Born in Accra, Ghana on August 2nd, 2000, Mohammed Kudus began his sporting journey as a box-to-box midfielder, impressing for his local school team, Strong Tower.
Clearly a level above his classmates, he soon gained the attention of the Right To Dream Academy, a residential training facility based two hour’s drive from his family home.
Aged just 13, Kudus left a doting mother and grandparents and took a daunting trip into the unknown.
Noted for his technical ability and dribbling skills, what really set him apart was his willingness to work, a trait his coaches attributed to his hometown of Nima. An impoverished area made up of settlements, it is known to produce resilient, tough individuals.
It is such resilience that has driven Kudus to the top of his profession, first venturing to Denmark, then excelling in Holland, before establishing himself as an exciting winger, subverting the betting in the Premier League with West Ham. In the summer of 2025 he secured a £55m move to Tottenham Hotspur.
How much is Mohammed Kudus worth?
Kudus has reaped considerable rewards from fulfilling his footballing dream and not just via the clubs he has played for. Off the pitch a series of endorsements have further boosted his income.
In 2024 he switched his Nike boots for Skechers, being paid handsomely to do so. Agreeing to become a ‘brand ambassador’ for the US sportswear giant will have brought in £3m minimum.
Back home meanwhile, Ghana’s Footballer of the Year in 2023 has taken full advantage of his commercial pulling power, linking up with TECNO Mobile and fronting several ad campaigns for Procus Ghana Ltd, a company that makes hot pepper sauces and curry powders.
Presently, the player’s net worth is estimated at £15m. We can expect that figure to rise if he proves to be a success at Tottenham.
Salary
Picking up a weekly wage in the region of £2500 in Nordsjaelland, Denmark, would have felt like a fortune to the teenage winger but a move to Ajax saw that figure quadruple.
Including bonuses, Kudus was earning in excess of £650,000 per annum by his fourth year in the Eredivisie. That however was relatively small fry compared to the colossal sums he received on transferring to West Ham United in 2023.
In his final season in East London, the Ghanaian was in receipt of a £4.6m salary. That’s before bonuses and not including his signing-on fee.
At Spurs, his annual salary is estimated by salaryleaks.com to be £7.8m. This makes him the fourth highest earner at the club, behind Christian Romero, James Maddison and Heung-min Son.
Club career
Kudus joined the Danish club FC Nordsjaelland just prior to his 18th birthday, making his debut soon after against Brondby.
Though initially deployed as an out-and-out striker he wasted little time in exhibiting his trickery and love for dribbling, staying true to his ethos that football is as much about entertaining the public as it is winning matches.
On joining Spurs several years later he said: "We have a lot of passes and less guys who want to take people on and dribble and that’s how I’ve always grown to play. To try to entertain the fans as much as I can.”
His exhilarating style of play soon grabbed the attention of Dutch giants Ajax who purchased him for €9m in 2020, tying him down to a five-year contract in the process.
Overall, his time in the Netherlands was a success, helping them prove the football betting correct by winning back-to-back league titles, but each season seemed to bring a new injury concern, from rib fractures to long-term knee problems.
He did however fire a hat-trick in his final outing for de Godenzonen. By then, it was already determined that Kudus would join West Ham, the Premier League side stumping up £38m plus add-ons for his services. Notably, Arsenal, Chelsea and Brighton were also extremely interested.
In the English top-flight, Kudus swiftly made a name for himself as an explosive presence down the Hammers’ flanks, taking on opponents for fun and consistently topping the dribbling stats across the whole league. All told, he made 65 appearances for the club, scoring 13 times.
Ghana
Having played at U17 and U20 level, Kudus made his full international bow in 2019 in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. With half an hour remaining, the winger came on and added a second goal to guarantee an important win.
He also scored in the corresponding fixture, eighteen months later, notching the opener in a 1-1 draw while two assists in his following outing ensured the youngster was viewed as a pivotal figure early in his career.
Several years on, and Kudus has cemented that opinion, becoming one of the first names on the team-sheet for the Black Stars.
An international highlight came in 2022 when Kudus scored twice versus South Korea at the Qatar World Cup, extending Ghana’s involvement in the tournament though regrettably they exited soon after.
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