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Highest paid players from Japan

Daichi Kamada is the best paid player from Japan at AU$211,200 a week. We hold a wage for 622 of the 816 players in the squads we track who give Japan, and they earn AU$5,680,777 a week between them, across 25 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$5.7m
COMBINED YEARLYAU$295.4m
PLAYERS IN SQUADS816
MOST AT ONE CLUB34 Kashiwa Reysol

The best-paid XI from Japan

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

  1. GK Zion Suzuki AU$28,800 Aston Villa
  2. D Hiroki Itô AU$207,360 FC Bayern München
  3. D Wataru Endo AU$174,720 Liverpool
  4. D Ko Itakura AU$78,720 Borussia Mönchengladbach
  5. D Kota Takai AU$48,000 K Sint-Truidense VV
  6. M Daichi Kamada AU$211,200 Crystal Palace
  7. M Ao Tanaka AU$92,160 Leeds United
  8. M Hidemasa Morita AU$49,920 Hull City
  9. A Kaoru Mitoma AU$167,040 Brighton & Hove Albion
  10. A Takumi Minamino AU$140,160 AS Monaco
  11. A Ritsu Doan AU$140,160 Eintracht Frankfurt

Combined AU$1,338,240 per week · AU$69,588,480 per year

Highest paid from Japan

Top 50 by weekly wage, 48% of every Japan wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Japan. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
# PLAYER WEEKLY ▼ YEARLY CLUB LEAGUE AGE POSITION
01 Daichi Kamada
AU$211,200
AU$10,982,400 Crystal Palace Premier League 28 DM, AM RLC
02 Hiroki Itô
AU$207,360
AU$10,782,720 FC Bayern München Bundesliga 26 D LC
03 Wataru Endo
AU$174,720
AU$9,085,440 Liverpool Premier League 32 D C, DM
04 Kaoru Mitoma
AU$167,040
AU$8,686,080 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League 28 AM L
05 Ritsu Doan
AU$140,160
AU$7,288,320 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga 27 AM RLC
06 Takumi Minamino
AU$140,160
AU$7,288,320 AS Monaco Ligue 1 30 AM RLC
07 Ao Tanaka
AU$92,160
AU$4,792,320 Leeds United Premier League 26 DM
08 Ko Itakura
AU$78,720
AU$4,093,440 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga 28 D C, DM
09 Kyogo Furuhashi
AU$67,200
AU$3,494,400 LA Galaxy Major League Soccer 30 ST
10 Yûya Ôsako
AU$65,280
AU$3,394,560 Vissel Kobe J1 League 35 AM/F C
11 Takefusa Kubo
AU$63,360
AU$3,294,720 Real Sociedad La Liga 24 AM RC, F C
12 Shuto Machino
AU$59,520
AU$3,095,040 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga 25 AM/F C
13 Yuki Soma
AU$53,760
AU$2,795,520 FC Machida Zelvia J1 League 28 AM LC
14 Hidemasa Morita
AU$49,920
AU$2,595,840 Hull City Premier League 30 DM
15 Jun'ya Itô
AU$48,000
AU$2,496,000 K Racing Club Genk Belgian Pro League 32 AM R
16 Kota Takai
AU$48,000
AU$2,496,000 K Sint-Truidense VV Belgian Pro League 20 D C
17 Kento Shiogai
AU$48,000
AU$2,496,000 VfL Wolfsburg 2. Bundesliga 20 AM RL, ST
18 Kôki Machida
AU$48,000
AU$2,496,000 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Bundesliga 27 D C
19 Yoshinori Mutô
AU$48,000
AU$2,496,000 Vissel Kobe J1 League 32 AM RL, ST
20 Kôki Saitô
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 Queens Park Rangers Championship 23 AM LC
21 Takuma Asano
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 Sanfrecce J1 League 30 AM RLC, F C
22 Yuito Suzuki
AU$40,320
AU$2,096,640 Sport-Club Freiburg Bundesliga 23 AM/F C
23 Daizen Maeda
AU$40,320
AU$2,096,640 Ipswich Town Premier League 27 AM RL, ST
24 Kaishu Sano
AU$38,400
AU$1,996,800 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga 24 DM
25 Keita Kosugi
AU$38,400
AU$1,996,800 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga 19 D/WB L
26 Kanya Fujimoto
AU$38,400
AU$1,996,800 Birmingham City Championship 26 AM RC
27 Yukinari Sugawara
AU$38,400
AU$1,996,800 Cagliari Calcio Serie A 25 D/WB R
28 Kuryu Matsuki
AU$34,560
AU$1,797,120 Southampton Championship 22 AM C
29 Tomoki Iwata
AU$32,640
AU$1,697,280 Birmingham City Championship 28 DM
30 Reo Hatate
AU$30,720
AU$1,597,440 Burnley Championship 27 AM C
31 Ayase Ueda
AU$30,720
AU$1,597,440 LOSC Lille Ligue 1 26 ST
32 Gaku Shibasaki
AU$28,800
AU$1,497,600 Kashima Antlers J1 League 33 DM
33 Akihiro Ienaga
AU$28,800
AU$1,497,600 Kawasaki Frontale J1 League 39 AM RLC
34 Gotoku Sakai
AU$28,800
AU$1,497,600 Vissel Kobe J1 League 34 D/WB RL
35 Keito Nakamura
AU$28,800
AU$1,497,600 Stade de Reims Ligue 2 24 AM RLC, F C
36 Zion Suzuki
AU$28,800
AU$1,497,600 Aston Villa Premier League 22 GK
37 Joel Chima Fujita
AU$26,880
AU$1,397,760 FC St. Pauli 2. Bundesliga 23 DM, AM C
38 Anrie Chase
AU$24,960
AU$1,297,920 Fussballclub RB Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga 21 D RC
39 Gen Shoji
AU$24,960
AU$1,297,920 FC Machida Zelvia J1 League 32 D C, DM
40 Naomichi Ueda
AU$24,960
AU$1,297,920 Kashima Antlers J1 League 30 D C
41 Boniface Nduka
AU$24,960
AU$1,297,920 Vissel Kobe J1 League 29 D C
42 Hiroto Taniguchi
AU$23,040
AU$1,198,080 Kawasaki Frontale J1 League 25 D C, DM
43 Miki Yamane
AU$21,120
AU$1,098,240 Urawa Reds J1 League 31 D RC
44 Tomoya Ando
AU$19,200
AU$998,400 FC St. Pauli 2. Bundesliga 26 D C
45 Taichi Hara
AU$19,200
AU$998,400 FC St. Pauli 2. Bundesliga 26 AM RL, ST
46 Satoshi Tanaka
AU$19,200
AU$998,400 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 22 DM
47 Kento Hashimoto
AU$19,200
AU$998,400 FC Tokyo J1 League 31 DM
48 Yuto Nagatomo
AU$19,200
AU$998,400 FC Tokyo J1 League 38 D/WB/M RL
49 Takashi Usami
AU$19,200
AU$998,400 Gamba Osaka J1 League 33 AM LC, F C
50 Yûma Suzuki
AU$19,200
AU$998,400 Kashima Antlers J1 League 29 AM RLC, F C

Where Japan players play

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

25 leagues in all
J1 League
410 · AU$2.5m Other clubs
103 · AU$475k Bundesliga
15 · AU$710k Belgian Pro League
13 · AU$165k Thai League
13 · AU$72k 2. Bundesliga
10 · AU$156k Premier League
9 · AU$797k Championship
9 · AU$224k Major League Soccer
7 · AU$120k A-League
7 · AU$21k Eredivisie
6 · AU$72k Ligue 1
4 · AU$186k

What each position earns

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

Goalkeepers
AU$4,543 · 6%
Defenders
AU$8,913 · 27%
Midfielders
AU$10,758 · 22%
Attackers
AU$12,714 · 45%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$2k 16-19
AU$5k 20-22
AU$6k 23-25
AU$13k 26-28
AU$11k 29-31
AU$11k 32-34
AU$10k 35+

Clubs with the most Japan players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

Kashiwa Reysol 34 Avispa 29 Nagoya Grampus 27 Sagamihara Topolino 26 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 Sagan Tosu 24 Sanfrecce 24 Tokyo Verdy 1969 24 Kawasaki Frontale 23 Kashima Antlers 22 Vissel Kobe 22 F Marinos 21

Frequently asked questions

Players from Japan

Who is the highest paid footballer from Japan?

Daichi Kamada of Crystal Palace is the highest paid player from Japan in our data, on AU$211,200 per week (AU$10,982,400 per year).

How much do players from Japan earn?

We hold a wage for 622 of the 816 players from Japan in our data, so an average across them would describe those 622 rather than Japan as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Japan?

J1 League has the most, with 410 players from Japan on wages we hold, ahead of Other clubs on 103.

How many players from Japan do you cover?

816 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Japan, and we hold a weekly wage for 622 of them (76%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Japan?

Kashiwa Reysol, with 34 players from Japan in its current squad.

Every player from Japan

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

ABCDEGHJKMNRSTWYZ

A

Akihiro IenagaAnrie ChaseAo TanakaAyase Ueda

B

Boniface Nduka

C

Cy Goddard

D

Daichi KamadaDaizen Maeda

E

Eiji Kawashima

G

Gaku ShibasakiGen ShojiGenki HaraguchiGotoku Sakai

H

Hidemasa MoritaHiroki ItôHiroki SakaiHiroto Taniguchi

J

Joel Chima FujitaJun'ya Itô

K

Kaishu SanoKanya FujimotoKaoru MitomaKeita EndoKeita KosugiKeito NakamuraKento HashimotoKento MisaoKento ShiogaiKo ItakuraKôki MachidaKôki SaitôKota TakaiKuryu MatsukiKyogo Furuhashi

M

Makoto HasebeMasaya OkugawaMaya YoshidaMiki Yamane

N

Naomichi UedaNikki Havenaar

R

Reo HatateRitsu DoanRyotaro Meshino

S

Satoshi TanakaSei MuroyaShuto Machino

T

Taichi HaraTakashi InuiTakashi UsamiTakefusa KuboTakehiro TomiyasuTakuma AsanoTakumi MinaminoTatsuhiro SakamotoTomoki IwataTomoya AndoToru Ota

W

Wataru Endo

Y

Yoshinori MutôYuito SuzukiYuki SomaYukinari SugawaraYûma SuzukiYuto NagatomoYûya Ôsako

Z

Zion Suzuki

Other nations

France 1,229 Brazil 1,115 Spain 1,074 Italy 1,003 Germany 904 Portugal 643 Netherlands 637 Colombia 606 Scotland 588 Belgium 576 India 453 Poland 444 Norway 439 United States 431

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