Alex Iwobi, the 22-year-old Nigerian football currently plays for the Premier League club Arsenal and also for Nigeria National Team. The Gunners forward, Iwobi playing alongside the players like Petr Cech, Mesut Ozil, and Hector Bellerin, has earned massive fame and money in his 5 years professional career journey till date.
Currently, Alex Iwobi is estimated to be enjoying the net worth of $5 million. Blessed with a successful career and incredible skills, Iwobi has got hands over lucrative contracts earning him million dollar salary and endorsement. Let's know all about Alex Iwobi's salary, net worth, and his career achievements.
Iwobi named to 30 men Nigerian squad for the 2018 World Cup, has played for the only team Arsenal since after joining as a primary school attendant. Playing for the youth team from 2004-2015, Iwobi was promoted to the senior club in 2015.
Soon after his promotion, Alex signed a long-term contract with Arsenal in October 2015. With his football journey till date, Iwobi is assumed to be enjoying the net worth of $5 million as of 2018, accompanied by his earnings from endorsement deals.
Currently, the Nigerian footballer earns the weekly wage of $39,901, which leads his annual salary to be $2.074 million. As of May 28, 2018, Iwobi's market value is reported to be $17.96 million.
Alex's contract dues until June 2020, however, he got in controversy after the club manager Arsene Wenger announced Iwobi would be leaving the club followed by Iwobi attendance at a late-night party, the day before a match in January 2018, later got defended.
Though Wenger is now retired, if Alex makes up his mind for transfer, he is likely to get million dollars contract in no time.
Know more: Net worth of former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
Well, the rising star Alex Iwobi is reported to be endorsing Nike and LG Electronics. In May 2018, Iwobi signed as a brand ambassador for LG Electronics on a 3-year contract. However, the deal payment details are not out yet.
LG Electronics has officially signed on Alex Iwobi, as its official brand ambassador. #afc pic.twitter.com/YtJzSgS8Bv
— LTArsenal™ (@ltarsenal) May 29, 2018
Probably, he makes bundles of dollars with his endorsement deals. And talking about his properties, Iwobi has kept it low, though he reportedly owns a Mercedes Benz.
Making his Premier League debut for Arsenal in 2015 in a 3-0 win against Swansea City, Iwobi made his Champions League debut as an 85th-minute substitute in a 5–1 defeat against Bayern Munich, that year.
In 2016, Alex changed his jersey number from 45 to 17 after former Gunners Alexis Sanchez took up the newly vacated number 7 from the departing Tomas Rosicky. In that year, Iwobi also got honored with:
Having played with Arsenal in the victorious FA Community Shield: 2015, 2017, Alex Iwobi played for Nigeria U-16, Nigeria U-17, and Nigeria U-18.
He made his senior International debut for Nigeria's Super Eagles on October 8, 2015, replacing Ahmed Musa in the 57th minute of a 2–0 friendly defeat to DR Congo.
Iwobi's biggest achievement came in after he was named in Nigeria’s preliminary 30 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia in May 2018.
We wish him best for further.
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