Highest paid players from Venezuela
Yeferson Soteldo is the best paid player from Venezuela at $45,220 a week. We hold a salary for 45 of the 62 players in the squads we track who give Venezuela, and they earn $340,584 a week between them, across 19 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Venezuela
The eleven highest-paid players from Venezuela that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Javier Otero $2,793 Orlando City SC
- D Jon Aramburu $30,590 Real Sociedad
- D Nahuel Ferraresi $17,290 Botafogo
- D Miguel Ángel Navarro $6,517 Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba
- D Ronaldo Rivas $6,251 Suphanburi FC
- M Yangel Herrera $31,920 Real Sociedad
- M Daniel Pereira $9,842 CF Montréal
- M Cristian Cásseres $9,842 Toulouse FC
- A Yeferson Soteldo $45,220 Fluminense
- A Jefferson Savarino $25,270 Fluminense
- A Salomón Rondón $14,630 Pachuca CF
Combined $200,165 per week · $10,408,580 per year
Highest paid from Venezuela
Top 45 by weekly salary, 100% of every Venezuela salary we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yeferson Soteldo | $45,220 | $2,351,440 | Fluminense | Brasileirão Série A | 28 | AM L, ST |
| 02 | Yangel Herrera | $31,920 | $1,659,840 | Real Sociedad | La Liga | 27 | DM |
| 03 | Jon Aramburu | $30,590 | $1,590,680 | Real Sociedad | La Liga | 22 | D/WB RL |
| 04 | Jefferson Savarino | $25,270 | $1,314,040 | Fluminense | Brasileirão Série A | 28 | AM RC |
| 05 | Nahuel Ferraresi | $17,290 | $899,080 | Botafogo | Brasileirão Série A | 26 | D C |
| 06 | Salomón Rondón | $14,630 | $760,760 | Pachuca CF | Liga MX | 35 | ST |
| 07 | Kevin Kelsy | $14,630 | $760,760 | Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer | 20 | ST |
| 08 | David Martínez | $9,842 | $511,784 | Football Club Midtjylland | Danish Superliga | 19 | AM RLC |
| 09 | Cristian Cásseres | $9,842 | $511,784 | Toulouse FC | Ligue 1 | 25 | DM, AM C |
| 10 | Daniel Pereira | $9,842 | $511,784 | CF Montréal | Major League Soccer | 24 | DM |
| 11 | Josef Martínez | $9,443 | $491,036 | Columbus Crew | Major League Soccer | 32 | AM L, ST |
| 12 | Ender Echenique | $8,379 | $435,708 | FC Cincinnati | Major League Soccer | 21 | AM RL |
| 13 | Jhon Murillo | $8,113 | $421,876 | América de Cali S.A. | Categoría Primera A | 29 | AM RL, ST |
| 14 | Jhonder Cádiz | $8,113 | $421,876 | Wuhan Three Towns | Chinese Super League | 29 | ST |
| 15 | Darwin Machís | $7,182 | $373,464 | América de Cali S.A. | Categoría Primera A | 32 | AM RL |
| 16 | Eduard Bello | $7,049 | $366,548 | Atlético Nacional S.A. | Categoría Primera A | 29 | AM RL |
| 17 | Jesús Bueno | $6,783 | $352,716 | Philadelphia Union | Major League Soccer | 26 | DM |
| 18 | Miguel Ángel Navarro | $6,517 | $338,884 | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | Super Liga | 26 | D/WB L |
| 19 | Ronaldo Rivas | $6,251 | $325,052 | Suphanburi FC | Other clubs | 25 | D RC |
| 20 | Telasco Segovia | $6,118 | $318,136 | Inter Miami CF | Major League Soccer | 22 | M C |
| 21 | Jorge Yriarte | $5,453 | $283,556 | Śląsk Wrocław | Ekstraklasa | 25 | DM |
| 22 | Leonardo Flores | $5,320 | $276,640 | Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. | Categoría Primera A | 29 | DM |
| 23 | Ronald Hernández | $4,921 | $255,892 | Atlanta United FC | Major League Soccer | 27 | D/WB RL |
| 24 | Esli García | $4,389 | $228,228 | Goiás | Other clubs | 24 | AM LC |
| 25 | Jan Hurtado | $4,123 | $214,396 | NPS Volos | Superleague Greece | 25 | ST |
| 26 | Miguel Pernía | $3,857 | $200,564 | Fortaleza Fútbol Club S.A. | Categoría Primera A | 24 | D/WB L |
| 27 | Teo Quintero | $3,458 | $179,816 | Sparta Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 26 | D LC, DM |
| 28 | Adrián Palacios | $3,325 | $172,900 | K Racing Club Genk | Belgian Pro League | 21 | D LC |
| 29 | Alejandro Marqués | $3,325 | $172,900 | Granada | La Liga 2 | 24 | ST |
| 30 | Jesús Ramírez | $3,192 | $165,984 | Nacional da Madeira | Primeira Liga | 27 | ST |
| 31 | Enrique Peña Zauner | $3,059 | $159,068 | Marítimo | Primeira Liga | 25 | AM RLC |
| 32 | Javier Otero | $2,793 | $145,236 | Orlando City SC | Major League Soccer | 22 | GK |
| 33 | Gustavo Caraballo | $1,596 | $82,992 | Orlando City SC | Major League Soccer | 16 | AM RC |
| 34 | Miguel Silva | $1,197 | $62,244 | Fortaleza Fútbol Club S.A. | Categoría Primera A | 24 | GK |
| 35 | Freddy Molina | $1,088 | $56,573 | Unión Magdalena S.A. | Categoría Primera A | 21 | D RC |
| 36 | Luis Balbo Vieira | $1,021 | $53,115 | ACF Fiorentina | Serie A | 19 | D/WB L |
| 37 | Alejandro Cichero | $923 | $47,997 | Frosinone Calcio | Serie A | 19 | AM/F C |
| 38 | Danny Pérez | $851 | $44,262 | IF Gnistan | Veikkausliiga | 25 | AM RL, ST |
| 39 | Jesús Hernández | $839 | $43,640 | Envigado Fútbol Club S.A. | Categoría Primera A | 32 | AM/F C |
| 40 | Nicola Profeta | $746 | $38,799 | Santos | Brasileirão Série A | 19 | DM |
| 41 | Víctor García | $665 | $34,580 | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | La Liga 2 | 31 | D/WB/M R |
| 42 | Leonardo Marcano | $618 | $32,159 | Portimonense | Other clubs | 19 | DM |
| 43 | Horacio Ali-Sticca | $446 | $23,169 | Watford | Championship | 16 | AM/F C |
| 44 | Román Lozada | $197 | $10,236 | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | Super Liga | 16 | DM |
| 45 | Andrew Pereira | $157 | $8,161 | Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys | Super Liga | 18 | AM LC |
Where Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Venezuela
Who is the highest paid soccer player from Venezuela?
Yeferson Soteldo of Fluminense is the highest paid player from Venezuela in our data, on $45,220 per week ($2,351,440 per year).
How much do players from Venezuela earn?
We hold a salary for 45 of the 62 players from Venezuela in our data, so an average across them would describe those 45 rather than Venezuela as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from Venezuela?
Major League Soccer has the most, with 9 players from Venezuela on salaries we hold, ahead of Categoría Primera A on 8.
How many players from Venezuela do you cover?
62 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Venezuela, and we hold a weekly salary for 45 of them (73%). Figures are club salaries: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Venezuela?
América de Cali S.A., with 2 players from Venezuela in its current squad.
Every player from Venezuela
18 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for