WATFORD · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Watford
Troy Deeney has earned £19m at Watford across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 20 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS £337m
PLAYERS RANKED114
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB103
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Watford history
These 20 players took £189m between them, 56% of everything Watford has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Watford player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Watford 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 | Troy Deeney | £19m | 6 | 2016-2021 |
| 2 | Andre Gray | £15m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 3 | Tom Cleverley | £14m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 4 | Ismaïla Sarr | £13m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 5 | Gerard Deulofeu | £12m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 6 | Christian Kabasele | £11m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 7 | Étienne Capoue | £10m | 5 | 2016-2020 |
| 8 | Abdoulaye Doucouré | £10.0m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 9 | Daryl Janmaat | £9.8m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 10 | Roberto Pereyra | £8.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 11 | Craig Cathcart | £7.8m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 12 | Imrân Louza | £7.2m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 13 | Nathaniel Chalobah | £7.1m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 14 | Ben Foster | £6.9m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 15 | Isaac Success | £6.7m | 4 | 2017-2021 |
| 16 | Adam Masina | £6.4m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 17 | José Holebas | £6.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 18 | Heurelho Gomes | £6.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 19 | Adalberto Peñaranda | £5.5m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 20 | Sebastian Prödl | £5.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 21 | Will Hughes | £5.4m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 22 | Kiko Femenía | £5.2m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 23 | João Pedro | £4.9m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 24 | Edo Kayembe Current squad | £4.7m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 25 | Mario Suárez | £4.5m | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 26 | Valon Behrami | £4.1m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 27 | Thomas Ince Current squad | £4.0m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 28 | Edoardo Bove Current squad | £3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 29 | Dan Gosling | £3.6m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 30 | Emmanuel Dennis | £3.6m | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 31 | Jeremy Ngakia Current squad | £3.6m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 32 | Stefano Okaka | £3.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 33 | André Carrillo | £3.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 34 | Danny Welbeck | £3.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 35 | Hamza Choudhury | £3.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 36 | Ben Watson | £3.1m | 3 | 2015-2017 |
| 37 | Ken Sema | £3.1m | 5 | 2019-2024 |
| 38 | Francisco Sierralta | £3.0m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 39 | Samuel Kalu | £3.0m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 40 | Hassane Kamara | £2.9m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 41 | Costel Pantilimon | £2.8m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 42 | Adrian Mariappa | £2.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 43 | Jamal Lewis | £2.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 44 | Kortney Hause | £2.6m | 1 | 2023 |
| 45 | Daniel Bachmann Current squad | £2.4m | 6 | 2018-2024 |
| 46 | Ikechi Anya | £2.3m | 3 | 2014-2016 |
| 47 | Moussa Sissoko | £2.3m | 1 | 2022 |
| 48 | Craig Dawson | £2.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 49 | Danny Rose | £2.2m | 1 | 2022 |
| 50 | Giorgi Chakvetadze | £2.0m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 51 | William Troost-Ekong | £2.0m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 52 | Juraj Kucka | £1.9m | 1 | 2022 |
| 53 | Egil Selvik | £1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 54 | Angelo Ogbonna | £1.8m | 1 | 2025 |
| 55 | Nicolas Nkoulou | £1.8m | 1 | 2022 |
| 56 | Ismaël Koné | £1.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 57 | Ignacio Pussetto | £1.6m | 1 | 2020 |
| 58 | Kwadwo Baah Current squad | £1.6m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 59 | Peter Etebo | £1.5m | 1 | 2022 |
| 60 | Marc Bola Current squad | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 61 | Nampalys Mendy | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Leandro Bacuna | £1.4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 63 | Jérémy Petris | £1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 64 | Wesley Hoedt | £1.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 65 | Keinan Davis | £1.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 66 | Hector Kyprianou Current squad | £1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 67 | Saba Goglichidze | £1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 68 | Richarlison | £1.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 69 | Cucho Hernández | £1.1m | 1 | 2022 |
| 70 | M’Baye Niang | £1.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 71 | Didier Ndong | £1.0m | 1 | 2018 |
| 72 | Jerome Sinclair | £1.0m | 1 | 2018 |
| 73 | João Ferreira | £1.0m | 1 | 2023 |
| 74 | Mamadou Doumbia Current squad | £1.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 75 | Marvin Zeegelaar | £988k | 1 | 2018 |
| 76 | Philip Zinckernagel | £988k | 1 | 2021 |
| 77 | Orestis Karnezis | £936k | 1 | 2018 |
| 78 | Pierre Ekwah | £936k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 79 | Domingos Quina | £874k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 80 | Dodi Lukébakio | £780k | 1 | 2018 |
| 81 | Jake Livermore | £780k | 1 | 2024 |
| 82 | Jorge Segura | £744k | 3 | 2018-2022 |
| 83 | Samir | £676k | 1 | 2022 |
| 84 | Nestory Irankunda | £645k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 85 | Pierre Dwomoh | £603k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 86 | Ben Hamer | £572k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 87 | Rob Elliot | £489k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 88 | Maduka Okoye | £463k | 1 | 2023 |
| 89 | Molla Wagué | £463k | 1 | 2018 |
| 90 | Yaser Asprilla | £447k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 91 | Pontus Dahlberg | £437k | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 92 | Mario Gaspar | £411k | 1 | 2023 |
| 93 | Othmane Maamma Current squad | £395k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 94 | Vakoun Issouf Bayo | £364k | 1 | 2024 |
| 95 | Achraf Lazaar | £286k | 1 | 2021 |
| 96 | Ben Wilmot | £286k | 1 | 2021 |
| 97 | Britt Assombalonga | £286k | 1 | 2023 |
| 98 | Henrique Araújo | £270k | 1 | 2023 |
| 99 | Rene Gilmartin | £265k | 3 | 2015-2017 |
| 100 | James Morris | £227k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Watford?
Troy Deeney, with £19m across 6 seasons at Watford.
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 114 players we hold a Watford wage for, from 2014 to 2026.