Highest paid player at every Categoría Primera A club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Luis Muriel of Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. leads on AU$39,690 a week. At the other end, Unión Magdalena S.A. pays its own best paid player, Hugo Palacios, AU$7,938 — a gap of 5.0×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages
Every club's top earner
18 of the 20 clubs we track are ranked, one row each. We hold no wage for any player at the other 2, so they sit under the table rather than being ranked on a figure we do not have. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | WAGES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. | Luis Muriel | AU$39,690 | AU$2,063,880 | 34 | AM LC, F C | AU$286k | 36/43 | 14% |
| 02 | Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. | Emanuel Reynoso | AU$35,910 | AU$1,867,320 | 29 | AM LC | AU$227k | 36/63 | 16% |
| 03 | Once Caldas S.A. | Dayro Moreno | AU$34,020 | AU$1,769,040 | 39 | ST | AU$222k | 32/44 | 15% |
| 04 | Atlético Nacional S.A. | Cristian Arango | AU$26,460 | AU$1,375,920 | 30 | AM/F C | AU$226k | 31/60 | 12% |
| 05 | Independiente Santa Fe S.A. | Nahuel Bustos | AU$24,570 | AU$1,277,640 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | AU$237k | 30/42 | 10% |
| 06 | Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. | Radamel Falcao | AU$22,680 | AU$1,179,360 | 39 | ST | AU$233k | 32/50 | 10% |
| 07 | Club Deportes Tolima S.A. | Élan Ricardo | AU$20,790 | AU$1,081,080 | 21 | DM | AU$175k | 28/48 | 12% |
| 08 | América de Cali S.A. | Jean | AU$17,199 | AU$894,348 | 29 | GK | AU$229k | 36/61 | 8% |
| 09 | El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. | Frank Fabra | AU$15,687 | AU$815,724 | 34 | D/WB L | AU$199k | 36/62 | 8% |
| 10 | Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. | Fabián Sambueza | AU$11,907 | AU$619,164 | 36 | AM RLC | AU$160k | 22/33 | 7% |
| 11 | Club Llaneros S.A. | Francisco Meza | AU$11,907 | AU$619,164 | 33 | D C | AU$118k | 23/50 | 10% |
| 12 | Club Profesional Deportivo Pasto S.A. | Diego Chávez | AU$10,206 | AU$530,712 | 27 | DM | AU$125k | 27/39 | 8% |
| 13 | Fortaleza Fútbol Club S.A. | David Ramírez Pisciotti | AU$10,206 | AU$530,712 | 23 | D C | AU$118k | 29/44 | 9% |
| 14 | Talento Dorado S.A. | Frank Lozano | AU$10,017 | AU$520,884 | 31 | DM | AU$109k | 21/36 | 9% |
| 15 | Sociedad Deportivo Pereira F.C. S.A. | Fabio Delgado | AU$10,017 | AU$520,884 | 26 | D/WB/AM L | AU$98k | 24/52 | 10% |
| 16 | Deportivo Boyacá Chicó Fútbol Club S.A. | Darío Denis | AU$8,316 | AU$432,432 | 33 | GK | AU$51k | 17/41 | 16% |
| 17 | Envigado Fútbol Club S.A. | Geindry Cuervo | AU$7,938 | AU$412,776 | 23 | D/WB/M R | AU$99k | 30/61 | 8% |
| 18 | Unión Magdalena S.A. | Hugo Palacios | AU$7,938 | AU$412,776 | 28 | AM RL | AU$42k | 14/38 | 19% |
Clubs with no wage on record
2 clubs here have no player we hold a wage for, so they have no top earner to rank. Squads, and any wage we do add, show on the club pages.
Frequently asked questions
Categoría Primera A club top earners
Which Categoría Primera A club pays the biggest single wage?
Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A.. Luis Muriel earns AU$39,690 per week there, AU$2,063,880 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Categoría Primera A club has the lowest paid top earner?
Unión Magdalena S.A., where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Hugo Palacios on AU$7,938 per week. Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. pays 5.0 times that for its own top earner.
Which Categoría Primera A club leans hardest on one player?
Unión Magdalena S.A.. Hugo Palacios takes 19% of the AU$42,236 a week the club pays across the 14 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many Categoría Primera A clubs are on this list?
18 of the 20 clubs we track are ranked, one row each. We hold no wage for any player at the other 2, so they sit under the table rather than being ranked on a figure we do not have.