CAGLIARI CALCIO · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Cagliari Calcio
Leonardo Pavoletti has earned AU$30.6m at Cagliari Calcio across 9 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 16 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$469.2m
PLAYERS RANKED116
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB105
YEARS2015-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Cagliari Calcio history
These 20 players took AU$260.9m between them, 56% of everything Cagliari Calcio has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Cagliari Calcio player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Cagliari Calcio 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 | Leonardo Pavoletti | AU$30.6m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 2 | Radja Nainggolan | AU$23.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 3 | Marko Rog Current squad | AU$19.5m | 6 | 2020-2025 |
| 4 | Kwadwo Asamoah Current squad | AU$18.9m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 5 | Nahitan Nández | AU$18.7m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 6 | João Pedro Galvão | AU$16m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 7 | Alessio Cragno | AU$13.6m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 8 | Luca Ceppitelli | AU$13.3m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 9 | Gastón Pereiro | AU$13m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 10 | Daniele Rugani | AU$11.2m | 1 | 2021 |
| 11 | Diego Godín | AU$9.8m | 1 | 2021 |
| 12 | Kevin Strootman | AU$9.6m | 1 | 2022 |
| 13 | Giovanni Simeone | AU$9.5m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola Current squad | AU$8.7m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 15 | Ragnar Klavan | AU$8.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 16 | Artur Ionita | AU$8.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 17 | Charalampos Lykogiannis | AU$8.4m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 18 | Alberto Dossena | AU$7.2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 19 | Yerry Mina Current squad | AU$6.7m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 20 | Gianluca Lapadula | AU$6.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 21 | Andrea Belotti | AU$6.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Jakub Jankto | AU$6.1m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 23 | Gabriele Zappa | AU$6m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 24 | Razvan Marin | AU$5.8m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 25 | Andrea Petagna | AU$5.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 26 | Elia Caprile Current squad | AU$5.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Luca Pellegrini | AU$5.6m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 28 | Alberto Cerri | AU$5.4m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 29 | Fabio Pisacane | AU$5.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 30 | Luca Cigarini | AU$5.2m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 31 | Diego Farias | AU$4.9m | 4 | 2015-2018 |
| 32 | Luca Mazzitelli | AU$4.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Michael Folorunsho | AU$4.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Adam Obert Current squad | AU$4.5m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 35 | Alfred Duncan | AU$4.4m | 1 | 2021 |
| 36 | Daniele Baselli | AU$4.4m | 1 | 2022 |
| 37 | Nicolas Viola | AU$4.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 38 | Ibrahim Sulemana | AU$4.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 39 | Zé Pedro Current squad | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Dalbert | AU$3.8m | 1 | 2022 |
| 41 | Gianluca Gaetano | AU$3.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 42 | Michel Ndary Adopo Current squad | AU$3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Paolo Faragò | AU$3.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 44 | Alberto Paloschi | AU$3.3m | 1 | 2020 |
| 45 | Edoardo Goldaniga | AU$3.3m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 46 | Eldor Shomurodov | AU$3.3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 47 | Marco Mancosu | AU$3.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 48 | Nicolò Barella | AU$3.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 49 | Rafael (Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro) | AU$3.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 50 | Andrea Carboni | AU$3.2m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 51 | Daniele Dessena | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 52 | Fabrizio Cacciatore | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 53 | Valter Birsa | AU$3m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 54 | Alberto Grassi | AU$2.9m | 1 | 2022 |
| 55 | Boris Radunovic Current squad | AU$2.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 56 | Antonio Barreca | AU$2.9m | 1 | 2023 |
| 57 | Zito Luvumbo | AU$2.9m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 58 | Bruno Alves | AU$2.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 59 | Cyril Théréau | AU$2.4m | 1 | 2019 |
| 60 | Keita Baldé | AU$2.4m | 1 | 2022 |
| 61 | Sebastiano Esposito | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Bartosz Salamon | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 63 | Lucas Castro | AU$2.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 64 | Filippo Romagna | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 65 | Gennaro Borrelli Current squad | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Filip Bradarić | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 67 | Paulo Azzi | AU$2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 68 | Sebastian Walukiewicz | AU$2m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 69 | Marco Palestra | AU$1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 70 | Giorgio Altare | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 71 | Kiril Despodov | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 72 | Pantelis Hatzidiakos | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 73 | Raoul Bellanova | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2022 |
| 74 | Alessandro Tripaldelli | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 75 | Filippo Falco | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 76 | Robin Olsen | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2020 |
| 77 | Christian Oliva | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 78 | Tommaso Augello | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 79 | Guglielmo Vicario | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 80 | Matteo Lovato | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2022 |
| 81 | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 82 | Mateusz Wieteska | AU$983k | 1 | 2024 |
| 83 | Davide Di Gennaro | AU$924k | 1 | 2017 |
| 84 | Federico Mattiello | AU$914k | 1 | 2020 |
| 85 | Nicola Murru | AU$875k | 1 | 2017 |
| 86 | Damir Ceter Valencia | AU$865k | 2 | 2018-2022 |
| 87 | Arturo Calabresi | AU$835k | 1 | 2021 |
| 88 | Senna Miangué | AU$708k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 89 | Simone Scuffet | AU$550k | 1 | 2024 |
| 90 | Vincenzo Millico | AU$541k | 1 | 2023 |
| 91 | Gaetano Oristanio | AU$511k | 1 | 2024 |
| 92 | Christos Kourfalidis | AU$495k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 93 | Riccardo Sottil | AU$462k | 1 | 2021 |
| 94 | Luca Gagliano | AU$310k | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 95 | Nunzio Lella | AU$209k | 2 | 2019-2023 |
| 96 | Nik Prelec | AU$187k | 1 | 2023 |
| 97 | Lisandru Tramoni | AU$148k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 98 | Riccardo Ladinetti | AU$107k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 99 | Davide Veroli | AU$102k | 1 | 2023 |
| 100 | Federico Marigosu | AU$67k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Cagliari Calcio?
Leonardo Pavoletti, with AU$30.6m across 9 seasons at Cagliari Calcio.
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 116 players we hold a Cagliari Calcio wage for, from 2015 to 2026.