Top Football Players by Market Value in 2014/15

On this page we list the most valuable football players in 2014, according to the experts at transfermarkt.com.

The Barcelona number ten, Lionel Messi, tops the list, followed by Real Madrid's Portuguese superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Here are the Top 15 football players by market value in 2014:
(the number in brackets is each player's age)

1. Lionel Messi - (27) - €120m
2. Cristiano Ronaldo - (29) - €100m
3. Gareth Bale - (25) - €80m
4. Neymar - (22) - €70m
5. James Rodriguez - (23) - €60m
6. Luis Suarez - (27) - €60m
7. Edinson Cavani - (27) - €57m
8. Falcao - (28) - €55m
8. Luka Modric - (29) - €55m
10. Angel di Maria - (26) - €50m
10. Robert Lewandowski - (26) - €50m
10. Marco Reus - (25) - €50m
10. Thomas Muller - (25) - €50m
14. Mario Gotze - (22) - €48m
14. Eden Hazard - (23) - €48m

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The top six ranked players are all from either Barca or Real.

Surrounded by strikers and forwards, at number eight, Luka Modric is the highest ranked central midfielder on the list.

Neymar Jr. and Mario Gotze, both 22 years old, are the youngest players in the Top 15.

The 21 year old Paul Pogba, valued at €45m, almost made the list.

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Illustration: Tom Rutjens