Cristiano Ronaldo, who celebrates his 39th birthday today, is not only one of the greatest footballers in history, but also a significant figure off the field.
He has used his prowess on the football field to become one of the world's leading social media figures and also to amass assets and increase his bloated bank account.
According to reports, already in 2020 the Portuguese phenomenon became the first active team athlete to cross the billion dollar mark in career earnings - from football, advertisements and more.
Even now, when he is approaching 40 years old, Ronaldo is the highest earner in the world of football with a salary of 210 million dollars per season that he receives in the Saudi Al Nasser team.
In addition, Ronaldo receives grants ranging around 75 million dollars per season.
According to reports, Ronaldo may also serve as an ambassador for the 2034 World Cup that the Saudis want to host, for which he may earn as much as $200 million.
Cristiano Ronaldo, photo: AFP
Beyond the huge sums of money he earned in the past at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus both in salary and in grants for the many individual and team achievements during those years, Ronaldo brings in about 40 million dollars each year from his private brand, much thanks to collaborations with international giants such as Herbalife , DAZN, MTG, Clear Shampoo, Abbott, Unilever, TAG Heuer and Binance.
Also, in 2016, the Portuguese star signed a first-of-its-kind lifetime contract with Nike worth one billion dollars.
According to the data revealed, as long as he plays Nike will transfer 24 million euros to his bank account.
Ronaldo.
Still on top, photo: Getty Images
Ronaldo, who actually runs an extensive business empire, owns a luxury hotel chain called Pestana CR7 worth 200 million dollars.
The chain's hotels are scattered around the world, including in New York, Spain and Portugal, and put a huge fortune into the player's pocket every month
Ronaldo also boasts a luxury car collection that includes a $12 million Bugatti, five flashy Ferraris, the newest of which is a Ferrari Monza SP1 that cost $1.95 million on the market.
Not long ago he also received a new car from his girlfriend as a gift at a cost of 875 thousand dollars.
According to the data published in recent months on the world's leading financial websites, Ronaldo's net worth is estimated at approximately 600 million euros, but sources familiar with the details estimated that the amount may be even higher.
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Ronaldo.
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