Neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Messi: the unexpected richest player in the world and how he earned his fortune

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were capable of earning a fortune during their professional careers. The soccer idols were the two players reigning in the world during the past decades and that make them possible to gain millions in contract signed with clubs, sponsorships with brands and transfers.

But despite all the money that they have billed, there is still a player who has more than both of them. His name is Faiq Jefri Bolkiah, and despite he is an unknown 22 years old attacker, he has more money than Cristiano and Messi. The unexpected reason is that he is the son of one of the richest persons in the world.

His father is the sultan of Brunei, who has an estimated fortune of $200.000 million and that Faiq, aside his other 17 brothers, will one day inherit. The boy was raised in Los Angeles, United States, as his family wanted him to have a normal life, despite all the money that he has.

Faiq loved soccer since very young, and that was the reason why he decided to try to play professionally. His level is not the best, but thanks to his father he could play for the youth teams of Chelsea, Southampton and Leicester. Last year he left to CS Maritimo Portuguese side, where he has already played one game.