United States: Top 50 Football & Soccer Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 850 Instagram creators in the United States in the Football & Soccer category. Among the 50 largest by followers, the median engagement rate is 0.37% (middle half: 0.19–1.59%), and the median account has 10.7M followers. Over 1M followers: 50 of 50. Highest engagement: @carlitosalcarazz (12.17%), @overtime (6.64%), @bronny (4.76%).

Creators tracked: 850
Median ER (top 50): 0.37%
Middle half of ER (top 50): 0.19–1.59%
Median followers (top 50): 10.7M
Data as of: September 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 Leo Messi @leomessi Followers: 504,412,143 • ER: 0.33% Fort Lauderdale Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 504,412,143	ER 0.33%	Country	City Fort Lauderdale	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 Karim Benzema @karimbenzema Followers: 75,581,858 • ER: 0.22% Miami Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 75,581,858	ER 0.22%	Country	City Miami	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 Paul Labile Shakur Pogba @paulpogba Followers: 64,685,288 • ER: 1.51% Miami Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Tennis Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Tennis Rugby	Followers 64,685,288	ER 1.51%	Country	City Miami	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 Wardell Curry @stephencurry30 Followers: 58,076,847 • ER: 0.07% San Francisco Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 58,076,847	ER 0.07%	Country	City San Francisco	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 President Donald J. Trump @realdonaldtrump Followers: 42,477,242 • ER: 0.89% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Personal Computers Social Organisations Football & Soccer Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Personal Computers Social Organisations Football & Soccer	Followers 42,477,242	ER 0.89%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 Хабиб Нурмагомедов @khabib_nurmagomedov Followers: 38,033,616 • ER: 1.16% San Jose Love & Intimacy Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Love & Intimacy Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Volleyball	Followers 38,033,616	ER 1.16%	Country	City San Jose	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. @shaq Followers: 35,322,145 • ER: 0.08% Atlanta Memes Funny Videos Football & Soccer Standup Volleyball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Memes Funny Videos Football & Soccer Standup Volleyball Baseball	Followers 35,322,145	ER 0.08%	Country	City Atlanta	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 Golden State Warriors @warriors Followers: 32,551,459 • ER: 0.14% San Francisco Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball	Followers 32,551,459	ER 0.14%	Country	City San Francisco	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 ESPN @espn Followers: 28,312,937 • ER: 0.32% Detroit Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 28,312,937	ER 0.32%	Country	City Detroit	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 Los Angeles Lakers @lakers Followers: 25,202,284 • ER: 0.18% El Segundo Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 25,202,284	ER 0.18%	Country	City El Segundo	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 Inter Miami CF @intermiamicf Followers: 17,807,312 • ER: 0.37% Fort Lauderdale Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 17,807,312	ER 0.37%	Country	City Fort Lauderdale	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 Barstool Sports @barstoolsports Followers: 17,333,648 • ER: 0.04% Miami Hobbies Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Politics Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Cricket	Followers 17,333,648	ER 0.04%	Country	City Miami	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 Odell Beckham Jr @obj Followers: 17,222,372 • ER: 1.17% Miami Family & Parenting Love & Intimacy Blended Families Football & Soccer Volleyball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Family & Parenting Love & Intimacy Blended Families Football & Soccer Volleyball Kids Sports	Followers 17,222,372	ER 1.17%	Country	City Miami	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 Klay Thompson @klaythompson Followers: 16,810,852 • ER: 1.04% San Francisco Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Tennis Cricket Hockey Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Tennis Cricket Hockey	Followers 16,810,852	ER 1.04%	Country	City San Francisco	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 Cleveland Cavaliers @cavs Followers: 16,364,582 • ER: 0.02% Cleveland Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Tennis Rugby Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Tennis Rugby Cricket	Followers 16,364,582	ER 0.02%	Country	City Cleveland	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 Giannis Ugo Antetokounmpo @giannis_an34 Followers: 16,115,205 • ER: 1.4% Milwaukee Family & Parenting Blended Families Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Family & Parenting Blended Families Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 16,115,205	ER 1.4%	Country	City Milwaukee	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 Tom Brady @tombrady Followers: 15,240,000 • ER: 0.37% New York City Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Kids Sports Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Kids Sports Baseball	Followers 15,240,000	ER 0.37%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 Allen Iverson @theofficialai3 Followers: 14,817,875 • ER: 0.3% Long Beach Entertainment Football & Soccer Handball Standup Volleyball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Entertainment Football & Soccer Handball Standup Volleyball Basketball	Followers 14,817,875	ER 0.3%	Country	City Long Beach	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Noah @ncentineo Followers: 13,651,590 • ER: 3.4% Los Angeles Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Political Shows Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Political Shows Political Leaders Football & Soccer Volleyball	Followers 13,651,590	ER 3.4%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 Roger Federer @rogerfederer Followers: 13,010,286 • ER: 3.94% New York City Football & Soccer Handball Sports Tennis Rugby Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Tennis Rugby Cricket	Followers 13,010,286	ER 3.94%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
21	21 MLB ⚾ @mlb Followers: 12,776,957 • ER: 0.36% Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball	Followers 12,776,957	ER 0.36%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
22	22 James Harden @jharden13 Followers: 12,008,738 • ER: 0.44% New York City Football & Soccer Standup Sports Volleyball Basketball Tennis Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Standup Sports Volleyball Basketball Tennis	Followers 12,008,738	ER 0.44%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
23	23 Eva Longoria Baston @evalongoria Followers: 10,831,162 • ER: 0.48% San Antonio Politics Social Clubs Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Restaurants & Bars Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Social Clubs Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Restaurants & Bars	Followers 10,831,162	ER 0.48%	Country	City San Antonio	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
24	24 COMPLEX @complex Followers: 10,798,567 • ER: 1.34% New York City Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Funny Videos Football & Soccer Handball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Funny Videos Football & Soccer Handball Basketball	Followers 10,798,567	ER 1.34%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
25	25 Dana White @danawhite Followers: 10,777,640 • ER: 0.07% Las Vegas Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Volleyball	Followers 10,777,640	ER 0.07%	Country	City Las Vegas	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
26	26 Luka Doncic @lukadoncic Followers: 10,524,680 • ER: 2.67% Dallas Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 10,524,680	ER 2.67%	Country	City Dallas	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
27	27 Overtime @overtime Followers: 10,457,717 • ER: 6.64% New York City Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Cricket Baseball	Followers 10,457,717	ER 6.64%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
28	28 Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls Followers: 10,301,996 • ER: 0.21% Chicago Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 10,301,996	ER 0.21%	Country	City Chicago	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
29	29 Jimmy Butler @jimmybutler Followers: 10,045,944 • ER: 0.33% San Francisco Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 10,045,944	ER 0.33%	Country	City San Francisco	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
30	30 Damian Lillard @damianlillard Followers: 10,035,849 • ER: 0.08% Portland Hobbies Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball	Followers 10,035,849	ER 0.08%	Country	City Portland	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
31	31 Paul George @ygtrece Followers: 9,674,420 • ER: 0.25% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 9,674,420	ER 0.25%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
32	32 twelve @jamorant Followers: 9,553,129 • ER: 2.07% Memphis Football & Soccer Wrestling Standup Volleyball Activewear Tennis Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Wrestling Standup Volleyball Activewear Tennis	Followers 9,553,129	ER 2.07%	Country	City Memphis	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
33	33 Jack Grealish @jackgrealish Followers: 8,654,879 • ER: 3.41% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 8,654,879	ER 3.41%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
34	34 Boston Celtics @celtics Followers: 8,469,285 • ER: 0.14% Boston Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 8,469,285	ER 0.14%	Country	City Boston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
35	35 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia @carlitosalcarazz Followers: 7,895,539 • ER: 12.17% Indian Wells Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Tennis Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Tennis Rugby	Followers 7,895,539	ER 12.17%	Country	City Indian Wells	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
36	36 Christian Pulisic @cmpulisic Followers: 7,716,924 • ER: 0.37% Hershey Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 7,716,924	ER 0.37%	Country	City Hershey	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
37	37 bronny @bronny Followers: 7,594,642 • ER: 4.76% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Kids Sports Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Kids Sports Baseball	Followers 7,594,642	ER 4.76%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
38	38 Muhammad Ali @muhammadali Followers: 7,409,366 • ER: 0.15% Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts	Followers 7,409,366	ER 0.15%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
39	39 Jayson Tatum🙏🏀 @jaytatum0 Followers: 7,362,773 • ER: 2.87% Durham Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Hobbies Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Hobbies Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball	Followers 7,362,773	ER 2.87%	Country	City Durham	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
40	40 Joel "The Process" Embiid @joelembiid Followers: 7,234,564 • ER: 0.14% Philadelphia Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball American Football Baseball	Followers 7,234,564	ER 0.14%	Country	City Philadelphia	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
41	41 Alex "Poatan" Pereira @alexpoatanpereira Followers: 7,014,520 • ER: 1.77% Bethel Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports American Football	Followers 7,014,520	ER 1.77%	Country	City Bethel	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
42	42 Anthony Davis @antdavis23 Followers: 6,996,787 • ER: 2.2% Chicago Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball	Followers 6,996,787	ER 2.2%	Country	City Chicago	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
43	43 Miami HEAT @miamiheat Followers: 6,679,588 • ER: 0.07% Miami Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 6,679,588	ER 0.07%	Country	City Miami	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
44	44 Patrick Mahomes II @patrickmahomes Followers: 6,653,108 • ER: 0.66% Kansas City Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 6,653,108	ER 0.66%	Country	City Kansas City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
45	45 Houston Rockets @houstonrockets Followers: 6,338,367 • ER: 0.23% Houston Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 6,338,367	ER 0.23%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
46	46 Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder Followers: 6,234,763 • ER: 0.07% Oklahoma City Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball	Followers 6,234,763	ER 0.07%	Country	City Oklahoma City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
47	47 Borussia Dortmund (BVB) @blackyellow Followers: 5,987,569 • ER: 0.24% Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 5,987,569	ER 0.24%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
48	48 NBA History @nbahistory Followers: 5,970,231 • ER: 2.31% Chicago Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball	Followers 5,970,231	ER 2.31%	Country	City Chicago	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
49	49 Los Angeles Dodgers @dodgers Followers: 5,950,360 • ER: 1.61% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 5,950,360	ER 1.61%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
50	50 The Professor @theprofessor Followers: 5,659,761 • ER: 0.57% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 5,659,761	ER 0.57%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Football & Soccer Instagram influencers in the United States?

By followers: @leomessi (504.4M), @karimbenzema (75.6M), @paulpogba (64.7M). By engagement rate: @carlitosalcarazz (12.17%), @overtime (6.64%), @bronny (4.76%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Football & Soccer influencers in the United States?

The median is 0.37%; half of the 50 largest creators by followers fall between 0.19% and 1.59%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Football & Soccer Instagram influencers does infloo track in the United States?

850 as of September 2026. The ranking shows 50 of them, sorted by followers.

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