LEICESTER CITY · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Leicester City
Jamie Vardy has earned $73m at Leicester City across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 18 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS $1.01bn
PLAYERS RANKED129
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB111
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Leicester City history
These 20 players took $627.9m between them, 62% of everything Leicester City has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Leicester City player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Leicester 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 | Jamie Vardy | $73m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Kasper Schmeichel | $47.7m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 3 | Ricardo Pereira | $46.5m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 4 | Kelechi Iheanacho | $36.2m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 5 | Youri Tielemans | $35.7m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi | $34.6m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 7 | Wes Morgan Current squad | $34.4m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 8 | Jonny Evans | $33.7m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 9 | James Maddison | $32.3m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 10 | Marc Albrighton | $30.3m | 8 | 2016-2024 |
| 11 | Daniel Amartey | $24.7m | 8 | 2016-2023 |
| 12 | Harvey Barnes | $24.7m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 13 | Hamza Choudhury | $24.5m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 14 | Christian Fuchs | $24.4m | 7 | 2015-2021 |
| 15 | James Justin | $22.8m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 16 | Patson Daka | $21.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 17 | Jannik Vestergaard | $21.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 18 | Nampalys Mendy | $20.6m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 19 | Boubakary Soumaré Current squad | $19.8m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 20 | Dennis Praet | $19.5m | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 21 | Ayoze Pérez | $17.5m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 22 | Çaglar Söyüncü | $15.8m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 23 | Timothy Castagne | $14.1m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 24 | Riyad Mahrez | $14m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 25 | Danny Simpson | $13.7m | 5 | 2015-2019 |
| 26 | Demarai Gray | $13.5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 27 | Ben Chilwell | $13.5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 28 | Harry Souttar Current squad | $11.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 29 | Danny Ward | $11.7m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 30 | Harry Winks | $11.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 31 | Danny Drinkwater | $11.1m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 32 | Ryan Bertrand | $11m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 33 | Harry Maguire | $10.6m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 34 | Wesley Fofana | $10.6m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 35 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | $9.9m | 6 | 2017-2024 |
| 36 | Luke Thomas Current squad | $9.2m | 8 | 2018-2026 |
| 37 | Eldin Jakupovic | $9.1m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 38 | Victor Kristiansen | $7.8m | 3 | 2023-2026 |
| 39 | Stephy Mavididi | $7.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 40 | Matty James | $6.9m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 41 | Wout Faes Current squad | $6.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 42 | Abdul Fatawu | $5.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 43 | Adrien Silva | $5.8m | 1 | 2018 |
| 44 | Cengiz Ünder | $5.8m | 1 | 2021 |
| 45 | Islam Slimani | $5.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 46 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid Current squad | $5.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Eldin Jakupovic | $5.4m | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 48 | Oliver Skipp Current squad | $5.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Yohan Benalouane | $5.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 50 | Jordan Ayew | $5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 51 | Caleb Okoli Current squad | $4.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Bartosz Kapustka | $4.6m | 2 | 2017-2020 |
| 53 | Joe Aribo | $4.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 54 | David Nugent | $4.5m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 55 | Jamaal Lascelles | $4.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Aaron Ramsey | $3.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 57 | Aleksandar Dragovic | $3.8m | 1 | 2018 |
| 58 | Ademola Lookman | $3.7m | 1 | 2022 |
| 59 | Conor Coady | $3.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Ron-Robert Zieler | $3.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 61 | Fran Vieites | $3.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Vicente Iborra | $3.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 63 | Andy King | $3m | 1 | 2017 |
| 64 | Rachid Ghezzal | $3m | 1 | 2019 |
| 65 | Ben Nelson Current squad | $3m | 5 | 2021-2026 |
| 66 | Liam Moore | $2.9m | 3 | 2014-2016 |
| 67 | Mads Hermansen | $2.4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 68 | Jakub Stolarczyk Current squad | $2.4m | 7 | 2018-2026 |
| 69 | Alex Smithies | $2.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 70 | Asmir Begovic | $2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 71 | Ben Hamer | $2.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 72 | Daniel Iversen | $1.9m | 3 | 2017-2023 |
| 73 | Wanya Marçal | $1.8m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 74 | Ryan Bennett | $1.6m | 1 | 2020 |
| 75 | Layton Ndukwu Current squad | $1.6m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 76 | Tom Cannon | $1.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 77 | Tetê | $1.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 78 | Jordan James | $1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 79 | Callum Doyle | $842k | 1 | 2024 |
| 80 | Khanya Leshabela | $786k | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 81 | George Hirst | $772k | 1 | 2020 |
| 82 | Jeremy Monga | $702k | 1 | 2026 |
| 83 | Louis Page Current squad | $702k | 1 | 2026 |
| 84 | Molla Wagué | $625k | 1 | 2017 |
| 85 | Dujuan Richards Current squad | $548k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 86 | Tawanda Maswanhise | $496k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 87 | Yunus Akgün | $491k | 1 | 2024 |
| 88 | Divine Mukasa Current squad | $477k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 89 | Brad Young | $410k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 90 | Iestyn Hughes | $372k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 91 | Viktor Johansson | $351k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 92 | Dempsey Arlott-John Current squad | $345k | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 93 | Ethan Fitzhugh | $342k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 94 | Josh Eppiah | $338k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 95 | Darragh O'Connor | $337k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 96 | Thanawat Suengchitthawon | $337k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 97 | Shane Flynn | $317k | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 98 | Admiral Muskwe | $316k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 99 | Oli Ewing | $304k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 100 | Callum Hulme | $295k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Leicester City?
Jamie Vardy, with $73m across 8 seasons at Leicester 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 129 players we hold a Leicester City salary for, from 2014 to 2026.