Kylian Mbappe is a 26-year-old French forward whose net worth is currently evaluated at $150 million. As the highest-paid soccer player in the world at the moment, the Paris Saint-Germain star is expected to earn $128 million for the 2022/23 season without taxes and agent fees. The sum is inclusive of his base salary, endorsement deals, and a huge signing bonus.
Mbappe previously played for Monaco before his 2017 move to Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer fee of €180 million ($180.3 million).
How The French Forward Made His $150 Million Fortune
As pointed out, Kylian Mbappe’s net worth is currently estimated at $150 million as of October 2022. He earned the fortune through his professional football career and also from his multiple endorsement deals with several brands.
In 2017 he became the second-most expensive player and the most expensive teenage player when Ligue 1 giants, Paris Saint-Germain signed him from Monaco for €180 million ($180.3 million). In 2022 when his contract was due to expire, the club decided to keep him by extending the deal to 2025.
According to celebritynetworth.com, Mbappe will earn about $160 million over three years, which is about $53 million annually. Additionally, there is a signing bonus of $106 million. In essence, the whole contract extension value is $266.5 million.
Going further, this season in football alone, the former Monaco forward will earn around $110 million. The amount is a culmination of his base salary and a part of his singing bonus.
His Endorsement Deals Is Worth $18 Million A Year
Besides what Kylian Mbappe makes in football, he has a lot of endorsement deals that run into millions of dollars annually.
For being an icon to other young footballers and athletes across the globe, various brands are partnering with the French forward to endorse their products. In this regard, he has signed lucrative endorsement deals with brands such as Nike, Dior, Hublot, Oakley, and Panini.
While off the pitch, he has been featured on the cover of EA Sports’ FIFA video game since 2020 and is both an ambassador and an investor for the NFT platform, Sorare.
So in 2022 alone, the forward will earn around $18 million from his deals. This amount added to his $110 million from football as indicated, sees him walking home with $128 million for the 2022/23 season.
This made him top Forbes’ list of highest-paid footballers in 2022, pushing Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo to second and third places, respectively.
He Has Donated To Charitable Causes
Just like other footballers and athletes in the world who always give back to society, Kylian Mbappe is not left out. He has donated huge sums to charitable causes around the globe. Some of his philanthropic gestures include a $68,000 donation for a mission to find Emiliano Sala and his pilot David Ibbotson after the footballer’s aircraft disappears in 2019 and the donation of his £400,000 World Cup match fees and bonuses to children’s charity in 2018.
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