The highest earners in the history of Espanyol
Diego López has earned AU$33.3m at Espanyol across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Espanyol history
These 20 players took AU$208.1m between them, 64% of everything Espanyol has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Espanyol player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Espanyol 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 | Diego López | AU$33.3m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 2 | David López | AU$29.5m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 3 | Sergi Darder | AU$17.9m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 4 | Pablo Piatti | AU$16.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 5 | Wu Lei | AU$12.7m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera Current squad | AU$10.9m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 7 | Fernando Calero | AU$8.7m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 8 | Javi Puado Current squad | AU$8.2m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 9 | Víctor Sánchez | AU$7.8m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 10 | Gerard Moreno | AU$7.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 11 | Marc Roca | AU$6.8m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 12 | Edu Expósito Current squad | AU$6.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Léo Baptistão | AU$6.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 14 | Cyril Ngongé | AU$5.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 15 | Felipe Caicedo | AU$5.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 16 | Dídac Vilà | AU$5.2m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 17 | Borja Iglesias | AU$5.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 18 | Adrià Pedrosa | AU$5m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 19 | Adrián Embarba | AU$4.7m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 20 | Óscar Melendo | AU$4.5m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 21 | Fernando Pacheco | AU$4.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 22 | Carlos Romero | AU$4.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Keita Baldé | AU$4.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 24 | Mario Hermoso | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 25 | Sergi Gómez | AU$4m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 26 | Javi López | AU$3.8m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 27 | Aleix Vidal | AU$3.7m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 28 | Martin Braithwaite | AU$3.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Hernán Pérez | AU$3.6m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 30 | Pau López | AU$3.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 31 | Naldo | AU$3.3m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 32 | Pere Milla Current squad | AU$3.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 33 | Kike García Current squad | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Sergio García | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 35 | Oier Olazabal | AU$3m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 36 | Óscar Duarte | AU$3m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 37 | Roberto Fernández Current squad | AU$3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Aarón | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 39 | Ramón Terrats | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Denis Suárez | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2023 |
| 41 | Keidi Bare | AU$2.6m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 42 | Matías Vargas | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 43 | Pape Diop | AU$2.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 44 | Clemens Riedel Current squad | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 45 | César Montes | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 46 | Roberto Rosales | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 47 | Charles Pickel | AU$2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 48 | Marko Dmitrovic Current squad | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Tyrhys Dolan Current squad | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Jonathan Calleri | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 51 | Loren Morón | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2022 |
| 52 | Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2023 |
| 53 | Yangel Herrera | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2022 |
| 54 | Tonny Vilhena | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2022 |
| 55 | Álvaro Aguado | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 56 | Ander Iturraspe | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2020 |
| 57 | Manu Morlanes | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2022 |
| 58 | Sébastien Corchia | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2020 |
| 59 | Álvaro Fernández | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 60 | Joselu | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 61 | Raúl De Tomás | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2020 |
| 62 | José Carlos Lazo | AU$1.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 63 | Álvaro Vadillo | AU$998k | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Miguelón | AU$978k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 65 | Dani Gómez | AU$938k | 1 | 2023 |
| 66 | Rubén Duarte | AU$899k | 1 | 2017 |
| 67 | Salva Sevilla | AU$799k | 1 | 2017 |
| 68 | Joan García | AU$719k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 69 | Víctor Ruiz | AU$699k | 1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Lluís | AU$636k | 3 | 2017-2021 |
| 71 | Salvi Sánchez | AU$559k | 1 | 2024 |
| 72 | Alfa Semedo | AU$449k | 1 | 2019 |
| 73 | Pipa | AU$339k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 74 | Vinicius Souza | AU$150k | 1 | 2023 |
| 75 | Saúl Coco | AU$66k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Espanyol?
Diego López, with AU$33.3m across 6 seasons at Espanyol.
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 75 players we hold a Espanyol wage for, from 2017 to 2026.