A neves és elismert ESPN amerikai
sportcsatorna nyilvánosságra hozott egy kereseti kimutatást, melyben 182
ország legjobban fizetett sportolói szerepelnek.
A listán 114
futballista, 18 kosárlabdázó, 12 baseballjátékos, 6 autóversenyző, 5-5
golfozó, 1 amerikai futball-játékos, 1 jégkorongozó, 4 krikettjátékos, 3
ökölvívó, 3 atléta, 2-2 rögbis, 2 teniszező, 1-1 tollaslabdázó, 1
szumós, 1 vitorlázó és 1 motorversenyző szerepel.
Kimi Räikkönen 2009 óta nem szerepel az F1-ben, de igen nagy összeget, 26,333,333 dollárt tesz zsebre.
Fernando
Alonso, aki épp Räikkönen helyére szerződött, „csak” 22,736,842 dollárt
kap. Fernando brazil csapattársa sem panaszkodhat. Felipe Massa
összesen 17,052,632 dollárt kap kézhez.
A rivális Lewis Hamilton a McLaren csapatnál szintén nagy összeget költhet el: 18,473,684.
A súlyos sérüléseket szenvedett Robert Kubicának is van miből gazdálkodnia a Lotus Renault csapatnál: 10,657,895.
| Country |
Best-Paid Athlete |
Sport |
League, Team (or Competition) |
Annual Salary |
Per Capita GDP |
| Albania |
Lorik Cana |
soccer |
Turkey, Galatasaray |
$2,500,000 |
$3,846 |
| Algeria |
Nadir Belhadj |
soccer |
Qatar, Al Sadd |
$2,779,000 |
$4,029 |
| American Samoa |
Domata Peko |
American football |
NFL, Cincinnati Bengals |
$2,950,000 |
$7,874 |
| Andorra |
Ildefons Lima |
soccer |
Switzerland, AC Bellinzona |
$531,822 |
$43,770 |
| Angola |
Manucho |
soccer |
Turkey, Manisaspor |
$865,579 |
$1,892 |
| Argentina |
Carlos Tevez |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester City |
$19,000,000 |
$7,666 |
| Armenia |
Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
soccer |
Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk |
$360,000 |
$2,770 |
| Australia |
Andrew Bogut |
basketball |
NBA, Milwaukee Bucks |
$11,050,000 |
$47,615 |
| Austria |
Thomas Vanek |
hockey |
NHL, Buffalo Sabres |
$6,400,000 |
$45,563 |
| Azerbaijan |
Aleksandr Samedov |
soccer |
Russia, Dynamo Moscow |
$1,287,000 |
$4,871 |
| Bahrain |
Abdullah Omar Ismail |
soccer |
Switzerland, Neuchatel Xamax |
$202,086 |
$24,409 |
| Bangladesh |
Shakib Al Hasan |
cricket |
IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders |
$425,000 |
$550 |
| Belarus |
Alexander Hleb |
soccer |
EPL, Birmingham City |
$3,300,000 |
$5,090 |
| Belgium |
Vincent Kompany |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester City |
$5,340,000 |
$44,254 |
| Benin |
Stephane Sessegnon |
soccer |
EPL, Sunderland |
$2,800,000 |
$739 |
| Bermuda |
Reggie Lambe |
soccer |
England (D3), Bristol Rovers |
$480,000 |
$101,346 |
| Bolivia |
Marcelo Moreno |
soccer |
Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk |
$883,449 |
$1,758 |
| Bosnia |
Edin Dzeko |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester City |
$8,470,000 |
$4,525 |
| Botswana |
Mogogi Gabonamong |
soccer |
South Africa, SuperSport United |
$354,000 |
$5,959 |
| Brazil |
Felipe Massa |
auto racing |
Formula One |
$17,052,632 |
$8,114 |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Craig Adams |
hockey |
NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins |
$550,000 |
$26,385 |
| Bulgaria |
Dimitar Berbatov |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester United |
$6,700,000 |
$6,458 |
| Burkina Faso |
Charles Kabore |
soccer |
France, Marseille |
$1,118,000 |
$517 |
| Burundi |
Saidi Ntibazonkiza |
soccer |
Poland, MKS Cracovia |
$315,000 |
$151 |
| Cameroon |
Samuel Eto'o |
soccer |
Serie A, Inter Milan |
$8,000,000 |
$1,136 |
| Canada |
Jason Bay |
baseball |
MLB, New York Mets |
$18,125,000 |
$39,795 |
| Cape Verde |
Cafu |
soccer |
Cyprus, Anorthosis Famagusta |
$287,000 |
$3,131 |
| Central African Republic |
Eloge Enza Yanissi |
soccer |
France, Troyes |
$206,000 |
$448 |
| Chad |
Misdongarde Betoligar |
soccer |
Serbia, FK Metalac |
$21,500 |
$610 |
| Chile |
Mark Gonzalez |
soccer |
Russia, CSKA Moscow |
$9,324,958 |
$9,623 |
| China |
Yao Ming |
basketball |
NBA, Houston Rockets |
$17,700,000 |
$3,769 |
| Colombia |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
auto racing |
NASCAR |
$5,088,410 |
$5,031 |
| Comoros |
Kassim Abdallah |
soccer |
France, CS Sedan Ardennes |
$120,000 |
$785 |
| Cook Islands |
Stan Wright |
rugby union |
Magners League, Leinster |
$204,000 |
$9,749 |
| Costa Rica |
Bryan Ruiz |
soccer |
Netherlands, FC Twente |
$1,720,828 |
$6,395 |
| Ivory Coast |
Yaya Toure |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester City |
$18,200,000 |
$1,093 |
| Croatia |
Luka Modric |
soccer |
EPL, Tottenham Hotspur |
$4,900,000 |
$14,273 |
| Cuba |
Yuniesky Betancourt |
baseball |
MLB, Milwaukee Brewers |
$4,300,000 |
$5,437 |
| Curaçao |
Jair Jurrjens |
baseball |
MLB, Atlanta Braves |
$3,250,000 |
$20,295 |
| Cyprus |
Constandinos Charalambides |
soccer |
Cyprus, Apoel F.C. Nicosia |
$1,589,000 |
$29,263 |
| Czech Republic |
Petr Cech |
soccer |
EPL, Chelsea |
$7,400,000 |
$18,344 |
| Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
Herita Ilunga |
soccer |
EPL, West Ham United |
$2,730,000 |
$170 |
| Denmark |
Daniel Agger |
soccer |
EPL, Liverpool |
$4,500,000 |
$56,687 |
| Djibouti |
Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan |
soccer |
Slovakia, F.K. Dunajska Streda |
$51,500 |
$1,076 |
| Dominican Republic |
Alfonso Soriano |
baseball |
MLB, Chicago Cubs |
$19,000,000 |
$4,618 |
| Ecuador |
Antonio Valencia |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester United |
$6,361,983 |
$4,206 |
| Egypt (Tie) |
Mohammed Zidan |
soccer |
Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund |
$2,580,000 |
$2,265 |
|
Mohamed Abu Treika |
soccer |
Egypt, Al Ahly |
$2,580,000 |
|
| El Salvador |
Arturo Alvarez |
soccer |
MLS, Real Salt Lake |
$201,922 |
$3,424 |
| England |
Lewis Hamilton |
auto racing |
Formula One |
$18,473,684 |
$35,239 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Rodolfo Bodipo |
soccer |
Spain (D2), Elche |
$430,000 |
$17,544 |
| Eritrea |
Zersenay Tadese |
track and field |
Road running |
$340,000 |
$369 |
| Estonia |
Ragnar Klavan |
soccer |
Netherlands, AZ Alkmaar |
$2,006,000 |
$14,374 |
| Ethiopia |
Tilahun Regassa |
track and field |
Road running |
$318,250 |
$345 |
| Faroe Islands |
Christian Holst |
soccer |
Denmark, Silkeborg |
$1,630,000 |
$32,800 |
| Fiji |
Vijay Singh |
golf |
PGA Tour |
$1,334,262 |
$3,604 |
| Finland |
Kimi Raikkonen |
auto racing |
World Rally Championship |
$26,333,333 |
$44,688 |
| France |
Franck Ribery |
soccer |
Bundesliga, Bayern Munich |
$14,100,000 |
$41,226 |
| French Guiana |
Florent Malouda |
soccer |
EPL, Chelsea |
$3,441,823 |
$8,300 |
| Gabon |
Daniel Cousin |
soccer |
Greece, Larissa |
$645,000 |
$7,647 |
| Gambia |
Ousman Jallow |
soccer |
Denmark, Brondby |
$314,000 |
$543 |
| Georgia |
Zaza Pachulia |
basketball |
NBA, Atlanta Hawks |
$4,251,250 |
$2,522 |
| Germany |
Dirk Nowitzki |
basketball |
NBA, Dallas Mavericks |
$17,278,618 |
$40,528 |
| Ghana |
Michael Essien |
soccer |
EPL, Chelsea |
$5,500,000 |
$627 |
| Greece |
Theodoros Papaloukas |
basketball |
Greece, Olympiakos |
$4,400,000 |
$29,006 |
| Greenland |
Jesper Gronkjaer |
soccer |
Denmark, FC Copenhagen |
$923,440 |
$22,126 |
| Guadeloupe |
Mickael Pietrus |
basketball |
NBA, Phoenix Suns |
$5,300,000 |
$7,900 |
| Guatemala |
Carlos Ruiz |
soccer |
MLS, Philadelphia Union |
$306,670 |
$2,661 |
| Guinea |
Ibrahima Yattara |
soccer |
Turkey, Trabzonspor |
$717,000 |
$470 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Almami Moreira |
soccer |
China, Dalian Aerbin |
$573,000 |
$517 |
| Haiti |
Samuel Dalembert |
basketball |
NBA, Sacramento Kings |
$12,200,000 |
$626 |
| Honduras |
David Suazo |
soccer |
Serie A, Inter Milan |
$5,716,476 |
$1,930 |
| Hungary |
Zoltan Gera |
soccer |
EPL, Fulham |
$2,970,000 |
$12,886 |
| Iceland |
Eidur Gudjohnsen |
soccer |
EPL, Fulham |
$2,538,000 |
$37,616 |
| India |
Ms Dhoni |
cricket |
IPL, Chennai Super Kings |
$1,800,000 |
$1,075 |
| Indonesia |
Bambang Pamungkas |
soccer |
Indonesia, Persija Jakarta |
$160,000 |
$2,349 |
| Iran |
Hamed Haddadi |
basketball |
NBA, Memphis Grizzlies |
$1,600,000 |
$4,863 |
| Iraq |
Nashat Akram |
soccer |
Qatar, Al-Wakrah |
$900,000 |
$830 |
| Ireland |
John O'shea |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester United |
$6,800,000 |
$49,115 |
| Israel |
Yossi Benayoun |
soccer |
EPL, Chelsea |
$6,859,267 |
$27,061 |
| Italy |
Valentino Rossi |
motorcycle racing |
Moto GP |
$20,800,000 |
$35,289 |
| Jamaica |
Ricardo Gardner |
soccer |
EPL, Bolton |
$2,613,074 |
$4,566 |
| Japan |
Ichiro Suzuki |
baseball |
MLB, Seattle Mariners |
$18,000,000 |
$39,864 |
| Jordan |
Odai Al-Saify |
soccer |
Cyprus, Alki Larnaca |
$145,000 |
$3,973 |
| Kazakhstan |
Nik Antropov |
hockey |
NHL, Atlanta Thrashers |
$3,750,000 |
$6,981 |
| Kenya |
McDonald Mariga |
soccer |
Serie A, Inter Milan |
$1,300,000 |
$739 |
| Kuwait |
Bader Al-Mutwa |
soccer |
Saudi Arabia, Al-Nassr FC |
$400,000 |
$36,668 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Mirlan Murzaev |
soccer |
Israel, Hapoel Petah Tikva |
$150,000 |
$835 |
| Latvia |
Andris Biedrins |
basketball |
NBA, Golden State Warriors |
$9,000,000 |
$11,505 |
| Lebanon |
Youssef Mohamad |
soccer |
Bundesliga, FC Cologne |
$1,074,839 |
$8,175 |
| Lesotho |
Lehlohonolo Seema |
soccer |
South Africa, Orlando Pirates |
$34,300 |
$780 |
| Liberia |
Sekou Oliseh |
soccer |
Russia, CSKA Moscow |
$573,000 |
$216 |
| Libya |
Tariq El Taib |
soccer |
Libya, Al Ahly Tripoli |
$1,130,000 |
$9,153 |
| Liechtenstein |
Martin Stocklasa |
soccer |
Austria, SV Ried |
$978,800 |
$134,392 |
| Lithuania |
Linas Kleiza |
basketball |
NBA, Toronto Raptors |
$4,995,000 |
$11,211 |
| Luxembourg |
Andy Schleck |
road bicycle racing |
pro cycling |
$2,700,000 |
$108,706 |
| Macedonia |
Goran Pandev |
soccer |
Serie A, Inter Milan |
$4,250,000 |
$4,662 |
| Madagascar |
Anicet Andrianantenaina |
soccer |
France, AJ Auxerre |
$86,000 |
$448 |
| Malawi |
Tamika Mkandawire |
soccer |
England (D2), Millwall |
$571,000 |
$318 |
| Malaysia |
Lee Chong Wei |
badminton |
BWF Super Series |
$106,000 |
$6,967 |
| Mali |
Frederic Kanoute |
soccer |
La Liga, Sevilla |
$8,600,000 |
$679 |
| Malta |
Michael Mifsud |
soccer |
Malta, Qormi |
$1,142,000 |
$19,543 |
| Martinique |
Ronny Turiaf |
basketball |
NBA, New York Knicks |
$4,000,000 |
$14,400 |
| Mauritania |
Pascal Gourville |
soccer |
France (D4), Moissy-Cramayel |
$353,000 |
$866 |
| Mauritius |
Diallo Guidileye |
soccer |
France, Stade Brest |
$313,000 |
$6,729 |
| Mexico |
Jorge De La Rosa |
baseball |
MLB, Colorado Rockies |
$10,000,000 |
$7,956 |
| Moldova |
Alexandru Epureanu |
soccer |
Russia, Dynamo Moscow |
$1,433,000 |
$1,500 |
| Mongolia |
Hakuho |
sumo |
Japan Sumo Wrestling |
$400,000 |
$1,577 |
| Montenegro |
Mirko Vucinic |
soccer |
Serie A, AS Roma |
$6,020,000 |
$6,546 |
| Morocco |
Marouane Chamakh |
soccer |
EPL, Arsenal |
$4,247,000 |
$2,834 |
| Mozambique |
Mate Simao Junior |
soccer |
Greece, Panathinaikos |
$516,000 |
$418 |
| Northern Ireland |
Graeme McDowell |
golf |
PGA, European tours |
$5,176,586 |
$35,239 |
| Namibia |
Collin Benjamin |
soccer |
Bundesliga, Hamburg |
$1,000,000 |
$4,288 |
| Nepal |
Santosh Sahukhala |
soccer |
Nepal, Manang Marshyangdi Club |
$8,430 |
$452 |
| Netherlands |
Nigel De Jong |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester City |
$10,500,000 |
$47,889 |
| New Caledonia |
Frederic Piquionne |
soccer |
EPL, West Ham United |
$2,972,339 |
$37,124 |
| New Zealand |
Russell Coutts |
yachting |
RC 44 Championship Tour |
$10,000,000 |
$27,384 |
| Nicaragua |
Vicente Padilla |
baseball |
MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers |
$2,000,000 |
$1,114 |
| Niger |
Alhassane Issoufou |
soccer |
Morocco, FUS de Rabat |
$200,000 |
$343 |
| Nigeria |
John Mikel Obi |
soccer |
EPL, Chelsea |
$5,800,000 |
$1,123 |
| Niue |
Michael Junior Jackson |
track and field |
sprinter, per six weeks of training |
$5,000 |
$5,800 |
| North Korea (Tie) |
An Yong-Hak |
soccer |
J-League, Kashiwa Reysol |
$619,107 |
$499 |
|
Jong Tae-Se |
soccer |
Germany (D2), VFL Bochum |
$619,107 |
|
| Norway |
John Carew |
soccer |
EPL, Stoke City |
$4,500,000 |
$78,674 |
| Oman |
Ali Al Habsi |
soccer |
EPL, Wigan Athletic |
$3,000,000 |
$18,876 |
| Pakistan |
Shahid Afridi |
cricket |
Pakistan national team salary (100K), plus est. pro cricket salary (two teams) |
$136,000 |
$886 |
| Palestine |
Fadi Lafi |
soccer |
Oman, Saham |
$65,000 |
$1,367 |
| Panama |
Carlos Lee |
baseball |
MLB, Houston Astros |
$19,000,000 |
$7,155 |
| Papua New Guinea |
Nev Costigan |
rugby league |
NRL, Newcastle Knights |
$216,667 |
$1,174 |
| Paraguay |
Roque Santa Cruz |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester City |
$7,668,947 |
$2,314 |
| Peru |
Claudio Pizarro |
soccer |
Bundesliga, Werder Bremen |
$5,448,894 |
$4,403 |
| Philippines |
Manny Pacquiao |
boxing |
two fights in 2010 |
$32,000,000 |
$1,747 |
| Poland |
Robert Kubica |
auto racing |
Formula One |
$10,657,895 |
$11,311 |
| Portugal |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
soccer |
La Liga, Real Madrid |
$19,500,000 |
$21,807 |
| Puerto Rico |
Carlos Beltran |
baseball |
MLB, New York Mets |
$19,325,436 |
$24,744 |
| Qatar |
Sebastian Soria Quintana |
soccer |
Qatar, Qatar SC |
$391,000 |
$69,754 |
| Republic of the Congo |
Christopher Samba |
soccer |
EPL, Blackburn Rovers |
$3,000,000 |
$2,704 |
| Romania |
Cristian Chivu |
soccer |
Serie A, Inter Milan |
$5,013,000 |
$7,573 |
| Russia |
Andrei Kirilenko |
basketball |
NBA, Utah Jazz |
$17,822,187 |
$8,736 |
| Rwanda |
Olivier Karekezi |
soccer |
Sweden, Oster |
$52,000 |
$527 |
| Samoa |
David Tua |
boxing |
October 2009 bout |
$500,000 |
$2,926 |
| San Marino |
Aldo Simoncini |
soccer |
Serie A, Cesena |
$172,000 |
$54,104 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Mohammed Noor |
soccer |
Saudi Arabia, Al-Ittihad |
$1,200,000 |
$14,353 |
| Scotland |
Darren Fletcher |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester United |
$5,000,000 |
$35,239 |
| Senegal |
DeSagana Diop |
basketball |
NBA, Charlotte Bobcats |
$6,478,600 |
$1,018 |
| Serbia |
Peja Stojakovic |
basketball |
NBA, Dallas Mavericks |
$15,602,138 |
$5,612 |
| Seychelles |
Michael Mancienne |
soccer |
EPL, Wolverhampton |
$2,100,000 |
$9,354 |
| Sierra Leone |
Madieu Williams |
American football |
NFL, Minnesota Vikings |
$2,974,000 |
$393 |
| Singapore |
Mardan Mamat |
golf |
Asian, Euro golf tours |
$500,609 |
$37,394 |
| Slovakia |
Marian Hossa |
hockey |
NHL, Chicago Blackhawks |
$7,900,000 |
$16,203 |
| Slovenia |
Anze Kopitar |
hockey |
NHL, Los Angeles Kings |
$6,000,000 |
$24,333 |
| Somalia |
Abdisalam Ibrahim |
soccer |
England (D2), Scunthorpe |
$340,000 |
$220 |
| South Africa |
Ernie Els |
golf |
PGA Tour |
$5,347,012 |
$5,707 |
| South Korea |
Ji-Sung Park |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester United |
$4,700,000 |
$17,225 |
| Spain |
Fernando Alonso |
auto racing |
Formula One |
$22,736,842 |
$32,605 |
| Sri Lanka |
Mahela Jayawardene |
cricket |
IPL, Kochi Tuskers Kerala |
$1,500,000 |
$2,112 |
| Sudan |
Luol Deng |
basketball |
NBA, Chicago Bulls |
$11,355,850 |
$1,305 |
| Suriname |
Clarence Seedorf |
soccer |
Serie A, AC Milan |
$4,000,000 |
$5,707 |
| Swaziland |
Tony Tsabedze |
soccer |
South Africa, Santos Cape Town |
$212,000 |
$2,668 |
| Sweden |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
soccer |
Serie A, AC Milan |
$12,700,000 |
$43,903 |
| Switzerland |
Roger Federer |
tennis |
ATP Tour |
$7,698,289 |
$65,003 |
| Syria |
Sanharib Malki |
soccer |
Belgium, Lokeren |
$400,000 |
$2,463 |
| Tahiti |
Fabrice Santoro |
tennis |
ATP Tour |
$19,500 |
$16,858 |
| Taiwan |
Hong-Chih Kuo |
baseball |
MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers |
$2,725,000 |
$18,500 |
| Tajikistan |
Farkhod Vasiev |
soccer |
Russia, Zhemchuzhina-Sochi |
$145,000 |
$716 |
| Tanzania |
Hasheem Thabeet |
basketball |
NBA, Houston Rockets |
$4,793,280 |
$526 |
| Thailand |
Thongchai Jaidee |
golf |
European and Asian tours |
$1,400,000 |
$3,894 |
| Togo |
Emmanuel Adebayor |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester City |
$11,900,000 |
$480 |
| Tonga |
Chris Kemoeatu |
American football |
NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers |
$2,369,000 |
$3,259 |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
Anthony Herrera |
American football |
NFL, Minnesota Vikings |
$1,425,000 |
$15,782 |
| Tunisia |
Karim Haggui |
soccer |
Bundesliga, Hannover 96 |
$820,000 |
$3,852 |
| Turkey |
Hedo Turkoglu |
basketball |
NBA, Orlando Magic |
$9,800,000 |
$8,215 |
| UAE |
Ismail Matar |
soccer |
UAE, Al-Wahda |
$360,000 |
$54,138 |
| Uganda |
Mathias Kiwanuka |
American football |
NFL, New York Giants |
$1,776,000 |
$523 |
| Ukraine |
Vitali Klitschko |
boxing |
estimated average per fight |
$6-8M |
$2,569 |
| Uruguay |
Diego Forlan |
soccer |
La Liga, Atletico Madrid |
$7,169,746 |
$9,376 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
Tim Duncan |
basketball |
NBA, San Antonio Spurs |
$18,700,000 |
$13,660 |
| USA |
Alex Rodriguez |
baseball |
MLB, New York Yankees |
$32,000,000 |
$44,872 |
| Uzbekistan |
Maksim Shatskikh |
soccer |
Ukraine, Arsenal Kiev |
$120,000 |
$1,199 |
| Venezuela |
Johan Santana |
baseball |
MLB, New York Mets |
$21,644,707 |
$11,404 |
| Vietnam |
Lee Nguyen |
soccer |
Vietnam, Becamex Binh Duong |
180,000 |
$1,058 |
| Wales |
Ryan Giggs |
soccer |
EPL, Manchester United |
$6,300,000 |
$35,239 |
| Zambia |
Chris Katongo |
soccer |
Greece, AO Skoda Xanthi |
$315,300 |
$985 |
| Zimbabwe |
Benjani Mwaruwari |
soccer |
EPL, Blackburn Rovers |
$3,405,584 |
$324 |
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