Robbie Fowler, a Liverpool star of the finest calibre, played for the Reds during two stays on Merseyside and scored a tonne of goals. Additionally, his life after retirement—that is, since 2012—has been similarly successful, particularly in terms of money.
After graduating from the Melwood Academy, Fowler experienced Anfield action for the first time from 1992 to 2001 before relocating to Leeds United and then Manchester City. Although he only stayed for eighteen months, he returned to Merseyside five years later.
Fowler, who is considered to be among the best strikers to have ever played in the Premier League, not only made millions of dollars during his 572 appearances, but the money kept coming in after he retired and hung up his boots.
His travels in Australia, Thailand, and India show that his career waned in its later years, but he always had his fortune to fall back on. What made the former line-leader famous as “Britain’s richest sportsman,” though?
Inside the Eye-Catching Wealth of Fowler
According to reports, the former striker is worth £38 million.
It should come as no surprise that Fowler earned millions of pounds for his goal-scoring prowess, considering that he led the line for a significant portion of his storied career for one of the top clubs in the Premier League.
That hasn’t stopped him, though, as his staggering £38 million net worth, as reported by Celebrity Net Worth, is almost twice as much as that of Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, who recently signed a new two-year contract.
Van Dijk is now valued at an estimated £22.6 million after the Dutchman prolonged his stay under Arne Slot’s high-flying regime. This shows that he still has a ways to go before he can match the former England center-forward’s financial vigour.
Of course, post-retirement routes have helped him line his pockets, but he owes this to his forward-thinking attitude. In addition to playing and training, the former England international, who made 26 appearances between 1996 and 2002, made some thoughtful purchases.
By hedging his bets in the volatile world of horse racing, Fowler has solidified his place in the upper echelons of footballing superstars, following in the footsteps of his former teammate and fellow countryman Michael Owen.
Since the 1990s, he has run a sports promotion business in addition to his passion for the game. However, Fowler’s greatest source of income is real estate, since he is said to own over 100 homes in the northwest of his native England.
His career in management has been another source of income since leaving playing. He started with Muangthong United, then moved to Liverpool, and then managed Brisbane Roar in Australia, SC East Bengal in India, and Al-Qadsiah in Qatar.
The now-50-year-old had an estimated fortune of £31 million when he joined the Australian A-League team, which helped him earn a spot on The Sunday Times’ Rich List in 2005 and 2009 and the title of “richest sportsman living in Britain” from The Observer.
Fowler’s wealth is credited to Graeme Souness, who said, “I joined this financial advisor and followed his advice.”
As we’ve learnt, Fowler’s unfathomable wealth isn’t only due to his natural propensity for finding the back of the net; rather, he gets plenty of advice along the road, which eventually helps him stay on course.
In 2015, three years after his retirement, Fowler waxed poetic about the footballer-turned-manager-turned-pundit’s financial-driven wisdom, praising former Reds boss Graeme Souness in an exclusive interview with The Mirror.
As a young child, I wasn’t really interested in getting financial advice at that time. My attention was on playing football. The best financial move I ever made, however, was to follow this financial advisor’s advise, he stated.
“I think I would have been eighteen. Don’t misunderstand; during that time, everything was property. And regardless of what people believe of football players, I didn’t just invest on my own since, at the age of 18, I was barely making ends meet and couldn’t afford it.”
The Englishman, who has previously worked in the punditry industry, continued, “I invested with partners.” He said, “It was all through the advice I was given, not because I knew anything or wanted to know it; it was totally by accident.”
Robbie Fowler’s statistics for his club career
Club
Games
Objectives
Helps
Red/Yellow Cards
Liverpool
369
183
50
23/2
City of Manchester
92
27
9.
7/0
Leeds United
33
14
2.
2/0
Glory in Perth
28
9.
0
2/0
FC Northern Fury
26
9.
4.
3/0
Cardiff City
16
6.
One
0/0
Rovers of Blackburn
6.
0
One
0/0
United Muangthong
2.
0
0
0/0
Fowler, who was born to steal goals at a startling pace, had a career at the pinnacle of the beautiful game. His best moments, though, came while playing up top at Anfield, which is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Premier League history.
Unfortunately, he also had a talent for making a tonne of money and, more crucially, managing those sources of income. Early coaching from Souness helped Fowler stay at the top of the game and conceal his financial situation.
It is very widely known that Manchester City fans would shout “We all live in a Robbie Fowler house” to the song “Yellow Submarine” in order to draw attention to their star striker’s extensive portfolio of lucrative properties.
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