Joël Matip
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Joël Matip Net Worth

Footballer
⚽ SoccerRetiredCameroon
Estimated net worth (Sunday Times Rich List)
£15M
£15 million on the Sunday Times Young Rich List 2022 · Champions League winner with Liverpool
About $20M in US dollars (ECB rate, November 2, 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 3, 2026.
How to read this: the headline is the Sunday Times Rich List’s own net worth estimate for Joël Matip (£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 November 2, 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 thenLiverpool, which had eight players on the list (Daily Star)
Daily Star

Joël Matip is a German-born former centre-back who represented Cameroon at two World Cups. He began at Schalke 04, where he won the German Cup in 2011, and joined Liverpool on a free transfer in 2016. He started in the 2019 Champions League final and won the Premier League in 2019-20, the FA Cup and League Cup in 2022 and a second League Cup in 2024. He retired in October 2024 at 33.

The Sunday Times valued his wealth at £15 million in May 2022, about $20.1 million at the November 2, 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.

How he made his money

Matip's wealth comes mainly from his Liverpool wages. He arrived on a free transfer, which usually means a bigger salary and signing bonus for the player, and signed a new contract in October 2019 that ran to 2024. Earlier wages at Schalke and sponsorship deals add to that.

He qualified for the British list because he was playing in England when it was compiled. The reports we checked did not break down his fortune.

Career at a glance

Born in Bochum, Germany, Matip came through the youth teams of VfL Bochum and Schalke 04. He scored on his Bundesliga debut against Bayern Munich in 2009 and played in the Champions League semi-final with Schalke in 2011.

He chose to play for Cameroon, appeared at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and scored against Brazil in 2014, then retired from international football in 2015. He was often injured at Liverpool, but won every major English trophy there and the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup in 2019.

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 Matip'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 Matip 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 November 2, 2026 exchange rate. Transfer fees and wages mentioned on this page are club spending or earnings, not wealth.

Career and money timeline

  1. 2009

    Makes his Schalke 04 debut and scores against Bayern Munich.

  2. 2011

    Wins the DFB-Pokal with Schalke.

  3. 2016

    Joins Liverpool on a free transfer.

  4. 2019

    Starts in the Champions League final win over Tottenham.

  5. 2020

    Wins the Premier League with Liverpool.

  6. 2022

    Valued at £15 million on the Sunday Times Young Rich List, then wins the FA Cup and League Cup.

  7. 2024

    Leaves Liverpool after an ACL injury and retires from professional football.

Joël Matip net worth FAQ

What is Joël Matip's net worth?

The Sunday Times Young Rich List valued Joël Matip at £15 million in May 2022, joint 22nd among the 34 footballers on the list. That is about $20.1 million at the November 2, 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, Joël Matip (accessed November 3, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.

Photo: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.