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Natalia Penza & Tom Victor

World's richest footballer making impression at new club after Premier League rejection

The world's richest footballer, Faiq Bolkiah has finally found his feet following his career lifeline move to Thai side Chonburi FC.

The 23-year-old nephew of the Sultan of Brunei, worth a whopping £16bn, was released by Portuguese top-flight side Maritimo in December after failing to make a single senior first-team appearance. But Bolkiah, who had spells at several Premier League clubs including an unsuccessful trial at Arsenal, time at Chelsea and a long stint with Leicester City, has turned it around in Southeast Asia.

The winger, who was handed the number 11 shirt at his new club, has yet to get on the scoresheet but already has three assists to his name across 10 appearances, five of which were starts. And he has already been named man of the match twice for Chonburi, who currently sit sixth in the league and are just four points behind third-placed Chiangrai United.

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