Where the money comes from
| Rank | 29th of the 34 footballers in the Daily Star's full list, May 2022 Daily Star |
| Club then | Chelsea, which signed him from Leicester in 2020 (Daily Star list) Daily Star |
Ben Chilwell is an English left-back who plays for Crystal Palace. He came through Leicester City's academy and was part of their title-winning squad in 2016, then joined Chelsea in 2020 and won the Champions League in his first season. He has also played for Strasbourg and won the FA Cup during a loan spell at Palace in 2025.
The Sunday Times valued his wealth at £13 million in May 2022, about $17.4 million at the October 30, 2026 exchange rate. That put him 29th among the 34 footballers on its list of the richest people in the UK aged 30 and under.
How he made his money
Chilwell's wealth comes mainly from his long contract at Chelsea, one of the Premier League's biggest payers, which signed him from Leicester in 2020, plus his earlier wages at Leicester and sponsorship deals.
The reports we checked did not break down his fortune, so this page gives only the headline figure.
Career at a glance
Born in Milton Keynes, Chilwell joined Leicester's academy as a boy and had a loan spell at Huddersfield before breaking into the Leicester first team. He was a member of the squad that won the Premier League in 2016 at odds of 5,000 to 1.
He made more than 100 appearances for Chelsea, though injuries interrupted his time there. He left Chelsea permanently for Strasbourg in 2025 and returned to Crystal Palace in 2026. He made his England debut in 2018 and was in the squad that reached the Euro 2020 final.
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 Chilwell'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 Chilwell 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
- 2016
Is part of Leicester City's Premier League-winning squad.
- 2018
Makes his England debut.
- 2020
Joins Chelsea from Leicester.
- 2021
Wins the Champions League in his first season at Chelsea and reaches the Euro 2020 final with England.
- 2022
Valued at £13 million on the Sunday Times Young Rich List.
- 2026
Rejoins Crystal Palace on a free transfer from Strasbourg.
Ben Chilwell net worth FAQ
What is Ben Chilwell's net worth?
The Sunday Times Young Rich List valued Ben Chilwell at £13 million in May 2022, 29th among the 34 footballers on the list. That is about $17.4 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
- Daily Star, Man Utd stars swamp Sunday Times Young Rich List as 34 footballers make the top 100 (full footballer list) (May 23, 2022)
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Ben Chilwell (accessed November 2, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.
Photo: Дмитрий Пукалик, 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.