Lionel Messi vs Kylian Mbappe at 24: Who Cashed In a Higher Salary & Accumulated More Net Worth?

For over a decade, global stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo reigned the soccer world on and off the pitch. No other soccer athlete really came close to their level. However, in recent times, players like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland have really earned themselves gigantic contracts.

Brand endorsements and sponsorship revenue help players earn much more than what their weekly wage originally gets them. When a player performs incredibly well or sustains a good patch of form, they are usually awarded a new contract. Well then, while Kylian Mbappe is 24, let’s compare him with where Messi was at age 24.

Did Lionel Messi earn more than Mbappe at 24?

In 2011, Messi was rising up the soccer ranks faster than anyone else. According to Forbes, due to a series of good performances in the previous year, FC Barcelona raised Messi’s base wage to $ 14.6 Million. Messi’s income, including his salary and endorsements, added up to $30.4 million.

Mbappe, aged 24 in 2022, signed a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain F.C. The French striker has a base salary of around $53 million per year. Mbappe’s current contract with PSG is the biggest contract ever signed in soccer history.

Soccer Football – World Cup – South American Qualifiers – Argentina v Bolivia – El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina – September 9, 2021 Argentina’s Lionel Messi Pool via REUTERS/Juan Ignacio Roncoroni

Back in 2012, Lionel Messi had a historic season in soccer. The young Spaniard broke a 40-year-old record that was initially set by Gerd Muller. Messi managed to score a total of 91 goals that calendar year. Soon after that, Messi signed a new contract with FC Barcelona that would keep him at the club till 2018.

Who had the bigger net worth?

Messi’s net worth back in 2011 was $57.92 million. The soccer legend was just entering his prime. Messi had a partnership with Adidas since 2006. Most of his brand deals came after he broke the record and signed a new contract in 2012.

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As per Forbes, at the same age, Mbappe’s net worth currently is $150 million. Mbappe has now become the face of the French Ligue. It’s hard to compare total net worth’s because the time ranges are a decade apart from each other. Mbappe is tied up with brands like Nike and Hublot. In 2020, Mbappe appeared on the cover of the game ‘FIFA 21’. He set another record, becoming the youngest player to appear on a FIFA cover solo.

Soccer just becomes so much more interesting to watch with generational talents like Kylian Mbappe bursting onto the scene. Comparing Mbappe to Messi would be unfair for the simple reason that Mbappe still has his entire career left in front of him. While Messi has reached the fag end of his career and has crossed that phase where he used to rack up goals and trophies for fun.

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