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LIGA MX · GOALKEEPERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Liga MX goalkeepers

Keylor Navas is the best-paid goalkeeper in Liga MX, on £29,000 a week at Pumas de la UNAM, or £1,508,000 a year. Luis Malagón is next on £21,000 at Club América. We hold wages for 54 Liga MX goalkeepers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £29k
AVERAGE WAGE £7,296
SHARE OF WAGE BILL10%
TOP 10 A WEEK £178k
WAGES HELD54

The 50 best-paid Liga MX goalkeepers

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 goalkeepers in Liga MX in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Keylor Navas £29,000£29k £1,508,000£1.5m Pumas de la UNAM 38 Goalkeeper Costa Rica
2 Luis Malagón £21,000£21k £1,092,000£1.1m Club América 28 Goalkeeper Mexico
3 Carlos Moreno £21,000£21k £1,092,000£1.1m Pachuca CF 27 Goalkeeper Mexico
4 Kevin Mier £20,000£20k £1,040,000£1.0m CD Cruz Azul 25 Goalkeeper Colombia
5 José Rangel £20,000£20k £1,040,000£1.0m CD Guadalajara 25 Goalkeeper Mexico
6 Carlos Acevedo £14,000£14k £728,000£728k CD Santos Laguna 29 Goalkeeper Mexico
7 Andrés Sánchez £14,000£14k £728,000£728k Club Atlético San Luis 27 Goalkeeper Mexico
8 Nahuel Guzmán £14,000£14k £728,000£728k Tigres de la UANL 39 Goalkeeper Argentina
9 Esteban Andrada £13,000£13k £676,000£676k CF Monterrey 34 Goalkeeper Argentina
10 Camilo Vargas £12,000£12k £624,000£624k CD Atlas 36 Goalkeeper Colombia
11 José Antonio Rodríguez £10,000£10k £520,000£520k Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana 33 Goalkeeper Mexico
12 Hugo González £9,200£9k £478,400£478k Deportivo Toluca 34 Goalkeeper Mexico
13 Rodolfo Cota £8,000£8k £416,000£416k Club América 38 Goalkeeper Mexico
14 Sebastián Jurado £8,000£8k £416,000£416k Fútbol Club Juárez 27 Goalkeeper Mexico
15 Andrés Gudiño £7,500£8k £390,000£390k CD Cruz Azul 28 Goalkeeper Mexico
16 Fernando Tapia £6,300£6k £327,600£328k Club América 24 Goalkeeper Mexico
17 Luis Alberto Cárdenas £6,000£6k £312,000£312k CF Monterrey 31 Goalkeeper Mexico
18 Jorge Hernández £5,100£5k £265,200£265k Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana 27 Goalkeeper Mexico
19 Óscar Whalley £5,000£5k £260,000£260k CD Guadalajara 31 Goalkeeper Spain
20 Luis Manuel García £5,000£5k £260,000£260k Deportivo Toluca 32 Goalkeeper Mexico
21 Guillermo Allison £4,200£4k £218,400£218k Querétaro FC 34 Goalkeeper Mexico
22 Jesús Iván Rodríguez £4,100£4k £213,200£213k CF Puebla de la Franja 32 Goalkeeper Mexico
23 Ricardo Gutiérrez £3,700£4k £192,400£192k Atlante 28 Goalkeeper Mexico
24 Carlos Felipe Rodríguez £3,400£3k £176,800£177k Tigres de la UANL 36 Goalkeeper Mexico
25 Héctor Holguín £3,200£3k £166,400£166k CD Santos Laguna 24 Goalkeeper Mexico
26 Gibrán Lajud £3,200£3k £166,400£166k Club Atlético San Luis 31 Goalkeeper Lebanon
27 José Hernández £3,100£3k £161,200£161k Querétaro FC 28 Goalkeeper Mexico
28 Pablo Lara £2,800£3k £145,600£146k Pumas de la UNAM 20 Goalkeeper Mexico
29 Emmanuel Ochoa £2,300£2k £119,600£120k CD Cruz Azul 20 Goalkeeper Mexico
30 César López £1,400£1k £72,800£73k Club Atlético San Luis 25 Goalkeeper Mexico
31 José Eulogio £685£685 £35,620£36k Pachuca CF 21 Goalkeeper Mexico
32 Diego Urtiaga £613£613 £31,876£32k Club Atlético San Luis 26 Goalkeeper Mexico
33 César Ramos £494£494 £25,688£26k CF Monterrey 25 Goalkeeper Mexico
34 Antonio Sánchez £407£407 £21,164£21k CD Atlas 25 Goalkeeper Mexico
35 Benny Díaz £395£395 £20,540£21k Fútbol Club Juárez 26 Goalkeeper Mexico
36 Iván López £222£222 £11,544£12k Deportivo Toluca 29 Goalkeeper Argentina
37 Oscar García £209£209 £10,868£11k Club León 22 Goalkeeper Mexico
38 Leonardo Palestina £209£209 £10,868£11k Club América 21 Goalkeeper Mexico
39 Guillermo Ruiz £183£183 £9,516£10k Fútbol Club Juárez 21 Goalkeeper Spain
40 Norberto Bedolla £182£182 £9,464£9k Club América 19 Goalkeeper Mexico
41 Ricardo Rodríguez £153£153 £7,956£8k Atlante 24 Goalkeeper Mexico
42 Emiliano Pérez £150£150 £7,800£8k CD Necaxa 22 Goalkeeper Mexico
43 Javier Orantes £134£134 £6,968£7k CD Necaxa 20 Goalkeeper Mexico
44 César Lugo £114£114 £5,928£6k Club América 22 Goalkeeper Mexico
45 Brian Betancourt £100£100 £5,200£5k Atlante 21 Goalkeeper Mexico
46 Bruno Salgado £100£100 £5,200£5k CD Cruz Azul 20 Goalkeeper Mexico
47 David Osvaldo Sánchez £100£100 £5,200£5k CD Santos Laguna 22 Goalkeeper Mexico
48 Kevin Cuneo £100£100 £5,200£5k CF Monterrey 20 Goalkeeper Mexico
49 Santiago Pérez £100£100 £5,200£5k CF Monterrey 21 Goalkeeper Mexico
50 Roberto Elicerio £100£100 £5,200£5k Club Atlético San Luis 21 Goalkeeper Mexico

What each position earns in Liga MX

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

Goalkeepers £7,296 Defenders £6,926 Midfielders £6,811 Attackers £9,234

Goalkeepers take 10% of what Liga MX 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 goalkeepers the most

Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each Liga MX club, added together, a week

Club América £36k Pumas de la UNAM £32k CD Cruz Azul £30k CD Guadalajara £25k Pachuca CF £22k CF Monterrey £20k Club Atlético San Luis £19k Tigres de la UANL £17k CD Santos Laguna £17k Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana £15k

Club América pay 6 goalkeepers £35,805 a week between them, and Luis Malagón takes 59% of it.

The best-paid goalkeeper at every Liga MX club

18 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers

Each Liga MX club's best-paid goalkeeper in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every goalkeeper in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
Pumas de la UNAM Keylor Navas £29,000£29k 1
Club América Luis Malagón £21,000£21k 2
Pachuca CF Carlos Moreno £21,000£21k 3
CD Cruz Azul Kevin Mier £20,000£20k 4
CD Guadalajara José Rangel £20,000£20k 5
Club Atlético San Luis Andrés Sánchez £14,000£14k 7
Tigres de la UANL Nahuel Guzmán £14,000£14k 8
CD Santos Laguna Carlos Acevedo £14,000£14k 6
CF Monterrey Esteban Andrada £13,000£13k 9
CD Atlas Camilo Vargas £12,000£12k 10
Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana José Antonio Rodríguez £10,000£10k 11
Deportivo Toluca Hugo González £9,200£9k 12
Fútbol Club Juárez Sebastián Jurado £8,000£8k 14
Querétaro FC Guillermo Allison £4,200£4k 21
CF Puebla de la Franja Jesús Iván Rodríguez £4,100£4k 22
Atlante Ricardo Gutiérrez £3,700£4k 23
Club León Oscar García £209£209 37
CD Necaxa Emiliano Pérez £150£150 42

The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league

42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. Liga MX ranks 17th.

The best-paid goalkeeper in each men's league we rank goalkeepers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average goalkeeper wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
La Liga Jan Oblak £308,000£308k £33,550£34k
Bundesliga Manuel Neuer £298,000£298k £26,779£27k
Premier League Gianluigi Donnarumma £250,000£250k £49,479£49k
Eredivisie Marc-André ter Stegen £232,000£232k £9,671£10k
Süper Lig Ederson £229,000£229k £19,950£20k
Saudi Pro League Édouard Mendy £170,000£170k £40,756£41k
Championship Alphonse Areola £120,000£120k £13,758£14k
Serie A Mike Maignan £109,000£109k £24,594£25k
Ligue 1 Brice Samba £102,000£102k £20,578£21k
Primeira Liga Diogo Costa £82,000£82k £7,355£7k
Scottish Premiership Sam Johnstone £78,000£78k £7,256£7k
Superleague Greece Stefan Ortega £58,000£58k £6,841£7k
Belgian Pro League Yann Sommer £49,000£49k £6,044£6k
Serie B Mattia Perin £45,000£45k £6,094£6k
Danish Superliga Diant Ramaj £43,000£43k £5,493£5k
Croatian First League Dominik Livaković £35,000£35k £2,378£2k
Liga MX Keylor Navas £29,000£29k £7,296£7k
La Liga 2 Paulo Gazzaniga £29,000£29k £4,582£5k
Major League Soccer Angus Gunn £28,000£28k £5,216£5k
Russian Premier League Igor Akinfeev £28,000£28k £10,471£10k
League One Alex McCarthy £27,000£27k £5,034£5k
Brasileirão Série A Cássio £24,000£24k £5,729£6k
J1 League Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) £20,000£20k £2,645£3k
Ekstraklasa Bartlomiej Dragowski £20,000£20k £2,314£2k
Super Liga Fernando Muslera £17,000£17k £3,207£3k
Chinese Super League Bao Yaxiong £13,000£13k £3,606£4k
Austrian Bundesliga Christian Früchtl £9,400£9k £2,221£2k
Categoría Primera A Jean £9,100£9k £3,699£4k
2. Bundesliga Marcel Schuhen £9,000£9k £4,703£5k
Ligue 2 Gautier Larsonneur £8,200£8k £2,571£3k
League Two Matthew Cox £7,900£8k £2,048£2k
Czech First League Ondřej Kolář £6,800£7k £1,182£1k
National League Ted Curd £6,600£7k £932£932
Thai League Neil Etheridge £5,900£6k £1,122£1k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Emile Doucouré £3,300£3k £1,148£1k
Indian Super League Gurpreet Singh Sandhu £3,200£3k £427£427
Eliteserien Ľubomír Belko £3,000£3k £1,145£1k
Scottish Championship Aston Oxborough £2,500£3k £787£787
A-League Filip Kurto £2,300£2k £1,190£1k
Veikkausliiga Matej Marković £1,900£2k £564£564
I-League Ryan Fulton £830£830 £191£191
Meistriliiga Marko Meerits £427£427 £160£160

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in Liga MX?

Keylor Navas of Pumas de la UNAM, on £29,000 a week in 2026/27, or £1,508,000 a year. Luis Malagón of Club América is second on £21,000 a week.

How much do Liga MX goalkeepers earn?

The average Liga MX goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £7,296 a week, and the median one £5,000. Goalkeepers take 10% of what Liga MX pays its players of that age.

Which Liga MX club pays its goalkeepers the most?

Club América, £35,805 a week across the 6 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Luis Malagón on £21,000.

Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?

Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in Liga MX ranks 17th of the 42 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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