Highest paid players from Japan
Daichi Kamada is the best paid player from Japan at £110,000 a week. We hold a wage for 627 of the 825 players in the squads we track who give Japan, and they earn £2,967,338 a week between them, across 25 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Japan
The eleven highest-paid players from Japan that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Zion Suzuki £15,000 Parma Calcio 1913
- D Hiroki Itô £108,000 FC Bayern München
- D Wataru Endo £91,000 Liverpool
- D Ko Itakura £41,000 AFC Ajax
- D Kôki Machida £25,000 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
- M Daichi Kamada £110,000 Crystal Palace
- M Ao Tanaka £48,000 Leeds United
- M Hidemasa Morita £26,000 Hull City
- A Kaoru Mitoma £87,000 Brighton & Hove Albion
- A Takumi Minamino £73,000 AS Monaco
- A Ritsu Doan £73,000 Eintracht Frankfurt
Combined £697,000 per week · £36,244,000 per year
Highest paid from Japan
Top 50 by weekly wage — 48% of every Japan wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Daichi Kamada | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | 28 | DM, AM RLC |
| 02 | Hiroki Itô | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | FC Bayern München | Bundesliga | 26 | D LC |
| 03 | Wataru Endo | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 32 | D C, DM |
| 04 | Kaoru Mitoma | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | 28 | AM L |
| 05 | Ritsu Doan | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 27 | AM RLC |
| 06 | Takumi Minamino | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | AS Monaco | Ligue 1 | 30 | AM RLC |
| 07 | Ao Tanaka | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | Leeds United | Premier League | 26 | DM |
| 08 | Ko Itakura | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | AFC Ajax | Eredivisie | 28 | D C, DM |
| 09 | Kyogo Furuhashi | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | LA Galaxy | Major League Soccer | 30 | ST |
| 10 | Yûya Ôsako | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 35 | AM/F C |
| 11 | Takefusa Kubo | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Real Sociedad | La Liga | 24 | AM RC, F C |
| 12 | Shuto Machino | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 25 | AM/F C |
| 13 | Yuki Soma | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 28 | AM LC |
| 14 | Hidemasa Morita | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Hull City | Premier League | 30 | DM |
| 15 | Jun'ya Itô | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | K Racing Club Genk | Belgian Pro League | 32 | AM R |
| 16 | Kento Shiogai | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | AM RL, ST |
| 17 | Kôki Machida | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 27 | D C |
| 18 | Yoshinori Mutô | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 32 | AM RL, ST |
| 19 | Kota Takai | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 20 | D C |
| 20 | Kôki Saitô | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Queens Park Rangers | Championship | 23 | AM LC |
| 21 | Takuma Asano | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Sanfrecce | J1 League | 30 | AM RLC, F C |
| 22 | Yuito Suzuki | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Sport-Club Freiburg | Bundesliga | 23 | AM/F C |
| 23 | Daizen Maeda | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 27 | AM RL, ST |
| 24 | Kaishu Sano | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 24 | DM |
| 25 | Keita Kosugi | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 19 | D/WB L |
| 26 | Kanya Fujimoto | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Birmingham City | Championship | 26 | AM RC |
| 27 | Yukinari Sugawara | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Southampton | Championship | 25 | D/WB R |
| 28 | Kuryu Matsuki | £18,000 | £936,000 | Southampton | Championship | 22 | AM C |
| 29 | Tomoki Iwata | £17,000 | £884,000 | Birmingham City | Championship | 28 | DM |
| 30 | Ayase Ueda | £16,000 | £832,000 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 26 | ST |
| 31 | Reo Hatate | £16,000 | £832,000 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | 27 | AM C |
| 32 | Gaku Shibasaki | £15,000 | £780,000 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 33 | DM |
| 33 | Akihiro Ienaga | £15,000 | £780,000 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 39 | AM RLC |
| 34 | Gotoku Sakai | £15,000 | £780,000 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 34 | D/WB RL |
| 35 | Keito Nakamura | £15,000 | £780,000 | Stade de Reims | Ligue 2 | 24 | AM RLC, F C |
| 36 | Zion Suzuki | £15,000 | £780,000 | Parma Calcio 1913 | Serie A | 22 | GK |
| 37 | Joel Chima Fujita | £14,000 | £728,000 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | DM, AM C |
| 38 | Anrie Chase | £13,000 | £676,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | D RC |
| 39 | Gen Shoji | £13,000 | £676,000 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 32 | D C, DM |
| 40 | Naomichi Ueda | £13,000 | £676,000 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 30 | D C |
| 41 | Boniface Nduka | £13,000 | £676,000 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 29 | D C |
| 42 | Hiroto Taniguchi | £12,000 | £624,000 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 25 | D C, DM |
| 43 | Miki Yamane | £11,000 | £572,000 | LA Galaxy | Major League Soccer | 31 | D RC |
| 44 | Taichi Hara | £10,000 | £520,000 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | AM RL, ST |
| 45 | Tomoya Ando | £10,000 | £520,000 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | D C |
| 46 | Satoshi Tanaka | £10,000 | £520,000 | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 22 | DM |
| 47 | Yuto Nagatomo | £10,000 | £520,000 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 38 | D/WB/M RL |
| 48 | Kento Hashimoto | £10,000 | £520,000 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 31 | DM |
| 49 | Takashi Usami | £10,000 | £520,000 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 33 | AM LC, F C |
| 50 | Kento Misao | £10,000 | £520,000 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 29 | D C, DM |
Where Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Japan
Who is the highest paid footballer from Japan?
Daichi Kamada of Crystal Palace is the highest paid player from Japan in our data, on £110,000 per week (£5,720,000 per year).
How much do players from Japan earn?
We hold a wage for 627 of the 825 players from Japan in our data, so an average across them would describe those 627 rather than Japan as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from Japan?
The J1 League has the most, with 411 players from Japan on wages we hold, ahead of the Other clubs on 104.
How many players from Japan do you cover?
825 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Japan, and we hold a weekly wage for 627 of them (76%). Figures are club wages — this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Japan?
Kashiwa Reysol, with 35 players from Japan in its current squad.
Every player from Japan
56 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for