5 Most Educated Football Players, Have Master’s Degree

VIVA – Not only have talent in the football world but there are some players are outstanding in their education, even achieving a Master's degree.

Many players left their academic education at the school level. However, some players over the years were able to go on and complete their academic degrees even though they do not need any formal academic education to become professional footballers.

Some footballers study while playing football to expand their knowledge of football while others prepare for life after retiring from football.

Well, here are the top 5 most educated football players, as quoted from various sources.

1. Vincent Kompany

Vincent Kompany is one of the legends of Manchester City and the Belgian national team. With The Citizen, he won the Premier League trophy. But besides being good as a defender, he also has a high education.

He successfully completed his education until his Master's degree in 2017 in the field of Business Administration at Manchester Business School. Now after retiring as a soccer player, he continues to be an English club, Burney.

2. Juan Mata

Juan Mata is a former Manchester United and Chelsea player. Besides being good at processing the ball in the midfield. It turns out that he is a player who does not neglect his education.

He already has two degrees in the first academic star Sports history and second Finance. The two degrees were obtained at the University of Camilo Jose Cela Madrid. After his contract ended with Manchester United, Juan Mata decided to join the Turkish club Galatasaray.

3. Andres Iniesta

Andres Iniesta is one of the legends of Barcelona and the national team of Spain who now plays with the Japanese club, Vissel Kobe. In addition to excelling with Barcelona by winning many trophies. Andres Iniesta never ignores his education, he managed to get a degree in Biology and Sports Science.

4. Giorgio Chiellini

Giorgio Chiellini is a legend of Juventus and the national team of Italy; he led his country to the World Cup title in 2006. He is also one of the most frightening g players for an attacker.

In addition to many achievements in the world of football, Giorgio Chiellini is also very accomplished in his education. The 38-year-old graduated from the University of Torino in 2010 with a major in Economics In 2017, he continued his studies in the same field to get a Master's degree.

5. Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku is one of the best strikers in the world today. He has strengthened many big European clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester United and now he strengthens Inter Milan.

Despite his many achievements in the football field, Romelu Lukaku turned out to be a Bachelor of Public Relations. He has also been proficient in using five languages, such as English, Spanish, Italian, French to Dutch.