Highest paid players from New Zealand
Chris Wood is the best paid player from New Zealand at $109,060 a week. We hold a salary for 61 of the 72 players in the squads we track who give New Zealand, and they earn $298,605 a week between them, across 17 leagues.
The best-paid XI from New Zealand
The eleven highest-paid players from New Zealand that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Alex Paulsen $17,290 Motherwell
- D Liberato Cacace $38,570 Wrexham
- D Tyler Bindon $19,950 Charlton Athletic
- D Michael Boxall $14,630 Minnesota United FC
- D Finn Surman $4,389 Portland Timbers
- M Marko Stamenić $18,620 Swansea City
- M Ben Old $5,985 AS Saint-Étienne
- M Joe Bell $4,123 Viking FK
- A Chris Wood $109,060 Nottingham Forest
- A Ben Waine $5,985 Port Vale
- A Matthew Garbett $5,187 Peterborough United
Combined $243,789 per week · $12,677,028 per year
Highest paid from New Zealand
Top 50 by weekly salary, 99% of every New Zealand salary we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chris Wood | $109,060 | $5,671,120 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | 33 | ST |
| 02 | Liberato Cacace | $38,570 | $2,005,640 | Wrexham | Championship | 24 | D/WB/M L |
| 03 | Tyler Bindon | $19,950 | $1,037,400 | Charlton Athletic | Championship | 20 | D RC |
| 04 | Marko Stamenić | $18,620 | $968,240 | Swansea City | Championship | 23 | DM |
| 05 | Alex Paulsen | $17,290 | $899,080 | Motherwell | Scottish Premiership | 23 | GK |
| 06 | Michael Boxall | $14,630 | $760,760 | Minnesota United FC | Major League Soccer | 36 | D C |
| 07 | Max Crocombe | $6,517 | $338,884 | Millwall | Championship | 31 | GK |
| 08 | Ben Waine | $5,985 | $311,220 | Port Vale | League Two | 24 | AM L, ST |
| 09 | Ben Old | $5,985 | $311,220 | AS Saint-Étienne | Ligue 2 | 22 | D/WB/M L |
| 10 | Matthew Garbett | $5,187 | $269,724 | Peterborough United | League One | 23 | AM RC |
| 11 | Finn Surman | $4,389 | $228,228 | Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer | 21 | D C |
| 12 | Joe Bell | $4,123 | $214,396 | Viking FK | Eliteserien | 26 | DM |
| 13 | Dalton Wilkins | $3,192 | $165,984 | Sønderjyske Fodbold | Danish Superliga | 26 | D LC, M RL |
| 14 | Elijah Just | $3,059 | $159,068 | Swansea City | Championship | 25 | AM RLC |
| 15 | Henry Gray | $2,926 | $152,152 | Harrogate Town | National League | 20 | GK |
| 16 | James McGarry | $2,793 | $145,236 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | A-League | 27 | D/WB/M L |
| 17 | Keegan Jelacic | $2,660 | $138,320 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | A-League | 22 | AM RLC |
| 18 | Matt Dibley-Dias | $2,527 | $131,404 | Fulham | Premier League | 21 | DM, AM C |
| 19 | Ryan Thomas | $2,261 | $117,572 | PEC Zwolle | Eredivisie | 30 | AM C |
| 20 | Alex Rufer | $1,995 | $103,740 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 29 | DM |
| 21 | Bill Tuiloma | $1,995 | $103,740 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 30 | D RC, DM |
| 22 | Victor Barbosa | $1,995 | $103,740 | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 18 | D/WB L, M LC |
| 23 | George Stanger | $1,596 | $82,992 | Kilmarnock | Scottish Premiership | 24 | D C |
| 24 | Kosta Barbarouses | $1,238 | $64,388 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | A-League | 35 | AM R, ST |
| 25 | Nik Tzanev | $1,197 | $62,244 | Huddersfield Town | League One | 28 | GK |
| 26 | Sarpreet Singh | $1,170 | $60,861 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 26 | AM RLC |
| 27 | Nando Pijnaker | $1,013 | $52,700 | Auckland Football Club | A-League | 26 | D C |
| 28 | Sam Sutton | $943 | $49,034 | Perth Glory Football Club | A-League | 23 | D/WB L |
| 29 | Dan Edwards | $910 | $47,305 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 26 | D/WB L, M LC |
| 30 | Isaac Hughes | $843 | $43,847 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 21 | D C |
| 31 | Josey Casa-Grande | $811 | $42,188 | Bristol City | Championship | 19 | GK |
| 32 | Lachlan Bayliss | $803 | $41,773 | Newcastle Jets FC | A-League | 22 | AM RC |
| 33 | Storm Roux | $798 | $41,496 | Central Coast Mariners | A-League | 32 | D R |
| 34 | Tim Payne | $798 | $41,496 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 31 | D RC |
| 35 | Matt Sheridan | $790 | $41,081 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 21 | D RC, DM |
| 36 | Alby Kelly-Heald | $721 | $37,485 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 20 | GK |
| 37 | Seth Clark | $710 | $36,931 | Central Coast Mariners | A-League | 24 | AM RC |
| 38 | Joe Wallis | $678 | $35,272 | West Bromwich Albion | Championship | 20 | GK |
| 39 | Fin Conchie | $657 | $34,165 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 21 | DM, AM C |
| 40 | Noah DuPont | $625 | $32,505 | West Bromwich Albion | Championship | 17 | D C |
| 41 | Nathan Walker | $599 | $31,122 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 19 | AM RL |
| 42 | Ollie Whyte | $593 | $30,845 | Valkeakosken Haka | Veikkausliiga | 25 | DM, AM C |
| 43 | Lukas Kelly-Heald | $575 | $29,877 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 20 | D LC, M C |
| 44 | Marley Leuluai | $572 | $29,739 | Burnley | Championship | 18 | D C, DM |
| 45 | Jay Herdman | $561 | $29,186 | Cavalry Football Club | Canadian Premier League | 20 | AM/F C |
| 46 | Alex Lienard | $539 | $28,010 | Sunderland | Premier League | 16 | D RC, DM |
| 47 | Matthew Warbrick | $505 | $26,281 | Ayr United | Scottish Championship | 24 | AM RL |
| 48 | Lawton Green | $452 | $23,514 | Alloa Athletic | Other clubs | 21 | GK |
| 49 | Luis Toomey | $323 | $16,806 | Vancouver Football Club | Canadian Premier League | 24 | AM C |
| 50 | Tobias Borgnis | $286 | $14,869 | Reading | League One | 16 | GK |
Where New Zealand players play
Players we hold a salary for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly salary, and share of the New Zealand salary total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Peak earning years
Average weekly salary by age band
Clubs with the most New Zealand players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from New Zealand
Who is the highest paid soccer player from New Zealand?
Chris Wood of Nottingham Forest is the highest paid player from New Zealand in our data, on $109,060 per week ($5,671,120 per year).
How much do players from New Zealand earn?
The 33 players from New Zealand aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for earn $7,781 per week on average. The median is $1,995, lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league has the most players from New Zealand?
A-League has the most, with 29 players from New Zealand on salaries we hold, ahead of Championship on 9.
How many players from New Zealand do you cover?
72 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as New Zealand, and we hold a weekly salary for 61 of them (85%). Figures are club salaries: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from New Zealand?
Wellington Phoenix Football Club, with 17 players from New Zealand in its current squad.
Every player from New Zealand
12 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for