Highest paid players from Ireland
Caoimhin Kelleher is the best paid player from Ireland at £67,000 a week. We hold a wage for 260 of the 266 players in the squads we track who give Ireland, and they earn £1,451,168 a week between them, across 21 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Ireland
The eleven highest-paid players from Ireland that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Caoimhin Kelleher £67,000 Brentford
- D Matt Doherty £54,000 Sheffield United
- D Jake O'Brien £50,000 Everton
- D Dara O'Shea £47,000 Ipswich Town
- D Nathan Collins £47,000 Brentford
- M Alan Browne £41,000 Sunderland
- M Josh Cullen £30,000 Burnley
- M Bosun Lawal £16,000 Stoke City
- A Evan Ferguson £52,000 Brighton & Hove Albion
- A Finn Azaz £32,000 Southampton
- A Kasey McAteer £30,000 Ipswich Town
Combined £466,000 per week · £24,232,000 per year
Highest paid from Ireland
Top 50 by weekly wage — 71% of every Ireland wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Caoimhin Kelleher | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | Brentford | Premier League | 26 | GK |
| 02 | Matt Doherty | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | Sheffield United | Championship | 33 | D RC |
| 03 | Evan Ferguson | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | 20 | ST |
| 04 | Jake O'Brien | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Everton | Premier League | 24 | D RC |
| 05 | Nathan Collins | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | Brentford | Premier League | 24 | D C |
| 06 | Dara O'Shea | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 26 | D RC |
| 07 | Alan Browne | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Sunderland | Premier League | 30 | DM, AM C |
| 08 | Mark Travers | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | Everton | Premier League | 26 | GK |
| 09 | Finn Azaz | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Southampton | Championship | 24 | AM LC |
| 10 | Josh Cullen | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Burnley | Championship | 29 | DM |
| 11 | Kasey McAteer | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 23 | AM RL |
| 12 | Sam Szmodics | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Derby County | Championship | 29 | AM LC, F C |
| 13 | Michael Obafemi | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Burnley | Championship | 25 | ST |
| 14 | Tom Cannon | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Sheffield United | Championship | 22 | ST |
| 15 | Chiedozie Ogbene | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 28 | WB/AM R |
| 16 | Gavin Bazunu | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Southampton | Championship | 23 | GK |
| 17 | Ryan Manning | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Southampton | Championship | 29 | D LC |
| 18 | Eiran Cashin | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | 23 | D LC |
| 19 | Callum Robinson | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Cardiff City | Championship | 30 | AM/F C |
| 20 | Jimmy Dunne | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Queens Park Rangers | Championship | 27 | D RC |
| 21 | Mark McGuinness | £19,000 | £988,000 | Sheffield United | Championship | 24 | D C |
| 22 | Adam Idah | £19,000 | £988,000 | Swansea City | Championship | 24 | ST |
| 23 | Andrew Moran | £16,000 | £832,000 | Preston North End | Championship | 21 | AM C |
| 24 | Bosun Lawal | £16,000 | £832,000 | Stoke City | Championship | 22 | D C, DM |
| 25 | Jack Taylor | £16,000 | £832,000 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 27 | DM, AM C |
| 26 | Jason Knight | £15,000 | £780,000 | Bristol City | Championship | 24 | AM C |
| 27 | Luke McNally | £15,000 | £780,000 | Bristol City | Championship | 25 | D C |
| 28 | Conor Shaughnessy | £14,000 | £728,000 | Portsmouth | Championship | 29 | D C |
| 29 | John Egan | £13,000 | £676,000 | Hull City | Premier League | 32 | D C |
| 30 | Conor Coventry | £12,000 | £624,000 | Charlton Athletic | Championship | 25 | DM |
| 31 | Jayson Molumby | £12,000 | £624,000 | West Bromwich Albion | Championship | 25 | DM |
| 32 | Mikey Johnston | £11,000 | £572,000 | West Bromwich Albion | Championship | 26 | AM L |
| 33 | Sinclair Armstrong | £11,000 | £572,000 | Göztepe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 22 | AM RL, ST |
| 34 | Aidomo Emakhu | £9,500 | £494,000 | Oxford United | League One | 21 | AM RL, ST |
| 35 | Andrew Omobamidele | £9,500 | £494,000 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Ligue 1 | 23 | D C |
| 36 | Rocco Vata | £9,000 | £468,000 | Watford | Championship | 20 | AM RL, ST |
| 37 | Mark O'Mahony | £8,900 | £462,800 | Reading | League One | 20 | ST |
| 38 | Danny McNamara | £8,400 | £436,800 | Charlton Athletic | Championship | 26 | D/WB RL |
| 39 | Connor Ronan | £8,400 | £436,800 | Aberdeen | Scottish Premiership | 27 | DM, AM C |
| 40 | Sean McLoughlin | £8,000 | £416,000 | Blackburn Rovers | Championship | 28 | D LC |
| 41 | Troy Parrott | £8,000 | £416,000 | AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 23 | ST |
| 42 | Max O'Leary | £7,900 | £410,800 | West Bromwich Albion | Championship | 28 | GK |
| 43 | Liam Scales | £7,000 | £364,000 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | 26 | D LC |
| 44 | Mark Sykes | £6,900 | £358,800 | Millwall | Championship | 27 | WB/AM R |
| 45 | Paudie O'Connor | £6,800 | £353,600 | Reading | League One | 28 | D C |
| 46 | Aaron Connolly | £6,500 | £338,000 | Leyton Orient | League One | 25 | AM RLC, F C |
| 47 | David McGoldrick | £6,400 | £332,800 | Mansfield Town | League One | 37 | AM/F C |
| 48 | Will Keane | £6,400 | £332,800 | Reading | League One | 32 | AM/F C |
| 49 | Festy Ebosele | £6,300 | £327,600 | Erzurumspor Futbol Kulübü | Süper Lig | 22 | D/WB/M R |
| 50 | Josh Keeley | £6,100 | £317,200 | Luton Town | League One | 22 | GK |
Where Ireland players play
Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the Ireland wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Clubs with the most Ireland players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Ireland
Who is the highest paid footballer from Ireland?
Caoimhin Kelleher of Brentford is the highest paid player from Ireland in our data, on £67,000 per week (£3,484,000 per year).
How much do players from Ireland earn?
The 149 players from Ireland aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for earn £8,144 per week on average. The median is £3,700 — lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league has the most players from Ireland?
The Championship has the most, with 64 players from Ireland on wages we hold, ahead of League One on 47.
How many players from Ireland do you cover?
266 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Ireland, and we hold a weekly wage for 260 of them (98%). Figures are club wages — this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Ireland?
Ipswich Town, with 7 players from Ireland in its current squad.
Every player from Ireland
81 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for