Jude Bellingham vs Kalidou Koulibaly - salary comparison
Kalidou Koulibaly earns £152,000 a week more than Jude Bellingham — £497,000 against £345,000, a difference of £7,904,000 over a year. Both inside the twenty best paid footballers in our data.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Jude Bellingham vs Kalidou Koulibaly, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | JUDE BELLINGHAM | KALIDOU KOULIBALY | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £345,000 | £497,000 | £152,000 |
| Yearly salary | £17,940,000 | £25,844,000 | £7,904,000 |
| Net worth | £79m | £160m | £81m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| Age | 22 | 34 | 12 yr |
| Position | AM LC | D C | - |
| Club | Real Madrid | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | - |
| League | La Liga | Saudi Pro League | - |
| Nationality | England | Senegal | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2029 | JUN 2027 | 731 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Kalidou Koulibaly is paid £152,000 a week more than Jude Bellingham — £7,904,000 over a year.
of the 904 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is FC Lorient, whose 78 players cost £152k a week between them.
what Jude Bellingham is paid. Put another way, Kalidou Koulibaly earns Jude Bellingham's entire week in 4.9 days.
a week, in 2023 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 8 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Jude Bellingham · Kalidou Koulibaly
Frequently asked questions
Jude Bellingham vs Kalidou Koulibaly
Who earns more, Jude Bellingham or Kalidou Koulibaly?
Kalidou Koulibaly earns more. Kalidou Koulibaly is on £497,000 per week against Jude Bellingham's £345,000, a gap of £152,000 a week.
What is the difference between Jude Bellingham's and Kalidou Koulibaly's salary?
£152,000 per week, which comes to £7,904,000 over a year. Kalidou Koulibaly is paid 1.4 times what Jude Bellingham is paid.
How much does Jude Bellingham earn per week?
Jude Bellingham earns £345,000 per week at Real Madrid, or £17,940,000 per year.
How much does Kalidou Koulibaly earn per week?
Kalidou Koulibaly earns £497,000 per week at Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club, or £25,844,000 per year.
Who is older, Jude Bellingham or Kalidou Koulibaly?
Kalidou Koulibaly is older, at 34 to 22.
Whose contract runs longer, Jude Bellingham's or Kalidou Koulibaly's?
Jude Bellingham. Jude Bellingham's deal runs to 30 June 2029, against 30 June 2027 for Kalidou Koulibaly.
Who has earned more over their career, Jude Bellingham or Kalidou Koulibaly?
Kalidou Koulibaly, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Jude Bellingham has earned £79,254,240 across 8 seasons, Kalidou Koulibaly £160,368,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Jude Bellingham and Kalidou Koulibaly?
£152,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 646 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them FC Lorient on £151,637 a week.