The best-paid and richest Zambian footballer is no other than Patson Daka who started his youth career at hometown club Kafue Celtic, where he first joined the Under-12s before subsequently moving to the Under-14s and eventually the Under-17 in a space of fewer than five years. This article shares Partson Daka Who is the richest footballer in Zambia in 2022? The richest footballer in Zambia earns over £67,000 per week with a net worth of £20 million.

Who Is The Richest Footballer In Zambia 2022?

In 2014, the Zambian Super League loaned Daka to Nchanga Rangers for one year. In 2015, he was again loaned to Power Dynamos where he ended the league as the club’s top goalscorer with double figures, 12 goals to be precise, and eventually started interesting other clubs.

Daka then moved to Austria on loan to Liefering for half a season from Kafue Celtic. At Liefering, he did not really stay for a long time before the Austrian giant in Red Bull Salzburg came calling for his services.

Red Bull Salzburg

Daka did not stay long with Liefering as no sooner did he arrive at the club than Red Bull Salzburg signed, and that was in 2017. There, he assisted the club to win the UEFA Youth League by scoring two goals in two games. In November of the same year, playing for the senior club, Daka scored his first goal against Genk in 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League season. He became the first Zambian player to ever score a goal in the competition’s group stages.

In December 2019, Daka put pen to paper to extend his contract with Salzburg until the summer of 2024 and the rest is history. Daka became a prolific striker for the club, winning several awards at club and league levels and helping the club to win numerous trophies with his goal-scoring prowess. Some of the awards he won include Player of the Month, Player of the Season in the Austrian Bundesliga, and Top Scorer.

Move to England

In June 2021, Daka left Red Bull Salzburg and signed Leicester City in the English Premier League on a five-year deal. Daka made his first appearance for the Foxes from the bench in the closing stages of their game against the English Premier League champions, Manchester City. He nearly scored in the game but Ederson (Manchester City’s goalkeeper) saved his attempt on goal.

Though he did not score in the game, his team ended on the right side of the scoreline, winning the FA Community Shield, a curtain-raiser for the Premier League. He made his Premier League debut in a match in which Leicester, his team lost to West Ham later in August.

In October of the same year, he scored his first goal for his new employers in a famous 4-2 win against Manchester United, becoming the first-ever Zambian to score a goal in the English Premier League after earlier attempts by Collins Mbesuma and Emmanuel Mayuka.

Since his first goal for Leicester City against the most successful club in the English Premier League, Daka has gone on to score on several occasions for the Foxes. He is now the club’s record goalscorer in European competitions.

Salary Net Worth, And Why Patson Daka Is The Richest Footballer In Zambia

Who is the highest paid player in Zambia 2022? [Answer] Patson Daka is the richest player and number one among the top 10 richest footballers in Zambia 2022. He earns £67, 000 as his Leicester City weekly salary and has a net worth of over £20 million. This and other added allowances amounting to $15,000 per month make him the richest footballer in Zambia.

With his salary and net worth, Patson Daka is unequivocally the best-paid Zambian player. Looking at his age and his goal-scoring abilities, he will get even richer as the years go by.

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