The highest earners in the history of Málaga
Recio has earned AU$4.2m at Málaga across 2 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 19 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Málaga history
These 20 players took AU$48.3m between them, 76% of everything Málaga has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Málaga player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Málaga 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 | Recio | AU$4.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 2 | Jony | AU$3.9m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 3 | Diego Llorente | AU$3.6m | 1 | 2017 |
| 4 | Roberto Rosales | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 5 | Adalberto Peñaranda | AU$3.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 6 | Brown Ideye | AU$3.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 7 | Isaac Success | AU$3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 8 | Sandro | AU$3m | 1 | 2017 |
| 9 | Darko Brašanac | AU$3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 10 | Jozabed | AU$2.2m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 11 | Pablo Fornals | AU$1.9m | 1 | 2017 |
| 12 | Braian Cufré | AU$1.8m | 1 | 2022 |
| 13 | Ignacio Camacho | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 14 | Javi Ontiveros | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 15 | Mikel Villanueva | AU$1.5m | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 16 | David Larrubia Current squad | AU$1.5m | 5 | 2021-2026 |
| 17 | Esteban Burgos | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 18 | Youssef En-Nesyri | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 19 | Aleix Febas | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 20 | Jack Harper | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 21 | Mamadou Koné | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 22 | Carlos Dotor Current squad | AU$1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Álvaro Vadillo | AU$983k | 1 | 2022 |
| 24 | Pau Torres | AU$983k | 1 | 2019 |
| 25 | Axel Werner | AU$934k | 1 | 2019 |
| 26 | Ignasi Miquel | AU$894k | 1 | 2018 |
| 27 | Armando Sadiku | AU$835k | 1 | 2020 |
| 28 | Dani Martín | AU$826k | 1 | 2022 |
| 29 | Carlos Puga Current squad | AU$806k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 30 | Fran Villalba | AU$717k | 1 | 2023 |
| 31 | Unai Bustinza | AU$688k | 1 | 2023 |
| 32 | Einar Galilea Current squad | AU$678k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 33 | Brandon Thomas | AU$639k | 1 | 2022 |
| 34 | Roberto Fernández | AU$531k | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 35 | Ismael Gutiérrez | AU$501k | 1 | 2022 |
| 36 | Keidi Bare | AU$491k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 37 | Aarón Escandell | AU$442k | 1 | 2017 |
| 38 | Juan Soriano | AU$403k | 1 | 2021 |
| 39 | Luca Sangalli | AU$393k | 1 | 2024 |
| 40 | Abdelkabir Abqar | AU$295k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 41 | Rubén Yáñez | AU$265k | 1 | 2023 |
| 42 | Sergio Buenacasa | AU$256k | 1 | 2020 |
| 43 | Lumor Agbenyenu | AU$197k | 1 | 2023 |
| 44 | Antonio Cordero | AU$60k | 1 | 2024 |
| 45 | Tete Morente | AU$59k | 1 | 2020 |
| 46 | Paco Current squad | AU$50k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Málaga?
Recio, with AU$4.2m across 2 seasons at Málaga.
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 46 players we hold a Málaga wage for, from 2017 to 2026.