N’golo Kante and his associates have officially completed the acquisition of Royal Excelsior Virton Football Club in the third tier of Belgian football.
Kante will take over on July 1 from investor and former owner, Flavio Becca, who helped the club survive going under administration in 2018 with a takeover.
In this article, we looks at active professional footballers who own a club, including Chelsea’s current captain.
1. Cesar Azpilicueta
The Blues’ skipper became a board member and co-owner of Hashtag United in 2018. The club initially was a YouTube team but now competes in the Isthmian League North Division, the eighth tier of English football.
2. Cesc Fabregas
3. Hector Bellerin
According to 90min, the Sporting CP defender became the second-biggest shareholder of vegan club, Forest Green Rovers, in 2020 while still playing for Arsenal. He left for Barcelona soon after, and the club currently competes in League One.
4. Jamie Vardy
A Premier League winner with Leicester City, he was unveiled as the new co-owner of Rochester New York FC in 2021. He helped revive the club in 2022 after a five-year hiatus.
5. Eden Hazard
The former Chelsea midfielder acquired San Diego 1904 FC in 2019 alongside former teammate, Demba Ba, and were later joined by Yohan Cabaye and Moussa Sow. The club competes in the third division of US soccer.
6. Wilfried Zaha
The Crystal Palace midfielder acquired Espoir Club D’Abengourou, in the fourth tier of Ivorian football, in September 2022 and has big ambitions for the club. More recently, he formed a three-person consortium with Stormzy and Danny Young in a bid to purchase AFC Croydon Athletic.
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