FOOTBALL · MEXICO · 415 WAGES

Highest paid players from Mexico

Hirving Lozano is the best paid player from Mexico at AU$206,010 a week. We hold a wage for 415 of the 784 players in the squads we track who give Mexico, and they earn AU$4,004,982 a week between them, across 18 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$4m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$208.3m

PLAYERS IN SQUADS784

MOST AT ONE CLUB32 Club América

The best-paid XI from Mexico

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

GK Luis Malagón AU$39,690 Club América
D Julián Araujo AU$75,600 AFC Bournemouth
D Johan Felipe Vásquez AU$39,690 Genoa Cricket and Football Club
D César Montes AU$39,690 Lokomotiv Moscow
D Jorge Sánchez AU$37,800 CD Atlas
M Edson Álvarez AU$189,000 West Ham United
M Erick Sánchez AU$47,250 Club América
M Luis Chávez AU$41,580 Dinamo Moscow
A Hirving Lozano AU$206,010 LA Galaxy
A Raúl Jiménez AU$166,320 Wolverhampton Wanderers
A Santiago Giménez AU$141,750 Futebol Clube do Porto

Combined AU$1,024,380 per week · AU$53,267,760 per year

Highest paid from Mexico

Top 50 by weekly wage, 59% of every Mexico wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Mexico. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Hirving Lozano	AU$206,010	AU$10,712,520	LA Galaxy	Major League Soccer	29	AM RL, ST
02	Edson Álvarez	AU$189,000	AU$9,828,000	West Ham United	Championship	27	D C, DM
03	Raúl Jiménez	AU$166,320	AU$8,648,640	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Championship	34	ST
04	Santiago Giménez	AU$141,750	AU$7,371,000	Futebol Clube do Porto	Primeira Liga	24	ST
05	Julián Quiñones	AU$115,290	AU$5,995,080	Al-Qadsiah Football Club	Saudi Pro League	28	ST
06	Germán Berterame	AU$96,390	AU$5,012,280	Inter Miami CF	Major League Soccer	26	ST
07	Julián Araujo	AU$75,600	AU$3,931,200	AFC Bournemouth	Premier League	23	D/WB/M R
08	Alan Pulido	AU$64,260	AU$3,341,520	CD Guadalajara	Liga MX	34	AM/F C
09	Álvaro Fidalgo	AU$51,030	AU$2,653,560	Real Betis	La Liga	28	AM LC
10	Erick Sánchez	AU$47,250	AU$2,457,000	Club América	Liga MX	25	M C

11	Alexis Vega	AU$47,250	AU$2,457,000	Deportivo Toluca	Liga MX	27	AM RLC, F C
12	Orbelín Pineda	AU$45,360	AU$2,358,720	CF Monterrey	Liga MX	29	AM LC
13	Luis Chávez	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	Dinamo Moscow	Russian Premier League	29	DM
14	Luis Malagón	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	Club América	Liga MX	28	GK
15	Carlos Moreno	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	Pachuca CF	Liga MX	27	GK
16	César Montes	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	Lokomotiv Moscow	Russian Premier League	28	D C
17	Johan Felipe Vásquez	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	Genoa Cricket and Football Club	Serie A	26	D LC
18	Jorge Sánchez	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	CD Atlas	Liga MX	27	D/WB RL
19	José Rangel	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	CD Guadalajara	Liga MX	25	GK
20	Roberto Alvarado	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	CD Guadalajara	Liga MX	26	AM RL
21	Erik Lira	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	CD Cruz Azul	Liga MX	25	D C, DM
22	Henry Martín	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	Club América	Liga MX	32	ST
23	César Huerta	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	Pumas de la UNAM	Liga MX	24	AM RL
24	Diego Lainez	AU$32,130	AU$1,670,760	Tigres de la UANL	Liga MX	25	AM RL
25	Carlos Rodríguez	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	CD Cruz Azul	Liga MX	28	AM C
26	Jesús Corona	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	CF Monterrey	Liga MX	32	WB R, AM RL
27	Marcel Ruiz	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	Deportivo Toluca	Liga MX	24	AM C
28	Israel Reyes	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	Club América	Liga MX	25	D C, DM
29	Kevin Álvarez	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	Club América	Liga MX	26	D R
30	Jesús Ricardo Angulo	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	Deportivo Toluca	Liga MX	28	WB L, AM LC
31	Alan Mozo	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	Pachuca CF	Liga MX	28	D/WB R
32	Jesús Angulo	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	Tigres de la UANL	Liga MX	27	D LC
33	Jorge Ruvalcaba	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	New York Red Bulls	Major League Soccer	23	AM L
34	Chicharito	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	CD Guadalajara	Liga MX	37	ST
35	Bryan González	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	CD Guadalajara	Liga MX	22	AM L
36	Carlos Acevedo	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	CD Santos Laguna	Liga MX	29	GK
37	Alan Cervantes	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Club América	Liga MX	27	DM
38	Andrés Sánchez	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Club Atlético San Luis	Liga MX	27	GK
39	Jesús Gallardo	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Deportivo Toluca	Liga MX	30	D/WB/AM L
40	Diego Campillo	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	CD Guadalajara	Liga MX	23	D C
41	Brian Gutiérrez	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	CD Guadalajara	Liga MX	22	AM RLC
42	Luis Romo	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	CD Guadalajara	Liga MX	30	D C, DM
43	Alexis Peña	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	CD Necaxa	Liga MX	29	D C
44	Aldo López	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	CD Santos Laguna	Liga MX	25	D/WB R, DM, AM RC
45	Gerardo Arteaga	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	CF Monterrey	Liga MX	26	D/WB L
46	Uriel Antuna	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	Pumas de la UNAM	Liga MX	27	AM RL, ST
47	Ángel Sepúlveda	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	CD Guadalajara	Liga MX	34	AM RL, ST
48	Fernando Beltrán	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	Club León	Liga MX	27	DM
49	Miguel Vázquez	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	Club América	Liga MX	21	D C
50	Gilberto Sepúlveda	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	Fútbol Club Juárez	Liga MX	26	D C

Where Mexico players play

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

18 leagues in all

Liga MX

382 · AU$2.7m Major League Soccer

7 · AU$370k La Liga

4 · AU$72k Canadian Premier League

4 · AU$4k Championship

2 · AU$355k Primeira Liga

2 · AU$142k Russian Premier League

2 · AU$81k Categoría Primera A

2 · AU$14k Saudi Pro League

1 · AU$115k Premier League

1 · AU$76k Serie A

1 · AU$40k Eredivisie

1 · AU$17k

What each position earns

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

Goalkeepers

AU$11,017 · 9%

Defenders

AU$14,733 · 28%

Midfielders

AU$14,657 · 16%

Attackers

AU$21,189 · 46%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$622 16-19

AU$2k 20-22

AU$12k 23-25

AU$22k 26-28

AU$22k 29-31

AU$27k 32-34

AU$18k 35+

Clubs with the most Mexico players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

Club América 32

CF Monterrey 27

Pumas de la UNAM 27

Fútbol Club Juárez 26

CF Puebla de la Franja 21

Club Atlético San Luis 21

Tigres de la UANL 21

CD Santos Laguna 20

Frequently asked questions

Players from Mexico

Who is the highest paid footballer from Mexico?

Hirving Lozano of LA Galaxy is the highest paid player from Mexico in our data, on AU$206,010 per week (AU$10,712,520 per year).

How much do players from Mexico earn?

We hold a wage for 415 of the 784 players from Mexico in our data, so an average across them would describe those 415 rather than Mexico as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Mexico?

Liga MX has the most, with 382 players from Mexico on wages we hold, ahead of Major League Soccer on 7.

How many players from Mexico do you cover?

784 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Mexico, and we hold a weekly wage for 415 of them (53%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Mexico?

Club América, with 32 players from Mexico in its current squad.

Every player from Mexico

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

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Other nations

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