Highest paid player at every Liga MX club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Carlos Gruezo of CD Santos Laguna leads on $86,400 a week. At the other end, Atlante pays its own best paid player, Joaquín Esquivel, $8,235 — a gap of 10×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages
Every club's top earner
All 18 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | WAGES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  | Carlos Gruezo | $86,400 | $4,492,800 | 30 | DM | $267k | 31/54 | 32% |
| 02 |  | Julián Carranza | $83,700 | $4,352,400 | 25 | ST | $182k | 30/68 | 46% |
| 03 |  | Diego Rossi | $68,850 | $3,580,200 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | $485k | 38/56 | 14% |
| 04 |  | Alan Pulido | $45,900 | $2,386,800 | 34 | AM/F C | $305k | 31/65 | 15% |
| 05 |  | Keylor Navas | $39,150 | $2,035,800 | 38 | GK | $238k | 36/46 | 16% |
| 06 |  | Jordy Caicedo | $37,800 | $1,965,600 | 27 | AM R, ST | $169k | 30/47 | 22% |
| 07 |  | Erick Sánchez | $33,750 | $1,755,000 | 25 | M C | $357k | 47/58 | 9% |
| 08 |  | Alexis Vega | $33,750 | $1,755,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | $350k | 33/62 | 10% |
| 09 |  | Kenedy | $33,750 | $1,755,000 | 29 | WB L, AM RL | $225k | 31/34 | 15% |
| 10 |  | Juan Brunetta | $31,050 | $1,614,600 | 28 | AM LC, F C | $291k | 30/49 | 11% |
| 11 |  | Felipe Mora | $31,050 | $1,614,600 | 31 | ST | $159k | 30/45 | 19% |
| 12 |  | Agustín Palavecino | $28,350 | $1,474,200 | 28 | AM C | $296k | 29/49 | 10% |
| 13 |  | Diber Cambindo | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | 29 | ST | $218k | 33/67 | 10% |
| 14 |  | Diego Valoyes | $17,550 | $912,600 | 28 | AM RL | $191k | 37/54 | 9% |
| 15 |  | Ignacio Rivero | $16,200 | $842,400 | 33 | AM RL | $119k | 33/72 | 14% |
| 16 |  | Lucas Cavallini | $12,150 | $631,800 | 32 | ST | $68k | 27/36 | 18% |
| 17 |  | Diego Reyes | $9,990 | $519,480 | 32 | D C, DM | $53k | 23/73 | 19% |
| 18 |  | Joaquín Esquivel | $8,235 | $428,220 | 27 | D C, DM | $33k | 9/34 | 25% |
Frequently asked questions
Liga MX club top earners
Which Liga MX club pays the biggest single wage?
CD Santos Laguna. Carlos Gruezo earns $86,400 per week there, $4,492,800 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Liga MX club has the lowest paid top earner?
Atlante, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Joaquín Esquivel on $8,235 per week. CD Santos Laguna pays 10 times that for its own top earner.
Which Liga MX club leans hardest on one player?
CD Necaxa. Julián Carranza takes 46% of the $181,605 a week the club pays across the 30 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many Liga MX clubs are on this list?
All 18 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.