The highest earners in the history of Rayo Vallecano
Mario Suárez has earned $19.6m at Rayo Vallecano across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 10 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Rayo Vallecano history
These 20 players took $105.3m between them, 77% of everything Rayo Vallecano has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Rayo Vallecano player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Rayo Vallecano 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 | Mario Suárez | $19.6m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 2 | Álvaro García Current squad | $10m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 3 | Florian Lejeune Current squad | $8.1m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 4 | Isi Palazón Current squad | $7.1m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 5 | Oscar Trejo | $6.9m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 6 | Alfonso Espino | $5.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 7 | Óscar Valentín Current squad | $4.8m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 8 | Stole Dimitrievski | $4.2m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 9 | Jorge De Frutos Current squad | $4.2m | 4 | 2020-2026 |
| 10 | Iván Balliu Current squad | $3.7m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 11 | Pathé Ciss Current squad | $3.7m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 12 | Unai López Current squad | $3.7m | 6 | 2018-2026 |
| 13 | Ilias Akhomach | $3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 14 | Alejandro Catena | $3.6m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 15 | Pep Chavarría | $3.1m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 16 | Santi Comesaña | $3m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 17 | Giannelli Imbula | $2.9m | 1 | 2019 |
| 18 | Augusto Batalla Current squad | $2.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 19 | José Pozo | $2.7m | 5 | 2019-2024 |
| 20 | Sergio Camello Current squad | $2.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 21 | Luiz Felipe Current squad | $2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Esteban Saveljich | $2.3m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 23 | Raúl De Tomás | $2.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 24 | Randy Nteka Current squad | $2m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 25 | Radamel Falcao | $1.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 26 | Adrián Embarba | $1.6m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 27 | Gerard Gumbau | $1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Gaël Kakuta | $1.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 29 | Miguel Crespo | $1.3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 30 | Álvaro Medrán | $1.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 31 | Antonio Milic | $1.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 32 | Paulo Gazzaniga | $1.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 33 | Antonio Luna | $1.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 34 | Diego López | $1.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 35 | Andrés Martín (Andrés Martín García) | $1m | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 36 | Sergi Guardiola | $842k | 1 | 2022 |
| 37 | Martín Merquelanz | $772k | 1 | 2022 |
| 38 | Kike (Enrique Pérez) | $706k | 2 | 2017-2024 |
| 39 | Fran García (Francisco García Torres) | $625k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 40 | Kévin Rodrigues | $562k | 1 | 2022 |
| 41 | Nikola Maraš | $555k | 1 | 2022 |
| 42 | Tomás Mejías | $534k | 1 | 2017 |
| 43 | Aridane Hernández | $527k | 1 | 2024 |
| 44 | Toño | $505k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 45 | Àlex Moreno | $463k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 46 | Luca Zidane | $421k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 47 | Quini | $330k | 1 | 2017 |
| 48 | Salvi Sánchez | $323k | 1 | 2023 |
| 49 | Fran Beltrán | $236k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 50 | Franco Cristaldo | $161k | 1 | 2017 |
| 51 | Sergio Akieme | $88k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Rayo Vallecano?
Mario Suárez, with $19.6m across 6 seasons at Rayo Vallecano.
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 51 players we hold a Rayo Vallecano salary for, from 2017 to 2026.