Marcos Júnior vs Takuma Asano - salary comparison
Takuma Asano earns £11,000 a week more than Marcos Júnior — £22,000 against £11,000, a difference of £572,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Sanfrecce.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Marcos Júnior vs Takuma Asano, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | MARCOS JÚNIOR | TAKUMA ASANO | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £11,000 | £22,000 | £11,000 |
| Yearly salary | £572,000 | £1,144,000 | £572,000 |
| Net worth | £2.4m | £8.2m | £5.8m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Age | 32 | 30 | 2 yr |
| Position | AM/F C | AM RLC, F C | - |
| Club | Sanfrecce | Sanfrecce | team-mates |
| League | J1 League | J1 League | same league |
| Nationality | Brazil | Japan | - |
| Contract expiry | JAN 2026 | JUN 2026 | 150 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Takuma Asano is paid £11,000 a week more than Marcos Júnior — £572,000 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 HNK Vukovar 1991, whose 40 players cost £11k a week between them.
what Marcos Júnior is paid. Put another way, Takuma Asano earns Marcos Júnior's entire week in 3.5 days.
a week, in 2017 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 5 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: Marcos Júnior · Takuma Asano
Frequently asked questions
Marcos Júnior vs Takuma Asano
Who earns more, Marcos Júnior or Takuma Asano?
Takuma Asano earns more. Takuma Asano is on £22,000 per week against Marcos Júnior's £11,000, a gap of £11,000 a week.
What is the difference between Marcos Júnior's and Takuma Asano's salary?
£11,000 per week, which comes to £572,000 over a year. Takuma Asano is paid 2.0 times what Marcos Júnior is paid.
How much does Marcos Júnior earn per week?
Marcos Júnior earns £11,000 per week at Sanfrecce, or £572,000 per year.
How much does Takuma Asano earn per week?
Takuma Asano earns £22,000 per week at Sanfrecce, or £1,144,000 per year.
Who is older, Marcos Júnior or Takuma Asano?
Marcos Júnior is older, at 32 to 30.
Whose contract runs longer, Marcos Júnior's or Takuma Asano's?
Takuma Asano. Takuma Asano's deal runs to 30 June 2026, against 31 January 2026 for Marcos Júnior.
Who has earned more over their career, Marcos Júnior or Takuma Asano?
Takuma Asano, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Marcos Júnior has earned £2,381,600 across 5 seasons, Takuma Asano £8,153,600 across 9 seasons.
How big is the gap between Marcos Júnior and Takuma Asano?
£11,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 114 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them HNK Vukovar 1991 on £10,642 a week.