FOOTBALL · ITALY · 1,127 WAGES HELD
Highest paid players from Italy
Mateo Retegui is the best paid player from Italy at £331,000 a week. We hold a wage for 1,127 of the 2,427 players in the squads we track who give Italy, and they earn £9,606,605 a week between them, across 24 leagues.
COMBINED WEEKLY£9.6m
COMBINED YEARLY£500m
PLAYERS IN SQUADS2,427
MOST AT ONE CLUB35 A.S. Cittadella S.R.L.
The best-paid XI from Italy
The eleven highest-paid players from Italy that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Gianluigi Donnarumma £250,000 Manchester City
- D Alessandro Bastoni £169,000 Inter Milan
- D Marco Palestra £150,000 Chelsea
- D Federico Dimarco £123,000 Inter Milan
- D Gianluca Mancini £108,000 Associazione Sportiva Roma
- M Nicolò Barella £200,000 Inter Milan
- M Sandro Tonali £165,000 Tottenham Hotspur
- M Lorenzo Pellegrini £108,000 Associazione Sportiva Roma
- A Mateo Retegui £331,000 Al-Qadsiah Football Club
- A Federico Chiesa £120,000 Liverpool
- A Giacomo Raspadori £108,000 Atalanta
Combined £1,832,000 per week · £95,264,000 per year
Highest paid from Italy
Top 50 by weekly wage — 49% of every Italy wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mateo Retegui | £331,000 | £17,212,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 26 | ST |
| 02 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | £250,000 | £13,000,000 | Manchester City | Premier League | 26 | GK |
| 03 | Nicolò Barella | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 28 | M C |
| 04 | Alessandro Bastoni | £169,000 | £8,788,000 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 26 | D C |
| 05 | Sandro Tonali | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 25 | DM |
| 06 | Marco Palestra | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | Chelsea | Premier League | 20 | D/WB/M R |
| 07 | Federico Dimarco | £123,000 | £6,396,000 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 27 | D/WB L |
| 08 | Federico Chiesa | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 27 | AM RLC, F C |
| 09 | Gianluca Mancini | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | Associazione Sportiva Roma | Serie A | 29 | D C |
| 10 | Lorenzo Pellegrini | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | Associazione Sportiva Roma | Serie A | 29 | DM, AM C |
| 11 | Giacomo Raspadori | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | Atalanta | Serie A | 25 | AM RLC, F C |
| 12 | Matteo Politano | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 31 | AM RLC |
| 13 | Manuel Locatelli | £102,000 | £5,304,000 | Juventus | Serie A | 27 | DM |
| 14 | Gianluca Scamacca | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | Atalanta | Serie A | 26 | ST |
| 15 | Federico Gatti | £97,000 | £5,044,000 | Juventus | Serie A | 27 | D C |
| 16 | Moise Kean | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | ACF Fiorentina | Serie A | 25 | ST |
| 17 | Alessio Romagnoli | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | Lazio | Serie A | 30 | D C |
| 18 | Domenico Berardi | £94,000 | £4,888,000 | U.S. Sassuolo Calcio | Serie A | 30 | AM R |
| 19 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 31 | D RC |
| 20 | Lorenzo Insigne | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | Unione Calcio Sampdoria | Serie B | 34 | AM L, ST |
| 21 | Jorginho | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | Flamengo | Brasileirão Série A | 33 | DM |
| 22 | Mattia Zaccagni | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | Lazio | Serie A | 30 | AM LC |
| 23 | Bryan Cristante | £89,000 | £4,628,000 | Associazione Sportiva Roma | Serie A | 30 | DM |
| 24 | Davide Frattesi | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 25 | M C |
| 25 | Alex Meret | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 28 | GK |
| 26 | Alessandro Buongiorno | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 26 | D C |
| 27 | Andrea Cambiaso | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | Juventus | Serie A | 25 | D/WB/M RL |
| 28 | Andrea Pinamonti | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | U.S. Sassuolo Calcio | Serie A | 26 | ST |
| 29 | Samuele Ricci | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | AC Milan | Serie A | 23 | DM |
| 30 | Guglielmo Vicario | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 28 | GK |
| 31 | Destiny Udogie | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 22 | D/WB L |
| 32 | Nicolò Savona | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | 22 | D/WB R |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | Arsenal | Premier League | 23 | D LC |
| 34 | Daniele Rugani | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | Juventus | Serie A | 30 | D C |
| 35 | Ivan Provedel | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 31 | GK |
| 36 | Lorenzo Lucca | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 24 | ST |
| 37 | Michele Di Gregorio | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | Juventus | Serie A | 27 | GK |
| 38 | Nicolò Rovella | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | Lazio | Serie A | 23 | DM |
| 39 | Riccardo Orsolini | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | Bologna FC 1909 | Serie A | 28 | AM R |
| 40 | Federico Bernardeschi | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | Bologna FC 1909 | Serie A | 31 | AM RLC, F C |
| 41 | Nicolò Zaniolo | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | Udinese Calcio | Serie A | 26 | AM RLC, F C |
| 42 | Leonardo Spinazzola | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 32 | D/WB/M L |
| 43 | Nicolò Fagioli | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | ACF Fiorentina | Serie A | 24 | DM, AM C |
| 44 | Fabiano Parisi | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | ACF Fiorentina | Serie A | 24 | D/WB/M L |
| 45 | Matteo Gabbia | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | AC Milan | Serie A | 25 | D C |
| 46 | Niccolò Pisilli | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | Associazione Sportiva Roma | Serie A | 20 | DM, AM C |
| 47 | Cristiano Biraghi | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | Torino | Serie A | 32 | D LC, M L |
| 48 | Raoul Bellanova | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | Atalanta | Serie A | 25 | D/WB/M R |
| 49 | Giovanni Leoni | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 18 | D C |
| 50 | Manuel Lazzari | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | Lazio | Serie A | 31 | D/WB/M R |
Where Italy 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 Italy wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
£716 16-19
£8k 20-22
£12k 23-25
£22k 26-28
£19k 29-31
£12k 32-34
£8k 35+
Clubs with the most Italy players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Italy
Who is the highest paid footballer from Italy?
Mateo Retegui of Al-Qadsiah Football Club is the highest paid player from Italy in our data, on £331,000 per week (£17,212,000 per year).
How much do players from Italy earn?
We hold a wage for 1,127 of the 2,427 players from Italy in our data, so an average across them would describe those 1,127 rather than Italy as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from Italy?
Serie A has the most, with 428 players from Italy on wages we hold, ahead of Serie B on 391.
How many players from Italy do you cover?
2,427 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Italy, and we hold a weekly wage for 1,127 of them (46%). Figures are club wages — this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Italy?
A.S. Cittadella S.R.L., with 35 players from Italy in its current squad.
Every player from Italy
449 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for
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Adrian GallianiAlberto AlariAlberto BrignoliAlberto CerriAlberto DossenaAlberto GrassiAlberto PaleariAlberto PaloschiAlberto PanzaniAlessandro BastoniAlessandro BuongiornoAlessandro DeiolaAlessandro FlorenziAlessandro GabrielloniAlessandro LagoAlessandro MarcandalliAlessandro PilatiAlessandro PlizzariAlessandro SersantiAlessandro TripaldelliAlessandro VogliaccoAlessandro ZanoliAlessio CragnoAlessio RiccardiAlessio RomagnoliAlessio ZerbinAlex FerrariAlex MeretAlfredo DonnarummaAmato CicirettiAndrea AdoranteAndrea BelottiAndrea BertolacciAndrea CambiasoAndrea CarboniAndrea ChiossiAndrea ColpaniAndrea ConsigliAndrea ContiAndrea CuaAndrea D'AnielloAndrea FavilliAndrea FerrarisAndrea GhionAndrea La MantiaAndrea MarianelliAndrea MasielloAndrea MultariAndrea PetagnaAndrea PinamontiAndrea PoliAndrea RanocchiaAndrea RispoliAndrea SaracinoAndrea VivianiAngelo OgbonnaAngelo PisoniAntonino BarillàAntonino GalloAntonino RagusaAntonio BarrecaAntonio CandelaAntonio CandrevaAntonio Di GaudioAntonio Di NardoAntonio DonnarummaAntonio MiranteAntonio PalumboAntonio RaimondoAntonio RedaArmando IzzoArmando TipaldiArturo CalabresiAttilio Altomare
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Daniel BessaDaniel BolocaDaniel MaldiniDaniel TonoliDaniele BaselliDaniele CasiraghiDaniele GhilardiDaniele NuzzoDaniele PadelliDaniele RuganiDaniele VerdeDanilo CataldiDanilo D'AmbrosioDavide BartesaghiDavide BettellaDavide BiraschiDavide BorsatoDavide CalabriaDavide Di GennaroDavide FaraoniDavide FrattesiDavide SantonDavide ZappacostaDestiny UdogieDevid BouahDiego CasaliniDiego CoppolaDiego FalcinelliDiego StramaccioniDomenico BerardiDomenico Criscito
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Fabiano ParisiFabio AbiusoFabio BoriniFabio ChiarodiaFabio DepaoliFabio MirettiFabio QuagliarellaFabrizio BagheriaFabrizio BrignaniFabrizio CaligaraFederico BaschirottoFederico BernardeschiFederico BonazzoliFederico CeccheriniFederico ChiesaFederico Di FrancescoFederico DimarcoFederico ErmacoraFederico GattiFederico MarchettiFederico RavagliaFederico ValiettiFederico VivianiFernando ForestieriFilippo BandinelliFilippo CostaFilippo FalcoFilippo MelegoniFilippo OliveroFilippo RomagnaFilippo TerraccianoFlavio Junior BianchiFrancesco AcerbiFrancesco CamardaFrancesco CaputoFrancesco CassataFrancesco GelliFrancesco MarrazzoFrancesco MazzoloFrancesco MezzoniFrancesco Pio EspositoFrancesco RossiFrancesco RuoccoFrancesco SolimenoFrancesco VicariFrank Tsadjout
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Gabriele CorboGabriele GoriGabriele ZappaGaetano CastrovilliGaetano LetiziaGaetano MancinoGaetano OristanioGennaro AcamporaGennaro BorrelliGennaro IaccarinoGennaro TutinoGiacomo BonaventuraGiacomo CalòGiacomo ManzariGiacomo RaspadoriGiacomo RicciGiacomo SatalinoGiammaria MaglioneGian Marco FerrariGian Marco TognettiGiangiacomo MagnaniGianluca CaprariGianluca FrabottaGianluca GaetanoGianluca ManciniGianluca ScamaccaGianluigi BuffonGianluigi DonnarummaGiorgio AltareGiorgio BrogniGiorgio ChielliniGiorgio GennaroGiorgio ScalviniGiovanni CrociataGiovanni Di LorenzoGiovanni FabbianGiovanni FarnetiGiovanni LeoniGiovanni MidoloGiulio MaggioreGiuseppe AurelioGiuseppe CuomoGiuseppe Delle CurtiGiuseppe PezzellaGraziano SavaniGregorio MorachioliGuglielmo Vicario
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Leonardo BenedettiLeonardo BevilacquaLeonardo BonucciLeonardo CandelloneLeonardo PavolettiLeonardo SernicolaLeonardo SpinazzolaLorenzo AvogadriLorenzo ColomboLorenzo De SilvestriLorenzo InsigneLorenzo LuccaLorenzo LucchesiLorenzo MalagridaLorenzo MontipòLorenzo PellegriniLorenzo PirolaLorenzo RocchettiLorenzo SgarbiLorenzo TozzoLorenzo ValeauLorenzo VecchiLorenzo VenutiLuca CaldirolaLuca ChiericoLuca ErcolaniLuca FalboLuca GemelloLuca KoleoshoLuca MaciarielloLuca MarianucciLuca MarroneLuca MazzitelliLuca PalmieroLuca PellegriniLuca RanieriLuca RavanelliLuca TrombiniLuca ValzaniaLuca VegaLuis HasaLuiz Felipe
M
Manolo GabbiadiniManuel De LucaManuel LazzariManuel LocatelliMarco BenassiMarco BrescianiniMarco CarnesecchiMarco CarraroMarco CuccurulloMarco DalessandroMarco GarettoMarco MancosuMarco MeliMarco Muhammad SchuanMarco ParoloMarco PompettiMarco SalaMarco SilvestriMarco SportielloMarco TumminelloMarco VarnierMarco VerrattiMario BalotelliMassimo VoltaMateo ReteguiMatteo BianchettiMatteo CampaniMatteo CancellieriMatteo CardinaliMatteo DarmianMatteo GabbiaMatteo LombardiMatteo LovatoMatteo PessinaMatteo PolitanoMatteo SaggioroMattia BaniMattia CaldaraMattia CompagnonMattia De SciglioMattia DestroMattia MuraMattia PerinMattia RomanoMattia SprocatiMattia ValotiMattia VitiMattia ZaccagniMauro VigoritoMichael FolorunshoMichael KayodeMichele CerofoliniMichele Di GregorioMirko AntonucciMoise Kean
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Nadir ZorteaNiccolò CorradoNiccolò GabrieliNiccolò MontiNiccolò PisilliNicholas PieriniNicholas RizzoNicola DalmonteNicola FurlanNicola PucciNicola RautiNicola SansoneNicolas LaghiNicolas ViolaNicolò ArminiNicolò BarellaNicolò BertolaNicolò CambiaghiNicolò CasaleNicolò FagioliNicolò RovellaNicolò SavonaNicolò ZanioloNikita ContiniNunzio Brandi
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Salvatore EliaSalvatore MolinaSalvatore SiriguSamuel Di CarmineSamuele BarcioSamuele BirindelliSamuele MulattieriSamuele RicciSamuele SignoriSandro TonaliSebastiano EspositoSebastiano FinardiSebastiano LupertoSimone ColombiSimone EderaSimone GhidottiSimone GiordanoSimone MazzocchiSimone ScuffetSimone VerdiSimone ZazaStefano Di PentimaStefano MazziniStefano MoreoStefano OkakaStefano SabelliStefano SensiStefano SturaroStefano TuratiStephan El Shaarawy