The highest earners in the history of Coventry City
Frank Onyeka has earned AU$7.7m at Coventry City across 2 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 4 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Coventry City history
These 20 players took AU$79.9m between them, 70% of everything Coventry City has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Coventry City player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Coventry City 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 | Frank Onyeka Current squad | AU$7.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 2 | Haji Wright Current squad | AU$6.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 3 | Matt Grimes Current squad | AU$6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 4 | Romain Esse | AU$5.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 5 | Ellis Simms Current squad | AU$5.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 6 | Jake Bidwell Current squad | AU$5m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 7 | Luke Woolfenden Current squad | AU$4.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 8 | Jack Rudoni Current squad | AU$4.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 9 | Liam Kitching | AU$3.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 10 | Kaine Kesler Hayden Current squad | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 11 | Callum O'Hare | AU$3.4m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 12 | Matty James | AU$3.4m | 1 | 2021 |
| 13 | Brandon Thomas-Asante Current squad | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 14 | Jay Dasilva Current squad | AU$3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 15 | Milan van Ewijk Current squad | AU$3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 16 | Yang Min-Hyuk Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 17 | Brandon Mason Current squad | AU$2.4m | 7 | 2018-2026 |
| 18 | Joel Latibeaudiere Current squad | AU$2.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 19 | Ephron Mason-Clark Current squad | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 20 | Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Current squad | AU$2.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 21 | Ben Sheaf | AU$2.2m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 22 | Jahnoah Markelo | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Victor Torp Current squad | AU$2.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 24 | Ben Wilson Current squad | AU$2m | 6 | 2020-2026 |
| 25 | Kasey Palmer | AU$2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 26 | Bobby Thomas Current squad | AU$1.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 27 | Luke McNally | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 28 | Gustavo Hamer Current squad | AU$1.4m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 29 | Viktor Gyökeres | AU$1.3m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 30 | Simon Moore | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 31 | Tyler Walker | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 32 | Carl Rushworth Current squad | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Dominic Hyam | AU$1.1m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 34 | Jodi Jones | AU$956k | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 35 | Sam McCallum | AU$929k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 36 | Jake Clarke-Salter | AU$909k | 1 | 2022 |
| 37 | Brooke Norton-Cuffy | AU$849k | 1 | 2023 |
| 38 | Ian Maatsen | AU$809k | 1 | 2022 |
| 39 | Jonathan Panzo | AU$809k | 1 | 2023 |
| 40 | Martyn Waghorn | AU$789k | 1 | 2022 |
| 41 | Sean Maguire | AU$759k | 1 | 2023 |
| 42 | Dujon Sterling | AU$739k | 1 | 2019 |
| 43 | Josh Wilson-Esbrand | AU$709k | 1 | 2023 |
| 44 | Luis Binks | AU$699k | 1 | 2024 |
| 45 | Brad Collins | AU$649k | 1 | 2024 |
| 46 | Liam Walsh | AU$599k | 1 | 2020 |
| 47 | Todd Kane | AU$559k | 1 | 2022 |
| 48 | Leo Østigård | AU$399k | 1 | 2021 |
| 49 | Callum Doyle | AU$339k | 1 | 2023 |
| 50 | Conor Chaplin | AU$339k | 1 | 2019 |
| 51 | Dermi Lusala | AU$280k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 52 | Ryan Giles | AU$270k | 1 | 2020 |
| 53 | Tom Bayliss | AU$190k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 54 | Aidan Finnegan | AU$150k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 55 | Marco Rus | AU$144k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 56 | Corey Addai | AU$119k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 57 | Marc McNulty | AU$90k | 1 | 2018 |
| 58 | Tom Costello | AU$61k | 1 | 2023 |
| 59 | Keelan Fallows | AU$26k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Coventry City?
Frank Onyeka, with AU$7.7m across 2 seasons at Coventry City.
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 59 players we hold a Coventry City wage for, from 2017 to 2026.