Georgios Samaras Net Worth 2018: What is this football/soccer player worth?

Georgios Samaras is a professional football/soccer player who played Winger / Forward (association football) for Samsunspor as number 7. Samaras was born on February 21, 1985, in Heraklion, Greece. This article examines Georgios Samaras’s net worth.

Georgios Samaras Career and Earnings/Salary

As a youth, Georgios Samaras played for OFI Crete during 1994-2000, and played for SC Heerenveen during 2000-2002. Over 2002-2006, Samaras played for SC Heerenveen earning 88 caps and scoring 25 goals. During 2006-2008, Samaras played for Manchester City F.C. earning 54 caps and scoring 8 goals. In 2008, Samaras played for Celtic F.C. (loan) earning 16 caps and scoring 5 goals. In 2008-2014, Samaras played for Celtic F.C. earning 156 caps and scoring 48 goals. From 2014-2015, Samaras played for West Bromwich Albion F.C. earning 5 caps and scoring 0 goals. From 2015, Samaras played for Al-Hilal FC (loan) earning 24 caps and scoring 2 goals. From 2017, Samaras played for Real Zaragoza earning 7 caps and scoring 0 goals.

Georgios Samaras also played nationally. During 2004-2006, Samaras played for the Greece national under-21 football team scoring 0 goals, with 5 caps. During 2006-2014, Samaras played for the Greece national football team with 81 caps and 9 goals.

Georgios Samaras Net Worth 2018

Professional footballers can make plenty of money. But compensations depend on several different factors. These include the player’s country and of course, their skills. At the high level, players in the U.K. and Western Europe can bring in $50 million or more. In Latin America, the best footballers get $1,000,000-$2,000,000 per year while in countries where football is not as popular, like the USA and China, footballers receive a few hundred thousand per year. The smallest paying leagues can pay as little as $50,000 per annum.