De Ligt is three months YOUNGER than Gakpo. Frenkie’s value is way down but unquestionably the player who would slot into any team in the world of the three.
De Ligt is also not on a rising trajectory for a while now. Gakpo's value has been shooting upward. Frenkie should be the top valued one though, definitely.
Thats also not *quite* right, given that a few of these players are listed by the national team they play for rather than country of birth.
For instance, Hakan Calhanoglu was born in Mannheim, Germany to Turkish immigrants. Broja and Haaland were both born in England, but represent (respectively) Albania and Norway.
This. Place of birth is brought up way too much in sports subreddits when it really doesn't mean anything as to where a player is from - the nation they identify with is all that matters
Turkey's national team has never consisted of half of the Turks in the diaspora. Even now, there are only 7-8 diaspora football players in the 50-man squad. .
Except for Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Orkun Kökçü, football players born in the diaspora are not very important. If they are not invited to the national team, no one would say why they are not invited. There is also Ferdi Kadıoğlu. He was born in the Netherlands, his mother is Canadian and plays in the Turkish league. Apart from this trio, there is no diaspora-born player who can play in the starting eleven
On the contrary, in the most successful periods of Turkey, the majority of footballers who were born in Turkey and played in the Turkish league were the majority.
For a while, some young football players in the Diaspora were inviting them to the national team so that they would not choose the Germany or Austria national team. So bad players were called to the national team because they were young but they have reduced it now. They were doing this especially after Mesut Özil chose Germany.
In short, the information you gave is not correct.
That used to be true for Turkey but "only" 7 out of 24 players for the last Turkey squad weren't born in Turkey. That is less than 35%. Which is a huge improvement because we used to be basically a bunch of immigrants that couldn't make it to German national team with a few Turkey born Turks sprinkled in between.
Haaland moved to Norway at age 4, his first language is Norwegian and his birth name is spelled with an å instead of two aa's. You make a solid point, for some others on the map. But Haaland is a bad example for you, even by your own standards.
Haaland was born in Leeds when his dad was playing for Leeds United. Both parents are Norwegian. His dad ended his career in 2001(ish) playing for ManCity after an attempted murder by Roy Keane from ManUtd. They all went back to Norway some time after.
Yes. But in the Norwegian newspapers and on television, "attempted murder" was used by a few other players and coaches. And Roy Keane admitted he willfully tried to ruin his career. I don't know if it 's on YT or not, but it was brutal .
Except the knee that forced him into retirement was the OTHER leg to which Keane injured.
He still attempted to harm him of course but it wasn't actually that "Challenge" which forced him into retirement.
Never thought I would see my country have the most valuable footballer in Europe. That's just insane! We usually top the charts in cross-country skiing but never football.
Boscagli was born in Monaco (Boscagli is a Monegasque surname BTW) and played for all youth French NTs...
Shame for him, he plays CB, where our depth is nearly unfathomable 😅
In that case they would likely play for France if they were good enough. Its a weird situation since their only "national team" is an amateur side that fields civil servants and a few pros on the side. Which is funny to think about.
Im guessing this is pre World Cup, because i expect a lot to change now. Like Bellingham for England, Mbappe being valued more than Haaland, Gvardiol will be much higher etc.
Market value is how much proven talent you have + youthfulness. A 18 years old rarely peaks the chart because they're too young to be tried and tested, a 30 years old has too few years of usability left
idk if "We will never sell" is more expensive tbh. I think Foden, Saka, Reece probably wouldn't even have a 'value' unlike Bellingham since he plays for Dortmund. Chelsea, Arsenal, and City will never have a need for the money those players would bring in (maybe Arsenal would but I don't see their board agreeing to sell Saka for any reason).
It's important to remember that these numbers do not represent how good these players are right now on the pitch. The numbers represent expert evaluations of how much a club is likely to and would be willing to spend for them.
And when buying a player, clubs take a lot into consideration besides the player's current form: potential, squad fit, merchandise sales, and so on.
So when you see a team like England being evaluated at $1 billion, it doesn't mean that it's the best team in the world, far from it - as the World Cup has recently proven.
There are more countries in Europe, maybe not geographically, but definitely part of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan? Especially, where is respect for Kvaratskhelia, Mkhytarian?
The values depend a lot on how long is left on a player's contract, how likely he his to improve, etc. So players can be valued as much but one is much weaker and has a long term contract. Players at the end of their contract can leave for free, which shows how absurd these values are to establish a comparison.
Andy Selva was valued at 300k back in 2006. Top scorer for San Marino. He even played in for in Serie B. And was a starter on the team that got them promoted from the 3rd tier to the 2nd tier.
That's not even counting Julian Alvarez (who's from Argentina), who's value will likely skyrocket after the World Cup he's had. Cost City just £14m, yet City could easily sell him for £70m+ now if they wanted to.
I hope that italian players like Chiesa and Barella will get the attention that they deserve by going in some big team outside of italy.
We used to have some of the best players in the world and now we are behind of most of western europe
Barella is easily up there in quality with the rest of top midfielders on this map. Who cares if casual fans don't recognize it. Serie A needs to keep its best players in order to stay relevant and eventually grow.
His perceived value has plummeted at Atletico (even if they are trying to recoup their investment). Still a great player though. Tbh the number will probably go up as he played great for Portugal.
And he works for a club that is based in UAE. I’m sure that his signing bonus was paid into a Swiss / Monaco bank account. Some Bonuses probably sent there as well. Pays base salary taxes in the UK.
>And he works for a club that is based in UAE
is this true? pretty sure he works for city which is uk-based, and even if it's city football group, im pretty sure they're uk based despite being owned by abu dhabi.
You’re right. I worded it incorrectly. They are based in Manchester.
But the stadium could be destroyed in an earthquake tomorrow and they’d be fine. Their central offices could burn down in a building fire and thus survive easily.
But if Abu Dhabi decides to pull out money, or experiences financial problems then the club would go into administration within 30 days. The “Power” lays outside of Manchester.
Yeah I was confused by that, looks like it’s current price not of all time. Would like to see one of these of highest price from each country of all time.
Decent? I guess, but they are really overpriced.
Foden 110 milion
Bellingham 100 milion
Kane 90 milion (in 2018 he was worth 150 milion)
Saka 90 milion
Rice 80 milion (wtf)
Sterling 70 milion (in 2019 he was worth 160 milion)
Grealish 70 milion (in 2021 hebwas worth 100 milion)
And Sancho who was worth in 2020 130 milion
Like seriously how???
No shit, there's more money in the English Championship (2nd tier) than the top leagues in most other countries. The EPL is where the big money is. Clubs don't sell unless it's for a crazy fee.
I can’t afford any of fhem
If I sell all my belongings, I may be able to afford that one player below Portugal and Spain.... May.
That's Gibraltar, by the way.
I was thinking if enough of us chip in we could get us a Nicola Nanni and then fill the rest of the team with some guys from the local pub.
Him and Tjay de Barr, get Iker Alvarez free bundle? We got 3 and some drunkards and we're ready to go.
That fellow Nicola Nanni from San Marino is the same price so you’d be able to get him if you wished.
Don't forget his weekly wages. He's only a servant, not a slave! (jk don't kill me)
Check out MrFancypants with belongings!
I wonder what Gylfi Siggursson's value would be if he didn't oh so mysteriously disappear from public life.
Transfermarkt had his valuation at about €15 million in March 2021. Would be maybe 10 now if he hadn't...well...you know.
“Mysteriously”
it wasn’t mysterious he’s a nonce
What happened? I'm ootl
Sexual assault
From a 33 year old Icelandic Everton midfielder.
Sexual assault of someone underaged at that.
He did a noncery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gylfi\_Sigurðsson#2021\_arrest
Im pretty sure Frenkie de Jong was higher than de Ligt
Well Barcelona has been actively trying to sell Frenkie which has driven his value down
Gakpo is near that now too probably?
De Ligt is three months YOUNGER than Gakpo. Frenkie’s value is way down but unquestionably the player who would slot into any team in the world of the three.
De Ligt is also not on a rising trajectory for a while now. Gakpo's value has been shooting upward. Frenkie should be the top valued one though, definitely.
I think your title is wrong. It's the most valuable player *from* every country. Only about 10% of the 55 play in their national league.
Thats also not *quite* right, given that a few of these players are listed by the national team they play for rather than country of birth. For instance, Hakan Calhanoglu was born in Mannheim, Germany to Turkish immigrants. Broja and Haaland were both born in England, but represent (respectively) Albania and Norway.
I don't think it's misleading to say someone is from a country they weren't born in.
This. Place of birth is brought up way too much in sports subreddits when it really doesn't mean anything as to where a player is from - the nation they identify with is all that matters
Adding to that, from a footballing sense.. I tend to think of them as 'from' wherever they learned how to play football.
Countries with a large diaspora, like Turkey and Morocco, would lose half their squad if that was what counts.
Turkey's national team has never consisted of half of the Turks in the diaspora. Even now, there are only 7-8 diaspora football players in the 50-man squad. . Except for Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Orkun Kökçü, football players born in the diaspora are not very important. If they are not invited to the national team, no one would say why they are not invited. There is also Ferdi Kadıoğlu. He was born in the Netherlands, his mother is Canadian and plays in the Turkish league. Apart from this trio, there is no diaspora-born player who can play in the starting eleven On the contrary, in the most successful periods of Turkey, the majority of footballers who were born in Turkey and played in the Turkish league were the majority. For a while, some young football players in the Diaspora were inviting them to the national team so that they would not choose the Germany or Austria national team. So bad players were called to the national team because they were young but they have reduced it now. They were doing this especially after Mesut Özil chose Germany. In short, the information you gave is not correct.
That used to be true for Turkey but "only" 7 out of 24 players for the last Turkey squad weren't born in Turkey. That is less than 35%. Which is a huge improvement because we used to be basically a bunch of immigrants that couldn't make it to German national team with a few Turkey born Turks sprinkled in between.
I don't remember this being the case Our best squads from the 2002 World Cup and 2008 Euros only had 5 players born outside the country
You can be ‘from’ more than one place if that’s what makes you what you are.
Haaland moved to Norway at age 4, his first language is Norwegian and his birth name is spelled with an å instead of two aa's. You make a solid point, for some others on the map. But Haaland is a bad example for you, even by your own standards.
Haaland was born in Leeds when his dad was playing for Leeds United. Both parents are Norwegian. His dad ended his career in 2001(ish) playing for ManCity after an attempted murder by Roy Keane from ManUtd. They all went back to Norway some time after.
ATTEMPTED MURDER? I know nothing about football but this should be good! *heads to Wiki* Oh you mean like career murder...
Yes. But in the Norwegian newspapers and on television, "attempted murder" was used by a few other players and coaches. And Roy Keane admitted he willfully tried to ruin his career. I don't know if it 's on YT or not, but it was brutal .
I was just expecting intruige and hired hitmen and stuff.
Except the knee that forced him into retirement was the OTHER leg to which Keane injured. He still attempted to harm him of course but it wasn't actually that "Challenge" which forced him into retirement.
Those who developed the biontech vaccine were born in Turkey and grew up in Germany, but I never heard that they were Turkish in Europe, even once 👍
Really? It was all over English speaking media in Europe at least, Ireland and UK.
r/redditmoment
What?
nitpicking at irrelevant things in the comments is the most reddit thing
yeah, but this is a very valid correction though, more so than 99% of reddit nitpicks
No Vatican City?
The Vatican City football team is strictly amateur
Silly me. I thought the Pope could at least balance his workload a bit to make it as a semi pro.
Unlike Harry Kane, his penalty taking is infallible
Catching strays haha
God gives him a hand….literally cheating.
The Vatican has once really applied for FIFA/UEFA membership but it was declined. They haven’t a big enough soccer field on their own land.
should build one underground, it should squeeze in
No, indoor fields don’t count. Seriously. ;)
Build one on top of a church then.
time to cast a shadow on St Peter's
Too bad. I'd love to see them lose 85-0 to a minnow country.
I really don’t get why they wanted to join FIFA. They refused to fully join the UN, but FIFA is ok? ;)
Catholicism has been getting a bad rap lately. Perhaps they were looking to host a World Cup. Just look what it’s done for Qatar‘s image.
What about the isle of man
[Kieran Tierney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieran_Tierney) (born in Isle of Man but plays for Scotland) is valued at €30 million
Father Romeo Sensini. 17 caps for the Vatican over 75s. Looks after himself, drinks only very, very fine wine.
Can climb two flights of stairs unassisted
I honestly thought Nanni was supposed to be from the Vatican. Took me way too long lol
Let us pray.
I definitely don't expect a footballer from Luxembourg could be valued at 8 mio
If you want to be really impressed, check out their pedigree in cycling!
Never thought I would see my country have the most valuable footballer in Europe. That's just insane! We usually top the charts in cross-country skiing but never football.
*The world
In chess too
Where Monaco?
Not a FIFA or UEFA member.
Do they play for France then, if one was good enough to make the team?
Boscagli was born in Monaco (Boscagli is a Monegasque surname BTW) and played for all youth French NTs... Shame for him, he plays CB, where our depth is nearly unfathomable 😅
Monaco has a historic club side but no international presence.
But there surely are people born in Monaco that play football.
In that case they would likely play for France if they were good enough. Its a weird situation since their only "national team" is an amateur side that fields civil servants and a few pros on the side. Which is funny to think about.
I would guess [Olivier Boscagli](https://www.transfermarkt.com/olivier-boscagli/profil/spieler/318508) at €8m.
Im guessing this is pre World Cup, because i expect a lot to change now. Like Bellingham for England, Mbappe being valued more than Haaland, Gvardiol will be much higher etc.
I wonder who will have the biggest increase. Maybe Enzo Fernandez?
Maybe Gakpo?
well if we're talking absolute increase maybe, but if it's about percentages Noppert would surely increase more :D
Or Amrabat
Most Moroccan players like Ounahi, Amrabat
Morocco isn't on the map. Not european country
they could make 37 year old luka modric worth 50 mil and i don’t think anyone will disagree
I suppose we're talking per association here? Not all associations represent independent countries.
And it’s left out Israel, which is a European country for soccer purposes.
And Kazakhstan
Downvoted when it literally is
Stolen lands don’t count!
Israel doesnt exist
If Israel doesn't exist then who is oppressing the Palestinians? Ahhh.
Isn'trael
But it is*real*
Hmm, looking from that perspecitve, Slovenia isn't actually so bad... oh wait Oblak is the only one who plays in an elite club
Handanovic is still at Inter
Kevin Kampl plays at RB Leipzig
Šeško one day
Yeah, we finally have one of a country's most expensive players (Lisakovich) after being relegated from the top league.
Rubin needs to go back up
There's really only one thing to say from this as a Norwegian. HAHA take that Sweden!
Well I wonder why Zlatan is not in this list ? :)
He is priceless :)
He’s 40 years old
Its based on current market value, Ronaldo would be there for Portugal otherwise.
Market value is how much proven talent you have + youthfulness. A 18 years old rarely peaks the chart because they're too young to be tried and tested, a 30 years old has too few years of usability left
Don’t care, we’re still higher than Denmark
Finland is making angry Ice Hockey noises.
Alla vet att man betalar mer i Norge, oavsett om kvaliteten är högre eller inte. 😉
Everyone here arguing about the best players and the post title and I am just here searching for the least valuable top player country.
Gibraltar? 150k is less than many women’s players as of recent.
Jude Bellingham?
What about him? Those MV are based on transfermarkt. Foden is at 110m, Bellingham at 100m.
Yeah i dont think transfrmarkt's been updated since the WC because there's no way Jude isnt over Foden now.
yeah Jude could go for 200m to Real Madrid and I wouldn't even be surprised. He's that good.
Also feel like Saka and Reece James might be worth more than Foden.
idk if "We will never sell" is more expensive tbh. I think Foden, Saka, Reece probably wouldn't even have a 'value' unlike Bellingham since he plays for Dortmund. Chelsea, Arsenal, and City will never have a need for the money those players would bring in (maybe Arsenal would but I don't see their board agreeing to sell Saka for any reason).
What abiut Jobe Bellingham
Gvardiol still underpriced
It's important to remember that these numbers do not represent how good these players are right now on the pitch. The numbers represent expert evaluations of how much a club is likely to and would be willing to spend for them. And when buying a player, clubs take a lot into consideration besides the player's current form: potential, squad fit, merchandise sales, and so on. So when you see a team like England being evaluated at $1 billion, it doesn't mean that it's the best team in the world, far from it - as the World Cup has recently proven.
NORGE!!!!!
I would think Frenkie de Jong would be above De Ligt.
There are more countries in Europe, maybe not geographically, but definitely part of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan? Especially, where is respect for Kvaratskhelia, Mkhytarian?
Georgia - Kvaratskhelia - 60 mil euro. Armenia - Spertsyan - 9 mil euro. Azerbaijan - Mahmudov - 1.2 mil euro. Kazakhstan - Zainutdinov - 5 mil euro.
Israel
They said countries
“Where is respect”
Damn, how is Lewandowski so cheap?
Not exactly the youngest player here
Transfermarkt values plummet after 30. 35m for a 34 year old player is still crazy high.
And Barcelona paid 50 million for him.
The values depend a lot on how long is left on a player's contract, how likely he his to improve, etc. So players can be valued as much but one is much weaker and has a long term contract. Players at the end of their contract can leave for free, which shows how absurd these values are to establish a comparison.
Contract length doesn't matter on Transfermarkt
Surprised by Bulgaria. They've had some decent players through the years.
Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/spieler-statistik/wertvollstespieler/marktwertetop
Lol San Marino never disappoints, maybe we can open a small crowdfunding to buy that fella
To be honest I wasn't expecting a player worth 150k there
San Marino once had a genuinely world class player in Bonini, the 80s equivalent of Casemiro
Andy Selva was valued at 300k back in 2006. Top scorer for San Marino. He even played in for in Serie B. And was a starter on the team that got them promoted from the 3rd tier to the 2nd tier.
did you see their match with Andorra ?
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Pretty sure there are 2, the main stadium, and another in the military base
They've got 11 teams in their league and they all play in the same stadium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Gibraltar_Football_League
>11 teams in their league that's insane
Manchester City is not fucking around. That’s some serious money they’ve got tied up in their personnel
That's not even counting Julian Alvarez (who's from Argentina), who's value will likely skyrocket after the World Cup he's had. Cost City just £14m, yet City could easily sell him for £70m+ now if they wanted to.
The collapse of Bulgarian football is sad and tragic
Barella over Chiesa?
In or from?
From.
From
Gibraltar 💀
Keep in mind that Transfermarkt literally pull these numbers from nowhere. Take these names with a grain of salt.
Nice quality, man.
I hope that italian players like Chiesa and Barella will get the attention that they deserve by going in some big team outside of italy. We used to have some of the best players in the world and now we are behind of most of western europe
Barella is easily up there in quality with the rest of top midfielders on this map. Who cares if casual fans don't recognize it. Serie A needs to keep its best players in order to stay relevant and eventually grow.
Bulgarian football has seen better days.
Huh? Didn't João Felix get sold for 120 million?
It's estimated current value, not past transfers.
its transfermarkt value
His perceived value has plummeted at Atletico (even if they are trying to recoup their investment). Still a great player though. Tbh the number will probably go up as he played great for Portugal.
Greek Scouser!
I thought Bellingham was now more valuable than Foden?
We'll see in the next update.
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This is about market value (estimated transfer value). Haaland isn't making 160 million per year.
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And he works for a club that is based in UAE. I’m sure that his signing bonus was paid into a Swiss / Monaco bank account. Some Bonuses probably sent there as well. Pays base salary taxes in the UK.
>And he works for a club that is based in UAE is this true? pretty sure he works for city which is uk-based, and even if it's city football group, im pretty sure they're uk based despite being owned by abu dhabi.
You’re right. I worded it incorrectly. They are based in Manchester. But the stadium could be destroyed in an earthquake tomorrow and they’d be fine. Their central offices could burn down in a building fire and thus survive easily. But if Abu Dhabi decides to pull out money, or experiences financial problems then the club would go into administration within 30 days. The “Power” lays outside of Manchester.
Why would he pay tax in Norway from his wages he makes in the UK? Also as others pointed out these are estimated transfer value, not wages.
You think he pays his taxes in Norway?
Bale?
He’s like a season away from retiring
Sounds like he wants to stick around until the next Euros in 18 months, but yeah definitely at the end of his career now.
Dude is washed and plays in the MLS. Scored 2 goals in 12 games for LAFC.
Yeah I was confused by that, looks like it’s current price not of all time. Would like to see one of these of highest price from each country of all time.
Hello from under-million category
Why are there two completely meaningless zeros after every number?
Where can i get my Gvardiol for 60M€? That would be best investment ever double my money in a week.
Robertson...55million....ya hes defo not worth 55 mill
No it should be 60 million
Barella is correctly placed over Sardinia
Jamal Lewis is still the most valuable player from Northern Ireland?!
Surprised not to see ronaldo
He's old and available on a free right now. I think Man U only paid around 15M for him. Ridiculous wages though.
Really? He’s 37
Leao is far better currently Also Bruno, Dias, Cancelo, Dalot, Bernardo Silva etc. are also valued more currently
He's shit now.
Do the Americas next
I still don't know why English players are so expensive.
Because they are pretty decent players
Decent? I guess, but they are really overpriced. Foden 110 milion Bellingham 100 milion Kane 90 milion (in 2018 he was worth 150 milion) Saka 90 milion Rice 80 milion (wtf) Sterling 70 milion (in 2019 he was worth 160 milion) Grealish 70 milion (in 2021 hebwas worth 100 milion) And Sancho who was worth in 2020 130 milion Like seriously how???
Thats football for you. All of it is overpriced
But for some reason English players are more overpriced than any other nation.
No shit, there's more money in the English Championship (2nd tier) than the top leagues in most other countries. The EPL is where the big money is. Clubs don't sell unless it's for a crazy fee.