BRASILEIRÃO SÉRIE A · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Brasileirão Série A midfielders
Arthur is the best-paid midfielder in Brasileirão Série A, on £99,000 a week at Grêmio, or £5,148,000 a year. Jorginho is next on £91,000 at Flamengo. We hold wages for 159 Brasileirão Série A midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £99k
AVERAGE WAGE £10,842
SHARE OF WAGE BILL22%
TOP 10 A WEEK £476k
WAGES HELD159
The 50 best-paid Brasileirão Série A midfielders
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £5,148,000£5.1m | Grêmio | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 2 | Jorginho | £91,000£91k | £4,732,000£4.7m | Flamengo | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Italy |
| 3 | Fred | £85,000£85k | £4,420,000£4.4m | Atlético Mineiro | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil |
| 4 | Allan | £50,000£50k | £2,600,000£2.6m | Botafogo | 34 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 5 | Danilo | £45,000£45k | £2,340,000£2.3m | Botafogo | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 6 | Marlon Freitas | £30,000£30k | £1,560,000£1.6m | Palmeiras | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 7 | Lucas Paquetá | £20,000£20k | £1,040,000£1.0m | Flamengo | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil |
| 8 | Erick Pulgar | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Flamengo | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Chile |
| 9 | Guilherme Arana | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Fluminense | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder | Brazil |
| 10 | Léo Ortiz | £18,000£18k | £936,000£936k | Flamengo | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 11 | Christian Oliva | £18,000£18k | £936,000£936k | Santos | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay |
| 12 | Sérgio Oliveira | £18,000£18k | £936,000£936k | Sport Recife | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal |
| 13 | Alan Franco | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Atlético Mineiro | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Ecuador |
| 14 | Renan Lodi | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Atlético Mineiro | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Brazil |
| 15 | Fausto Vera | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Atlético Mineiro | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 16 | Saúl | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Flamengo | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Spain |
| 17 | Hércules | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Fluminense | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 18 | Alexandro Bernabéi | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Internacional | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder | Argentina |
| 19 | Jean Lucas | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | EC Bahia | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 20 | Martinelli | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Fluminense | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 21 | Damián Bobadilla | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | São Paulo | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Paraguay |
| 22 | Bruno Fuchs (Bruno de Lara Fuchs) | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Palmeiras | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 23 | André Ramalho | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Corinthians | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 24 | Braian Aguirre | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Internacional | 24 | Full-back, right midfielder | Argentina |
| 25 | Caio Alexandre (Caio Alexandre Sousa e Silva) | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | EC Bahia | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 26 | Emiliano Martínez | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Palmeiras | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay |
| 27 | Kevin Castaño | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Atlético Mineiro | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia |
| 28 | Tomás Pérez | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 29 | Matías Viña | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Flamengo | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Uruguay |
| 30 | Lucas Silva | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 31 | Ángelo Preciado | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Atlético Mineiro | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder | Ecuador |
| 32 | Dodi (Douglas Moreira Fagundes) | £9,400£9k | £488,800£489k | Grêmio | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 33 | Edenílson | £9,300£9k | £483,600£484k | Botafogo | 35 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil |
| 34 | Erick | £9,300£9k | £483,600£484k | EC Bahia | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 35 | Felipe Carballo | £9,300£9k | £483,600£484k | Grêmio | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay |
| 36 | João Schmidt | £9,100£9k | £473,200£473k | Santos | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 37 | Mathías Villasanti | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | Grêmio | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Paraguay |
| 38 | Marcos Antonio | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | São Paulo | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil |
| 39 | Pablo | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | São Paulo | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 40 | Lucas Evangelista | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | Palmeiras | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 41 | Matheus Pereira | £8,900£9k | £462,800£463k | Fortaleza | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil |
| 42 | Otávio | £8,800£9k | £457,600£458k | Fluminense | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 43 | Tchê Tchê (Danilo das Neves Pinheiro) | £8,600£9k | £447,200£447k | Vasco da Gama | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 44 | Sebastián Gómez | £8,600£9k | £447,200£447k | Coritiba | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia |
| 45 | Allan | £8,500£9k | £442,000£442k | Flamengo | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 46 | Agustín Sant'Anna | £8,500£9k | £442,000£442k | Red Bull Bragantino | 27 | Full-back, right midfielder | Uruguay |
| 47 | Gabriel Menino | £8,200£8k | £426,400£426k | Atlético Mineiro | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil |
| 48 | Juan Camilo Portilla | £8,100£8k | £421,200£421k | Athletico Paranaense | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia |
| 49 | Juan Sforza | £8,100£8k | £421,200£421k | Vasco da Gama | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 50 | Santiago Sosa | £8,000£8k | £416,000£416k | Vasco da Gama | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina |
What each position earns in Brasileirão Série A
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Midfielders take 22% of what Brasileirão Série A pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Brasileirão Série A club, added together, a week
Atlético Mineiro pay 15 midfielders £186,339 a week between them, and Fred takes 46% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Brasileirão Série A club
23 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grêmio | Arthur | £99,000£99k | 1 |
| Flamengo | Jorginho | £91,000£91k | 2 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Fred | £85,000£85k | 3 |
| Botafogo | Allan | £50,000£50k | 4 |
| Palmeiras | Marlon Freitas | £30,000£30k | 6 |
| Fluminense | Guilherme Arana | £19,000£19k | 9 |
| Santos | Christian Oliva | £18,000£18k | 11 |
| Sport Recife | Sérgio Oliveira | £18,000£18k | 12 |
| Internacional | Alexandro Bernabéi | £15,000£15k | 18 |
| São Paulo | Damián Bobadilla | £13,000£13k | 21 |
| Corinthians | André Ramalho | £13,000£13k | 23 |
| EC Bahia | Jean Lucas | £13,000£13k | 19 |
| Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | Lucas Silva | £11,000£11k | 30 |
| Fortaleza | Matheus Pereira | £8,900£9k | 41 |
| Vasco da Gama | Tchê Tchê (Danilo das Neves Pinheiro) | £8,600£9k | 43 |
| Coritiba | Sebastián Gómez | £8,600£9k | 44 |
| Red Bull Bragantino | Agustín Sant'Anna | £8,500£9k | 46 |
| Athletico Paranaense | Juan Camilo Portilla | £8,100£8k | 48 |
| Ceará | Éder Ferreira | £5,000£5k | 77 |
| Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | Fernando | £3,300£3k | 92 |
| Clube do Remo | No wage held | - | - |
| Esporte Clube Vitória | No wage held | - | - |
| Mirassol Futebol Clube | No wage held | - | - |
The best-paid midfielder in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. Brasileirão Série A ranks 12th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £49,687£50k |
| Süper Lig | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £21,488£21k |
| Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich | £315,000£315k | £39,483£39k |
| Premier League | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £76,710£77k |
| Major League Soccer | Casemiro | £300,000£300k | £11,731£12k |
| Ligue 1 | Marquinhos | £279,000£279k | £30,015£30k |
| La Liga | Trent Alexander-Arnold | £249,000£249k | £40,838£41k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £44,528£45k |
| Primeira Liga | João Palhinha | £199,000£199k | £11,158£11k |
| Championship | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000£165k | £20,131£20k |
| Croatian First League | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000£117k | £4,206£4k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £10,842£11k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £9,142£9k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Maximilian Arnold | £74,000£74k | £11,170£11k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,664£17k |
| Liga MX | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £6,811£7k |
| League One | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000£58k | £6,405£6k |
| Serie B | Ali Al Musrati | £55,000£55k | £8,344£8k |
| La Liga 2 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000£54k | £5,199£5k |
| Super Liga | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £4,100£4k |
| Chinese Super League | Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000£42k | £5,544£6k |
| Scottish Premiership | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £5,790£6k |
| J1 League | Oriol Romeu | £35,000£35k | £4,063£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Philip Billing | £35,000£35k | £7,123£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Christos Zafeiris | £33,000£33k | £7,533£8k |
| Czech First League | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £2,010£2k |
| Belgian Pro League | László Bénes | £25,000£25k | £6,702£7k |
| Ekstraklasa | Karol Linetty | £25,000£25k | £3,410£3k |
| Ligue 2 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000£21k | £4,966£5k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £3,500£4k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £2,048£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £2,231£2k |
| League Two | Joe Williams | £12,000£12k | £2,560£3k |
| Categoría Primera A | Élan Ricardo | £11,000£11k | £3,852£4k |
| Thai League | Roque Mesa | £8,000£8k | £2,247£2k |
| Indian Super League | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £707£707 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alexander Ring | £4,500£5k | £708£708 |
| Scottish Championship | Graeme Shinnie | £4,200£4k | £907£907 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,293£1k |
| A-League | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100£4k | £1,219£1k |
| I-League | Jordi Altena | £3,100£3k | £364£364 |
| Canadian Premier League | Manuel Aparicio | £810£810 | £458£458 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £161£161 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid midfielder in Brasileirão Série A?
Arthur of Grêmio, on £99,000 a week in 2026/27, or £5,148,000 a year. Jorginho of Flamengo is second on £91,000 a week.
How much do Brasileirão Série A midfielders earn?
The average Brasileirão Série A midfielder aged 22 or over earns £10,842 a week, and the median one £7,700. Midfielders take 22% of what Brasileirão Série A pays its players of that age.
Which Brasileirão Série A club pays its midfielders the most?
Atlético Mineiro, £186,339 a week across the 15 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Fred on £85,000.
Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in Brasileirão Série A ranks 12th of the 43 leagues on that measure.
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