
The highest earners in the history of Swansea City
Kyle Naughton has earned AU$17.7m at Swansea City across 9 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Swansea City history
These 20 players took AU$182.1m between them, 52% of everything Swansea City has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Swansea City player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Swansea City wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Naughton | AU$17.7m | 9 | 2017-2025 |
| 2 | Wayne Routledge | AU$16.6m | 8 | 2014-2021 |
| 3 | André Ayew | AU$15.3m | 2 | 2016-2018 |
| 4 | Leroy Fer | AU$11.9m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 5 | Jordan Ayew | AU$9.8m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 6 | Lukasz Fabianski | AU$9.8m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 7 | Matt Grimes | AU$9.4m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 8 | Federico Fernández | AU$8.8m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 9 | Wilfried Bony | AU$8.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 10 | Martin Olsson | AU$8.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 11 | Jay Fulton Current squad | AU$7.9m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 12 | Fernando Llorente | AU$7.6m | 1 | 2017 |
| 13 | Kristoffer Nordfeldt | AU$7.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 14 | Ki Sung-Yueng | AU$7.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 15 | Gylfi Sigurðsson | AU$7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 16 | Tom Carroll | AU$6.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 17 | Jefferson Montero | AU$5.9m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 18 | Andrew Fisher Current squad | AU$5.7m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 19 | Ben Cabango Current squad | AU$5.5m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 20 | Alfie Mawson | AU$5.5m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 21 | Mike van der Hoorn | AU$5.5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 22 | Erwin Mulder | AU$5.2m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 23 | Connor Roberts | AU$4.9m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 24 | Cameron Burgess Current squad | AU$4.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 25 | Gustavo Nunes | AU$4.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 26 | Sam Clucas | AU$4.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 27 | Tammy Abraham | AU$4.6m | 1 | 2018 |
| 28 | Ryan Bennett | AU$4.5m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 29 | Andy King | AU$4.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 30 | Bersant Celina | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 31 | Conor Hourihane | AU$4.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 32 | Adam Idah Current squad | AU$3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Jamal Lowe | AU$3.6m | 2 | 2021-2024 |
| 34 | Joel Ward | AU$3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Joe Allen | AU$3.5m | 3 | 2023-2025 |
| 36 | Jack Cork | AU$3.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 37 | Bashir Humphreys | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 38 | Gonçalo Franco Current squad | AU$3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Ryan Manning | AU$2.9m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 40 | Ishé Samuels-Smith | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Marko Stamenić Current squad | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Kyle Bartley | AU$2.8m | 1 | 2018 |
| 43 | Olivier Ntcham | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 44 | Hannes Wolf | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2022 |
| 45 | Eom Ji-Sung Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Lawrence Vigouroux Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Adam King | AU$2.5m | 5 | 2014-2019 |
| 48 | Liam Cullen | AU$2.5m | 10 | 2016-2026 |
| 49 | Josh Tymon Current squad | AU$2.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 50 | Harry Darling | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 51 | Renato Sanches | AU$2.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 52 | Jamie Paterson | AU$2.3m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 53 | Cameron Carter-Vickers | AU$2.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 54 | Zeidane Inoussa Current squad | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Žan Vipotnik Current squad | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Jake Bidwell | AU$2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 57 | Joël Piroe | AU$2m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 58 | George Byers | AU$1.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 59 | Oli McBurnie | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 60 | Joel Latibeaudiere | AU$1.8m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 61 | Yan Dhanda | AU$1.7m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 62 | Ben Hamer | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 63 | Cyrus Christie | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2022 |
| 64 | Joe Rodon | AU$1.7m | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 65 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Przemyslaw Placheta | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 67 | Barrie McKay | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 68 | Joel Asoro | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 69 | Korey Smith | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 70 | Ashley Richards | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 71 | Freddie Woodman | AU$1.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 72 | Steven Benda | AU$1.2m | 4 | 2018-2023 |
| 73 | Daniel James | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 74 | Liam Walsh | AU$1.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 75 | Ethan Galbraith | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 76 | Josh Ginnelly | AU$1m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 77 | Jerry Yates | AU$983k | 1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Luke Cundle | AU$983k | 1 | 2023 |
| 79 | Paul Arriola | AU$983k | 1 | 2021 |
| 80 | Marc Guéhi | AU$963k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 81 | Morgan Whittaker | AU$963k | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 82 | Oliver Cooper | AU$947k | 8 | 2017-2026 |
| 83 | Flynn Downes | AU$914k | 1 | 2022 |
| 84 | Jordan Morris | AU$894k | 1 | 2021 |
| 85 | Michael Obafemi | AU$885k | 1 | 2022 |
| 86 | Declan John | AU$826k | 1 | 2019 |
| 87 | Finley Burns | AU$717k | 1 | 2022 |
| 88 | Nathan Wood | AU$668k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 89 | Jordi Govea | AU$619k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 90 | Brandon Cooper | AU$598k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 91 | Courtney Baker-Richardson | AU$570k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 92 | Rhian Brewster | AU$560k | 1 | 2020 |
| 93 | Aldo Kalulu | AU$541k | 1 | 2020 |
| 94 | Ben Wilmot | AU$541k | 1 | 2020 |
| 95 | Charlie Patiño | AU$531k | 1 | 2024 |
| 96 | Conor Gallagher | AU$531k | 1 | 2020 |
| 97 | Harrison Ashby | AU$511k | 1 | 2024 |
| 98 | Carl Rushworth | AU$432k | 1 | 2024 |
| 99 | Kyle Joseph | AU$393k | 1 | 2022 |
| 100 | Nathanael Ogbeta | AU$383k | 1 | 2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Swansea City?
Kyle Naughton, with AU$17.7m across 9 seasons at Swansea City.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 146 players we hold a Swansea City wage for, from 2014 to 2026.