Meet the world's richest footballer: Faiq Bolkiah plays for Leicester City and is the nephew of the Sultan of Brunei

Forget Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar – a Leicester City reserve player is officially the wealthiest footballer in the world.

Faiq Bolkiah, 19, is the nephew of the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah – who is worth an estimated £15 billion.

To give you an idea of the teen’s wealth, you only need to look at his father, Jefri.

The Sultan of Brunei’s brother, who is the head of the Brunei Investment agency, reportedly spends a staggering £35m a month on watches, white gold pens and cars, Mirror Online reports.

He is believed to have owned around 2,300 cars – including Bentleys, Ferraris and Rolls-Royces – and had Michael Jackson perform a private concert for his 50th birthday.

In a rare interview, the Leicester winger revealed: "I’ve played football since as early as I can remember and from a young age I’ve always enjoyed going out on the field and having the ball at my feet.

"My parents have always been supportive in helping me to achieve my dreams of being a footballer.

"They trained me hard both psychologically and physically through my childhood years, so I have to say they are my role models."

He is yet to play for the first team. Stars like Ronaldo and Messi are playing their best and have earned a lot to become richest players but evidently this teenager, Faiq Bolkiah, is the richest footballer.