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CHAMPIONSHIP · GOALKEEPERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Championship goalkeepers

Alphonse Areola is the best-paid goalkeeper in the Championship, on £120,000 a week at West Ham United, or £6,240,000 a year. Aaron Ramsdale is next on £75,000 at Southampton. We hold wages for 186 Championship goalkeepers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £120k
AVERAGE WAGE £13,758
SHARE OF WAGE BILL10%
TOP 10 A WEEK £496k
WAGES HELD186

The 50 best-paid Championship goalkeepers

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 goalkeepers in the Championship in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Alphonse Areola £120,000£120k £6,240,000£6.2m West Ham United 32 Goalkeeper France
2 Aaron Ramsdale £75,000£75k £3,900,000£3.9m Southampton 27 Goalkeeper England
3 José Sá £72,000£72k £3,744,000£3.7m Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 Goalkeeper Portugal
4 Mads Hermansen £59,000£59k £3,068,000£3.1m West Ham United 25 Goalkeeper Denmark
5 Lukasz Fabianski £40,000£40k £2,080,000£2.1m West Ham United 40 Goalkeeper Poland
6 Anthony Patterson £32,000£32k £1,664,000£1.7m Wrexham 25 Goalkeeper England
7 Daniel Peretz £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m Southampton 25 Goalkeeper Israel
8 Gavin Bazunu £25,000£25k £1,300,000£1.3m Bolton Wanderers 23 Goalkeeper Ireland
9 Mike Cooper £24,000£24k £1,248,000£1.2m Sheffield United 25 Goalkeeper England
10 Daniel Bachmann £22,000£22k £1,144,000£1.1m Watford 31 Goalkeeper Austria
11 Danny Ward £22,000£22k £1,144,000£1.1m Wrexham 32 Goalkeeper Wales
12 Max Weiß £19,000£19k £988,000£988k Burnley 21 Goalkeeper Germany
13 Daniel Iversen £18,000£18k £936,000£936k Preston North End 27 Goalkeeper Denmark
14 Viktor Johansson £17,000£17k £884,000£884k Stoke City 26 Goalkeeper Sweden
15 Ryan Allsop £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Birmingham City 33 Goalkeeper England
16 Jacob Widell Zetterström £15,000£15k £780,000£780k Derby County 27 Goalkeeper Sweden
17 Lawrence Vigouroux £15,000£15k £780,000£780k Swansea City 31 Goalkeeper Chile
18 Sol Brynn £14,000£14k £728,000£728k Middlesbrough 24 Goalkeeper England
19 Federico Ravaglia £14,000£14k £728,000£728k Watford 25 Goalkeeper Italy
20 João Virgínia £14,000£14k £728,000£728k Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 Goalkeeper Portugal
21 Aynsley Pears £13,000£13k £676,000£676k Blackburn Rovers 27 Goalkeeper England
22 Nathan Trott £13,000£13k £676,000£676k Cardiff City 26 Goalkeeper England
23 Vladan Kovačević £12,000£12k £624,000£624k Norwich City 27 Goalkeeper Serbia
24 Nicolas Schmid £11,000£11k £572,000£572k Portsmouth 28 Goalkeeper Austria
25 Joe Gauci £10,000£10k £520,000£520k Lincoln City 25 Goalkeeper Australia
26 Lukas Jensen £10,000£10k £520,000£520k Millwall 26 Goalkeeper Denmark
27 Adam Davies £9,500£10k £494,000£494k Sheffield United 32 Goalkeeper Wales
28 Daniel Grimshaw £9,400£9k £488,800£489k Norwich City 27 Goalkeeper England
29 Balázs Tóth £8,500£9k £442,000£442k Blackburn Rovers 27 Goalkeeper Hungary
30 Arthur Okonkwo £8,500£9k £442,000£442k Charlton Athletic 23 Goalkeeper Nigeria
31 George Long £8,200£8k £426,400£426k Southampton 31 Goalkeeper England
32 Joe Buršík £8,100£8k £421,200£421k Portsmouth 25 Goalkeeper England
33 Lee Nicholls £8,000£8k £416,000£416k Preston North End 32 Goalkeeper England
34 Max O'Leary £7,900£8k £410,800£411k West Bromwich Albion 28 Goalkeeper Ireland
35 Matt Ingram £6,900£7k £358,800£359k West Bromwich Albion 31 Goalkeeper England
36 Brad Collins £6,500£7k £338,000£338k Bristol City 28 Goalkeeper England
37 Andrew Fisher £6,500£7k £338,000£338k Swansea City 27 Goalkeeper England
38 James Beadle £6,100£6k £317,200£317k Birmingham City 20 Goalkeeper England
39 Joe Wildsmith £6,100£6k £317,200£317k Middlesbrough 29 Goalkeeper England
40 Radek Vítek £5,700£6k £296,400£296k Middlesbrough 21 Goalkeeper Czechia
41 Filip Marschall £5,300£5k £275,600£276k Millwall 22 Goalkeeper England
42 Grégoire Coudert £5,200£5k £270,400£270k Burnley 26 Goalkeeper France
43 Jack Bonham £5,100£5k £265,200£265k Bolton Wanderers 31 Goalkeeper Ireland
44 Josh Vickers £5,100£5k £265,200£265k Derby County 29 Goalkeeper England
45 Krisztián Hegyi £5,000£5k £260,000£260k West Ham United 22 Goalkeeper Hungary
46 Max Crocombe £4,900£5k £254,800£255k Millwall 31 Goalkeeper New Zealand
47 Sam Tickle £4,600£5k £239,200£239k Bristol City 23 Goalkeeper England
48 Callum Burton £4,400£4k £228,800£229k Wrexham 28 Goalkeeper England
49 Frank Fielding £4,300£4k £223,600£224k Stoke City 37 Goalkeeper England
50 Harry Tyrer £4,200£4k £218,400£218k Cardiff City 23 Goalkeeper England

What each position earns in the Championship

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

Goalkeepers £14k Defenders £18k Midfielders £20k Attackers £19k

Goalkeepers take 10% of what the Championship 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 goalkeepers the most

Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each Championship club, added together, a week

West Ham United £231k Southampton £117k Wolverhampton Wanderers £88k Wrexham £59k Watford £42k Bolton Wanderers £37k Sheffield United £36k Middlesbrough £32k Burnley £31k Stoke City £27k

West Ham United pay 12 goalkeepers £230,955 a week between them, and Alphonse Areola takes 52% of it.

The best-paid goalkeeper at every Championship club

24 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers

Each Championship club's best-paid goalkeeper in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every goalkeeper in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
West Ham United Alphonse Areola £120,000£120k 1
Southampton Aaron Ramsdale £75,000£75k 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers José Sá £72,000£72k 3
Wrexham Anthony Patterson £32,000£32k 6
Bolton Wanderers Gavin Bazunu £25,000£25k 8
Sheffield United Mike Cooper £24,000£24k 9
Watford Daniel Bachmann £22,000£22k 10
Burnley Max Weiß £19,000£19k 12
Preston North End Daniel Iversen £18,000£18k 13
Stoke City Viktor Johansson £17,000£17k 14
Birmingham City Ryan Allsop £16,000£16k 15
Derby County Jacob Widell Zetterström £15,000£15k 16
Swansea City Lawrence Vigouroux £15,000£15k 17
Middlesbrough Sol Brynn £14,000£14k 18
Blackburn Rovers Aynsley Pears £13,000£13k 21
Cardiff City Nathan Trott £13,000£13k 22
Norwich City Vladan Kovačević £12,000£12k 23
Portsmouth Nicolas Schmid £11,000£11k 24
Millwall Lukas Jensen £10,000£10k 26
Lincoln City Joe Gauci £10,000£10k 25
Charlton Athletic Arthur Okonkwo £8,500£9k 30
West Bromwich Albion Max O'Leary £7,900£8k 34
Bristol City Brad Collins £6,500£7k 36
Queens Park Rangers Calum Ward £2,400£2k 64

The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league

42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The Championship ranks seventh.

The best-paid goalkeeper in each men's league we rank goalkeepers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average goalkeeper wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
La Liga Jan Oblak £308,000£308k £33,550£34k
Bundesliga Manuel Neuer £298,000£298k £26,779£27k
Premier League Gianluigi Donnarumma £250,000£250k £49,479£49k
Eredivisie Marc-André ter Stegen £232,000£232k £9,671£10k
Süper Lig Ederson £229,000£229k £19,950£20k
Saudi Pro League Édouard Mendy £170,000£170k £40,756£41k
Championship Alphonse Areola £120,000£120k £13,758£14k
Serie A Mike Maignan £109,000£109k £24,594£25k
Ligue 1 Brice Samba £102,000£102k £20,578£21k
Primeira Liga Diogo Costa £82,000£82k £7,355£7k
Scottish Premiership Sam Johnstone £78,000£78k £7,256£7k
Superleague Greece Stefan Ortega £58,000£58k £6,841£7k
Belgian Pro League Yann Sommer £49,000£49k £6,044£6k
Serie B Mattia Perin £45,000£45k £6,094£6k
Danish Superliga Diant Ramaj £43,000£43k £5,493£5k
Croatian First League Dominik Livaković £35,000£35k £2,378£2k
Liga MX Keylor Navas £29,000£29k £7,296£7k
La Liga 2 Paulo Gazzaniga £29,000£29k £4,582£5k
Major League Soccer Angus Gunn £28,000£28k £5,216£5k
Russian Premier League Igor Akinfeev £28,000£28k £10,471£10k
League One Alex McCarthy £27,000£27k £5,034£5k
Brasileirão Série A Cássio £24,000£24k £5,729£6k
J1 League Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) £20,000£20k £2,645£3k
Ekstraklasa Bartlomiej Dragowski £20,000£20k £2,314£2k
Super Liga Fernando Muslera £17,000£17k £3,207£3k
Chinese Super League Bao Yaxiong £13,000£13k £3,606£4k
Austrian Bundesliga Christian Früchtl £9,400£9k £2,221£2k
Categoría Primera A Jean £9,100£9k £3,699£4k
2. Bundesliga Marcel Schuhen £9,000£9k £4,703£5k
Ligue 2 Gautier Larsonneur £8,200£8k £2,571£3k
League Two Matthew Cox £7,900£8k £2,048£2k
Czech First League Ondřej Kolář £6,800£7k £1,182£1k
National League Ted Curd £6,600£7k £932£932
Thai League Neil Etheridge £5,900£6k £1,122£1k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Emile Doucouré £3,300£3k £1,148£1k
Indian Super League Gurpreet Singh Sandhu £3,200£3k £427£427
Eliteserien Ľubomír Belko £3,000£3k £1,145£1k
Scottish Championship Aston Oxborough £2,500£3k £787£787
A-League Filip Kurto £2,300£2k £1,190£1k
Veikkausliiga Matej Marković £1,900£2k £564£564
I-League Ryan Fulton £830£830 £191£191
Meistriliiga Marko Meerits £427£427 £160£160

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in the Championship?

Alphonse Areola of West Ham United, on £120,000 a week in 2026/27, or £6,240,000 a year. Aaron Ramsdale of Southampton is second on £75,000 a week.

How much do Championship goalkeepers earn?

The average Championship goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £13,758 a week, and the median one £7,900. Goalkeepers take 10% of what the Championship pays its players of that age.

Which Championship club pays its goalkeepers the most?

West Ham United, £230,955 a week across the 12 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Alphonse Areola on £120,000.

Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?

Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in the Championship ranks seventh of the 42 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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