Wilfried Zaha
Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wilfried Zaha Net Worth

Footballer
⚽ SoccerIvory Coast national teamIvory Coast
Estimated net worth (Sunday Times Rich List)
£15M
£15 million on the Sunday Times Young Rich List 2022 · Crystal Palace's record Premier League scorer
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 2, 2026.
How to read this: the headline is the Sunday Times Rich List’s own net worth estimate for Wilfried Zaha (£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 thenCrystal Palace, the only player on the list from outside the Premier League's top six clubs (Daily Star)
Daily Star

Wilfried Zaha is an Ivorian winger who came through the Crystal Palace academy and became the club's best player of the Premier League era. He scored 90 goals in 458 games across two spells at Palace, is their highest scorer in the Premier League, and was famous for his dribbling. He has also played for Manchester United, Galatasaray, Lyon and Charlotte FC.

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.

How he made his money

Zaha's wealth comes mainly from his wages at Crystal Palace, where he signed several new contracts as the club's star player, plus sponsorship deals. He later earned a big contract at Galatasaray.

The Daily Star noted that he was the only footballer on the 2022 list who did not play for one of the Premier League's top six clubs. The reports we checked did not break down his fortune.

Career at a glance

Born in Abidjan, Zaha moved to south London as a child and joined Palace's academy. He helped the club win promotion to the Premier League in 2013 and then joined Manchester United, but made only four appearances there before returning to Palace in 2014.

He spent the next nine seasons at Selhurst Park and left in 2023 for Galatasaray, where he won the Turkish league. He played twice for England in friendlies before switching to Ivory Coast in 2016, and he has played at four Africa Cup of Nations.

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 Zaha'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 Zaha 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. 2010

    Makes his senior debut for Crystal Palace.

  2. 2013

    Helps Palace win promotion and joins Manchester United for £10 million, Sir Alex Ferguson's last signing.

  3. 2014

    Returns to Crystal Palace, first on loan and then permanently.

  4. 2022

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

  5. 2023

    Leaves Palace as their highest Premier League scorer and joins Galatasaray.

  6. 2025

    Plays for Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer on loan.

Wilfried Zaha net worth FAQ

What is Wilfried Zaha's net worth?

The Sunday Times Young Rich List valued Wilfried Zaha at £15 million in May 2022, joint 22nd among the 34 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, Wilfried Zaha (accessed November 2, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.

Photo: Bryan Berlin, 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.