
The highest earners in the history of Atlético Madrid
Antoine Griezmann has earned AU$252.9m at Atlético Madrid across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Atlético Madrid history
These 20 players took AU$1.75bn between them, 79% of everything Atlético Madrid has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Atlético Madrid player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Atlético Madrid 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 | Antoine Griezmann | AU$252.9m | 8 | 2017-2026 |
| 2 | Koke Current squad | AU$243m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 3 | Jan Oblak Current squad | AU$218.9m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Saúl | AU$120.3m | 7 | 2017-2024 |
| 5 | Diego Costa | AU$75.1m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 6 | José Giménez | AU$74.9m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 7 | Marcos Llorente Current squad | AU$73m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 8 | Vitolo | AU$71m | 5 | 2018-2024 |
| 9 | Yannick Carrasco | AU$65m | 5 | 2017-2023 |
| 10 | Álvaro Morata | AU$64.2m | 4 | 2019-2024 |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar | AU$64.2m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 12 | Mario Hermoso | AU$61.1m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 13 | Stefan Savic | AU$55.2m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 14 | Diego Godín | AU$53.9m | 4 | 2016-2019 |
| 15 | Luis Suárez | AU$53.5m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 16 | Ángel Correa | AU$50.7m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 17 | João Félix | AU$46.6m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 18 | Šime Vrsaljko | AU$43.4m | 6 | 2016-2022 |
| 19 | Geoffrey Kondogbia | AU$32.2m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 20 | Memphis Depay | AU$31.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 21 | Rodrigo De Paul | AU$27.6m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 22 | Kevin Gameiro | AU$25m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 23 | Thiago Almada | AU$24.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Julián Álvarez Current squad | AU$23.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 25 | Felipe | AU$21.1m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 26 | Axel Witsel | AU$20.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 27 | Fernando Torres | AU$19.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 28 | Kieran Trippier | AU$15.7m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 29 | Renan Lodi | AU$15.7m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 30 | Nicolás González | AU$15.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Thomas Partey | AU$14.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 32 | Héctor Herrera | AU$14.8m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 33 | Ademola Lookman Current squad | AU$11.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | César Azpilicueta | AU$11.3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 35 | Nikola Kalinic | AU$11m | 1 | 2019 |
| 36 | Álex Baena Current squad | AU$10.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Nahuel Molina | AU$10m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 38 | Johnny Current squad | AU$9.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Lucas Hernández | AU$9m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 40 | Alexander Sørloth Current squad | AU$8.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Rodri | AU$8.3m | 1 | 2019 |
| 42 | Robin Le Normand Current squad | AU$7.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Dávid Hancko Current squad | AU$7.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 44 | Sergio Reguilón | AU$7.7m | 1 | 2023 |
| 45 | Nicolás Gaitán | AU$7.6m | 1 | 2017 |
| 46 | Giuliano Simeone Current squad | AU$7.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Pablo Barrios Current squad | AU$7.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 48 | Lucas Torreira | AU$7.4m | 1 | 2021 |
| 49 | Matt Doherty | AU$7.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 50 | Reinildo | AU$6.6m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 51 | Matheus Cunha | AU$6.4m | 1 | 2022 |
| 52 | Santiago Arias | AU$5.5m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 53 | Moussa Dembélé | AU$5.4m | 1 | 2021 |
| 54 | Clément Lenglet | AU$5.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Matteo Ruggeri | AU$4.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Juan Musso Current squad | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 57 | Ivo Grbic | AU$3.8m | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 58 | Benjamin Lecomte | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2022 |
| 59 | Daniel Wass | AU$2.9m | 1 | 2022 |
| 60 | Samuel Lino | AU$2.8m | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Marc Pubill Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Miguel Ángel Moyà | AU$2.6m | 1 | 2017 |
| 63 | Gabriel Paulista | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Rodrigo Riquelme | AU$1.9m | 2 | 2018-2024 |
| 65 | Horaţiu Moldovan | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 66 | Caio Henrique | AU$570k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 67 | Marcos Paulo | AU$482k | 1 | 2024 |
| 68 | Arthur Vermeeren | AU$344k | 1 | 2024 |
| 69 | Axel Werner | AU$344k | 1 | 2018 |
| 70 | Ivan Šaponjic | AU$305k | 1 | 2020 |
| 71 | Ivan Šaponjic | AU$305k | 1 | 2021 |
| 72 | Nicolás Schiappacasse | AU$291k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 73 | Sergi | AU$216k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 74 | Roberto Olabe | AU$138k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 75 | Tete Morente | AU$59k | 1 | 2017 |
| 76 | Keidi Bare | AU$13k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 77 | Andy Escudero | AU$12k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 78 | Diego Conde | AU$12k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Atlético Madrid?
Antoine Griezmann, with AU$252.9m across 8 seasons at Atlético Madrid.
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 78 players we hold a Atlético Madrid wage for, from 2016 to 2026.