Highest paid players from Saudi Arabia
Salem Al-Dawsari is the best paid player from Saudi Arabia at AU$218,880 a week. We hold a wage for 234 of the 516 players in the squads we track who give Saudi Arabia, and they earn AU$6,318,566 a week between them, across 4 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Saudi Arabia
The eleven highest-paid players from Saudi Arabia that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi AU$36,480 Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club
- D Moteb Al-Harbi AU$84,480 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club
- D Madallah Al-Olayan AU$80,640 Al-Ettifaq Football Club
- D Yasser Al-Shahrani AU$78,720 Al-Qadsiah Football Club
- D Ali Magrashi AU$78,720 Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club
- M Mukhtar Ali AU$99,840 Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)
- M Musab Al-Juwair AU$84,480 Al-Qadsiah Football Club
- M Ziyad Al-Johani AU$72,960 Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club
- A Salem Al-Dawsari AU$218,880 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club
- A Firas Al-Buraikan AU$136,320 Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club
- A Abdullah Al-Hamdan AU$92,160 Al-Nassr Football Club
Combined AU$1,063,680 per week · AU$55,311,360 per year
Highest paid from Saudi Arabia
Top 50 by weekly wage, 47% of every Saudi Arabia wage we hold. Sortable.
Where Saudi Arabia players play
Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the Saudi Arabia wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Clubs with the most Saudi Arabia players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for












Frequently asked questions
Players from Saudi Arabia
Who is the highest paid footballer from Saudi Arabia?
Salem Al-Dawsari of Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club is the highest paid player from Saudi Arabia in our data, on AU$218,880 per week (AU$11,381,760 per year).
How much do players from Saudi Arabia earn?
We hold a wage for 234 of the 516 players from Saudi Arabia in our data, so an average across them would describe those 234 rather than Saudi Arabia as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Pro League has the most, with 186 players from Saudi Arabia on wages we hold, ahead of Other clubs on 46.
How many players from Saudi Arabia do you cover?
516 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Saudi Arabia, and we hold a weekly wage for 234 of them (45%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Saudi Arabia?
Al-Ittihad Club (KSA), with 22 players from Saudi Arabia in its current squad.
Every player from Saudi Arabia
147 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for