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BRASILEIRÃO SÉRIE A · ATTACKERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Brasileirão Série A attackers

Fred is the best-paid attacker in Brasileirão Série A, on £85,000 a week at Atlético Mineiro, or £4,420,000 a year. Bruno Henrique is next on £66,000 at Flamengo. We hold wages for 296 Brasileirão Série A attackers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £85k
AVERAGE WAGE £12,689
SHARE OF WAGE BILL47%
TOP 10 A WEEK £586k
WAGES HELD296

The 50 best-paid Brasileirão Série A attackers

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid attackers in Brasileirão Série A in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Fred £85,000£85k £4,420,000£4.4m Atlético Mineiro 32 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Brazil
2 Bruno Henrique £66,000£66k £3,432,000£3.4m Flamengo 34 Left winger, striker Brazil
3 Luis Sinisterra £65,000£65k £3,380,000£3.4m Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF 26 Winger Colombia
4 Everton Ribeiro £65,000£65k £3,380,000£3.4m EC Bahia 36 Attacking midfielder Brazil
5 Luciano Acosta £62,000£62k £3,224,000£3.2m Fluminense 31 Attacking midfielder Argentina
6 Hulk £57,000£57k £2,964,000£3.0m Fluminense 38 Right winger, striker Brazil
7 Antonio Sanabria £52,000£52k £2,704,000£2.7m Internacional 29 Striker Paraguay
8 Júnior Santos £50,000£50k £2,600,000£2.6m Atlético Mineiro 30 Winger, striker Brazil
9 Tetê £49,000£49k £2,548,000£2.5m Grêmio 25 Attacking midfielder Brazil
10 Gustavo Scarpa £35,000£35k £1,820,000£1.8m Atlético Mineiro 31 Attacking midfielder Brazil
11 Giorgian De Arrascaeta £35,000£35k £1,820,000£1.8m Flamengo 31 Attacking midfielder Uruguay
12 Yeferson Soteldo £34,000£34k £1,768,000£1.8m Fluminense 28 Left winger, striker Venezuela
13 Yuri Alberto (Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva) £34,000£34k £1,768,000£1.8m Corinthians 24 Winger, striker Brazil
14 Alan Patrick £34,000£34k £1,768,000£1.8m Internacional 34 Attacking midfielder Brazil
15 Anthony Valencia £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m Flamengo 21 Right winger, striker Ecuador
16 Alejo Veliz £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m EC Bahia 21 Striker Argentina
17 Dudu £30,000£30k £1,560,000£1.6m Atlético Mineiro 33 Winger Brazil
18 Neymar £30,000£30k £1,560,000£1.6m Santos 33 Attacking midfielder, striker Brazil
19 Santiago Rodríguez £29,000£29k £1,508,000£1.5m Botafogo 25 Attacking midfielder Uruguay
20 Everton (Everton Sousa Soares) £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m Flamengo 29 Winger Brazil
21 Deyverson £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m Fortaleza 34 Striker Brazil
22 Lucas Moura £25,000£25k £1,300,000£1.3m São Paulo 32 Attacking midfielder, striker Brazil
23 Jhon Arias £25,000£25k £1,300,000£1.3m Palmeiras 27 Attacking midfielder Colombia
24 Andreas Pereira £25,000£25k £1,300,000£1.3m Palmeiras 29 Attacking midfielder Brazil
25 Pedro £24,000£24k £1,248,000£1.2m Flamengo 28 Striker Brazil
26 Cristian Pavón £24,000£24k £1,248,000£1.2m Grêmio 29 Winger Argentina
27 Caio Paulista £24,000£24k £1,248,000£1.2m Palmeiras 27 Left-back, winger Brazil
28 Samuel Lino £23,000£23k £1,196,000£1.2m Flamengo 25 Winger Brazil
29 Rodrigo Garro £23,000£23k £1,196,000£1.2m Corinthians 27 Attacking midfielder Argentina
30 Bernard £22,000£22k £1,144,000£1.1m Atlético Mineiro 32 Attacking midfielder Brazil
31 Paulinho £21,000£21k £1,092,000£1.1m Palmeiras 24 Winger, striker Brazil
32 Cristian Medina £20,000£20k £1,040,000£1.0m Botafogo 23 Attacking midfielder Argentina
33 Lucas Paquetá £20,000£20k £1,040,000£1.0m Flamengo 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Brazil
34 Jefferson Savarino £19,000£19k £988,000£988k Fluminense 28 Attacking midfielder Venezuela
35 Igor Gomes £18,000£18k £936,000£936k Atlético Mineiro 26 Attacking midfielder Brazil
36 Facundo Colidio £17,000£17k £884,000£884k Vasco da Gama 25 Attacking midfielder, striker Argentina
37 Keno £17,000£17k £884,000£884k Fluminense 35 Winger Brazil
38 Germán Cano £17,000£17k £884,000£884k Fluminense 37 Striker Argentina
39 Raphael Veiga £17,000£17k £884,000£884k Palmeiras 30 Attacking midfielder Brazil
40 Artur £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Botafogo 27 Winger Brazil
41 Marino Hinestroza £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Vasco da Gama 23 Winger Colombia
42 Nicolás De La Cruz £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Flamengo 28 Attacking midfielder Uruguay
43 Fernando £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Red Bull Bragantino 26 Attacking midfielder, striker Brazil
44 Jonathan Calleri £16,000£16k £832,000£832k São Paulo 31 Striker Argentina
45 Felipe Anderson £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Palmeiras 32 Attacking midfielder, striker Brazil
46 Martin Braithwaite £15,000£15k £780,000£780k Grêmio 34 Winger, striker Denmark
47 Philippe Coutinho £14,000£14k £728,000£728k Vasco da Gama 33 Attacking midfielder Brazil
48 Breno Lopes £14,000£14k £728,000£728k Coritiba 29 Winger, striker Brazil
49 Agustín Canobbio £14,000£14k £728,000£728k Fluminense 26 Winger Uruguay
50 Ganso £14,000£14k £728,000£728k Fluminense 35 Attacking midfielder Brazil

What each position earns in Brasileirão Série A

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £5,729 Defenders £8,284 Midfielders £11k Attackers £13k

Attackers take 47% 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 attackers the most

Every attacker wage we hold at each Brasileirão Série A club, added together, a week

Fluminense £290k Atlético Mineiro £289k Flamengo £282k Palmeiras £180k Grêmio £144k EC Bahia £143k Internacional £119k Vasco da Gama £109k São Paulo £107k Botafogo £98k

Fluminense pay 32 attackers £290,197 a week between them, and Luciano Acosta takes 21% of it.

The best-paid attacker at every Brasileirão Série A club

23 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers

Each Brasileirão Série A club's best-paid attacker in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every attacker in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
Atlético Mineiro Fred £85,000£85k 1
Flamengo Bruno Henrique £66,000£66k 2
EC Bahia Everton Ribeiro £65,000£65k 4
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF Luis Sinisterra £65,000£65k 3
Fluminense Luciano Acosta £62,000£62k 5
Internacional Antonio Sanabria £52,000£52k 7
Grêmio Tetê £49,000£49k 9
Corinthians Yuri Alberto (Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva) £34,000£34k 13
Santos Neymar £30,000£30k 18
Botafogo Santiago Rodríguez £29,000£29k 19
Fortaleza Deyverson £27,000£27k 21
Palmeiras Jhon Arias £25,000£25k 23
São Paulo Lucas Moura £25,000£25k 22
Vasco da Gama Facundo Colidio £17,000£17k 36
Red Bull Bragantino Fernando £16,000£16k 43
Coritiba Breno Lopes £14,000£14k 48
Athletico Paranaense Kerwin Vargas £10,000£10k 68
Esporte Clube Vitória Tomás Pochettino £8,600£9k 78
Sport Recife Clayson (Clayson Henrique da Silva Vieira) £8,400£8k 84
Clube do Remo Marrony £5,900£6k 113
Ceará Vina £4,500£5k 132
Mirassol Futebol Clube Fernandinho £3,300£3k 149
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol Heitor £1,200£1k 172

The best-paid attacker in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. Brasileirão Série A ranks 15th.

The best-paid attacker in each men's league we rank attackers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average attacker wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
Saudi Pro League Cristiano Ronaldo £3,000,000£3.0m £99,591£100k
La Liga Kylian Mbappé £497,000£497k £44,024£44k
Premier League Erling Haaland £450,000£450k £92,799£93k
Süper Lig Victor Osimhen £436,000£436k £28,205£28k
Major League Soccer Robert Lewandowski £432,000£432k £22,732£23k
Bundesliga Jamal Musiala £414,000£414k £50,516£51k
Ligue 1 Ousmane Dembélé £332,000£332k £29,142£29k
Primeira Liga Jhon Durán £300,000£300k £8,858£9k
Serie A Lautaro Martínez £277,000£277k £42,915£43k
La Liga 2 Álvaro Morata £138,000£138k £6,395£6k
Championship James Ward-Prowse £125,000£125k £18,757£19k
Eredivisie Julian Brandt £124,000£124k £9,719£10k
Super Liga Thiago Almada £123,000£123k £5,256£5k
Serie B Lorenzo Insigne £92,000£92k £8,599£9k
Brasileirão Série A Fred £85,000£85k £12,689£13k
Russian Premier League Wendel £71,000£71k £16,420£16k
Belgian Pro League Hans Vanaken £70,000£70k £8,070£8k
Superleague Greece Ayoub El Kaabi £64,000£64k £13,954£14k
Liga MX Julián Carranza £62,000£62k £9,234£9k
Ekstraklasa Mateusz Klich £61,000£61k £3,685£4k
2. Bundesliga Christian Eriksen £60,000£60k £9,170£9k
Austrian Bundesliga Saša Kalajdžic £53,000£53k £5,308£5k
Croatian First League Iker Almena £52,000£52k £2,068£2k
League One Bobby De Cordova-Reid £48,000£48k £5,492£5k
Chinese Super League Cryzan £43,000£43k £7,644£8k
Scottish Premiership Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain £43,000£43k £5,076£5k
Ligue 2 Téji Savanier £39,000£39k £4,021£4k
Danish Superliga Mohamed Elyounoussi £37,000£37k £6,453£6k
J1 League Erik £36,000£36k £5,315£5k
Czech First League Muhammed-Cham Saracevic £26,000£26k £2,047£2k
Categoría Primera A Luis Muriel £21,000£21k £4,564£5k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Alexis Flips £20,000£20k £1,862£2k
Thai League Bissoli £17,000£17k £2,563£3k
A-League Chris Ikonomidis £17,000£17k £1,642£2k
League Two Andreas Weimann £16,000£16k £2,954£3k
Indian Super League Dimitri Petratos £13,000£13k £985£985
Eliteserien Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson £10,000£10k £1,789£2k
Veikkausliiga Otto Ruoppi £9,000£9k £670£670
Scottish Championship Adam Montgomery £5,500£6k £928£928
I-League Blair Spittal £4,500£5k £459£459
National League James Berry £4,100£4k £1,397£1k
Meistriliiga Rauno Sappinen £1,700£2k £242£242
Canadian Premier League Ballou Tabla £839£839 £491£491

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid attacker in Brasileirão Série A?

Fred of Atlético Mineiro, on £85,000 a week in 2026/27, or £4,420,000 a year. Bruno Henrique of Flamengo is second on £66,000 a week.

How much do Brasileirão Série A attackers earn?

The average Brasileirão Série A attacker aged 22 or over earns £12,689 a week, and the median one £8,100. Attackers take 47% of what Brasileirão Série A pays its players of that age.

Which Brasileirão Série A club pays its attackers the most?

Fluminense, £290,197 a week across the 32 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Luciano Acosta on £62,000.

Who is the highest paid attacker in football?

Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in Brasileirão Série A ranks 15th of the 43 leagues on that measure.

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The same Brasileirão Série A squads, cut a different way

See the highest paid Brasileirão Série A players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Brasileirão Série A players are paid at every age, or Brasileirão Série A wage bill, club by club.