Where the money comes from
| Rank | 13th overall on the Mirror's top 20 and 8th of the 34 footballers in the Daily Star's full list, May 2022 The Mirror |
| Club then | Manchester United, one of nine United players on the 2022 list, the most of any club (Daily Star) Daily Star |
Luke Shaw is an English left-back who has played for Manchester United since 2014. He came through Southampton's academy, made his debut at 16 and moved to United for £30 million, then a world-record fee for a teenager. For England he scored after two minutes in the Euro 2020 final against Italy, the fastest goal ever scored in a European Championship final.
The Sunday Times valued his wealth at £28 million in May 2022, about $37.5 million at the October 30, 2026 exchange rate. That put him 13th on its list of the richest people in the UK aged 30 and under, and 8th among the 34 footballers on it.
How he made his money
Shaw's wealth comes mainly from more than a decade of wages at Manchester United, one of the highest-paying clubs in the world, plus sponsorship deals.
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
Shaw grew up in Surrey as a Chelsea fan but was not offered an academy place there and joined Southampton instead. He was a regular in their Premier League side by 18 and made his England debut in 2014.
A badly broken leg in 2015 set him back for a long time, but he fought back to become United's first-choice left-back and was in England's squads for the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.
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 Shaw'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 Shaw 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
- 2012
Makes his Southampton debut at 16.
- 2014
Joins Manchester United for £30 million and goes to the World Cup with England.
- 2021
Scores in the Euro 2020 final, the fastest goal in a European Championship final.
- 2022
Valued at £28 million on the Sunday Times Young Rich List.
Luke Shaw net worth FAQ
What is Luke Shaw's net worth?
The Sunday Times Young Rich List valued Luke Shaw at £28 million in May 2022, 8th among the footballers on the list. That is about $37.5 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)
- The Mirror, Top 20 richest sportspeople in Britain revealed (Sunday Times Rich List 2022, young sports list) (May 21, 2022)
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Luke Shaw (accessed October 31, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.
Photo: Ardfern, 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.