Kepa Arrizabalaga
Photo: Vyacheslav Evdokimov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kepa Arrizabalaga Net Worth

Footballer
⚽ SoccerArsenalSpain
Estimated net worth (Sunday Times Rich List)
£15M
Joint 22nd of the 34 footballers on the Sunday Times Young Rich List 2022 · world-record goalkeeper fee in 2018
About $20M in US dollars (ECB rate, October 30, 2026).
Figure published in 2022 (4 years ago). Latest Sunday Times Rich List estimate we could find.
Source: Daily Star, Man Utd stars swamp Sunday Times Young Rich List as 34 footballers make the top 100 (full footballer list), May 2022. Updated November 1, 2026.
How to read this: the headline is the Sunday Times Rich List’s own net worth estimate for Kepa Arrizabalaga (£15 million, published May 2022). We show it exactly as published and have not adjusted it for anything since, so keep in mind it is 4 years old. The figure was published in GBP; the US dollar amount next to it is our simple conversion at the European Central Bank reference rate of October 30, 2026, not a separate estimate.

Where the money comes from

Club wagesSponsorship deals
RankJoint 22nd of the 34 footballers in the Daily Star's full list, May 2022
Daily Star
Club thenChelsea, which signed him in 2018 for €80 million (£72 million), still a record fee for a goalkeeper
Daily Star

Kepa Arrizabalaga, usually known simply as Kepa, is a Spanish goalkeeper who plays for Arsenal. He came through Athletic Bilbao's academy and joined Chelsea in 2018 for €80 million, still the highest fee ever paid for a goalkeeper. He won the Europa League and the Champions League with Chelsea, then La Liga and a second Champions League on loan at Real Madrid in 2023-24.

The Sunday Times valued his wealth at £15 million in May 2022, about $20.1 million at the October 30, 2026 exchange rate. That put him joint 22nd among the 34 footballers on its list of the richest people in the UK aged 30 and under, which counts people living in Britain.

How he made his money

Kepa's wealth comes mainly from his wages at Chelsea, where his record transfer came with a long contract, plus sponsorship deals. He was on the British list because he was playing in London when it was compiled.

The reports we checked on the 2022 list did not break down his fortune, so this page gives only the headline figure.

Career at a glance

Born in Ondarroa in the Basque Country, Kepa joined Athletic Bilbao's academy at ten. Chelsea triggered his release clause in 2018, and after mixed spells as their number one he went on loan to Real Madrid and then Bournemouth.

Arsenal signed him in July 2025, after reportedly meeting the £5 million release clause in his Chelsea contract. He started their domestic cup games in his first season and played in the 2026 League Cup final. He made his senior debut for Spain in 2017 and was in their squad at the 2018 World Cup.

About this estimate

The Sunday Times publishes its Rich List every spring, along with a list of the 100 richest people in the UK aged 30 and under. The May 2022 edition included 34 footballers, and the Daily Star printed all of them with their figures. It valued Kepa's wealth at the amount shown on this page. The paper bases its numbers on identifiable wealth such as earnings after tax, property and company stakes, not on salary alone.

This is the most recent Sunday Times figure for Kepa that we could find. It has not been updated since 2022, so his wealth today is likely different. We show the figure as published, in pounds, with a rough dollar conversion at the October 30, 2026 exchange rate. Transfer fees and wages mentioned on this page are club spending or earnings, not wealth.

Career and money timeline

  1. 2012

    Wins the European Under-19 Championship with Spain.

  2. 2016

    Becomes Athletic Bilbao's first-choice goalkeeper after loans at Ponferradina and Valladolid.

  3. 2018

    Joins Chelsea for a world-record goalkeeper fee of €80 million.

  4. 2021

    Wins the Champions League with Chelsea.

  5. 2022

    Valued at £15 million on the Sunday Times Young Rich List.

  6. 2025

    Joins Arsenal after a season on loan at Bournemouth.

Kepa Arrizabalaga net worth FAQ

What is Kepa Arrizabalaga's net worth?

The Sunday Times Young Rich List valued Kepa Arrizabalaga at £15 million in May 2022, joint 22nd among the footballers on the list. That is about $20.1 million at the October 30, 2026 exchange rate, and it is the most recent Sunday Times figure we could find.

Where do these numbers come from?

The net worth figure is the Sunday Times Rich List's own published estimate, linked with its date at the top of the page. Every figure on this page is linked to its source below.

Sources

  1. Daily Star, Man Utd stars swamp Sunday Times Young Rich List as 34 footballers make the top 100 (full footballer list) (May 23, 2022)
  2. Background facts: Wikipedia, Kepa Arrizabalaga (accessed November 1, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.

Photo: Vyacheslav Evdokimov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Every number on this page comes from the named source next to it. Totals and percentages are simple sums of those published figures. We never fill in missing years with our own guesses. How we handle estimates.