The Rich-List: Top 50 Richest Footballers In the World

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42. Clarence Seedorf (Botafogo) – £18m

Clarence Seedorf was the first player to win the Champions League four times and he did so with three different teams; Ajax, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

He began his career at the famous Ajax youth academy and made his debut for the club aged 16 in 1992, before moving to Sampdoria in 1995. Seedorf left for Real Madrid a year later and spent three seasons in the Spanish capital before signing for Inter in a £20 million deal before his switch to Milan in 2002.

Now 36, the former Netherlands international has a rich heritage in the game having swapped a trophy-laden 10-year stay with AC Milan last summer for a final challenge in Brazil with Rio-based Botafogo. He collects £37,000-a-week at Botafogo along with a maximum of an extra £163,000 in bonuses. He also received a £500,000 signing-on fee.

Botafogo’s primary kit supplier Puma is paying an undisclosed percentage of the midfielder’s salary and as a result, Seedorf is used in marketing campaigns for both the brand and the club.

During his time in Italy, Seedorf was one of Serie A’s top earners, earning over £65,000 a week plus bonuses.

Seedorf was born in Suriname and is involved in social development projects there, building the Clarence Seedorf Stadium and setting up the Champions for Children Foundation.

He has enjoyed a long-running sponsorship arrangement with Adidas and owns several properties, including in the affluent Rio suburb of Leblon.

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