CHELSEA · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Chelsea
N'Golo Kanté has earned $122.9m at Chelsea across 7 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 18 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS $2.1bn
PLAYERS RANKED186
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB170
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Chelsea history
These 20 players took $1.07bn between them, 51% of everything Chelsea has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Chelsea player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Chelsea 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 | N'Golo Kanté | $122.9m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 2 | Eden Hazard | $87.2m | 6 | 2014-2019 |
| 3 | Reece James Current squad | $82.5m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | $66m | 5 | 2014-2018 |
| 5 | César Azpilicueta | $65.6m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 6 | Wesley Fofana Current squad | $62.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 7 | Ben Chilwell | $55.8m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 8 | Kepa Arrizabalaga | $52.4m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 9 | Enzo Fernández | $50.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 10 | Mateo Kovacic | $49.6m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 11 | Raheem Sterling | $49.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 12 | Christian Pulisic | $42.1m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 13 | Mykhaylo Mudryk | $40.7m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 14 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | $37.6m | 5 | 2017-2023 |
| 15 | Timo Werner | $37.6m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 16 | Antonio Rüdiger | $35.1m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 17 | Marcos Alonso | $35m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 18 | Gary Cahill | $34.1m | 6 | 2014-2019 |
| 19 | Willian | $33.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 20 | Benoît Badiashile | $32.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 21 | Kai Havertz | $31.6m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 22 | Jorginho | $30.9m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 23 | Marc Cucurella | $30.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 24 | Olivier Giroud | $30.9m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo Current squad | $29.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 26 | Andreas Christensen | $29.1m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 27 | Ross Barkley | $28.1m | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 28 | Thiago Silva | $27.5m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 29 | Pedro | $27.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 30 | Trevoh Chalobah | $26.6m | 7 | 2017-2026 |
| 31 | Callum Hudson-Odoi | $26.1m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 32 | Romelu Lukaku | $24.6m | 1 | 2022 |
| 33 | David Luiz | $23.6m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 34 | Mason Mount | $21.4m | 5 | 2017-2023 |
| 35 | Christopher Nkunku | $21.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 36 | Hakim Ziyech | $21.1m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 37 | Kalidou Koulibaly | $21.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 38 | Malo Gusto Current squad | $20.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 39 | Cole Palmer Current squad | $19.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 40 | Levi Colwill Current squad | $16m | 5 | 2020-2026 |
| 41 | Danny Drinkwater | $15.4m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 42 | Roméo Lavia Current squad | $15m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 43 | Saúl | $14.5m | 1 | 2022 |
| 44 | Robert Sánchez | $14.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 45 | Carney Chukwuemeka | $14m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 46 | Noni Madueke | $14m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 47 | Thibaut Courtois | $14m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 48 | Liam Delap | $13.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Willy Caballero | $12.8m | 7 | 2018-2026 |
| 50 | Emerson | $12.4m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 51 | Jamie Bynoe-Gittens Current squad | $12.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Álvaro Morata | $11.9m | 1 | 2018 |
| 53 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | $11.9m | 1 | 2023 |
| 54 | Loïc Rémy | $11.2m | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 55 | Andrey Santos | $11.2m | 3 | 2023-2026 |
| 56 | João Félix | $10.9m | 1 | 2023 |
| 57 | Édouard Mendy | $10.7m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 58 | Diego Costa | $10.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 59 | Jorrel Hato Current squad | $10.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 60 | Alejandro Garnacho | $10.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 61 | Davide Zappacosta | $10.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 62 | João Pedro Current squad | $9.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 63 | Michy Batshuayi | $9.7m | 2 | 2017-2020 |
| 64 | Kurt Zouma | $9.3m | 3 | 2017-2021 |
| 65 | Tammy Abraham | $9.1m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 66 | Deivid Washington Current squad | $8.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 67 | Pedro Neto Current squad | $8.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 68 | Estêvão Current squad | $8.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 69 | Nicolas Jackson | $8.4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Tiémoué Bakayoko | $8.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 71 | Filip Jörgensen | $8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 72 | Tosin Adarabioyo | $7.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 73 | Charly Musonda | $7.6m | 4 | 2016-2022 |
| 74 | Victor Moses | $6.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 75 | Gabriel Słonina Current squad | $6.5m | 3 | 2023-2026 |
| 76 | Marcus Bettinelli | $6.1m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 77 | André Schürrle | $5.7m | 1 | 2014 |
| 78 | Armando Broja | $5.6m | 3 | 2019-2023 |
| 79 | Axel Disasi | $5.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 80 | Marco van Ginkel | $5.5m | 3 | 2016-2020 |
| 81 | Dário Essugo | $5.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 82 | Fikayo Tomori | $5.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 83 | Đorđe Petrović | $4.9m | 1 | 2024 |
| 84 | Nemanja Matic | $4.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 85 | Malang Sarr | $4.8m | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 86 | Mamadou Sarr | $4.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 87 | Datro Fofana | $4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 88 | Asmir Begovic | $3.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 89 | Denis Zakaria | $3.7m | 1 | 2023 |
| 90 | John Terry | $3.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 91 | Kenedy | $3.5m | 2 | 2017-2022 |
| 92 | Lesley Ugochukwu | $3.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 93 | Conor Gallagher | $2.7m | 5 | 2017-2024 |
| 94 | Cesare Casadei | $2.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 95 | Christian Atsu | $2.5m | 3 | 2014-2016 |
| 96 | Izzy Brown | $2.5m | 3 | 2014-2018 |
| 97 | Nathaniel Chalobah | $2.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 98 | Marc Guiu | $2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 99 | Lewis Baker | $2.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 100 | Harvey Vale | $1.8m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Chelsea?
N'Golo Kanté, with $122.9m across 7 seasons at Chelsea.
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 186 players we hold a Chelsea salary for, from 2014 to 2026.