ASTON VILLA · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Aston Villa
Emiliano Martínez has earned $46.1m 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 $1.01bn
PLAYERS RANKED126
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB103
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Aston Villa history
These 20 players took $637.2m 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 | $46.1m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 2 | Lucas Digne | $45.3m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 3 | Philippe Coutinho | $44.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 4 | John McGinn Current squad | $42.1m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings Current squad | $40.4m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 6 | Jadon Sancho | $38.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 7 | Douglas Luiz | $35.9m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 8 | Ollie Watkins | $35.2m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 9 | Ezri Konsa | $34.9m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 10 | Leon Bailey Current squad | $31.9m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 11 | Youri Tielemans | $31.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 12 | Boubacar Kamara Current squad | $31.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Emiliano Buendía Current squad | $28.8m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 14 | Pau Torres Current squad | $26m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 15 | Ahmed Elmohamady Current squad | $25.1m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 16 | Matty Cash Current squad | $23.1m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 17 | Neil Taylor Current squad | $23m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 18 | Jack Grealish | $18.6m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 19 | Ross Barkley Current squad | $17.2m | 3 | 2021-2026 |
| 20 | Tammy Abraham Current squad | $16.6m | 3 | 2019-2026 |
| 21 | Kortney Hause | $14.6m | 6 | 2019-2025 |
| 22 | Henri Lansbury | $14.4m | 5 | 2016-2020 |
| 23 | Diego Carlos | $14m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 24 | Bertrand Traoré | $13.3m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 25 | Morgan Rogers | $12.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 26 | Amadou Onana Current squad | $12.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Ashley Young | $12m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 28 | Jacob Ramsey | $11.4m | 6 | 2018-2024 |
| 29 | Ian Maatsen Current squad | $11.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Calum Chambers | $11.3m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 31 | Àlex Moreno | $10.9m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Conor Hourihane | $9.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 33 | Victor Lindelöf Current squad | $9.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Harvey Elliott | $9.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Danny Drinkwater | $8.4m | 1 | 2020 |
| 36 | Morgan Sanson | $8.3m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 37 | Anwar El Ghazi | $7.7m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 38 | Marvelous Nakamba | $7.2m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 39 | Danny Ings | $7m | 1 | 2022 |
| 40 | Moussa Diaby | $7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 41 | Clément Lenglet | $6.8m | 1 | 2024 |
| 42 | Fabian Delph | $6.8m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 43 | Jed Steer | $6.6m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 44 | Tom Heaton | $6.6m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 45 | Trezeguet | $6.6m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 46 | Andrés García | $6.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Wesley Moraes | $6.5m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 48 | Pepe Reina | $6.4m | 1 | 2020 |
| 49 | Albert Adomah | $5.9m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 50 | Marco Bizot Current squad | $5.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 51 | Robin Olsen | $5.5m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 52 | Björn Engels | $5.3m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 53 | Leander Dendoncker | $5.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 54 | Jhon Durán | $5.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 55 | Lovre Kalinić | $5m | 2 | 2019-2022 |
| 56 | Matthew Targett | $4.8m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 57 | Scott Hogan | $4.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 58 | Carles Gil | $4.2m | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 59 | John Terry | $4.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 60 | Nicolò Zaniolo | $3.9m | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Alysson Edward Current squad | $3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Tommy Elphick | $3.1m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 63 | Keinan Davis | $2.9m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 64 | Ørjan Nyland | $2.8m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 65 | Robert Snodgrass | $2.7m | 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 | $2m | 1 | 2016 |
| 72 | Frédéric Guilbert | $1.9m | 1 | 2020 |
| 73 | Leandro Bacuna | $1.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 74 | Tom Carroll | $1.8m | 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 | $903k | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 80 | Tim Iroegbunam | $885k | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 81 | Axel Tuanzebe | $772k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 82 | Joe Gauci | $702k | 1 | 2024 |
| 83 | Tommi O'Reilly | $666k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 84 | Oliwier Zych | $601k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 85 | Indiana Vassilev | $431k | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 86 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | $379k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 87 | Filip Marschall | $377k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 88 | James Bree | $365k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 89 | Brad Burton Current squad | $355k | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 90 | Omari Kellyman | $350k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 91 | Sil Swinkels | $347k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 92 | Michael Tait Current squad | $277k | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 93 | Cole Brannigan Current squad | $270k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 94 | Ben Chrisene | $256k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 95 | Charlie Farr Current squad | $254k | 7 | 2018-2026 |
| 96 | Hayden Lindley | $253k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 97 | Dominic Revan | $243k | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 98 | Callum O'Hare | $209k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 99 | Arjan Raikhy | $194k | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 100 | Myles Sohna | $180k | 6 | 2018-2023 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Aston Villa?
Emiliano Martínez, with $46.1m 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.