For immediate release Premier League Footballers and Their Cars 2021
Data reveals the most popular car brands among Premier League players, as well as how many minutes each footballer must play to afford their most expensive model.
● Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Tottenham Hotspur’s Heung-Min Son own the most expensive car in the index, the Ferrari LaFerrari at £1,150,000. Based on their annual salary, the cost of that model correlates to 6 hours, 18 minutes for Aubameyang and 9 hours playing time for Son. ● Chelsea’s N'Golo Kante earns enough money to afford his car in the shortest amount of time, with just 10 minutes and 15 seconds on the pitch enough to earn the money to buy his Mini Cooper S. ● Mercedes is the most popular car brand among footballers in the league, followed by Range Rover and Audi.
London, June, 2021 - The UK’s first end-to-end online car maintenance service Fixter.co.uk has released a study revealing which cars are driven by English Premier League players. As natural sports fans, Fixter was interested in the relationship between footballers and their cars, so set out to discover which brands its most-loved players drive, as well as how many minutes each footballer needs to play in order to earn enough to afford their most-expensive model.
How the study was conducted: Focusing on the English Premier League, the research analysed the top players from this season based on their annual salary and the position they play to compile a list of almost 150 footballers from all 20 teams. Every possible lead and source was investigated to determine exactly which cars each player owns, including media clippings, the players’ own social media accounts and fan websites.
As most footballers own multiple cars, the results were split into two tables. The first focuses on their most expensive model and utilises data on the car price and each player’s annual salary to calculate how many minutes each footballer must be on the field in order to afford his car, as well as the number of games this correlates to. The second table of results reveals the entire identifiable car fleet of each player, illustrating the most popular brands among footballers.
Please find the two full tables of data and detailed methodology on the results page: https://www.fixter.co.uk/footballers-cars Findings:
The table below reveals the 20 players with the most expensive cars:
The 20 players with the most expensive cars
1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Ferrari 2. Heung-Min Son Ferrari 3. Paul Pogba McLaren 4. Roberto Firmino Rolls Royce 5. Dele Alli Rolls Royce 6. Michy Batshuayi Rolls Royce 7. Sergio Aguero Lamborghini 8. Mohamed Salah Lamborghini 9. Nicolas Pepe Lamborghini 10. Wilfried Zaha Lamborghini 11. Ederson Lamborghini 12. Jeffrey Schlupp Lamborghini 13. Lys Mousset Lamborghini 14. Mamadou Sakho Rolls Royce 15. Tom Heaton Rolls Royce 16. Muhamed Besic Rolls Royce 17. Felipe Anderson Ferrari 18. Raheem Sterling Bentley 19. Harry Kane Bentley 20. Christian Benteke Ferrari
N.B. This is a sample of the full results, which you can find here: https://www.fixter.co.uk/footballers-cars
The table below reveals the 20 players with the shortest Playing Time to Afford Car:
The 20 players with the shortest Playing Time to Afford Car
1. N'Golo Kante Mini Cooper 0h:10m:15s 2. Tanguy Ndombele Volksvagen 0h:16m:09s 3. David De Gea Aston Martin 0h:21m:12s 4. Angelo Ogbonna Fiat 0h:21m:56s 5. Joao Moutinho Jaguar 0h:24m:13s 6. Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte Porsche 0h:25m:43s 7. Kevin De Bruyne Mercedes 0h:26m:47s 8. Andre Gomes Audi 0h:33m:00s 9. Michail Antonio Mercedes 0h:33m:31s 10. Jonny Evans Audi 0h:34m:03s 11. Marcus Rashford Mercedes 0h:34m:58s 12. Marcos Alonso Porsche 0h:37m:37s 13. Joel Matip Mercedes 0h:40m:49s 14. Bernd Leno Mercedes 0h:40m:52s 15. Anthony Martial Bentley 0h:42m:48s 16. Gabriel Jesus Mercedes 0h:45m:21s 17. Fred Range Rover 0h:45m:51s 18. Victor Lindelof Range Rover 0h:45m:51s 19. Phil Jagielka Vauxhall 0h:46m:02s 20. Christian Pulisic Porsche 0h:46m:36s
The tables below reveals the top 10 most popular car brands for footballers in the Premier League:
The 10 most popular car brands for Premier League footballers
1. Mercedes 2. Range Rover 3. Audi 4. Bentley 5. Porsche 6. Lamborghini 7. Ferrari 8. BMW 9. Rolls Royce 10. Volksvagen
N.B. This table is based on the players’ entire fleet of cars, not just their most expensive model.
Further findings on car versus position played ● SUVs are the most popular type of car among all players, no matter their position. ● Over half of Defenders own an SUV, the highest proportion among all positions. ● Over one third of Forwards own a sports car, the highest proportion among all positions. ● Forwards own the most expensive cars overall, at an average of £96,151 per model across all car types. ● Sports Cars bought by Forwards are the most expensive models in the index, at an average price of £201,871. ● Defenders own the least expensive cars overall, at an average of £81,222 per model across all car types. ● Vans bought by Goalkeepers are the least expensive models on average in the index, at £29,304. ● Forwards own the most cars overall, while Goalkeepers own the least. ● On average, the most expensive car owned by Goalkeepers costs £124,320, boosted by Tom Heaton’s Aston Martin and Ederson’s Lamborghini. ● On average, the most expensive car owned by Defenders costs £107,484. For Midfielders, this figure rises to £136,275. ● On average, the most expensive car owned by Forwards costs £192,782. Further findings on car models ● Of the most popular car brands among players, Forwards own the most Mercedes, Range Rovers, Ferraris, Bentleys and Lamborghinis, while Midfielders own the most Audis and Porsches. ● Liverpool players own the most Mercedes and Audi models overall. ● Manchester United players own the most Range Rover models overall. ● Everton players own the most Porsche models overall. ● Tottenham Hotspur players own the most Bentley models overall. ● Arsenal players own the most Lamborghinis overall.
Miscellaneous further findings ● West Ham’s Angelo Ogbonna owns the least expensive model in the first results table, a Fiat Freemont at £23,342. ● Yan Valery of Southampton must be on the field for the longest duration of time to afford his car (an Audi Q7) at 30 hours, 51 minutes and 44 seconds, or over 20 league games. ● It takes the average English League footballer 3 hours, 17 minutes and 12 seconds of time on the pitch to afford their most expensive car.
Quotes
“What we loved most about this study in the Fixter office were the correlations between the positions that footballers play and the kinds of cars they own. For instance, that Defenders favour SUVs and Forwards drive the most Sports Cars are great examples of how people’s nature is reflected in their possessions. Kind of like how it’s said that dogs often resemble their owners, we’re fascinated to see how footballers are mirrored in their car choices!” comments Limvirak Chea, CEO at Fixter.
“Footballers set the trend for so many things such as fashion, hairstyles and homes, but as our passion lies with everything to do with automobiles, what we wanted to find out is what brands our favourite players love the most.” comments Limvirak Chea, CEO at Fixter. “It’s fascinating to see how different teams favour different brands, such as Manchester United players and their Range Rovers, or Arsenal players and their Lamborghinis.”
“You often read headlines about the enormous salaries footballers earn, but it can be hard to visualise what this means in real terms to the average fan. By illustrating how many minutes a player needs to be on the pitch to afford their most expensive car, it’s much easier to envision. Not many of us could say that three hours of work would be enough to afford a Mercedes or a Bentley!” says Limvirak Chea, CEO at Fixter.
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About Fixter: Fixter, UK’s first end-to-end online car maintenance service, is designed to make arranging an MOT, servicing your car or carrying out repairs as simple as booking a taxi or ordering a takeaway. Offering a fully digital, transparent and stress-free experience, with world-class customer service, Fixter is revolutionising the car maintenance industry. Since launching in Manchester in 2017, Fixter has expanded to more than 50 cities across the UK and provided thousands of car owners with honest, convenient and affordable car repair services.
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