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Highest paid players from Ecuador

Moisés Caicedo is the best paid player from Ecuador at AU$268,800 a week. We hold a wage for 51 of the 62 players in the squads we track who give Ecuador, and they earn AU$1,744,923 a week between them, across 19 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$1.7m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$90.7m

AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$40k

MEDIAN WEEKLY AU$17k

PLAYERS IN SQUADS62

MOST AT ONE CLUB3 Atlético Mineiro

The best-paid XI from Ecuador

The eleven highest-paid players from Ecuador that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.

GK Hernán Galíndez AU$17,664 Club Atlético Huracán
D Piero Hincapié AU$157,440 Arsenal
D Willian Pacho AU$136,320 Paris Saint-Germain
D Cristian Ramírez AU$32,640 Lokomotiv Moscow
D Joel Ordóñez AU$30,720 Club Brugge KV
M Moisés Caicedo AU$268,800 Chelsea
M Pervis Estupiñán AU$145,920 AC Milan
M Carlos Gruezo AU$122,880 CD Santos Laguna
A Jeremy Sarmiento AU$71,040 Middlesbrough
A Nilson Angulo AU$65,280 Sunderland
A Anthony Valencia AU$63,360 Flamengo

Combined AU$1,112,064 per week · AU$57,827,328 per year

Highest paid from Ecuador

Top 50 by weekly wage, 100% of every Ecuador wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Ecuador. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Moisés Caicedo	AU$268,800	AU$13,977,600	Chelsea	Premier League	23	DM
02	Piero Hincapié	AU$157,440	AU$8,186,880	Arsenal	Premier League	23	D LC
03	Pervis Estupiñán	AU$145,920	AU$7,587,840	AC Milan	Serie A	27	D/WB/M L
04	Willian Pacho	AU$136,320	AU$7,088,640	Paris Saint-Germain	Ligue 1	23	D LC
05	Carlos Gruezo	AU$122,880	AU$6,389,760	CD Santos Laguna	Liga MX	30	DM
06	Jeremy Sarmiento	AU$71,040	AU$3,694,080	Middlesbrough	Championship	23	AM RLC
07	Nilson Angulo	AU$65,280	AU$3,394,560	Sunderland	Premier League	22	AM RL, ST
08	Anthony Valencia	AU$63,360	AU$3,294,720	Flamengo	Brasileirão Série A	21	AM R, ST
09	Jordy Caicedo	AU$53,760	AU$2,795,520	CD Atlas	Liga MX	27	AM R, ST
10	Jeremy	AU$48,000	AU$2,496,000	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	20	AM/F C

11	Leonardo Campana	AU$38,400	AU$1,996,800	New England Revolution	Major League Soccer	24	ST
12	John Yeboah	AU$34,560	AU$1,797,120	Venezia Football Club	Serie A	25	AM RLC, F C
13	Cristian Ramírez	AU$32,640	AU$1,697,280	Lokomotiv Moscow	Russian Premier League	30	D/WB L
14	Enner Valencia	AU$32,640	AU$1,697,280	Club Atlético Boca Juniors	Super Liga	35	ST
15	Joel Ordóñez	AU$30,720	AU$1,597,440	Club Brugge KV	Belgian Pro League	21	D C
16	Alan Franco	AU$30,720	AU$1,597,440	Atlético Mineiro	Brasileirão Série A	26	DM
17	José Cifuentes	AU$30,720	AU$1,597,440	Rangers	Scottish Premiership	26	DM, AM C
18	Anderson Julio	AU$28,800	AU$1,497,600	FC Dallas	Major League Soccer	29	AM RL, ST
19	Gonzalo Plata	AU$21,120	AU$1,098,240	Flamengo	Brasileirão Série A	24	AM RL, ST
20	Ángelo Preciado	AU$19,200	AU$998,400	Atlético Mineiro	Brasileirão Série A	27	D/WB/M R
21	Kendry Páez	AU$19,200	AU$998,400	Chelsea	Premier League	18	AM C
22	Bryan Ramírez	AU$18,240	AU$948,480	FC Cincinnati	Major League Soccer	24	D/WB L, AM RL
23	Denil Castillo	AU$18,048	AU$938,496	Football Club Midtjylland	Danish Superliga	21	DM
24	Hernán Galíndez	AU$17,664	AU$918,528	Club Atlético Huracán	Super Liga	38	GK
25	Pedro Vite	AU$16,896	AU$878,592	Pumas de la UNAM	Liga MX	23	DM, AM LC
26	Robert Arboleda	AU$16,704	AU$868,608	São Paulo	Brasileirão Série A	33	D C
27	Andrés Micolta	AU$14,400	AU$748,800	Pachuca CF	Liga MX	26	D C
28	Adonis Preciado	AU$14,400	AU$748,800	Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana	Liga MX	28	AM RLC
29	Félix Torres	AU$14,016	AU$728,832	Corinthians	Brasileirão Série A	28	D C
30	José Hurtado	AU$13,632	AU$708,864	Red Bull Bragantino	Brasileirão Série A	23	D/WB/M R
31	Jhoanner Chávez	AU$13,632	AU$708,864	AC Sparta Praha	Czech First League	23	D/WB L
32	Jhoanner Chávez	AU$13,632	AU$708,864	RC Lens	Ligue 1	23	D/WB L
33	Joao Ortiz	AU$13,632	AU$708,864	Portland Timbers	Major League Soccer	29	DM
34	Bruno Caicedo	AU$12,480	AU$648,960	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Major League Soccer	20	AM RL, ST
35	Jackson Porozo	AU$11,712	AU$609,024	Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana	Liga MX	24	D C
36	Daniel Valencia	AU$10,368	AU$539,136	América de Cali S.A.	Categoría Primera A	29	AM RC, F C
37	Jordan Sierra	AU$9,792	AU$509,184	Atlante	Liga MX	28	M C
38	Dennys Quintero	AU$8,448	AU$439,296	Club Llaneros S.A.	Categoría Primera A	28	D C
39	John Mercado	AU$7,872	AU$409,344	AC Sparta Praha	Czech First League	23	AM RL
40	Patrickson Delgado	AU$7,296	AU$379,392	FC Dallas	Major League Soccer	21	AM C
41	Yaimar Medina	AU$6,336	AU$329,472	K Racing Club Genk	Belgian Pro League	20	D/WB L
42	Kevin Rodríguez	AU$5,760	AU$299,520	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	Belgian Pro League	25	AM R, ST
43	Alan Minda	AU$4,800	AU$249,600	Atlético Mineiro	Brasileirão Série A	22	AM RL
44	Allen Obando	AU$4,800	AU$249,600	NK Istra 1961	Croatian First League	19	ST
45	Anthony Landázuri	AU$4,800	AU$249,600	Tenerife	La Liga 2	28	D C
46	Juan Sebastián Rodríguez	AU$4,032	AU$209,664	Tondela	Primeira Liga	19	DM
47	Leonardo Realpe	AU$3,840	AU$199,680	Famalicão	Primeira Liga	24	D C
48	Aimar Govea	AU$2,880	AU$149,760	Swansea City	Championship	19	AM L
49	Erick Ferigra	AU$2,496	AU$129,792	AE Larisas	Superleague Greece	26	D C
50	Cristhian Loor	AU$420	AU$21,865	Botafogo	Brasileirão Série A	19	GK

Where Ecuador players play

Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them

19 leagues in all

Brasileirão Série A

10 · AU$184k Liga MX

7 · AU$244k Major League Soccer

6 · AU$119k Premier League

4 · AU$511k Belgian Pro League

3 · AU$43k Serie A

2 · AU$180k Ligue 1

2 · AU$150k Championship

2 · AU$74k Super Liga

2 · AU$50k Czech First League

2 · AU$22k Categoría Primera A

2 · AU$19k Primeira Liga

2 · AU$8k

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the Ecuador wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers

AU$17,664 · 1%

Defenders

AU$36,887 · 35%

Midfielders

AU$67,219 · 37%

Attackers

AU$28,416 · 28%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$5k 16-19

AU$28k 20-22

AU$52k 23-25

AU$29k 26-28

AU$42k 29-31

AU$17k 32-34

AU$25k 35+

Clubs with the most Ecuador players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

Atlético Mineiro 3 AC Sparta Praha 2

Chelsea 2

FC Dallas 2

Flamengo 2

Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana 2

AC Milan 1

AE Larisas 1 América de Cali S.A. 1

Arsenal 1

Atlante 1

Botafogo 1

Frequently asked questions

Players from Ecuador

Who is the highest paid footballer from Ecuador?

Moisés Caicedo of Chelsea is the highest paid player from Ecuador in our data, on AU$268,800 per week (AU$13,977,600 per year).

How much do players from Ecuador earn?

The 38 players from Ecuador aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for earn AU$40,184 per week on average. The median is AU$17,280, lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.

Which league has the most players from Ecuador?

Brasileirão Série A has the most, with 10 players from Ecuador on wages we hold, ahead of Liga MX on 7.

How many players from Ecuador do you cover?

62 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Ecuador, and we hold a weekly wage for 51 of them (82%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Ecuador?

Atlético Mineiro, with 3 players from Ecuador in its current squad.

Every player from Ecuador

26 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for

A C E F G J K L M N P R W

Other nations

Algeria 70 Ukraine 68 Paraguay 68 New Zealand 61 Slovenia 55 Congo - Kinshasa 55 South Korea 51 Iceland 49 Chile 48 Jamaica 47 Guinea-Bissau 47 Romania 46 Kosovo 45 Venezuela 45

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