FOOTBALL · SPAIN · 1,074 WAGES

Highest paid players from Spain

Lamine Yamal is the best paid player from Spain at AU$539,520 a week. We hold a wage for 1,074 of the 1,226 players in the squads we track who give Spain, and they earn AU$26,172,467 a week between them, across 35 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$26.2m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$1.36bn

AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$25k

MEDIAN WEEKLY AU$6k

PLAYERS IN SQUADS1,226

MOST AT ONE CLUB26 Málaga

The best-paid XI from Spain

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

GK David Raya AU$307,200 Arsenal
D Íñigo Martínez AU$445,440 Al-Nassr Football Club
D Dani Carvajal AU$330,240 Real Madrid
D Nacho AU$318,720 Al-Qadsiah Football Club
D Rodri AU$316,800 Barcelona
M Pedri AU$397,440 Barcelona
M Koke AU$382,080 Atlético Madrid
M Gavi (Pablo Páez) AU$299,520 Barcelona
A Lamine Yamal AU$539,520 Barcelona
A Nico Williams AU$445,440 Athletic Bilbao
A Dani Olmo AU$397,440 Barcelona

Combined AU$4,179,840 per week · AU$217,351,680 per year

Highest paid from Spain

Top 50 by weekly wage, 47% of every Spain wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Spain. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Lamine Yamal	AU$539,520	AU$28,055,040	Barcelona	La Liga	18	AM R
02	Nico Williams	AU$445,440	AU$23,162,880	Athletic Bilbao	La Liga	23	AM RL
03	Íñigo Martínez	AU$445,440	AU$23,162,880	Al-Nassr Football Club	Saudi Pro League	34	D C
04	Pedri	AU$397,440	AU$20,666,880	Barcelona	La Liga	22	DM, AM C
05	Dani Olmo	AU$397,440	AU$20,666,880	Barcelona	La Liga	27	AM/F C
06	Koke	AU$382,080	AU$19,868,160	Atlético Madrid	La Liga	33	DM
07	Dani Carvajal	AU$330,240	AU$17,172,480	Real Madrid	La Liga	33	D/WB R
08	Ferran Torres	AU$318,720	AU$16,573,440	Paris Saint-Germain	Ligue 1	25	AM RL, ST
09	Nacho	AU$318,720	AU$16,573,440	Al-Qadsiah Football Club	Saudi Pro League	35	D C
10	Marco Asensio	AU$318,720	AU$16,573,440	Fenerbahçe A.Ş.	Süper Lig	29	AM RLC

11	Rodri	AU$316,800	AU$16,473,600	Barcelona	La Liga	29	D C, DM
12	David Raya	AU$307,200	AU$15,974,400	Arsenal	Premier League	29	GK
13	Gavi (Pablo Páez)	AU$299,520	AU$15,575,040	Barcelona	La Liga	20	DM, AM C
14	Fabián	AU$289,920	AU$15,075,840	Paris Saint-Germain	Ligue 1	29	DM, AM C
15	Nico González	AU$288,000	AU$14,976,000	Newcastle United	Premier League	23	DM, AM C
16	Dean Huijsen	AU$286,080	AU$14,876,160	Real Madrid	La Liga	20	D C
17	Álvaro Carreras	AU$286,080	AU$14,876,160	Real Madrid	La Liga	22	D/WB L
18	Mikel Merino	AU$268,800	AU$13,977,600	Arsenal	Premier League	29	DM
19	Álvaro Morata	AU$264,960	AU$13,777,920	Leganés	La Liga 2	32	ST
20	Ansu Fati	AU$264,960	AU$13,777,920	AS Monaco	Ligue 1	22	AM LC, F C
21	Marcos Llorente	AU$255,360	AU$13,278,720	Atlético Madrid	La Liga	30	D/WB R, DM, AM RC
22	Eric García	AU$255,360	AU$13,278,720	Barcelona	La Liga	24	D RC, DM
23	Pau Torres	AU$249,600	AU$12,979,200	Aston Villa	Premier League	28	D C
24	Sergio Busquets	AU$240,000	AU$12,480,000	Inter Miami CF	Major League Soccer	36	DM
25	Fermín	AU$238,080	AU$12,380,160	Barcelona	La Liga	22	AM RLC
26	Yeremy Pino	AU$230,400	AU$11,980,800	Crystal Palace	Premier League	22	AM RLC
27	Martín Zubimendi	AU$220,800	AU$11,481,600	Arsenal	Premier League	26	DM
28	Pedro Porro	AU$215,040	AU$11,182,080	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League	25	D/WB/M R
29	Marc Cucurella	AU$211,200	AU$10,982,400	Real Madrid	La Liga	26	D LC, M L
30	Lucas Vázquez	AU$207,360	AU$10,782,720	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bundesliga	34	D/WB/AM R
31	Mario Hermoso	AU$207,360	AU$10,782,720	Associazione Sportiva Roma	Serie A	30	D LC
32	Álex Grimaldo	AU$195,840	AU$10,183,680	Atlético Madrid	La Liga	29	D/WB/AM L
33	Kepa Arrizabalaga	AU$192,000	AU$9,984,000	Arsenal	Premier League	30	GK
34	Joan García	AU$190,080	AU$9,884,160	Barcelona	La Liga	24	GK
35	José Gayà	AU$186,240	AU$9,684,480	Valencia	La Liga	30	D/WB/AM L
36	David De Gea	AU$180,480	AU$9,384,960	ACF Fiorentina	Serie A	34	GK
37	Fran García (Francisco García Torres)	AU$168,960	AU$8,785,920	Real Betis	La Liga	25	D/WB/M L
38	Aleix García	AU$165,120	AU$8,586,240	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bundesliga	28	DM, AM C
39	Pau Cubarsí	AU$163,200	AU$8,486,400	Barcelona	La Liga	18	D C
40	Jordi Alba	AU$163,200	AU$8,486,400	Inter Miami CF	Major League Soccer	36	D/WB L
41	Borja Mayoral	AU$157,440	AU$8,186,880	Getafe	La Liga	28	ST
42	Sergio Canales	AU$155,520	AU$8,087,040	Racing Santander	La Liga	34	AM C
43	Fernando Pacheco	AU$155,520	AU$8,087,040	Al-Faisaly Football Club	Saudi Pro League	33	GK
44	Riqui Puig	AU$153,600	AU$7,987,200	LA Galaxy	Major League Soccer	25	AM C
45	Alejandro Balde	AU$145,920	AU$7,587,840	Barcelona	La Liga	21	D/WB L
46	Miguel Gutiérrez	AU$134,400	AU$6,988,800	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bundesliga	23	D/WB L
47	Hugo Duro	AU$134,400	AU$6,988,800	Valencia	La Liga	25	AM LC, F C
48	Bryan Zaragoza	AU$132,480	AU$6,888,960	Espanyol	La Liga	24	AM RL
49	Carles Gil	AU$132,480	AU$6,888,960	New England Revolution	Major League Soccer	32	AM RLC, F C
50	Bryan Gil	AU$130,560	AU$6,789,120	Girona	La Liga 2	24	AM RL

Where Spain players play

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

35 leagues in all

La Liga 2

387 · AU$3.7m La Liga

277 · AU$12.3m Other clubs

147 · AU$333k Primeira Liga

46 · AU$566k Serie A

27 · AU$1.4m Ekstraklasa

20 · AU$143k Premier League

19 · AU$2.4m Indian Super League

17 · AU$48k Superleague Greece

14 · AU$281k Major League Soccer

13 · AU$967k Liga MX

11 · AU$186k Championship

10 · AU$266k

What each position earns

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

Goalkeepers

AU$25,588 · 10%

Defenders

AU$24,365 · 31%

Midfielders

AU$30,718 · 19%

Attackers

AU$27,318 · 40%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$17k 16-19

AU$23k 20-22

AU$20k 23-25

AU$23k 26-28

AU$31k 29-31

AU$36k 32-34

AU$28k 35+

Clubs with the most Spain players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

Deportivo La Coruña 19

Eibar 19

Eldense 19

Huesca 19

Frequently asked questions

Players from Spain

Who is the highest paid footballer from Spain?

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the highest paid player from Spain in our data, on AU$539,520 per week (AU$28,055,040 per year).

How much do players from Spain earn?

The 903 players from Spain aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for earn AU$25,284 per week on average. The median is AU$6,336, 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 Spain?

La Liga 2 has the most, with 387 players from Spain on wages we hold, ahead of La Liga on 277.

How many players from Spain do you cover?

1,226 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Spain, and we hold a weekly wage for 1,074 of them (88%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Spain?

Málaga, with 26 players from Spain in its current squad.

Every player from Spain

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

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Y

Other nations

England 4,051 Argentina 1,588 France 1,229 Brazil 1,115 Italy 1,003 Germany 904 Portugal 643 Netherlands 637 Japan 622 Colombia 606 Scotland 588 Belgium 576 India 453 Poland 444

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