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<\/p>\nIt must be hard trying to fly under the radar when you have \u00a320billion to your name.<\/p>\n
Faiq Bolkiah, otherwise known as the world's richest footballer, had a relatively modest upbringing considering his family's wealth. The 25-year-old, who plays for Thailand-based side Ratchaburi, is the nephew of the mind-bogglingly-rich Sultan of Brunei and heir to his father, the Prince of Brunei's similarly-gargantuan fortune.<\/p>\n
He was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Berkshire, England, where he developed a love for football. After joining local club AFC Newbury as a 10-year-old in 2008, Bolkiah's family had to fill out a registration form, at which point their previously-concealed royal links were exposed.<\/p>\n
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"On his registration form, their home was listed in Wotton Hill on a site of a former hotel (Hollington House)," former Newbury U-11s manager Paul Morgan told The Athletic in 2020.<\/i> "They had bought that and converted it into a house. That much was quite obvious. There was no secret of the fact they were related to the Brunei Royal Family.<\/p>\n
"They were always smartly turned out. There was no doubt that they weren\u2019t buying their football kit from a charity shop! They were exceptionally well turned out, very polite and even more dedicated. They weren\u2019t arrogant at all. You couldn\u2019t have come across a more normal kid. He wasn\u2019t affected by his privileged background at all."<\/p>\n
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In 2009 he joined Southampton's academy, and spent 12 months in Chelsea's youth ranks a few years later before signing a professional contract with Leicester in 2016. But he failed to make a single appearances for the Foxes' senior team and he left for Portuguese outfit Maritimo in 2020.<\/p>\n
A year later he was on the move again, this time to Thailand where he signed for top-tier side Chonburi. He spent two seasons at the club, finally getting a taste of regular first-team football, before switching to Ratchaburi in June.<\/p>\n
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Bolkiah's father, Prince Jefri, has been known as a \u2018Playboy Prince\u2019 and once paid Michael Jackson \u00a317million to perform at his 50th birthday party. Bolkiah has little of his dad's flashy tendencies, though he did post a photo of himself having a kickabout with a tiger cub on Instagram a few years back.<\/p>\n