John Obi Mikel is the richest footballer in Nigeria

As the most successful player in Nigerian football in Europe, it is no surprise that John Obi Mikel is richer than all of his colleagues in his country.

According to Clacified statistics , John Obi Mikel owns a net worth of up to 57 million USD and is the richest player in Nigeria. The second richest player, Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins, only has a total net worth of 34.7 million USD thanks to many years of playing football in China.

Success at Chelsea brings John Obi Mikel huge sources of income

Obi Mikel’s famous teammate, Victor Moses, only has assets worth less than 1/3 of his senior’s. Young Nigerian stars like Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi already have assets worth nearly 3.5 million USD and have many opportunities to make money to surpass their seniors in terms of wealth in the future.

Obi Mikel’s average annual income from 2017 to present is about 6 million USD after taxes. In addition, the former Chelsea star also pocketed many more millions of dollars from being an ambassador for big brands such as Amstel Malta or Peak.

With a large fortune, like many other wealthy football stars, Obi Mikel also has a hobby of supercars. The collection of the player born in 1987 includes a Mercedes Benz E-Class 2012 worth 75,000 USD, Range Rover Sport and Mercedes-Benz G500 worth 61,000 USD each, Bentley Continental GT 2010 worth 180,000 USD… There is news Rumor has it that Obi Mikel also owns an expensive Roll Royce.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Obi Mikel is a real estate tycoon. He has at least 3 villas in Nigerian cities: Lagos, Abuja, Jos and one in London. All of Obi Mikel’s villas are lavishly furnished, furnished with top design and taste.