
The highest earners in the history of Swansea City
Kyle Naughton has earned $12.6m at Swansea City across 9 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Swansea City history
These 20 players took $130m between them, 52% of everything Swansea City has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Swansea City player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Swansea City salary 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 | Kyle Naughton | $12.6m | 9 | 2017-2025 |
| 2 | Wayne Routledge | $11.8m | 8 | 2014-2021 |
| 3 | André Ayew | $11m | 2 | 2016-2018 |
| 4 | Leroy Fer | $8.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 5 | Jordan Ayew | $7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 6 | Lukasz Fabianski | $7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 7 | Matt Grimes | $6.7m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 8 | Federico Fernández | $6.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 9 | Wilfried Bony | $6m | 1 | 2018 |
| 10 | Martin Olsson | $6m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 11 | Jay Fulton Current squad | $5.6m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 12 | Fernando Llorente | $5.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 13 | Kristoffer Nordfeldt | $5.3m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 14 | Ki Sung-Yueng | $5.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 15 | Gylfi Sigurðsson | $5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 16 | Tom Carroll | $4.5m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 17 | Jefferson Montero | $4.2m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 18 | Andrew Fisher Current squad | $4.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 19 | Ben Cabango Current squad | $3.9m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 20 | Alfie Mawson | $3.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 21 | Mike van der Hoorn | $3.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 22 | Erwin Mulder | $3.7m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 23 | Connor Roberts | $3.5m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 24 | Cameron Burgess Current squad | $3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 25 | Gustavo Nunes | $3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 26 | Sam Clucas | $3.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 27 | Tammy Abraham | $3.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 28 | Ryan Bennett | $3.2m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 29 | Andy King | $3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 30 | Bersant Celina | $2.9m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 31 | Conor Hourihane | $2.9m | 1 | 2021 |
| 32 | Adam Idah Current squad | $2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Jamal Lowe | $2.6m | 2 | 2021-2024 |
| 34 | Joel Ward | $2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Joe Allen | $2.5m | 3 | 2023-2025 |
| 36 | Jack Cork | $2.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 37 | Bashir Humphreys | $2.3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 38 | Gonçalo Franco Current squad | $2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Ryan Manning | $2.1m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 40 | Ishé Samuels-Smith | $2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Marko Stamenić Current squad | $2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Kyle Bartley | $2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 43 | Olivier Ntcham | $2m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 44 | Hannes Wolf | $1.9m | 1 | 2022 |
| 45 | Eom Ji-Sung Current squad | $1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Lawrence Vigouroux Current squad | $1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Adam King | $1.8m | 5 | 2014-2019 |
| 48 | Liam Cullen | $1.8m | 10 | 2016-2026 |
| 49 | Josh Tymon Current squad | $1.7m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 50 | Harry Darling | $1.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 51 | Renato Sanches | $1.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 52 | Jamie Paterson | $1.6m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 53 | Cameron Carter-Vickers | $1.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 54 | Zeidane Inoussa Current squad | $1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Žan Vipotnik Current squad | $1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Jake Bidwell | $1.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 57 | Joël Piroe | $1.4m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 58 | George Byers | $1.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 59 | Oli McBurnie | $1.3m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 60 | Joel Latibeaudiere | $1.3m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 61 | Yan Dhanda | $1.2m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 62 | Ben Hamer | $1.2m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 63 | Cyrus Christie | $1.2m | 1 | 2022 |
| 64 | Joe Rodon | $1.2m | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 65 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | $1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Przemyslaw Placheta | $1.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 67 | Barrie McKay | $1.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 68 | Joel Asoro | $1.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 69 | Korey Smith | $983k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 70 | Ashley Richards | $913k | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 71 | Freddie Woodman | $885k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 72 | Steven Benda | $870k | 4 | 2018-2023 |
| 73 | Daniel James | $856k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 74 | Liam Walsh | $842k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 75 | Ethan Galbraith | $814k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 76 | Josh Ginnelly | $716k | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 77 | Jerry Yates | $702k | 1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Luke Cundle | $702k | 1 | 2023 |
| 79 | Paul Arriola | $702k | 1 | 2021 |
| 80 | Marc Guéhi | $688k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 81 | Morgan Whittaker | $688k | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 82 | Oliver Cooper | $677k | 8 | 2017-2026 |
| 83 | Flynn Downes | $653k | 1 | 2022 |
| 84 | Jordan Morris | $639k | 1 | 2021 |
| 85 | Michael Obafemi | $632k | 1 | 2022 |
| 86 | Declan John | $590k | 1 | 2019 |
| 87 | Finley Burns | $512k | 1 | 2022 |
| 88 | Nathan Wood | $477k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 89 | Jordi Govea | $442k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 90 | Brandon Cooper | $427k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 91 | Courtney Baker-Richardson | $407k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 92 | Rhian Brewster | $400k | 1 | 2020 |
| 93 | Aldo Kalulu | $386k | 1 | 2020 |
| 94 | Ben Wilmot | $386k | 1 | 2020 |
| 95 | Charlie Patiño | $379k | 1 | 2024 |
| 96 | Conor Gallagher | $379k | 1 | 2020 |
| 97 | Harrison Ashby | $365k | 1 | 2024 |
| 98 | Carl Rushworth | $309k | 1 | 2024 |
| 99 | Kyle Joseph | $281k | 1 | 2022 |
| 100 | Nathanael Ogbeta | $274k | 1 | 2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Swansea City?
Kyle Naughton, with $12.6m across 9 seasons at Swansea City.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the salary 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 146 players we hold a Swansea City salary for, from 2014 to 2026.