The USWNT midfielder has had an incredible role in her side's bid for a fourth World Cup title, and Goal looks into how much she is worth
Megan Rapinoe is one of the U.S. women's national team's most prized stars, having won the 2015 World Cup and the 2011 Olympics.
She currently captains her club of Reign as well as the current iteration of the USWNT who are looking to claim a historic fourth title at the 2015 World Cup in France. She has been a standout performer this summer, scoring two penalties against Spain and then scoring two goals against early favourites France in the quarter-finals.
The winger isn't just an influence on the pitch, however, being an openly gay female footballer and consistently speaking out on important topics such as LGBTQ+ rights and gender discrimination within sport.
But how much is Rapinoe worth, and how much does she earn? Goal takes a look.
What is Megan Rapinoe's net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth , Rapinoe's net worth is priced at $2 million (£1.58m).
How much does Megan Rapinoe earn?
Though Rapinoe is one of her country's veteran players, she doesn't earn anywhere near as much as the likes of her teammates in Alex Morgan or Julie Ertz, who are some of the highest-earning female soccer players mainly due to their various endorsement deals.
With the maximum salary in the NWSL (National Women's Soccer League) being $46,200 (£36K) per year, and with Rapinoe not having as many commercial or sponsorship deals as other USWNT members, it is safe to say that she earns a great deal less than Morgan's reported $3.5m a year.
According to Players Wiki, they estimate that she earns around $168,000 (£133,000) a year.
What sponsorships does Megan Rapinoe have?
Rapinoe has a number of endorsement deals with various brands and companies, such as Nike, and has appeared in multiple commercials.
She has also signed deals with Samsuing, as well as having appeared in advertisements for clothing company Wildfang, as well as beginning a partnership with medical device company DJO Global.
The USWNT star appeared in television spots and print advertisements for Vitamin Water in 2016, and also featured in a Nike commercial that same year with Cristiano Ronaldo.
She also has partnerships with Microsoft and uses her sponsorship deals to raise awareness about women's sport, as well as being an LGBT-identifying athlete.
How many social media followers does Megan Rapinoe have?
In total, at the time of writing, the midfielder had a following of 876k on her Instagram, followed by 607k on her Twitter.
Her Facebook page's reach expands to just 350k.
What charity work does Megan Rapinoe do?
Rapinoe is a vocal advocate of women's football and is an outspoken activist on issues such as the gender pay gap, LGBTQ+ awareness and gender discrimination within the sport.
The winger came out as a lesbian in 2012 and has done philanthropic work for the GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) as well as the United States Olympic Committee. She became an ambassador for Athlete Ally, a non-profit organisation that centres on ending homophobia and transphobia in sports, in 2016.
In 2016, she became the first white athlete to kneel during the national anthem in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, in order to draw awareness to social inequality in the United States.
Rapinoe, in 2019, along with 27 of her USWNT teammates, filed a lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation accusing it of gender discrimination, and has led the fight for equal pay between the men's and women's teams.
She, along with teammate Morgan, were the first female footballers to join Juan Mata's Common Goal initiative in which they are to donate 1 per cent of their salary to soccer-related charity.
In 2019, Rapinoe stated that she would reject an invitation to visit the White House if her team were to win the World Cup, embroiling her in a spat with the United States president on Twitter.