. Shohei Ohtani (Baseball) = 70 M$
17. Canelo Álvarez (Boxing) = 66 M$
18. Erling Haaland (Football) = 63 M$
19. Lewis Hamilton (Formule 1) = 62 M$
20. Max Scherzer (Baseball) = 60,8 M$
21. Damian Lillard (Basket) = 60,3 M$
22. Klay Thompson (Basket) = 60,1 M$
23. Mohamed Salah (Football) = 56 M$
24. Anthony Joshua (Boxe) = 55 M$
25. Russell Westbrook (Basket) = 54 M$
26. Nick Bosa (American Football) = $53.6 million
27. Viktor Hovland (Golf) = 52.3 M$
27. Scottie Scheffler (Golf) = 52,3 M$
29. James Harden (Basket) = 51,6 M$
30. Joe Burrow (American Football) = $51.5M
31. Paul George (Basket) = 51,1 M$
32. Bradley Beal (Basket) = 50,5 M$
33. Kawhi Leonard (Basket) = 50,1 M$
34. Luka Doncic (Basket) = 49,7 M$
35. Jimmy Butler (Basket) = 47,9 M$
36. Daniel Jones (American Football) = $47.5M
37. Jake Paul (Boxing) = $47M
38. Joel Embiid (Basket) = 46,8 M$
39. Brooks Koepka (Golf) = 46,7 M$
40. Deshaun Watson (American Football) = $46.5M
41. Devin Booker (Basket) = 46,3 M$
42. Aaron Rodgers (American Football) = $45.9M
43. Nikola Jokic (Basket) = 45,7 M$
44. Anthony Davis (Basket) = 45,5 M$
45. Dak Prescott (American football) = $45 million
46. Novak Djokovic (Tennis) = 44,9 M$
47. Trae Young (Basket) = 44,7 M$
48. Justin Verlander (Baseball) = 44,5 M$
49. Aaron Judge (Baseball) = 44 M$
50. Zach LaVine (Basket) = 43,7 M$
2024-02-09 19:34:04
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