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LEEDS UNITED · ALL-TIME EARNERS

The highest earners in the history of Leeds United

Rodrigo has earned AU$30m at Leeds United across 3 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 13 of the twenty above have since left the club.

PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$668.7m
PLAYERS RANKED155
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB133
YEARS2014-2026

The 20 biggest earners in Leeds United history

These 20 players took AU$327m between them, 49% of everything Leeds United has paid the players we hold a wage for.

Every Leeds United player we hold a wage for

Every player we hold a Leeds United 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 Rodrigo AU$30m 3 2021-2023
2 Patrick Bamford AU$29m 6 2019-2024
3 Jack Harrison AU$23m 5 2019-2023
4 Stuart Dallas AU$19.7m 9 2016-2024
5 Illan Meslier AU$19.7m 7 2020-2026
6 Daniel James Current squad AU$17.9m 4 2022-2026
7 Pascal Struijk AU$16.3m 9 2018-2026
8 Joe Rodon Current squad AU$15.4m 3 2024-2026
9 Adam Forshaw AU$14.8m 6 2018-2023
10 Liam Cooper AU$14.7m 8 2017-2024
11 Anton Stach Current squad AU$14.2m 2 2025-2026
12 Júnior Firpo AU$14m 3 2022-2024
13 Gaetano Berardi Current squad AU$13.2m 10 2017-2026
14 Lucas Perri AU$13m 2 2025-2026
15 Noah Okafor Current squad AU$13m 2 2025-2026
16 Luke Ayling AU$12.4m 7 2017-2023
17 Raphinha AU$12.1m 2 2021-2022
18 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Current squad AU$11.8m 2 2025-2026
19 Brenden Aaronson Current squad AU$11.6m 3 2023-2026
20 Kalvin Phillips AU$11.6m 6 2017-2022
21 Jaka Bijol Current squad AU$11.5m 2 2025-2026
22 Jayden Bogle Current squad AU$11.3m 2 2025-2026
23 Ethan Ampadu Current squad AU$11.1m 3 2024-2026
24 Kiko Casilla AU$11m 3 2019-2021
25 Diego Llorente AU$10.9m 2 2021-2022
26 Robin Koch AU$10.9m 3 2021-2023
27 Gabriel Gudmundsson Current squad AU$10.6m 2 2025-2026
28 James Justin Current squad AU$10.6m 2 2025-2026
29 Joël Piroe AU$10.5m 3 2024-2026
30 Pablo Hernández AU$10.1m 5 2017-2021
31 Sean Longstaff Current squad AU$10m 2 2025-2026
32 Iliya Gruev Current squad AU$9.9m 3 2024-2026
33 Ao Tanaka Current squad AU$9.5m 2 2025-2026
34 Georginio Rutter AU$9.5m 2 2023-2024
35 Karl Darlow AU$9m 3 2024-2026
36 Sebastiaan Bornauw AU$8.8m 2 2025-2026
37 Lukas Nmecha Current squad AU$8.7m 2 2025-2026
38 Wilfried Gnonto AU$8m 4 2023-2026
39 Mateusz Klich AU$7.7m 4 2019-2022
40 Ezgjan Alioski AU$7.5m 4 2018-2021
41 Hélder Costa AU$7m 2 2020-2021
42 Luis Sinisterra AU$7m 1 2023
43 Jean-Kévin Augustin AU$6.6m 1 2020
44 Marc Roca AU$6.4m 1 2023
45 Crysencio Summerville AU$6.3m 4 2021-2024
46 Tyler Adams AU$5.7m 1 2023
47 Facundo Buonanotte AU$5.4m 2 2025-2026
48 Weston McKennie AU$4.9m 1 2023
49 Eunan O'Kane AU$4.4m 3 2017-2019
50 Maximilian Wöber AU$4.4m 1 2023
51 Rasmus Kristensen AU$4.3m 1 2023
52 Pontus Jansson AU$4.1m 3 2017-2019
53 Tyler Roberts AU$4m 5 2018-2022
54 Joel Robles AU$3.9m 1 2023
55 Jamie Shackleton AU$3.9m 7 2017-2024
56 Kristoffer Klaesson AU$3.8m 3 2022-2024
57 Jaidon Anthony AU$3.5m 1 2024
58 Liam Bridcutt AU$3.3m 2 2016-2017
59 Laurens De Bock AU$3m 2 2018-2021
60 Glen Kamara AU$2.6m 1 2024
61 Izzy Brown AU$2.6m 1 2019
62 Sam Byram AU$2.5m 3 2024-2026
63 Joe Gelhardt AU$2.4m 3 2021-2024
64 Sam Greenwood AU$2.3m 3 2021-2023
65 Connor Roberts AU$2.2m 1 2024
66 Jonny Howson Current squad AU$2m 2 2025-2026
67 Chris Wood AU$1.9m 1 2017
68 Josuha Guilavogui AU$1.8m 1 2025
69 Kemar Roofe AU$1.8m 3 2017-2019
70 Ian Poveda AU$1.5m 2 2020-2021
71 Kyle Bartley AU$1.5m 1 2017
72 Matthew Pennington AU$1.4m 1 2018
73 Barry Douglas AU$1.3m 1 2019
74 Alex Cairns Current squad AU$1.2m 2 2025-2026
75 Felix Wiedwald AU$1.2m 1 2018
76 Charlie Cresswell AU$1.2m 5 2019-2024
77 Ouasim Bouy AU$1.1m 3 2018-2021
78 Amari Miller AU$998k 4 2022-2025
79 Jason Pearce AU$998k 1 2014
80 Mateo Joseph (Mateo Joseph Fernández Regatillo) Current squad AU$968k 3 2022-2024
81 Mateusz Bogusz AU$961k 3 2019-2022
82 Liam McCarron AU$899k 3 2020-2022
83 Matt Grimes AU$899k 1 2017
84 Archie Gray AU$867k 2 2023-2024
85 Dani van den Heuvel AU$859k 4 2021-2024
86 Bailey Peacock-Farrell AU$849k 3 2017-2019
87 Andy Lonergan AU$649k 1 2018
88 Marco Silvestri AU$589k 1 2017
89 Ronaldo Vieira AU$549k 3 2016-2018
90 Darko Gyabi AU$539k 1 2023
91 Nohan Kenneh AU$448k 3 2020-2022
92 Cole Gibbon Current squad AU$427k 9 2018-2026
93 Jack Clarke AU$419k 2 2018-2019
94 Sonny Perkins AU$419k 2 2023-2024
95 Kun Temenuzhkov AU$379k 3 2018-2021
96 Benjamin White AU$349k 1 2020
97 Charlie Taylor AU$339k 1 2017
98 Sean McGurk AU$319k 2 2022-2023
99 Leif Davis AU$317k 3 2019-2021
100 Jay-Roy Grot AU$310k 1 2018

Frequently asked questions

Who has earned the most money at Leeds United?

Rodrigo, with AU$30m across 3 seasons at Leeds United.

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 155 players we hold a Leeds United wage for, from 2014 to 2026.