Raheem Shaquille Sterling celebrated as Raheem Sterling, is an English football player by profession who plays as a winger, midfielder, and striker for the Premier League club Chelsea. He has been playing for Chelsea since joining them on July 13, 2022.
In the same way, Sterling is a national footballer who is listed in the national team of England competing in the FIFA World Cup 2022. Being one of the most prominent footballers, Sterling has preserved a considerable fortune and enjoys a lavish life.
Sterling is currently playing with Premier League club Chelsea, and when he joined the team, he received a massive deal worth €56.20 million. So, Salary Sport reports that Sterling earns £350,000 weekly and £18,200,000 yearly.
Raheem Sterling lives a lavish life SOURCE: Instagram @sterling7 His current market value price is recorded to be €70 million, which was €160 million on December 10, 2019. As a rising football player, Raheem has got various sponsorships and endorsements. Currently, Sterling is working with a famous sports brand named New Balance.
Taking this fact into consideration, Celebrity Net Worth has reported that Sterling's net worth is around $45 million, which will surely increase in the coming years.
Moving on to his personal life, Sterling is neither married nor single, but he is engaged to his girlfriend-turned-fiancee, Paige Milian. The couple can often be spotted together, spending quality time with each other. They together have two children, a daughter and a son, Melody Rose Sterling (2012) and Thiago Sterling (2017).
The pair met each other when they were teenagers. After sharing the relationship of a girlfriend and a boyfriend, they thought of taking their relationship to the next level. So, the footballer proposed to his fiancee with a massive diamond ring in March 2018.
Raheem Sterling is engaged to Paige Milian SOURCE: Instagram @sterling7 Apart from Paige, he was involved in many other affairs previously. One of those affairs was with a girl named Melissa Clarke.
Raheem was very enthusiastic about sports from a very young age, especially football. In 2003, he became a player member of Queens Park Rangers. Later in 2010, he was signed by Liverpool with an initial fee of $600,000.
In 2015, after a lengthy contract dispute, he signed a contract with Manchester City in a transfer worth $66 million. He made his debut for Manchester City against Roma through an assist from David Silva. It is the highest transfer fee ever paid for an English player. He was also a player member for the national team of England Under-16, Under-17, and Under-21. He represented the national football team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Raheem Sterling in one of his professional games SOURCE: Instagram @sterling7 The young talented player has achieved various awards achievements throughout his career, such as the Golden Boy Award (2014), the Liverpool Young Player of the Year Award (2013-14 & 2014-15), the UEFA Champions League Team of the Group Stage (2015) and many more.
Raheem Sterling was born Raheem Shaquille Sterling on December 8, 1994, in Kingston, Jamaica. So, Sterling holds English nationality and peaks at a height of 5 feet 8 inches.
He was born to a Jamaican parent, Nadine Sterling, along with his three other siblings named Yakima Sterling, Kingston Sterling, and Kimberley Sterling. At the age of five, he emigrated to London with his mother. He attended Copland School in Wembley, North West London.
Raheem has been part of various rumors and controversies. He has been accused twice of assaulting women; one of them was his former girlfriend. However, he was cleared of his charges both times. He also came into a highlight for his picture where he was smoking a shisha pipe.
In addition, Raheem has been a victim of racism for quite some time. After a Premier League match against Chelsea, during which he stated that he was racially abused by a nearby fan. Sterling took the help of Instagram to express his concern about the vastly different treatment received by black players from certain sections of the media.
The professional footballer posted a picture of himself training with his England teammates ahead of the 2018 World Cup with a clearly visible tattoo of an assault rifle on his right calf, which was a matter of concern for anti-gun campaigners.
Raheem Sterling's Assult Rifle Tattoo on his Right Calf SOURCE: dailyrecord.co.uk The attacker of Manchester City quickly explained the motivation behind the tattoo on social media. In an Instagram Stories post, Sterling wrote:
"When I was 2 my father died from being gunned down to death I made a promise to myself I would never touch a gun in my lifetime, I shoot with my right foot so it has a deeper meaning and still unfinished."
