For the top five soccer players in the world , salaries averaged $ 14.67 million . The average salary for a professional football player is around $ 4 million per year ( and that's not including bonuses ). 16 . Lionel Messi , 22 , is the youngest among the highest-paid soccer stars with $ 13.74 million . Olympic medal winner Samuel Eto ' o has a contract worth $ 13.74 million .
For the top five soccer players in the world , salaries averaged $ 14.67 million . The average salary for a professional football player is around $ 4 million per year ( and that's not including bonuses ). Lionel Messi , 22 , is the youngest among the highest-paid soccer stars with $ 13.74 million . Olympic medal winner Samuel Eto ' o has a contract worth $ 13.74 million .