Top 10 Highest Paid Female Footballers In The World

Who is the Highest Paid female footballer in the world?

How much do female footballers get paid? Football is one of the highest-paid sports in the world and female footballers have not been left out. The men playing football have been the only ones the world thinks are making millions, Female footballers are also making millions in the sport too.

The recent success of the Euro 2022 competition only adds to the notion that the women’s game is making rapid gains in the footballing world.

In this article, RNN will highlight the Highest Paid Female Footballer in the world

10. Christine Sinclair – $380,000

Sinclair sneaks into this list of the most-paid female footballers in 2020. The 37-year-old is the captain of the Canadian national team while playing for Portland Thorns in the National Women’s Soccer League (NSWL) at the club level. She holds the record for the highest number of international goals scored by female AND male players with 186 goals. In addition, Sinclair has won the Canada Soccer Player of the Year award on 14 occasions during her illustrious career.

However, with an annual salary of $380,000, she is only the 10th highest-paid female soccer player in the world. In terms of her impact and influence on the sport, Sinclair is one of the players of her generation.

9. Wendie Renard – $392,000

Samantha Kerr has achieved so much so far, being the all-time leading Australian international scorer, both among men and women, surpassing Tim Cahill’s previous record of 50 goals, as of 2022. She is also the all-time leading scorer in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States. Kerr is also the only female football player to have won the Golden Boot in three different leagues and on three different continents, which are the W-League in Australia in 2017–18 and 2018–19, the NWSL in North America in 2017, 2018, 2019, and the FAWSL in Europe in 2020–21.

One of the most successful players in women’s club football, Renard has committed her entire playing career to Lyon. Renowned for her goal-scoring ability as a defender, Renard is a unique talent across female soccer and men’s football. While a World Cup continues to elude her grasp, Renard will still go down in history as one of the best players in her position. At 6 foot 1, she towers above her peers and is well worth her lucrative salary.

8. Amandine Henry – $394,000

Amandine Chantal Henry (born 28 September 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Division 1 Feminine club Lyon and the France national team. According to figures, Henry’s annual salary is $394,500 which puts her just ahead of France teammate Wendie Renard. Like most of France’s successful stars, the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Silver Ball winner plays for Lyon at the club level and she is one of the first names on the team sheet. As captain of the French national team, she is irreplaceable.

To put her earnings into perspective, Paul Pogba is the eighth highest-paid male footballer in 2020. Both play for France but Pogba’s annual salary is 58 times higher than that of Henry a statistic that shows the discrepancy between male and female soccer pay.

7. Marta Vieira Da Silva – $400,000

Possibly the most famous female footballer of all time, Marta is seventh when it comes to the top-earning women soccer players in 2020. Playing for Orlando Pride in the NWSL, the Brazil legend is still showcasing her talent on the biggest stage.

Marta has been named FIFA World Player of the Year on six occasions, with five continuous awards from 2006 to 2010. In addition, she was a key member of the Brazil teams that won medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.

Marta has been dubbed the female Pele by the great man himself and she is undoubtedly one of the all-time greats. However, her $400,000 annual salary leaves her short-changed compared to some of her peers.

6. Ada Hegerberg – $425,000

Ada Hagerberg was born on 10 July 1995, she is a Norwegian striker, currently kicking the ball for Olympique Lyonnais and Norway national team.

She helped her team win second place in the UEFA Women’s Championship. She was also part of the Norway team in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the 2017 UEFA Women’s Championship. In 2016, Hegerberg was awarded the UEFA Best Women’s Player in Europe Award. She was also interestingly the first-ever recipient of the Ballon d’Or Feminin in 2018.

UEFA presented Hegerberg with its Best Women’s Player in Europe award on 25 August 2016 and BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year titles in 2017 and 2019. A combination of salary and endorsements earned Ada $425,000 in 2022.

5. Julie Ertz – $430,000

American soccer player Julie Beth Ertz competes for the US women’s national team. On February 9, 2013, she made her debut for the US national team against Scotland in a friendly match. Since then, she has participated in more than 100 games for the team. With victories in the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cups, she has established herself as one of the best in women’s football.

Ertz performed admirably in every game of the tournament, earning her a spot on the FIFA Women’s World Cup All-Star Team. In 2015, she was the second-youngest American.

4. Megan Rapinoe – $477,000

As a winger for the OL Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League and the American national team, Megan Anna Rapinoe is a professional soccer player from the United States. She has a long list of accolades and accomplishments to her name, making her one of the most accomplished female football players ever. Along with Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan, she served as the USA’s co-captain and was instrumental in the team’s bronze-medal performance at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

At the Olympic Games, Megan Rapione is the first person male or female to score a goal straight off a corner, and, intriguingly, twice. She won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball trophies at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, as previously announced in France.

3. Alex Morgan – $450,000

Now playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the Women’s Super League, Morgan is arguably the biggest icon in women’s soccer. Known all around the world for her immense performances on the pitch, Morgan has worked her way to the very top of the football world. With an annual base pay of around $450,000, Morgan’s yearly salary is not atmospheric by any means. In fact, the majority of her income comes from major endorsement deals with the likes of Coca-Cola, Nike and Mcdonald’s.

She has appeared on the front cover of two different editions of the FIFA soccer video game franchise and is a social media veteran. In fact, she is the most-followed female footballer on Instagram, Morgan is undoubtedly the most commercial player in soccer.

2. Samantha Kerr – $500,000

Samantha Err has already accomplished a great deal. As of 2022, she will have surpassed Tim Cahill’s previous record of 50 goals for Australia’s men’s and women’s international teams. In the American National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), she also holds the record for most goals scored. By winning the Golden Boot in three different leagues and on three different continents—the W-League in Australia in 2017–18 and 2018–19, the NWSL in North America in 2017, 2018, and 2019—Kerr is also the only female football player to have done so. She will represent Europe in the 2020–21 FAWSL.

However, she is certainly up there with the highest-paid female soccer players in the world. The 26-year-old is captain of the Australia women’s national team and she is already the face of Nike Australia. The sky is the limit for Kerr. The all-time leading goal scorer in the NSWL and the Australian W-League as of 2019, Kerr is second only to United States star Carli Lloyd. Could she climb up to the top spot in the female soccer salary rankings next year? Only time will tell.

1. Carli Lloyd – $518,000

Former American professional soccer player Carli Anne Hollins. She has won the Olympic gold medal twice, won the FIFA Women’s World Cup twice, been named FIFA Player of the Year twice, and competed in four Olympic Games. American association football player Carli Lloyd was born on July 16, 1982, in Delran, New Jersey. As one of the game’s top midfielders, she helped the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) win two Olympic gold medals (in 2008 and 2012) as well as two World Cups (2015 and 2019).

In the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, when the United States defeated Japan, Lloyd became the first player to ever score three goals in a FIFA Women’s World Cup final and the second footballer in history to score a hat-trick in any senior FIFA World Cup Final, following Geoff Hurst.

She emerged as the competition’s finest player, winning the Golden Ball Trophy and the Silver Boot for her six goals and one assist. On October 26, 2021, Lloyd played her final international game for the USWNT after making an announcement that she would soon be leaving the national squad. She is the highest paid female footballer in the world.