LIGA MX · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Liga MX midfielders
Carlos Gruezo is the best-paid midfielder in Liga MX, on £64,000 a week at CD Santos Laguna, or £3,328,000 a year. Erick Sánchez is next on £25,000 at Club América. We hold wages for 112 Liga MX midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £64k
AVERAGE WAGE £6,811
SHARE OF WAGE BILL15%
TOP 10 A WEEK £210k
WAGES HELD112
The 50 best-paid Liga MX midfielders
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £3,328,000£3.3m | CD Santos Laguna | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Ecuador |
| 2 | Erick Sánchez | £25,000£25k | £1,300,000£1.3m | Club América | 25 | Central midfielder | Mexico |
| 3 | Erik Lira | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | CD Cruz Azul | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 4 | William Carvalho | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | Pachuca CF | 33 | Central midfielder | Portugal |
| 5 | Fernando Gorriarán | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | Tigres de la UANL | 30 | Midfielder | Uruguay |
| 6 | Israel Reyes | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Club América | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 7 | Alan Cervantes | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Club América | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 8 | Luis Romo | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | CD Guadalajara | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 9 | Aldo López | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | CD Santos Laguna | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Mexico |
| 10 | César Araújo | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Tigres de la UANL | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay |
| 11 | Fernando Beltrán | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Club León | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 12 | Iván Rodríguez | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Club León | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Mexico |
| 13 | Rodrigo Echeverría | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Club León | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Chile |
| 14 | Jorge Rodríguez | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | CF Monterrey | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 15 | Érick Gutiérrez | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Deportivo Toluca | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 16 | Rodrigo Dourado | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Fútbol Club Juárez | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 17 | Jeremy Márquez | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | CD Cruz Azul | 25 | Central midfielder | Mexico |
| 18 | Richard Ledezma | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | CD Guadalajara | 24 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Mexico |
| 19 | Nicolás Fonseca | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Club León | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay |
| 20 | Juanpe | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Club Atlético San Luis | 34 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain |
| 21 | Monchu (Ramón Rodríguez Jiménez) | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Fútbol Club Juárez | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 22 | Adalberto Carrasquilla | £9,500£10k | £494,000£494k | Pumas de la UNAM | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Panama |
| 23 | Javier Güemez | £9,100£9k | £473,200£473k | CD Santos Laguna | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 24 | Javier Aquino | £9,100£9k | £473,200£473k | Fútbol Club Juárez | 35 | Right-back, right midfielder | Mexico |
| 25 | Omar Campos | £8,800£9k | £457,600£458k | CD Cruz Azul | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | Mexico |
| 26 | Pedro Vite | £8,800£9k | £457,600£458k | Pumas de la UNAM | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Ecuador |
| 27 | Rômulo | £8,700£9k | £452,400£452k | Tigres de la UANL | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 28 | Sébastien Salles-Lamonge | £8,600£9k | £447,200£447k | Club Atlético San Luis | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France |
| 29 | Edwin Cerrillo | £8,300£8k | £431,600£432k | Club América | 24 | Defensive midfielder | United States |
| 30 | Fidel Ambríz | £8,300£8k | £431,600£432k | CF Monterrey | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 31 | Guilherme Castilho | £8,200£8k | £426,400£426k | Fútbol Club Juárez | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 32 | Santiago Simón | £7,600£8k | £395,200£395k | Deportivo Toluca | 23 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Argentina |
| 33 | Aldo Paúl Rocha | £7,500£8k | £390,000£390k | CD Atlas | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 34 | Denzell García | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | Fútbol Club Juárez | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 35 | Christian Rivera | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | Pachuca CF | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia |
| 36 | Diego Reyes | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | Querétaro FC | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 37 | Fernando González | £7,300£7k | £379,600£380k | CD Guadalajara | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 38 | Juan Pablo Vigon | £7,100£7k | £369,200£369k | Tigres de la UANL | 33 | Central midfielder | Mexico |
| 39 | Roberto Meraz | £6,700£7k | £348,400£348k | Club Atlético San Luis | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 40 | Franco Romero | £6,300£6k | £327,600£328k | Deportivo Toluca | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 41 | Joaquín Esquivel | £6,100£6k | £317,200£317k | Atlante | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 42 | Luis Reyes | £6,000£6k | £312,000£312k | CF Monterrey | 34 | Left-back, left midfielder | Mexico |
| 43 | Pedro Pedraza | £5,800£6k | £301,600£302k | CD Necaxa | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 44 | Efraín Orona | £5,300£5k | £275,600£276k | CD Santos Laguna | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 45 | Jordan Sierra | £5,100£5k | £265,200£265k | Atlante | 28 | Central midfielder | Ecuador |
| 46 | Iker Fimbres | £5,100£5k | £265,200£265k | CF Monterrey | 20 | Central midfielder | Mexico |
| 47 | Elias Montiel | £4,300£4k | £223,600£224k | Pachuca CF | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 48 | Ángel Estrada | £4,000£4k | £208,000£208k | Club León | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
| 49 | Santiago Colombatto | £3,600£4k | £187,200£187k | Club León | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 50 | Santiago Trigos | £3,600£4k | £187,200£187k | Pumas de la UNAM | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Mexico |
What each position earns in Liga MX
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Midfielders take 15% 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 midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Liga MX club, added together, a week
CD Santos Laguna pay 7 midfielders £93,364 a week between them, and Carlos Gruezo takes 69% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Liga MX club
18 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Santos Laguna | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | 1 |
| Club América | Erick Sánchez | £25,000£25k | 2 |
| CD Cruz Azul | Erik Lira | £19,000£19k | 3 |
| Tigres de la UANL | Fernando Gorriarán | £17,000£17k | 5 |
| Pachuca CF | William Carvalho | £17,000£17k | 4 |
| CD Guadalajara | Luis Romo | £13,000£13k | 8 |
| Club León | Fernando Beltrán | £12,000£12k | 11 |
| Fútbol Club Juárez | Rodrigo Dourado | £11,000£11k | 16 |
| CF Monterrey | Jorge Rodríguez | £11,000£11k | 14 |
| Deportivo Toluca | Érick Gutiérrez | £11,000£11k | 15 |
| Club Atlético San Luis | Juanpe | £10,000£10k | 20 |
| Pumas de la UNAM | Adalberto Carrasquilla | £9,500£10k | 22 |
| CD Atlas | Aldo Paúl Rocha | £7,500£8k | 33 |
| Querétaro FC | Diego Reyes | £7,400£7k | 36 |
| Atlante | Joaquín Esquivel | £6,100£6k | 41 |
| CD Necaxa | Pedro Pedraza | £5,800£6k | 43 |
| Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana | Iván Tona | £3,100£3k | 52 |
| CF Puebla de la Franja | Alberto Herrera | £653£653 | 68 |
The best-paid midfielder in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. Liga MX ranks 16th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £49,687£50k |
| Süper Lig | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £21,488£21k |
| Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich | £315,000£315k | £39,483£39k |
| Premier League | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £76,710£77k |
| Major League Soccer | Casemiro | £300,000£300k | £11,731£12k |
| Ligue 1 | Marquinhos | £279,000£279k | £30,015£30k |
| La Liga | Trent Alexander-Arnold | £249,000£249k | £40,838£41k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £44,528£45k |
| Primeira Liga | João Palhinha | £199,000£199k | £11,158£11k |
| Championship | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000£165k | £20,131£20k |
| Croatian First League | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000£117k | £4,206£4k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £10,842£11k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £9,142£9k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Maximilian Arnold | £74,000£74k | £11,170£11k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,664£17k |
| Liga MX | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £6,811£7k |
| League One | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000£58k | £6,405£6k |
| Serie B | Ali Al Musrati | £55,000£55k | £8,344£8k |
| La Liga 2 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000£54k | £5,199£5k |
| Super Liga | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £4,100£4k |
| Chinese Super League | Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000£42k | £5,544£6k |
| Scottish Premiership | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £5,790£6k |
| J1 League | Oriol Romeu | £35,000£35k | £4,063£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Philip Billing | £35,000£35k | £7,123£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Christos Zafeiris | £33,000£33k | £7,533£8k |
| Czech First League | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £2,010£2k |
| Belgian Pro League | László Bénes | £25,000£25k | £6,702£7k |
| Ekstraklasa | Karol Linetty | £25,000£25k | £3,410£3k |
| Ligue 2 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000£21k | £4,966£5k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £3,500£4k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £2,048£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £2,231£2k |
| League Two | Joe Williams | £12,000£12k | £2,560£3k |
| Categoría Primera A | Élan Ricardo | £11,000£11k | £3,852£4k |
| Thai League | Roque Mesa | £8,000£8k | £2,247£2k |
| Indian Super League | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £707£707 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alexander Ring | £4,500£5k | £708£708 |
| Scottish Championship | Graeme Shinnie | £4,200£4k | £907£907 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,293£1k |
| A-League | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100£4k | £1,219£1k |
| I-League | Jordi Altena | £3,100£3k | £364£364 |
| Canadian Premier League | Manuel Aparicio | £810£810 | £458£458 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £161£161 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid midfielder in Liga MX?
Carlos Gruezo of CD Santos Laguna, on £64,000 a week in 2026/27, or £3,328,000 a year. Erick Sánchez of Club América is second on £25,000 a week.
How much do Liga MX midfielders earn?
The average Liga MX midfielder aged 22 or over earns £6,811 a week, and the median one £6,050. Midfielders take 15% of what Liga MX pays its players of that age.
Which Liga MX club pays its midfielders the most?
CD Santos Laguna, £93,364 a week across the 7 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Carlos Gruezo on £64,000.
Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in Liga MX ranks 16th of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
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