Phil Jones
Photo: Matt Janzer from Missoula, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Phil Jones Net Worth

Footballer
⚽ SoccerSheffield United (coach)England
Estimated net worth (Sunday Times Rich List)
£15M
£15 million on the Sunday Times Young Rich List 2022 · former Manchester United and England defender
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 Phil Jones (£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 thenManchester United, which had nine players on the list (Daily Star)
Daily Star

Phil Jones is an English former defender who spent twelve years at Manchester United and played 27 times for England. Though best known as a centre-back, he could also play right-back or in defensive midfield. He won the Premier League in 2012-13, the FA Cup in 2016 and the Europa League in 2017, and he went to the 2014 and 2018 World Cups. He retired in August 2024 and is now a first-team coach at Sheffield United.

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

Jones's wealth comes mainly from his wages at Manchester United, where he signed a new four-year contract in 2015 and another in 2019 that ran to 2023, plus sponsorship deals. United paid a reported fee of at least £16.5 million to sign him from Blackburn Rovers in 2011, but that went to Blackburn, not to him.

He spent long spells out injured, including about 20 months in 2020 and 2021, but his contracts kept running. The reports we checked did not break down his fortune.

Career at a glance

Born in Preston, Lancashire, Jones joined the Blackburn Rovers youth team in 2002 and broke into the first team in 2009. Sir Alex Ferguson signed him for United in 2011, and in 2013 said he "could be our best ever player".

He made 229 appearances for United before being released in 2023. After retiring he worked with the club's youth teams, returned to Blackburn as a coach in February 2026 and moved to Sheffield United that June.

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 Jones'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 Jones 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 Blackburn Rovers debut at 17.

  2. 2011

    Joins Manchester United and makes his England debut.

  3. 2013

    Wins the Premier League in Sir Alex Ferguson's last season.

  4. 2016

    Wins the FA Cup, then the Europa League in 2017.

  5. 2022

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

  6. 2024

    Retires from playing to become a coach.

  7. 2026

    Joins Sheffield United as a first-team coach.

Phil Jones net worth FAQ

What is Phil Jones's net worth?

The Sunday Times Young Rich List valued Phil Jones 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, Phil Jones (footballer, born 1992) (accessed November 3, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.

Photo: Matt Janzer from Missoula, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.