
The highest earners in the history of Swansea City
Kyle Naughton has earned £9.4m at Swansea City across 9 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Swansea City history
These 20 players took £96m between them, 52% of everything Swansea City has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Swansea City player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Swansea City wage 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 | Kyle Naughton | £9.4m | 9 | 2017-2025 |
| 2 | Wayne Routledge | £8.8m | 8 | 2014-2021 |
| 3 | André Ayew | £8.1m | 2 | 2016-2018 |
| 4 | Leroy Fer | £6.3m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 5 | Jordan Ayew | £5.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 6 | Lukasz Fabianski | £5.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 7 | Matt Grimes | £5.0m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 8 | Federico Fernández | £4.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 9 | Wilfried Bony | £4.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 10 | Martin Olsson | £4.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 11 | Jay Fulton Current squad | £4.2m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 12 | Fernando Llorente | £4.0m | 1 | 2017 |
| 13 | Kristoffer Nordfeldt | £3.9m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 14 | Ki Sung-Yueng | £3.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 15 | Gylfi Sigurðsson | £3.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 16 | Tom Carroll | £3.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 17 | Jefferson Montero | £3.1m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 18 | Andrew Fisher Current squad | £3.0m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 19 | Ben Cabango Current squad | £2.9m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 20 | Alfie Mawson | £2.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 21 | Mike van der Hoorn | £2.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 22 | Erwin Mulder | £2.8m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 23 | Connor Roberts | £2.6m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 24 | Cameron Burgess Current squad | £2.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 25 | Gustavo Nunes | £2.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 26 | Sam Clucas | £2.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 27 | Tammy Abraham | £2.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 28 | Ryan Bennett | £2.4m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 29 | Andy King | £2.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 30 | Bersant Celina | £2.2m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 31 | Conor Hourihane | £2.2m | 1 | 2021 |
| 32 | Adam Idah Current squad | £2.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Jamal Lowe | £1.9m | 2 | 2021-2024 |
| 34 | Joel Ward | £1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Joe Allen | £1.9m | 3 | 2023-2025 |
| 36 | Jack Cork | £1.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 37 | Bashir Humphreys | £1.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 38 | Gonçalo Franco Current squad | £1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Ryan Manning | £1.6m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 40 | Ishé Samuels-Smith | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Marko Stamenić Current squad | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Kyle Bartley | £1.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 43 | Olivier Ntcham | £1.5m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 44 | Hannes Wolf | £1.4m | 1 | 2022 |
| 45 | Eom Ji-Sung Current squad | £1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Lawrence Vigouroux Current squad | £1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Adam King | £1.3m | 5 | 2014-2019 |
| 48 | Liam Cullen | £1.3m | 10 | 2016-2026 |
| 49 | Josh Tymon Current squad | £1.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 50 | Harry Darling | £1.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 51 | Renato Sanches | £1.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 52 | Jamie Paterson | £1.2m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 53 | Cameron Carter-Vickers | £1.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 54 | Zeidane Inoussa Current squad | £1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Žan Vipotnik Current squad | £1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Jake Bidwell | £1.0m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 57 | Joël Piroe | £1.0m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 58 | George Byers | £1.0m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 59 | Oli McBurnie | £978k | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 60 | Joel Latibeaudiere | £952k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 61 | Yan Dhanda | £894k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 62 | Ben Hamer | £884k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 63 | Cyrus Christie | £884k | 1 | 2022 |
| 64 | Joe Rodon | £882k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 65 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | £868k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Przemyslaw Placheta | £832k | 1 | 2024 |
| 67 | Barrie McKay | £780k | 1 | 2019 |
| 68 | Joel Asoro | £780k | 1 | 2019 |
| 69 | Korey Smith | £728k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 70 | Ashley Richards | £676k | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 71 | Freddie Woodman | £655k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 72 | Steven Benda | £645k | 4 | 2018-2023 |
| 73 | Daniel James | £634k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 74 | Liam Walsh | £624k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 75 | Ethan Galbraith | £603k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 76 | Josh Ginnelly | £530k | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 77 | Jerry Yates | £520k | 1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Luke Cundle | £520k | 1 | 2023 |
| 79 | Paul Arriola | £520k | 1 | 2021 |
| 80 | Marc Guéhi | £510k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 81 | Morgan Whittaker | £510k | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 82 | Oliver Cooper | £501k | 8 | 2017-2026 |
| 83 | Flynn Downes | £484k | 1 | 2022 |
| 84 | Jordan Morris | £473k | 1 | 2021 |
| 85 | Michael Obafemi | £468k | 1 | 2022 |
| 86 | Declan John | £437k | 1 | 2019 |
| 87 | Finley Burns | £380k | 1 | 2022 |
| 88 | Nathan Wood | £354k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 89 | Jordi Govea | £328k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 90 | Brandon Cooper | £316k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 91 | Courtney Baker-Richardson | £302k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 92 | Rhian Brewster | £296k | 1 | 2020 |
| 93 | Aldo Kalulu | £286k | 1 | 2020 |
| 94 | Ben Wilmot | £286k | 1 | 2020 |
| 95 | Charlie Patiño | £281k | 1 | 2024 |
| 96 | Conor Gallagher | £281k | 1 | 2020 |
| 97 | Harrison Ashby | £270k | 1 | 2024 |
| 98 | Carl Rushworth | £229k | 1 | 2024 |
| 99 | Kyle Joseph | £208k | 1 | 2022 |
| 100 | Nathanael Ogbeta | £203k | 1 | 2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Swansea City?
Kyle Naughton, with £9.4m across 9 seasons at Swansea City.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage 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 146 players we hold a Swansea City wage for, from 2014 to 2026.