The highest earners in the history of Espanyol
Diego López has earned £17m at Espanyol across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Espanyol history
These 20 players took £108m between them, 64% of everything Espanyol has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Espanyol player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Espanyol 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 | Diego López | £17m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 2 | David López | £15m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 3 | Sergi Darder | £9.3m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 4 | Pablo Piatti | £8.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 5 | Wu Lei | £6.6m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera Current squad | £5.7m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 7 | Fernando Calero | £4.6m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 8 | Javi Puado Current squad | £4.3m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 9 | Víctor Sánchez | £4.1m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 10 | Gerard Moreno | £4.0m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 11 | Marc Roca | £3.5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 12 | Edu Expósito Current squad | £3.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Léo Baptistão | £3.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 14 | Cyril Ngongé | £3.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 15 | Felipe Caicedo | £2.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 16 | Dídac Vilà | £2.7m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 17 | Borja Iglesias | £2.7m | 1 | 2019 |
| 18 | Adrià Pedrosa | £2.6m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 19 | Adrián Embarba | £2.4m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 20 | Óscar Melendo | £2.3m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 21 | Fernando Pacheco | £2.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 22 | Carlos Romero | £2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Keita Baldé | £2.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 24 | Mario Hermoso | £2.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 25 | Sergi Gómez | £2.1m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 26 | Javi López | £2.0m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 27 | Aleix Vidal | £1.9m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 28 | Martin Braithwaite | £1.9m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Hernán Pérez | £1.9m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 30 | Pau López | £1.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 31 | Naldo | £1.7m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 32 | Pere Milla Current squad | £1.7m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 33 | Kike García Current squad | £1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Sergio García | £1.6m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 35 | Oier Olazabal | £1.6m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 36 | Óscar Duarte | £1.6m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 37 | Roberto Fernández Current squad | £1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Aarón | £1.5m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 39 | Ramón Terrats | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Denis Suárez | £1.4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 41 | Keidi Bare | £1.4m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 42 | Matías Vargas | £1.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 43 | Pape Diop | £1.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 44 | Clemens Riedel Current squad | £1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 45 | César Montes | £1.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 46 | Roberto Rosales | £1.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 47 | Charles Pickel | £1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 48 | Marko Dmitrovic Current squad | £931k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Tyrhys Dolan Current squad | £915k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Jonathan Calleri | £884k | 1 | 2020 |
| 51 | Loren Morón | £832k | 1 | 2022 |
| 52 | Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel | £832k | 1 | 2023 |
| 53 | Yangel Herrera | £832k | 1 | 2022 |
| 54 | Tonny Vilhena | £780k | 1 | 2022 |
| 55 | Álvaro Aguado | £728k | 1 | 2024 |
| 56 | Ander Iturraspe | £728k | 1 | 2020 |
| 57 | Manu Morlanes | £728k | 1 | 2022 |
| 58 | Sébastien Corchia | £728k | 1 | 2020 |
| 59 | Álvaro Fernández | £676k | 1 | 2023 |
| 60 | Joselu | £676k | 1 | 2023 |
| 61 | Raúl De Tomás | £676k | 1 | 2020 |
| 62 | José Carlos Lazo | £634k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 63 | Álvaro Vadillo | £520k | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Miguelón | £510k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 65 | Dani Gómez | £489k | 1 | 2023 |
| 66 | Rubén Duarte | £468k | 1 | 2017 |
| 67 | Salva Sevilla | £416k | 1 | 2017 |
| 68 | Joan García | £374k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 69 | Víctor Ruiz | £364k | 1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Lluís | £331k | 3 | 2017-2021 |
| 71 | Salvi Sánchez | £291k | 1 | 2024 |
| 72 | Alfa Semedo | £234k | 1 | 2019 |
| 73 | Pipa | £177k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 74 | Vinicius Souza | £78k | 1 | 2023 |
| 75 | Saúl Coco | £34k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Espanyol?
Diego López, with £17m across 6 seasons at Espanyol.
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 75 players we hold a Espanyol wage for, from 2017 to 2026.