Fábio Coentrão Highest-Paid Footballer in the World

By Carol Kearney
Lisbon
Last updated on April 16, 2025

Fábio Coentrão led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid footballers” released on Tuesday.

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It's been a rough year for the footballer, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 37-year-old Fábio Coentrão has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid footballers for 2025 with an estimated $82 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 16/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Fábio Coentrão tops annual list of highest-paid footballers

In 2022 it looked like the footballer’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Tuesday (April 15) that Coentrão is the highest-paid footballer in the world, pulling in an astonishing $82 million between March 2024 and March 2025, a nearly $50 million lead over his closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The Portuguese footballer has an estimated net worth of $245 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Coentrão Burger” chain) in Lisbon, a Football Team (the “Vila do Conde Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wondercoentrão - Portugal), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Fábio) and a fashion line called “Fábio Coentrão Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many Fábio fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.