
The highest earners in the history of Barcelona
Lionel Messi has earned AU$434.2m at Barcelona across 5 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 14 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Barcelona history
These 20 players took AU$2.56bn between them, 72% of everything Barcelona has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Barcelona player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Barcelona 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 | Lionel Messi | AU$434.2m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 2 | Luis Suárez | AU$187.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 3 | Sergio Busquets | AU$168.9m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 4 | Gerard Piqué | AU$159.4m | 9 | 2014-2022 |
| 5 | Frenkie de Jong Current squad | AU$140.5m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 6 | Robert Lewandowski | AU$132m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé | AU$131m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 8 | Philippe Coutinho | AU$120.4m | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 9 | Jordi Alba | AU$117.6m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 10 | Antoine Griezmann | AU$115.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 11 | Marc-André ter Stegen | AU$106.9m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 12 | Sergi Roberto | AU$104.2m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 13 | João Cancelo Current squad | AU$94.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 14 | Ivan Rakitić | AU$91.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 15 | Samuel Umtiti | AU$89.7m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 16 | Raphinha Current squad | AU$83.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 17 | Pedri Current squad | AU$75m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 18 | Andreas Christensen Current squad | AU$74.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 19 | Jules Koundé Current squad | AU$69.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 20 | Ronald Araujo | AU$65m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 21 | Marcus Rashford | AU$53.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Gavi (Pablo Páez) Current squad | AU$53m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 23 | Neymar | AU$49.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 24 | Ferran Torres | AU$41.3m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 25 | Clément Lenglet | AU$39.5m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 26 | Ansu Fati | AU$37.6m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 27 | Arturo Vidal | AU$33.6m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 28 | Alejandro Balde Current squad | AU$32.8m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 29 | Dani Olmo Current squad | AU$30.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Arda Turan | AU$30.2m | 3 | 2016-2020 |
| 31 | Lamine Yamal Current squad | AU$29.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 32 | Eric García Current squad | AU$28.7m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 33 | Miralem Pjanić | AU$27.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 34 | Neto | AU$25.8m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 35 | Aleix Vidal | AU$22.9m | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| 36 | Jasper Cillessen | AU$22.8m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 37 | João Félix | AU$22.4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 38 | André Gomes | AU$21.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 39 | Martin Braithwaite | AU$21.5m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 40 | Nélson Semedo | AU$21m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 41 | Arthur | AU$20.6m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 42 | Rafinha | AU$20.6m | 3 | 2016-2019 |
| 43 | Marcos Alonso | AU$20m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 44 | Franck Kessié | AU$19.9m | 1 | 2023 |
| 45 | Denis Suárez | AU$17.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 46 | Lucas Digne | AU$16.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 47 | Memphis Depay | AU$15.8m | 1 | 2022 |
| 48 | Sergio Agüero | AU$15.8m | 1 | 2022 |
| 49 | Joan García Current squad | AU$15.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Ilkay Gündogan | AU$15m | 1 | 2024 |
| 51 | Íñigo Martínez | AU$14.8m | 1 | 2024 |
| 52 | Júnior Firpo | AU$14.3m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 53 | Fermín Current squad | AU$14m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 54 | Francisco Trincão | AU$14m | 1 | 2021 |
| 55 | Sergiño Dest | AU$13.2m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 56 | Yerry Mina | AU$12.9m | 1 | 2018 |
| 57 | Pau Cubarsí Current squad | AU$8.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 58 | Malcom | AU$8.7m | 1 | 2019 |
| 59 | Wojciech Szczesny Current squad | AU$8.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 60 | Munir | AU$8.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 61 | Riqui Puig | AU$7m | 3 | 2018-2022 |
| 62 | Luuk de Jong | AU$6.6m | 1 | 2022 |
| 63 | Oriol Romeu | AU$5.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Gerard Martín Current squad | AU$4.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 65 | Adama Traoré | AU$4.6m | 1 | 2022 |
| 66 | Jordi Masip | AU$4.4m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 67 | Jeison Murillo | AU$4.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 68 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 69 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2022 |
| 70 | Carles Aleñá | AU$3.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 71 | Iñaki Peña | AU$2.8m | 5 | 2017-2024 |
| 72 | Marc Casadó | AU$2.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 73 | Marc Bernal Current squad | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 74 | Óscar Mingueza | AU$2m | 3 | 2017-2022 |
| 75 | Moussa Wagué | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 76 | Roony Bardghji Current squad | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 77 | Jean-Clair Todibo | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 78 | Matheus Fernandes | AU$998k | 1 | 2021 |
| 79 | Nico González | AU$998k | 1 | 2022 |
| 80 | Vitor Roque | AU$998k | 1 | 2024 |
| 81 | Alen Halilovic | AU$749k | 1 | 2015 |
| 82 | José Arnáiz | AU$709k | 1 | 2018 |
| 83 | Alberto Perea | AU$699k | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 84 | Marlon | AU$589k | 1 | 2017 |
| 85 | Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | AU$499k | 1 | 2018 |
| 86 | Marc Cardona | AU$479k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 87 | Sergi Palencia | AU$419k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 88 | Julián Araujo | AU$409k | 1 | 2023 |
| 89 | Marc Cucurella | AU$344k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 90 | Rodrigo Tarín | AU$339k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 91 | Gerard Gumbau | AU$319k | 1 | 2017 |
| 92 | Abel Ruiz | AU$296k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 93 | Ballou Tabla | AU$250k | 1 | 2018 |
| 94 | Carles Pérez | AU$187k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 95 | José Antonio Martínez | AU$153k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 96 | Wilfrid Kaptoum | AU$140k | 1 | 2017 |
| 97 | Jorge Cuenca | AU$110k | 1 | 2018 |
| 98 | Jokin Ezkieta | AU$87k | 1 | 2018 |
| 99 | Álex Collado | AU$84k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 100 | Paik Seung-Ho | AU$70k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Barcelona?
Lionel Messi, with AU$434.2m across 5 seasons at Barcelona.
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 106 players we hold a Barcelona wage for, from 2014 to 2026.