As of January 2023, Jude Bellingham was the most valuable soccer player in the world, with an estimated transfer value of 208.2 million euros. The midfielder rose through the ranks at Birmingham City before moving to Borussia Dortmund in 2020. The second most valuable player was also an English midfielder, Phil Foden, with a market value of approximately 200.5 million euros.
Most valuable soccer players worldwide as of January 2023, by estimated market value (in million euros)
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CIES Football Observatory. (January 4, 2023). Most valuable soccer players worldwide as of January 2023, by estimated market value (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867521/most-valuable-soccer-players-transfer-value/
CIES Football Observatory. "Most valuable soccer players worldwide as of January 2023, by estimated market value (in million euros)." Chart. January 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867521/most-valuable-soccer-players-transfer-value/
CIES Football Observatory. (2023). Most valuable soccer players worldwide as of January 2023, by estimated market value (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867521/most-valuable-soccer-players-transfer-value/
CIES Football Observatory. "Most Valuable Soccer Players Worldwide as of January 2023, by Estimated Market Value (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867521/most-valuable-soccer-players-transfer-value/
CIES Football Observatory, Most valuable soccer players worldwide as of January 2023, by estimated market value (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867521/most-valuable-soccer-players-transfer-value/ (last visited May 28, 2023)
Most valuable soccer players worldwide as of January 2023, by estimated market value (in million euros) [Graph], CIES Football Observatory, January 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867521/most-valuable-soccer-players-transfer-value/