The highest earners in the history of Rayo Vallecano
Mario Suárez has earned AU$27.4m at Rayo Vallecano across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 10 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Rayo Vallecano history
These 20 players took AU$147.5m between them, 77% of everything Rayo Vallecano has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Rayo Vallecano player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Rayo Vallecano 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 | Mario Suárez | AU$27.4m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 2 | Álvaro García Current squad | AU$14.1m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 3 | Florian Lejeune Current squad | AU$11.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 4 | Isi Palazón Current squad | AU$10m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 5 | Oscar Trejo | AU$9.7m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 6 | Alfonso Espino | AU$7.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 7 | Óscar Valentín Current squad | AU$6.8m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 8 | Stole Dimitrievski | AU$5.9m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 9 | Jorge De Frutos Current squad | AU$5.8m | 4 | 2020-2026 |
| 10 | Iván Balliu Current squad | AU$5.2m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 11 | Pathé Ciss Current squad | AU$5.2m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 12 | Unai López Current squad | AU$5.2m | 6 | 2018-2026 |
| 13 | Ilias Akhomach | AU$5.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 14 | Alejandro Catena | AU$5m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 15 | Pep Chavarría | AU$4.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 16 | Santi Comesaña | AU$4.2m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 17 | Giannelli Imbula | AU$4m | 1 | 2019 |
| 18 | Augusto Batalla Current squad | AU$3.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 19 | José Pozo | AU$3.8m | 5 | 2019-2024 |
| 20 | Sergio Camello Current squad | AU$3.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 21 | Luiz Felipe Current squad | AU$3.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Esteban Saveljich | AU$3.2m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 23 | Raúl De Tomás | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 24 | Randy Nteka Current squad | AU$2.7m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 25 | Radamel Falcao | AU$2.7m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 26 | Adrián Embarba | AU$2.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 27 | Gerard Gumbau | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Gaël Kakuta | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 29 | Miguel Crespo | AU$1.8m | 1 | 2024 |
| 30 | Álvaro Medrán | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2019 |
| 31 | Antonio Milic | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 32 | Paulo Gazzaniga | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 33 | Antonio Luna | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2020 |
| 34 | Diego López | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 35 | Andrés Martín (Andrés Martín García) | AU$1.4m | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 36 | Sergi Guardiola | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2022 |
| 37 | Martín Merquelanz | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2022 |
| 38 | Kike (Enrique Pérez) | AU$989k | 2 | 2017-2024 |
| 39 | Fran García (Francisco García Torres) | AU$875k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 40 | Kévin Rodrigues | AU$786k | 1 | 2022 |
| 41 | Nikola Maraš | AU$776k | 1 | 2022 |
| 42 | Tomás Mejías | AU$747k | 1 | 2017 |
| 43 | Aridane Hernández | AU$737k | 1 | 2024 |
| 44 | Toño | AU$708k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 45 | Àlex Moreno | AU$649k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 46 | Luca Zidane | AU$590k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 47 | Quini | AU$462k | 1 | 2017 |
| 48 | Salvi Sánchez | AU$452k | 1 | 2023 |
| 49 | Fran Beltrán | AU$330k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 50 | Franco Cristaldo | AU$226k | 1 | 2017 |
| 51 | Sergio Akieme | AU$124k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Rayo Vallecano?
Mario Suárez, with AU$27.4m across 6 seasons at Rayo Vallecano.
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 51 players we hold a Rayo Vallecano wage for, from 2017 to 2026.