
The highest earners in the history of Leicester City
Jamie Vardy has earned £54m at Leicester City across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 18 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Leicester City history
These 20 players took £465m between them, 62% of everything Leicester City has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Leicester City player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Leicester City 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 | Jamie Vardy | £54m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Kasper Schmeichel | £35m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 3 | Ricardo Pereira | £34m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 4 | Kelechi Iheanacho | £27m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 5 | Youri Tielemans | £26m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi | £26m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 7 | Wes Morgan Current squad | £25m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 8 | Jonny Evans | £25m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 9 | James Maddison | £24m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 10 | Marc Albrighton | £22m | 8 | 2016-2024 |
| 11 | Daniel Amartey | £18m | 8 | 2016-2023 |
| 12 | Harvey Barnes | £18m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 13 | Hamza Choudhury | £18m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 14 | Christian Fuchs | £18m | 7 | 2015-2021 |
| 15 | James Justin | £17m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 16 | Patson Daka | £16m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 17 | Jannik Vestergaard | £16m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 18 | Nampalys Mendy | £15m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 19 | Boubakary Soumaré Current squad | £15m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 20 | Dennis Praet | £14m | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 21 | Ayoze Pérez | £13m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 22 | Çaglar Söyüncü | £12m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 23 | Timothy Castagne | £10m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 24 | Riyad Mahrez | £10m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 25 | Danny Simpson | £10m | 5 | 2015-2019 |
| 26 | Demarai Gray | £10m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 27 | Ben Chilwell | £10.0m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 28 | Harry Souttar Current squad | £8.8m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 29 | Danny Ward | £8.7m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 30 | Harry Winks | £8.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 31 | Danny Drinkwater | £8.2m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 32 | Ryan Bertrand | £8.1m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 33 | Harry Maguire | £7.9m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 34 | Wesley Fofana | £7.9m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 35 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | £7.3m | 6 | 2017-2024 |
| 36 | Luke Thomas Current squad | £6.8m | 8 | 2018-2026 |
| 37 | Eldin Jakupovic | £6.7m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 38 | Victor Kristiansen | £5.8m | 3 | 2023-2026 |
| 39 | Stephy Mavididi | £5.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 40 | Matty James | £5.1m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 41 | Wout Faes Current squad | £4.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 42 | Abdul Fatawu | £4.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 43 | Adrien Silva | £4.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 44 | Cengiz Ünder | £4.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 45 | Islam Slimani | £4.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 46 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid Current squad | £4.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Eldin Jakupovic | £4.0m | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 48 | Oliver Skipp Current squad | £3.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Yohan Benalouane | £3.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 50 | Jordan Ayew | £3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 51 | Caleb Okoli Current squad | £3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Bartosz Kapustka | £3.4m | 2 | 2017-2020 |
| 53 | Joe Aribo | £3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 54 | David Nugent | £3.3m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 55 | Jamaal Lascelles | £3.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Aaron Ramsey | £2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 57 | Aleksandar Dragovic | £2.8m | 1 | 2018 |
| 58 | Ademola Lookman | £2.7m | 1 | 2022 |
| 59 | Conor Coady | £2.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Ron-Robert Zieler | £2.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 61 | Fran Vieites | £2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Vicente Iborra | £2.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 63 | Andy King | £2.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 64 | Rachid Ghezzal | £2.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 65 | Ben Nelson Current squad | £2.2m | 5 | 2021-2026 |
| 66 | Liam Moore | £2.1m | 3 | 2014-2016 |
| 67 | Mads Hermansen | £1.8m | 1 | 2024 |
| 68 | Jakub Stolarczyk Current squad | £1.8m | 7 | 2018-2026 |
| 69 | Alex Smithies | £1.7m | 1 | 2023 |
| 70 | Asmir Begovic | £1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 71 | Ben Hamer | £1.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 72 | Daniel Iversen | £1.4m | 3 | 2017-2023 |
| 73 | Wanya Marçal | £1.3m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 74 | Ryan Bennett | £1.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 75 | Layton Ndukwu Current squad | £1.1m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 76 | Tom Cannon | £1.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 77 | Tetê | £1.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 78 | Jordan James | £837k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 79 | Callum Doyle | £624k | 1 | 2024 |
| 80 | Khanya Leshabela | £582k | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 81 | George Hirst | £572k | 1 | 2020 |
| 82 | Jeremy Monga | £520k | 1 | 2026 |
| 83 | Louis Page Current squad | £520k | 1 | 2026 |
| 84 | Molla Wagué | £463k | 1 | 2017 |
| 85 | Dujuan Richards Current squad | £406k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 86 | Tawanda Maswanhise | £367k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 87 | Yunus Akgün | £364k | 1 | 2024 |
| 88 | Divine Mukasa Current squad | £354k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 89 | Brad Young | £304k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 90 | Iestyn Hughes | £276k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 91 | Viktor Johansson | £260k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 92 | Dempsey Arlott-John Current squad | £255k | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 93 | Ethan Fitzhugh | £253k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 94 | Josh Eppiah | £250k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 95 | Darragh O'Connor | £250k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 96 | Thanawat Suengchitthawon | £250k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 97 | Shane Flynn | £235k | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 98 | Admiral Muskwe | £234k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 99 | Oli Ewing | £225k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 100 | Callum Hulme | £218k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Leicester City?
Jamie Vardy, with £54m across 8 seasons at Leicester City.
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 129 players we hold a Leicester City wage for, from 2014 to 2026.