El Hadji Diouf has a net worth $3 million. The former Senegalese forward has amassed his wealth from football.
Hadji played senior competitive football for 17 years across various leagues and teams. He started his senior career back in 1998 with the French club Sochaux. He played until he hung up his boots in 2015 while playing for a Malaysian football club Sabah FA.
Diouf played for nine other teams between these teams and during these years. However, Hadji Diouf is most remembered for his time playing football in England. The 5'11 forward and winger most notably played for Liverpool FC, Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, and Leeds United among other teams in between.
Hadji over the course of his career, appeared in 579 games for both club and country and scored 99 goals during that time. The twice African footballer of the year Diouf has managed to make a career for himself in football and post his retirement, he returned to football by being involved with the national team of Senegal.
Diouf also was a goodwill ambassador for the Senegalese government after his retirement while also advising on sports-related matters to Senegalese President Macky Sall. Also, he operates a gym back in his hometown and also owns a newspaper focused on daily sports as he wants to be involved with the game even after his retirement.
El Hadji Diouf Earnings Over The Years
El Hadji Diouf amassed a net worth of 3 million over his 17 years career worldwide especially in England.
Diouf salary over the years has fluctuated based on where he was playing and what team he was on. As mentioned Diouf appeared for many clubs.
In fact, Diouf played for or was a part of almost a dozen clubs, 11 to be specific. So, during his long career spanning 17 years and 11 clubs, it is natural for his value and his salary to fluctuate over time.
During his career, Diouf's highest-ever market value was €12 million while playing for Liverpool. However, the highest-ever market fee paid to get his service was €15 million, which Liverpool FC paid to French club Lens to acquire him in 2002.
As per transfermarket.com, the overall combined transfer fee paid for the services of Diouf across his entire career spanning 11 clubs was €30.54 million, with the highest being €15 million.
Speaking of his salaries and earnings over his career, he earned £30,000 per week while playing for the Blackburn Rovers from 2009 to 2011. Moreover. he would make an additional £5,000 for playing every game. While at Blackburn, combining his weekly fees and per-game salary would take his annual earnings past $ 1 million.
Furthermore, while playing for Leeds United, El Hadji Diouf initially earned just £5,000. However, he later extended his contract for another 18 months, restructuring his contract. The new deal had made Hadji Diouf one of the top earners at the club during the time.
Hadji Diouf Is A Gym Owner After Retirement
El Hadji Diouf has been very busy and occupied since he retired in 2015. He owns a gym as well as runs a sports newspaper.
Many footballers and other personalities are known to visit Diouf's gym and have a training session with him. The current Senegal star and forward Sadio Mane was one of the famous names to have visited the Hadji Diouf Gym to train with him.
El Hadji Diouf last year put up his picture with Sadio Mane on his Instagram and praised the fellow Senegalese player and his heritage while also telling him to be proud of his African background.
Apart from the gym, Diouf owns a sports newspaper, which discusses and covers sports daily. El Hadji is also a football pundit. Diouf is frequently seen giving advice and suggestions to his fellow countrymen and other players on different matters
Most recently, El Hadji Diouf was seen suggesting Mo Salah on his transfer. El Hadji commented that Mo Salah should look to stay put in Merseyside with Liverpool rather than look to go elsewhere. However, Diouf added that Salah would most likely not get his value's worth as he is African and could be undermined at the club. Hadji Diouf compared his own situation with Salah's and opened up about how Liverpool didn't value him.
We frequently see Diouf traveling and being pictured with other footballing greats at events and functions and other places.
El Diouf has made enough from his long playing and post-playing career. We can confidently say that El Diouf has made the most of his time in football for himself and his family.
