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LEICESTER CITY · ALL-TIME EARNERS

The highest earners in the history of Leicester City

Jamie Vardy has earned $71.9m 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 $994.9m
PLAYERS RANKED129
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB111
YEARS2014-2026

The 20 biggest earners in Leicester City history

These 20 players took $618.6m 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 $71.9m 8 2017-2024
2 Kasper Schmeichel $47m 6 2017-2022
3 Ricardo Pereira $45.9m 8 2019-2026
4 Kelechi Iheanacho $35.6m 7 2018-2024
5 Youri Tielemans $35.2m 5 2019-2023
6 Wilfred Ndidi $34.1m 8 2017-2024
7 Wes Morgan Current squad $33.9m 10 2017-2026
8 Jonny Evans $33.2m 5 2019-2023
9 James Maddison $31.8m 5 2019-2023
10 Marc Albrighton $29.9m 8 2016-2024
11 Daniel Amartey $24.3m 8 2016-2023
12 Harvey Barnes $24.3m 6 2018-2023
13 Hamza Choudhury $24.1m 9 2017-2026
14 Christian Fuchs $24m 7 2015-2021
15 James Justin $22.5m 5 2020-2024
16 Patson Daka $21.1m 5 2022-2026
17 Jannik Vestergaard $20.7m 5 2022-2026
18 Nampalys Mendy $20.3m 6 2017-2023
19 Boubakary Soumaré Current squad $19.5m 4 2022-2026
20 Dennis Praet $19.2m 4 2020-2024
21 Ayoze Pérez $17.2m 3 2020-2022
22 Çaglar Söyüncü $15.6m 5 2019-2023
23 Timothy Castagne $13.9m 3 2021-2023
24 Riyad Mahrez $13.8m 2 2017-2018
25 Danny Simpson $13.5m 5 2015-2019
26 Demarai Gray $13.3m 4 2017-2020
27 Ben Chilwell $13.3m 4 2017-2020
28 Harry Souttar Current squad $11.7m 4 2023-2026
29 Danny Ward $11.5m 6 2019-2024
30 Harry Winks $11.3m 3 2024-2026
31 Danny Drinkwater $10.9m 4 2014-2017
32 Ryan Bertrand $10.8m 2 2022-2023
33 Harry Maguire $10.4m 2 2018-2019
34 Wesley Fofana $10.4m 2 2021-2022
35 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall $9.8m 6 2017-2024
36 Luke Thomas Current squad $9.1m 8 2018-2026
37 Eldin Jakupovic $8.9m 5 2018-2022
38 Victor Kristiansen $7.7m 3 2023-2026
39 Stephy Mavididi $7.2m 3 2024-2026
40 Matty James $6.8m 3 2018-2020
41 Wout Faes Current squad $6m 2 2023-2024
42 Abdul Fatawu $5.8m 3 2024-2026
43 Adrien Silva $5.7m 1 2018
44 Cengiz Ünder $5.7m 1 2021
45 Islam Slimani $5.6m 1 2017
46 Bobby De Cordova-Reid Current squad $5.3m 2 2025-2026
47 Eldin Jakupovic $5.3m 3 2018-2021
48 Oliver Skipp Current squad $5.2m 2 2025-2026
49 Yohan Benalouane $5m 2 2017-2018
50 Jordan Ayew $4.9m 2 2025-2026
51 Caleb Okoli Current squad $4.6m 2 2025-2026
52 Bartosz Kapustka $4.6m 2 2017-2020
53 Joe Aribo $4.6m 2 2025-2026
54 David Nugent $4.4m 2 2014-2015
55 Jamaal Lascelles $4.4m 2 2025-2026
56 Aaron Ramsey $3.9m 2 2025-2026
57 Aleksandar Dragovic $3.7m 1 2018
58 Ademola Lookman $3.6m 1 2022
59 Conor Coady $3.6m 1 2024
60 Ron-Robert Zieler $3.3m 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 $2.9m 5 2021-2026
66 Liam Moore $2.8m 3 2014-2016
67 Mads Hermansen $2.4m 1 2024
68 Jakub Stolarczyk Current squad $2.3m 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 $1.5m 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 $830k 1 2024
80 Khanya Leshabela $775k 7 2017-2023
81 George Hirst $761k 1 2020
82 Jeremy Monga $692k 1 2026
83 Louis Page Current squad $692k 1 2026
84 Molla Wagué $616k 1 2017
85 Dujuan Richards Current squad $539k 2 2025-2026
86 Tawanda Maswanhise $489k 5 2020-2024
87 Yunus Akgün $484k 1 2024
88 Divine Mukasa Current squad $470k 2 2025-2026
89 Brad Young $404k 3 2022-2024
90 Iestyn Hughes $367k 3 2022-2024
91 Viktor Johansson $346k 2 2019-2020
92 Dempsey Arlott-John Current squad $340k 9 2018-2026
93 Ethan Fitzhugh $336k 4 2020-2023
94 Josh Eppiah $333k 4 2017-2020
95 Darragh O'Connor $332k 2 2020-2021
96 Thanawat Suengchitthawon $332k 3 2021-2023
97 Shane Flynn $312k 6 2019-2024
98 Admiral Muskwe $311k 3 2017-2019
99 Oli Ewing $299k 5 2020-2024
100 Callum Hulme $290k 3 2020-2022

Frequently asked questions

Who has earned the most money at Leicester City?

Jamie Vardy, with $71.9m 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.