ASTON VILLA · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Aston Villa
Emiliano Martínez has earned $45.4m at Aston Villa across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 9 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS $997.1m
PLAYERS RANKED126
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB103
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Aston Villa history
These 20 players took $627.8m between them, 63% of everything Aston Villa has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Aston Villa player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Aston Villa 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 | Emiliano Martínez | $45.4m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 2 | Lucas Digne | $44.6m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 3 | Philippe Coutinho | $44.3m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 4 | John McGinn Current squad | $41.5m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings Current squad | $39.8m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 6 | Jadon Sancho | $38m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 7 | Douglas Luiz | $35.4m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 8 | Ollie Watkins | $34.7m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 9 | Ezri Konsa | $34.4m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 10 | Leon Bailey Current squad | $31.5m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 11 | Youri Tielemans | $31.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 12 | Boubacar Kamara Current squad | $31.1m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Emiliano Buendía Current squad | $28.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 14 | Pau Torres Current squad | $25.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 15 | Ahmed Elmohamady Current squad | $24.7m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 16 | Matty Cash Current squad | $22.8m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 17 | Neil Taylor Current squad | $22.6m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 18 | Jack Grealish | $18.3m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 19 | Ross Barkley Current squad | $16.9m | 3 | 2021-2026 |
| 20 | Tammy Abraham Current squad | $16.3m | 3 | 2019-2026 |
| 21 | Kortney Hause | $14.4m | 6 | 2019-2025 |
| 22 | Henri Lansbury | $14.2m | 5 | 2016-2020 |
| 23 | Diego Carlos | $13.8m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 24 | Bertrand Traoré | $13.1m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 25 | Morgan Rogers | $12.7m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 26 | Amadou Onana Current squad | $12.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Ashley Young | $11.8m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 28 | Jacob Ramsey | $11.3m | 6 | 2018-2024 |
| 29 | Ian Maatsen Current squad | $11.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Calum Chambers | $11.1m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 31 | Àlex Moreno | $10.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Conor Hourihane | $9.5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 33 | Victor Lindelöf Current squad | $9.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Harvey Elliott | $9.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Danny Drinkwater | $8.3m | 1 | 2020 |
| 36 | Morgan Sanson | $8.2m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 37 | Anwar El Ghazi | $7.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 38 | Marvelous Nakamba | $7.1m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 39 | Danny Ings | $6.9m | 1 | 2022 |
| 40 | Moussa Diaby | $6.9m | 1 | 2024 |
| 41 | Clément Lenglet | $6.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 42 | Fabian Delph | $6.7m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 43 | Jed Steer | $6.5m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 44 | Tom Heaton | $6.5m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 45 | Trezeguet | $6.5m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 46 | Andrés García | $6.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Wesley Moraes | $6.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 48 | Pepe Reina | $6.3m | 1 | 2020 |
| 49 | Albert Adomah | $5.8m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 50 | Marco Bizot Current squad | $5.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 51 | Robin Olsen | $5.5m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 52 | Björn Engels | $5.3m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 53 | Leander Dendoncker | $5.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 54 | Jhon Durán | $5.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 55 | Lovre Kalinić | $4.9m | 2 | 2019-2022 |
| 56 | Matthew Targett | $4.7m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 57 | Scott Hogan | $4.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 58 | Carles Gil | $4.1m | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 59 | John Terry | $4.1m | 1 | 2018 |
| 60 | Nicolò Zaniolo | $3.9m | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Alysson Edward Current squad | $3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Tommy Elphick | $3m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 63 | Keinan Davis | $2.8m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 64 | Ørjan Nyland | $2.8m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 65 | Robert Snodgrass | $2.6m | 1 | 2018 |
| 66 | Zepiqueno Redmond Current squad | $2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 67 | Ciaran Clark | $2.2m | 1 | 2016 |
| 68 | Jordan Amavi | $2.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 69 | Josh Onomah | $2.1m | 1 | 2018 |
| 70 | Lewis Grabban | $2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 71 | Rudy Gestede | $1.9m | 1 | 2016 |
| 72 | Frédéric Guilbert | $1.9m | 1 | 2020 |
| 73 | Leandro Bacuna | $1.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 74 | Tom Carroll | $1.7m | 1 | 2019 |
| 75 | Gary Gardner | $1.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 76 | Sam Johnstone | $1.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 77 | Andre Green | $1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 78 | Lamare Bogarde Current squad | $1.2m | 5 | 2021-2026 |
| 79 | Kaine Kesler Hayden | $890k | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 80 | Tim Iroegbunam | $871k | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 81 | Axel Tuanzebe | $761k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 82 | Joe Gauci | $692k | 1 | 2024 |
| 83 | Tommi O'Reilly | $656k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 84 | Oliwier Zych | $592k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 85 | Indiana Vassilev | $425k | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 86 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | $373k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 87 | Filip Marschall | $371k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 88 | James Bree | $360k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 89 | Brad Burton Current squad | $349k | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 90 | Omari Kellyman | $344k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 91 | Sil Swinkels | $342k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 92 | Michael Tait Current squad | $272k | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 93 | Cole Brannigan Current squad | $266k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 94 | Ben Chrisene | $252k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 95 | Charlie Farr Current squad | $250k | 7 | 2018-2026 |
| 96 | Hayden Lindley | $249k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 97 | Dominic Revan | $239k | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 98 | Callum O'Hare | $206k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 99 | Arjan Raikhy | $191k | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 100 | Myles Sohna | $177k | 6 | 2018-2023 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Aston Villa?
Emiliano Martínez, with $45.4m across 6 seasons at Aston Villa.
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 126 players we hold a Aston Villa salary for, from 2014 to 2026.