Portugal and Juventus player become the first footballer to become a billionaire as declared by forbes.

Forbes declared that the footballer earned $105million (Sh11billion) before taxes and fees last year, making him the first ever footballer to make a billion dollars. 

According to Forbes , “Ronaldo, the first to do it in a team sport, has made $650 million (Sh69 billion) during his 17 years on the pitch, and is expected to reach $765 million (Sh81 billion) in career salary after his current Juve contract ends in June 2022. Messi, who began playing at the senior level three years after Ronaldo, has earned a total of $605 million (Sh64 billion) in salary since 2005.

“The only team athlete to even come within striking distance of those figures was former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, who retired in 2016 after 22 years in MLB having earned $450 million (Sh48 billion) in salary.

“Not even soccer legend David Beckham came close, ending his career with total earnings of $500 million (Sh53 billion), half of which came from off-pitch endorsements.”


Ronaldo who is the highest followed athlete on Instagram has Five ballon d'ors, Four European golden shoes, five UEFA Champions league, one UEFA European championships and one UEFA Nations league.