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Highest paid players from Venezuela

Yeferson Soteldo is the best paid player from Venezuela at AU$65,280 a week. We hold a wage for 45 of the 62 players in the squads we track who give Venezuela, and they earn AU$491,670 a week between them, across 19 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$492k
COMBINED YEARLYAU$25.6m
PLAYERS IN SQUADS62
MOST AT ONE CLUB2 América de Cali S.A.

The best-paid XI from Venezuela

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

  1. GK Javier Otero AU$4,032 Orlando City SC
  2. D Jon Aramburu AU$44,160 Real Sociedad
  3. D Nahuel Ferraresi AU$24,960 Botafogo
  4. D Miguel Ángel Navarro AU$9,408 Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba
  5. D Ronaldo Rivas AU$9,024 Suphanburi FC
  6. M Yangel Herrera AU$46,080 Real Sociedad
  7. M Daniel Pereira AU$14,208 CF Montréal
  8. M Cristian Cásseres AU$14,208 Toulouse FC
  9. A Yeferson Soteldo AU$65,280 Fluminense
  10. A Jefferson Savarino AU$36,480 Fluminense
  11. A Salomón Rondón AU$21,120 Pachuca CF

Combined AU$288,960 per week · AU$15,025,920 per year

Highest paid from Venezuela

Top 45 by weekly wage, 100% of every Venezuela wage we hold. Sortable.

The 45 highest paid footballers from Venezuela. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
# PLAYER WEEKLY ▼ YEARLY CLUB LEAGUE AGE POSITION
01 Yeferson Soteldo
AU$65,280
AU$3,394,560 Fluminense Brasileirão Série A 28 AM L, ST
02 Yangel Herrera
AU$46,080
AU$2,396,160 Real Sociedad La Liga 27 DM
03 Jon Aramburu
AU$44,160
AU$2,296,320 Real Sociedad La Liga 22 D/WB RL
04 Jefferson Savarino
AU$36,480
AU$1,896,960 Fluminense Brasileirão Série A 28 AM RC
05 Nahuel Ferraresi
AU$24,960
AU$1,297,920 Botafogo Brasileirão Série A 26 D C
06 Salomón Rondón
AU$21,120
AU$1,098,240 Pachuca CF Liga MX 35 ST
07 Kevin Kelsy
AU$21,120
AU$1,098,240 Portland Timbers Major League Soccer 20 ST
08 David Martínez
AU$14,208
AU$738,816 Football Club Midtjylland Danish Superliga 19 AM RLC
09 Cristian Cásseres
AU$14,208
AU$738,816 Toulouse FC Ligue 1 25 DM, AM C
10 Daniel Pereira
AU$14,208
AU$738,816 CF Montréal Major League Soccer 24 DM
11 Josef Martínez
AU$13,632
AU$708,864 Columbus Crew Major League Soccer 32 AM L, ST
12 Ender Echenique
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 FC Cincinnati Major League Soccer 21 AM RL
13 Jhon Murillo
AU$11,712
AU$609,024 América de Cali S.A. Categoría Primera A 29 AM RL, ST
14 Jhonder Cádiz
AU$11,712
AU$609,024 Wuhan Three Towns Chinese Super League 29 ST
15 Darwin Machís
AU$10,368
AU$539,136 América de Cali S.A. Categoría Primera A 32 AM RL
16 Eduard Bello
AU$10,176
AU$529,152 Atlético Nacional S.A. Categoría Primera A 29 AM RL
17 Jesús Bueno
AU$9,792
AU$509,184 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 26 DM
18 Miguel Ángel Navarro
AU$9,408
AU$489,216 Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba Super Liga 26 D/WB L
19 Ronaldo Rivas
AU$9,024
AU$469,248 Suphanburi FC Other clubs 25 D RC
20 Telasco Segovia
AU$8,832
AU$459,264 Inter Miami CF Major League Soccer 22 M C
21 Jorge Yriarte
AU$7,872
AU$409,344 Śląsk Wrocław Ekstraklasa 25 DM
22 Leonardo Flores
AU$7,680
AU$399,360 Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. Categoría Primera A 29 DM
23 Ronald Hernández
AU$7,104
AU$369,408 Atlanta United FC Major League Soccer 27 D/WB RL
24 Esli García
AU$6,336
AU$329,472 Goiás Other clubs 24 AM LC
25 Jan Hurtado
AU$5,952
AU$309,504 NPS Volos Superleague Greece 25 ST
26 Miguel Pernía
AU$5,568
AU$289,536 Fortaleza Fútbol Club S.A. Categoría Primera A 24 D/WB L
27 Teo Quintero
AU$4,992
AU$259,584 Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie 26 D LC, DM
28 Adrián Palacios
AU$4,800
AU$249,600 K Racing Club Genk Belgian Pro League 21 D LC
29 Alejandro Marqués
AU$4,800
AU$249,600 Granada La Liga 2 24 ST
30 Jesús Ramírez
AU$4,608
AU$239,616 Nacional da Madeira Primeira Liga 27 ST
31 Enrique Peña Zauner
AU$4,416
AU$229,632 Marítimo Primeira Liga 25 AM RLC
32 Javier Otero
AU$4,032
AU$209,664 Orlando City SC Major League Soccer 22 GK
33 Gustavo Caraballo
AU$2,304
AU$119,808 Orlando City SC Major League Soccer 16 AM RC
34 Miguel Silva
AU$1,728
AU$89,856 Fortaleza Fútbol Club S.A. Categoría Primera A 24 GK
35 Freddy Molina
AU$1,571
AU$81,669 Unión Magdalena S.A. Categoría Primera A 21 D RC
36 Luis Balbo Vieira
AU$1,475
AU$76,677 ACF Fiorentina Serie A 19 D/WB L
37 Alejandro Cichero
AU$1,332
AU$69,289 Frosinone Calcio Serie A 19 AM/F C
38 Danny Pérez
AU$1,229
AU$63,898 IF Gnistan Veikkausliiga 25 AM RL, ST
39 Jesús Hernández
AU$1,212
AU$62,999 Envigado Fútbol Club S.A. Categoría Primera A 32 AM/F C
40 Nicola Profeta
AU$1,077
AU$56,010 Santos Brasileirão Série A 19 DM
41 Víctor García
AU$960
AU$49,920 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa La Liga 2 31 D/WB/M R
42 Leonardo Marcano
AU$893
AU$46,426 Portimonense Other clubs 19 DM
43 Horacio Ali-Sticca
AU$643
AU$33,446 Watford Championship 16 AM/F C
44 Román Lozada
AU$284
AU$14,776 Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield Super Liga 16 DM
45 Andrew Pereira
AU$227
AU$11,781 Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys Super Liga 18 AM LC

Where Venezuela players play

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

19 leagues in all
Major League Soccer
9 · AU$93k Categoría Primera A
8 · AU$50k Brasileirão Série A
4 · AU$128k Other clubs
3 · AU$16k Super Liga
3 · AU$10k La Liga
2 · AU$90k Primeira Liga
2 · AU$9k La Liga 2
2 · AU$6k Serie A
2 · AU$3k Liga MX
1 · AU$21k Danish Superliga
1 · AU$14k Ligue 1
1 · AU$14k

What each position earns

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

Goalkeepers
AU$2,880 · 1%
Defenders
AU$13,273 · 24%
Midfielders
AU$12,735 · 24%
Attackers
AU$13,953 · 50%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$2k 16-19
AU$14k 20-22
AU$7k 23-25
AU$23k 26-28
AU$8k 29-31
AU$8k 32-34
AU$21k 35+

Clubs with the most Venezuela players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

América de Cali S.A. 2 Fluminense 2 Fortaleza Fútbol Club S.A. 2 Orlando City SC 2 Real Sociedad 2 ACF Fiorentina 1 Atlanta United FC 1 Atlético Nacional S.A. 1 Botafogo 1 CF Montréal 1 Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. 1 Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys 1

Frequently asked questions

Players from Venezuela

Who is the highest paid footballer from Venezuela?

Yeferson Soteldo of Fluminense is the highest paid player from Venezuela in our data, on AU$65,280 per week (AU$3,394,560 per year).

How much do players from Venezuela earn?

We hold a wage for 45 of the 62 players from Venezuela in our data, so an average across them would describe those 45 rather than Venezuela as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Venezuela?

Major League Soccer has the most, with 9 players from Venezuela on wages we hold, ahead of Categoría Primera A on 8.

How many players from Venezuela do you cover?

62 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Venezuela, and we hold a weekly wage for 45 of them (73%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Venezuela?

América de Cali S.A., with 2 players from Venezuela in its current squad.

Every player from Venezuela

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

AEJKMNRSTWY

A

Adalberto Peñaranda

E

Ernesto Torregrossa

J

Jefferson SavarinoJhonder CádizJon AramburuJosef MartínezJuan Carlos Ortíz

K

Kevin Kelsy

M

Mikel Villanueva

N

Nahuel Ferraresi

R

Roberto Rosales

S

Salomón RondónSergio Córdova

T

Tomás Rincón

W

Wuilker Fariñez

Y

Yangel HerreraYeferson SoteldoYordan Osorio

Other nations

Ecuador 51 Iceland 49 Chile 48 Jamaica 47 Guinea-Bissau 47 Romania 46 Kosovo 45 Guinea 44 Gambia 42 Georgia 38 Tunisia 38 Hungary 37 Angola 35 Burkina Faso 32

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