The 100 Highest Valued Players In The World

Another list here, who doesn’t love lists. This time it’s the 100 Top Highest Valued Current Players In The World. The Data Source is from the site transfermarkt.co.uk a fantastic resource for player’s transfer values, history and lot’s more. Here is the Top 100

Player	Nationality	Continent	Club	League	Position	Age	Value (Mil)
Lionel Messi	Argentina	South America	Barcelona	La Liga	Attacker	28	84.0
Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Europe	Real Madrid	La Liga	Attacker	30	77.0
Neymar	Brazil	South America	Barcelona	La Liga	Attacker	23	70.0
Luis Suarez	Uruguay	South America	Barcelona	La Liga	Attacker	28	63.0
James	Colombia	South America	Real Madrid	La Liga	Midfielder	24	56.0
Gareth Bale	Wales	Europe	Real Madrid	La Liga	Attacker	26	56.0
Thomas Muller	Germany	Europe	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Attacker	26	52.5
Eden Hazard	Belguim	Europe	Chelsea	Premier League	Attacker	24	49.0
Robert Lewandowski	Poland	Europe	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Attacker	27	49.0
Kevin De Bruyne	Belguim	Europe	Manchester City	Premier League	Midfielder	24	42.0
Sergio Aguero	Argentina	South America	Manchester City	Premier League	Attacker	27	42.0
Paul Pogba	France	Europe	Juventus	Serie A	Midfielder	22	38.5
Alexis Sanchez	Chile	South America	Arsenal	Premier League	Attacker	26	38.5
Raheem Sterling	England	Europe	Manchester City	Premier League	Attacker	21	35.0
Antoine Griezmann	France	Europe	Atletico Madrid	La Liga	Attacker	24	35.0
Koke	Spain	Europe	Atletico Madrid	La Liga	Attacker	23	35.0
Sergio Busquets	Spain	Europe	Barcelona	La Liga	Attacker	27	35.0
Angel Di Maria	Argentina	South America	PSG	Ligue 1	Attacker	27	35.0
Diego Costa	Spain	Europe	Chelsea	Premier League	Attacker	27	35.0
Toni Kroos	Germany	Europe	Real Madrid	La Liga	Attacker	25	35.0
Luka Modric	Croatia	Europe	Real Madrid	La Liga	Midfielder	30	35.0
Karim Benzema	France	Europe	Real Madrid	La Liga	Attacker	27	35.0
Cesc Fabregas	Spain	Europe	Chelsea	Premier League	Midfielder	28	35.0
Gonzalo Higuain	Argentina	South America	Napoli	Serie A	Attacker	28	32.9
Isco	Spain	Europe	Real Madrid	La Liga	Midfielder	23	31.5
Mario Gotze	Germany	Europe	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Midfielder	23	31.5
David Alaba	Austria	Europe	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Defender	23	31.5
Marco Reus	Germany	Europe	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Attacker	26	31.5
Manuel Neuer	Germany	Europe	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Goalkeeper	29	31.5
Edinson Cavani	Uruguay	South America	PSG	Ligue 1	Attacker	28	29.4
Arturo Vidal	Chile	South America	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Midfielder	28	29.4
Marco Veratti	Italy	Europe	PSG	Ligue 1	Midfielder	23	28.0
Nemanja Matic	Serbia	Europe	Chelsea	Premier League	Midfielder	27	28.0
Mesut Ozil	Germany	Europe	Arsenal	Premier League	Midfielder	27	28.0
Ivan Rakitic	Croatia	Europe	Barcelona	La Liga	Midfielder	27	28.0
Jerome Boateng	Germany	Europe	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Defender	27	28.0
Sergio Ramos	Spain	Europe	Real Madrid	La Liga	Defender	29	28.0
Gerard Pique	Spain	Europe	Barcelona	La Liga	Defender	28	28.0
Wayne Rooney	England	Europe	Manchester United	Premier League	Attacker	30	28.0
Oscar	Brazil	South America	Chelsea	Premier League	Midfielder	24	26.6
David Silva	Spain	Europe	Manchester City	Premier League	Midfielder	29	26.6
Hulk	Brazil	South America	Zenit	Russian Premier	Attacker	29	25.9
Roberto Firmino	Brazil	South America	Liverpool	Premier League	Midfielder	24	24.5
Thibaut Courtois	Belguim	Europe	Chelsea	Premier League	Goalkeeper	23	24.5
Douglas Costa	Brazil	South America	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Attacker	25	24.5
Jordi Alba	Spain	Europe	Barcelona	La Liga	Defender	26	24.5
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Gabon	Africa	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	Attacker	26	24.5
Christian Benteke	Belguim	Europe	Liverpool	Premier League	Attacker	25	24.5
Mats Hummels	Germany	Europe	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	Defender	26	24.5
Radamel Falcao	Colombia	South America	Chelsea	Premier League	Attacker	29	24.5
Arda Turan	Turkey	Europe	Barcelona	La Liga	Midfielder	28	24.5
Andres Iniesta	Spain	Europe	Barcelona	La Liga	Midfielder	31	24.5
Juan Mata	Spain	Europe	Manchester United	Premier League	Attacker	27	23.8
Lucas	Brazil	South America	PSG	Ligue 1	Attacker	23	22.4
Mauro Icardi	Italy	Europe	Inter Milan	Serie A	Attacker	22	22.4
Nicolas Otamendi	Argentina	South America	Manchester City	Premier League	Defender	27	22.4
Marek Hamsik	Slovakia	Europe	Napoli	Serie A	Midfielder	28	22.4
Marquinhos	Brazil	South America	PSG	Ligue 1	Defender	21	21.0
Raphael Varane	France	Europe	Real Madrid	La Liga	Defender	22	21.0
Alexandre Lacazette	France	Europe	Lyon	Ligue 1	Attacker	24	21.0
Juan Cuadrado	Colombia	South America	Juventus	Serie A	Attacker	27	21.0
Philippe Coutinho	Brazil	South America	Liverpool	Premier League	Midfielder	23	21.0
Nico Gaitan	Uruguay	South America	Benfica	Primera Liga	Attacker	27	21.0
Jackson Martinez	Colombia	South America	Atletico Madrid	La Liga	Attacker	29	21.0
David De Gea	Spain	Europe	Manchester United	Premier League	Goalkeeper	25	21.0
Diego Godin	Uruguay	South America	Atletico Madrid	La Liga	Defender	29	21.0
Willian	Brazil	South America	Chelsea	Premier League	Attacker	27	21.0
Claudio Marchisio	Italy	Europe	Juventus	Serie A	Midfielder	29	21.0
Marcelo	Brazil	South America	Real Madrid	La Liga	Defender	27	21.0
Miralem Pjanic	Bosnia	Europe	Roma	Serie A	Midfielder	25	21.0
Vincent Kompany	Belguim	Europe	Manchester City	Premier League	Defender	29	21.0
Paulo Dybala	Argentina	South America	Juventus	Serie A	Attacker	22	19.6
Memphis Depay	Holland	Europe	Manchester United	Premier League	Attacker	21	19.6
Ander Herrara	Spain	Europe	Manchester United	Premier League	Midfielder	26	19.6
Romelu Lukaku	Belguim	Europe	Everton	Premier League	Attacker	22	19.6
Eliaguim Managala	France	Europe	Manchester City	Premier League	Defender	24	19.6
Ricardo Rodriguez	Switzerland	Europe	Wolfsburg	Bundesliga	Defender	23	19.6
Jordan Henderson	England	Europe	Liverpool	Premier League	Midfielder	25	19.6
Morgan Schneiderlein	France	Europe	Manchester United	Premier League	Midfielder	26	19.6
Aaron Ramsey	Wales	Europe	Arsenal	Premier League	Midfielder	24	19.6
David Luiz	Brazil	South America	PSG	Ligue 1	Defender	28	19.6
Javi Martinez	Spain	Europe	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Defender	27	19.6
Axel Witsel	Belguim	Europe	Zenit	Russian Premier	Midfielder	26	19.6
Fernandinho	Brazil	South America	Manchester City	Premier League	Midfielder	30	19.6
Arjen Robben	Holland	Europe	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Attacker	31	19.6
Christian Eriksen	Denmark	Europe	Tottenham	Premier League	Midfielder	23	18.9
Radja Nainggolan	Belguim	Europe	Roma	Serie A	Midfielder	27	18.9
Antonio Candevra	Italy	Europe	Lazio	Serie A	Attacker	28	18.9
William Carvalho	Portugal	Europe	Sporting Lisbon	Primera Liga	Midfielder	23	18.2
Medhi Benatia	Morocco	Africa	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	Defender	28	18.2
Leonardo Bonucci	Italy	Europe	Juventus	Serie A	Defender	28	18.2
Santi Cazorla	Spain	Europe	Arsenal	Premier League	Midfielder	31	18.2
John Stones	England	Europe	Everton	Premier League	Defender	21	17.5
Anthony Martial	France	Europe	Manchester United	Premier League	Attacker	20	17.5
Daniel Carvajal	Spain	Europe	Real Madrid	La Liga	Defender	23	17.5
Harry Kane	England	Europe	Tottenham	Premier League	Attacker	22	17.5
Alvaro Morata	Spain	Europe	Juventus	Serie A	Attacker	23	17.5
Paco Alcacer	Spain	Europe	Valencia	La Liga	Attacker	23	17.5
Carlos Bacca	Colombia	South America	AC Milan	Serie A	Attacker	29	17.5
Heung-Min Son	South Korea	Asia	Tottenham	Premier League	Attacker	23	17.5

 

No surprise that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo hold the top 2 slots. Would a bid of £84m from say Manchester City be enough to prise the 5 time World Player of the year away from The Nou Camp. I think the Ronaldo figure is about right but I can see that Neymar price fee getting even higher as he seems the natural heir apparent to the World’s Best crown in a few years time.

The top Premier League player is Eden Hazard at Number 8 (£49m) while the top English Player is Raheem Sterling at Number 14 (£35m). I did actually build a scouting database with about 300 names in SQL which can set certain parameters for signing a player, kind of like a rudimentary version of a Football Manager player database. If I have the time I may try and add expand on this.

Here are a break down of stats (figure denotes percentage)

By Continent Breakdown
Europe 68
South America 29
Africa 2
Asia 1

By League Breakdown
Bundesliga 15
La Liga 25
Ligue 1 7
Premier League 36
Primera Liga 2
Russian Premier 2
Serie A 13

By Positional Breakdown
Attacker 46
Defender 20
Midfielder 31
Goalkeeper 3

The list doesn’t really tell us anything new but still quite interesting all the same. If you want to use it then feel free but drop me an e-mail first. You can contact me regarding this or anything else at:

realfootballmanwordpress@gmail.com