ASTON VILLA · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Aston Villa
Emiliano Martínez has earned AU$65.6m at Aston Villa across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 9 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$1.44bn
PLAYERS RANKED126
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB103
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Aston Villa history
These 20 players took AU$906.2m between them, 63% of everything Aston Villa has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Aston Villa player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Aston Villa wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez | AU$65.6m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 2 | Lucas Digne | AU$64.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 3 | Philippe Coutinho | AU$63.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 4 | John McGinn Current squad | AU$59.9m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings Current squad | AU$57.4m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 6 | Jadon Sancho | AU$54.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 7 | Douglas Luiz | AU$51.1m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 8 | Ollie Watkins | AU$50.1m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 9 | Ezri Konsa | AU$49.6m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 10 | Leon Bailey Current squad | AU$45.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 11 | Youri Tielemans | AU$45.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 12 | Boubacar Kamara Current squad | AU$44.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Emiliano Buendía Current squad | AU$40.9m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 14 | Pau Torres Current squad | AU$36.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 15 | Ahmed Elmohamady Current squad | AU$35.6m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 16 | Matty Cash Current squad | AU$32.8m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 17 | Neil Taylor Current squad | AU$32.6m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 18 | Jack Grealish | AU$26.5m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 19 | Ross Barkley Current squad | AU$24.5m | 3 | 2021-2026 |
| 20 | Tammy Abraham Current squad | AU$23.6m | 3 | 2019-2026 |
| 21 | Kortney Hause | AU$20.8m | 6 | 2019-2025 |
| 22 | Henri Lansbury | AU$20.5m | 5 | 2016-2020 |
| 23 | Diego Carlos | AU$20m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 24 | Bertrand Traoré | AU$18.9m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 25 | Morgan Rogers | AU$18.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 26 | Amadou Onana Current squad | AU$17.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Ashley Young | AU$17.1m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 28 | Jacob Ramsey | AU$16.3m | 6 | 2018-2024 |
| 29 | Ian Maatsen Current squad | AU$16.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Calum Chambers | AU$16.1m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 31 | Àlex Moreno | AU$15.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Conor Hourihane | AU$13.8m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 33 | Victor Lindelöf Current squad | AU$13.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Harvey Elliott | AU$13.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Danny Drinkwater | AU$12m | 1 | 2020 |
| 36 | Morgan Sanson | AU$11.8m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 37 | Anwar El Ghazi | AU$11m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 38 | Marvelous Nakamba | AU$10.2m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 39 | Danny Ings | AU$10m | 1 | 2022 |
| 40 | Moussa Diaby | AU$10m | 1 | 2024 |
| 41 | Clément Lenglet | AU$9.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 42 | Fabian Delph | AU$9.7m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 43 | Jed Steer | AU$9.4m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 44 | Tom Heaton | AU$9.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 45 | Trezeguet | AU$9.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 46 | Andrés García | AU$9.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Wesley Moraes | AU$9.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 48 | Pepe Reina | AU$9.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 49 | Albert Adomah | AU$8.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 50 | Marco Bizot Current squad | AU$8.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 51 | Robin Olsen | AU$7.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 52 | Björn Engels | AU$7.6m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 53 | Leander Dendoncker | AU$7.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 54 | Jhon Durán | AU$7.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 55 | Lovre Kalinić | AU$7.1m | 2 | 2019-2022 |
| 56 | Matthew Targett | AU$6.8m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 57 | Scott Hogan | AU$6.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 58 | Carles Gil | AU$6m | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 59 | John Terry | AU$6m | 1 | 2018 |
| 60 | Nicolò Zaniolo | AU$5.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Alysson Edward Current squad | AU$5.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Tommy Elphick | AU$4.4m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 63 | Keinan Davis | AU$4.1m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 64 | Ørjan Nyland | AU$4m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 65 | Robert Snodgrass | AU$3.8m | 1 | 2018 |
| 66 | Zepiqueno Redmond Current squad | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 67 | Ciaran Clark | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2016 |
| 68 | Jordan Amavi | AU$3m | 1 | 2017 |
| 69 | Josh Onomah | AU$3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 70 | Lewis Grabban | AU$2.9m | 1 | 2018 |
| 71 | Rudy Gestede | AU$2.8m | 1 | 2016 |
| 72 | Frédéric Guilbert | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 73 | Leandro Bacuna | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 74 | Tom Carroll | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 75 | Gary Gardner | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 76 | Sam Johnstone | AU$2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 77 | Andre Green | AU$1.7m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 78 | Lamare Bogarde Current squad | AU$1.7m | 5 | 2021-2026 |
| 79 | Kaine Kesler Hayden | AU$1.3m | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 80 | Tim Iroegbunam | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 81 | Axel Tuanzebe | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 82 | Joe Gauci | AU$998k | 1 | 2024 |
| 83 | Tommi O'Reilly | AU$947k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 84 | Oliwier Zych | AU$854k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 85 | Indiana Vassilev | AU$613k | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 86 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | AU$539k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 87 | Filip Marschall | AU$536k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 88 | James Bree | AU$519k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 89 | Brad Burton Current squad | AU$504k | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 90 | Omari Kellyman | AU$497k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 91 | Sil Swinkels | AU$494k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 92 | Michael Tait Current squad | AU$393k | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 93 | Cole Brannigan Current squad | AU$383k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 94 | Ben Chrisene | AU$364k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 95 | Charlie Farr Current squad | AU$361k | 7 | 2018-2026 |
| 96 | Hayden Lindley | AU$360k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 97 | Dominic Revan | AU$345k | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 98 | Callum O'Hare | AU$298k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 99 | Arjan Raikhy | AU$276k | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 100 | Myles Sohna | AU$256k | 6 | 2018-2023 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Aston Villa?
Emiliano Martínez, with AU$65.6m across 6 seasons at Aston Villa.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 126 players we hold a Aston Villa wage for, from 2014 to 2026.