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LA LIGA · ATTACKERS · 2026/27

Highest paid La Liga attackers

Kylian Mbappé is the best-paid attacker in La Liga, on £497,000 a week at Real Madrid, or £25,844,000 a year. Vinícius Júnior is next on £345,000 at Real Madrid. We hold wages for 211 La Liga attackers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £497k
AVERAGE WAGE £44,024
SHARE OF WAGE BILL46%
TOP 10 A WEEK £2.9m
WAGES HELD211

The 50 best-paid La Liga attackers

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid attackers in La Liga in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Kylian Mbappé £497,000£497k £25,844,000£25.8m Real Madrid 26 Winger, striker France
2 Vinícius Júnior £345,000£345k £17,940,000£17.9m Real Madrid 25 Left winger, striker Brazil
3 Jude Bellingham £345,000£345k £17,940,000£17.9m Real Madrid 22 Attacking midfielder England
4 Lamine Yamal £281,000£281k £14,612,000£14.6m Barcelona 18 Right winger Spain
5 Gabriel Jesus £265,000£265k £13,780,000£13.8m Barcelona 28 Winger, striker Brazil
6 Bernardo Silva £250,000£250k £13,000,000£13.0m Real Madrid 30 Attacking midfielder Portugal
7 Raphinha £242,000£242k £12,584,000£12.6m Barcelona 28 Attacking midfielder Brazil
8 Nico Williams £232,000£232k £12,064,000£12.1m Athletic Bilbao 23 Winger Spain
9 Pedri £207,000£207k £10,764,000£10.8m Barcelona 22 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Spain
10 Dani Olmo £207,000£207k £10,764,000£10.8m Barcelona 27 Attacking midfielder, striker Spain
11 Rodrygo £199,000£199k £10,348,000£10.3m Real Madrid 24 Winger, striker Brazil
12 Jonathan David £185,000£185k £9,620,000£9.6m Atlético Madrid 25 Attacking midfielder, striker Canada
13 Federico Valverde £181,000£181k £9,412,000£9.4m Real Madrid 26 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Uruguay
14 Gavi (Pablo Páez) £156,000£156k £8,112,000£8.1m Barcelona 20 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Spain
15 Iñaki Williams £149,000£149k £7,748,000£7.7m Athletic Bilbao 31 Attacking midfielder, striker Ghana
16 Marcos Llorente £133,000£133k £6,916,000£6.9m Atlético Madrid 30 Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Spain
17 Julián Álvarez £130,000£130k £6,760,000£6.8m Atlético Madrid 25 Attacking midfielder, striker Argentina
18 Anthony Gordon £130,000£130k £6,760,000£6.8m Barcelona 24 Winger England
19 Fermín £124,000£124k £6,448,000£6.4m Barcelona 22 Attacking midfielder Spain
20 Cucho Hernández £123,000£123k £6,396,000£6.4m Real Betis 26 Winger, striker Colombia
21 Kang-In Lee £121,000£121k £6,292,000£6.3m Atlético Madrid 24 Attacking midfielder South Korea
22 Brahim Díaz £121,000£121k £6,292,000£6.3m Real Madrid 25 Attacking midfielder Morocco
23 Álex Grimaldo £102,000£102k £5,304,000£5.3m Atlético Madrid 29 Left-back, left winger Spain
24 Giovani Lo Celso £100,000£100k £5,200,000£5.2m Real Betis 29 Attacking midfielder Argentina
25 José Gayà £97,000£97k £5,044,000£5.0m Valencia 30 Left-back, left winger Spain
26 Arda Güler £92,000£92k £4,784,000£4.8m Real Madrid 20 Attacking midfielder Türkiye
27 Karim Adeyemi £91,000£91k £4,732,000£4.7m Barcelona 23 Attacking midfielder, striker Germany
28 Harvey Elliott £86,000£86k £4,472,000£4.5m Valencia 22 Attacking midfielder England
29 Borja Mayoral £82,000£82k £4,264,000£4.3m Getafe 28 Striker Spain
30 Sergio Canales £81,000£81k £4,212,000£4.2m Racing Santander 34 Attacking midfielder Spain
31 Hugo Duro £70,000£70k £3,640,000£3.6m Valencia 25 Attacking midfielder, striker Spain
32 Bryan Zaragoza £69,000£69k £3,588,000£3.6m Espanyol 24 Winger Spain
33 Endrick £69,000£69k £3,588,000£3.6m Real Madrid 18 Right winger, striker Brazil
34 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang £68,000£68k £3,536,000£3.5m Deportivo La Coruña 36 Striker Gabon
35 Gonzalo £67,000£67k £3,484,000£3.5m Real Madrid 21 Winger, striker Spain
36 Ademola Lookman £59,000£59k £3,068,000£3.1m Atlético Madrid 27 Attacking midfielder, striker Nigeria
37 Oihan Sancet £54,000£54k £2,808,000£2.8m Athletic Bilbao 25 Attacking midfielder Spain
38 Álex Baena £54,000£54k £2,808,000£2.8m Atlético Madrid 23 Attacking midfielder Spain
39 Enes Ünal £52,000£52k £2,704,000£2.7m Getafe 28 Striker Türkiye
40 Ayoze Pérez £50,000£50k £2,600,000£2.6m Villarreal 31 Attacking midfielder, striker Spain
41 Thomas Lemar £49,000£49k £2,548,000£2.5m Elche 29 Attacking midfielder France
42 Johnny £47,000£47k £2,444,000£2.4m Atlético Madrid 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder United States
43 Alexander Sørloth £45,000£45k £2,340,000£2.3m Atlético Madrid 29 Striker Norway
44 Isco £45,000£45k £2,340,000£2.3m Real Betis 33 Attacking midfielder Spain
45 Iago Aspas £44,000£44k £2,288,000£2.3m Celta Vigo 37 Attacking midfielder, striker Spain
46 Ezequiel Ponce £43,000£43k £2,236,000£2.2m Elche 28 Striker Argentina
47 Pablo Fornals £42,000£42k £2,184,000£2.2m Real Betis 29 Attacking midfielder Spain
48 Georges Mikautadze £42,000£42k £2,184,000£2.2m Villarreal 24 Left winger, striker Georgia
49 Sergio Gómez £41,000£41k £2,132,000£2.1m Real Sociedad 24 Left-back, winger Spain
50 Giuliano Simeone £38,000£38k £1,976,000£2.0m Atlético Madrid 22 Right wing-back, winger Argentina

What each position earns in La Liga

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £34k Defenders £37k Midfielders £41k Attackers £44k

Attackers take 46% of what La Liga pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.

The clubs that pay their attackers the most

Every attacker wage we hold at each La Liga club, added together, a week

Real Madrid £2.2m Barcelona £1.7m Atlético Madrid £931k Athletic Bilbao £529k Real Betis £448k Valencia £404k Real Sociedad £234k Villarreal £222k Getafe £202k Racing Santander £175k

Real Madrid pay 13 attackers £2,206,240 a week between them, and Kylian Mbappé takes 23% of it.

The best-paid attacker at every La Liga club

20 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers

Each La Liga club's best-paid attacker in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every attacker in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé £497,000£497k 1
Barcelona Lamine Yamal £281,000£281k 4
Athletic Bilbao Nico Williams £232,000£232k 8
Atlético Madrid Jonathan David £185,000£185k 12
Real Betis Cucho Hernández £123,000£123k 20
Valencia José Gayà £97,000£97k 25
Getafe Borja Mayoral £82,000£82k 29
Racing Santander Sergio Canales £81,000£81k 30
Espanyol Bryan Zaragoza £69,000£69k 32
Deportivo La Coruña Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang £68,000£68k 34
Villarreal Ayoze Pérez £50,000£50k 40
Elche Thomas Lemar £49,000£49k 41
Celta Vigo Iago Aspas £44,000£44k 45
Real Sociedad Sergio Gómez £41,000£41k 49
Sevilla Isaac Romero £35,000£35k 55
Osasuna Ante Budimir £30,000£30k 62
Rayo Vallecano Isi Palazón £26,000£26k 70
Deportivo Alavés Hugo Novoa £13,000£13k 102
Levante Carlos Álvarez £12,000£12k 110
Málaga Juan Cruz £7,100£7k 136

The best-paid attacker in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. La Liga ranks second.

The best-paid attacker in each men's league we rank attackers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average attacker wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
Saudi Pro League Cristiano Ronaldo £3,000,000£3.0m £99,591£100k
La Liga Kylian Mbappé £497,000£497k £44,024£44k
Premier League Erling Haaland £450,000£450k £92,799£93k
Süper Lig Victor Osimhen £436,000£436k £28,205£28k
Major League Soccer Robert Lewandowski £432,000£432k £22,732£23k
Bundesliga Jamal Musiala £414,000£414k £50,516£51k
Ligue 1 Ousmane Dembélé £332,000£332k £29,142£29k
Primeira Liga Jhon Durán £300,000£300k £8,858£9k
Serie A Lautaro Martínez £277,000£277k £42,915£43k
La Liga 2 Álvaro Morata £138,000£138k £6,395£6k
Championship James Ward-Prowse £125,000£125k £18,757£19k
Eredivisie Julian Brandt £124,000£124k £9,719£10k
Super Liga Thiago Almada £123,000£123k £5,256£5k
Serie B Lorenzo Insigne £92,000£92k £8,599£9k
Brasileirão Série A Fred £85,000£85k £12,689£13k
Russian Premier League Wendel £71,000£71k £16,420£16k
Belgian Pro League Hans Vanaken £70,000£70k £8,070£8k
Superleague Greece Ayoub El Kaabi £64,000£64k £13,954£14k
Liga MX Julián Carranza £62,000£62k £9,234£9k
Ekstraklasa Mateusz Klich £61,000£61k £3,685£4k
2. Bundesliga Christian Eriksen £60,000£60k £9,170£9k
Austrian Bundesliga Saša Kalajdžic £53,000£53k £5,308£5k
Croatian First League Iker Almena £52,000£52k £2,068£2k
League One Bobby De Cordova-Reid £48,000£48k £5,492£5k
Chinese Super League Cryzan £43,000£43k £7,644£8k
Scottish Premiership Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain £43,000£43k £5,076£5k
Ligue 2 Téji Savanier £39,000£39k £4,021£4k
Danish Superliga Mohamed Elyounoussi £37,000£37k £6,453£6k
J1 League Erik £36,000£36k £5,315£5k
Czech First League Muhammed-Cham Saracevic £26,000£26k £2,047£2k
Categoría Primera A Luis Muriel £21,000£21k £4,564£5k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Alexis Flips £20,000£20k £1,862£2k
Thai League Bissoli £17,000£17k £2,563£3k
A-League Chris Ikonomidis £17,000£17k £1,642£2k
League Two Andreas Weimann £16,000£16k £2,954£3k
Indian Super League Dimitri Petratos £13,000£13k £985£985
Eliteserien Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson £10,000£10k £1,789£2k
Veikkausliiga Otto Ruoppi £9,000£9k £670£670
Scottish Championship Adam Montgomery £5,500£6k £928£928
I-League Blair Spittal £4,500£5k £459£459
National League James Berry £4,100£4k £1,397£1k
Meistriliiga Rauno Sappinen £1,700£2k £242£242
Canadian Premier League Ballou Tabla £839£839 £491£491

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid attacker in La Liga?

Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid, on £497,000 a week in 2026/27, or £25,844,000 a year. Vinícius Júnior of Real Madrid is second on £345,000 a week.

How much do La Liga attackers earn?

The average La Liga attacker aged 22 or over earns £44,024 a week, and the median one £16,500. Attackers take 46% of what La Liga pays its players of that age.

Which La Liga club pays its attackers the most?

Real Madrid, £2,206,240 a week across the 13 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Kylian Mbappé on £497,000.

Who is the highest paid attacker in football?

Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in La Liga ranks second of the 43 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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See the highest paid La Liga players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what La Liga players are paid at every age, or La Liga wage bill, club by club.