Highest paid players from Uruguay
Darwin Núñez is the best paid player from Uruguay at £357,000 a week. We hold a wage for 157 of the 180 players in the squads we track who give Uruguay, and they earn £2,673,928 a week between them, across 20 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Uruguay
The eleven highest-paid players from Uruguay that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Franco Israel £27,000 Torino
- D Ronald Araujo £207,000 Liverpool
- D José Giménez £83,000 Atlético Madrid
- D Nahitan Nández £82,000 Al-Qadsiah Football Club
- D Mathías Olivera £42,000 Napoli
- M Manuel Ugarte £150,000 Manchester United
- M Rodrigo Bentancur £110,000 Tottenham Hotspur
- M Lucas Torreira £93,000 Galatasaray A.Ş.
- A Darwin Núñez £357,000 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club
- A Federico Valverde £181,000 Real Madrid
- A Luciano Rodríguez £66,000 Neom Sports Club
Combined £1,398,000 per week · £72,696,000 per year
Highest paid from Uruguay
Top 50 by weekly wage — 82% of every Uruguay wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Darwin Núñez | £357,000 | £18,564,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 26 | AM L, ST |
| 02 | Ronald Araujo | £207,000 | £10,764,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 26 | D C |
| 03 | Federico Valverde | £181,000 | £9,412,000 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 26 | DM, AM RC |
| 04 | Manuel Ugarte | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | Manchester United | Premier League | 24 | DM |
| 05 | Rodrigo Bentancur | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 28 | DM |
| 06 | Lucas Torreira | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 29 | DM |
| 07 | José Giménez | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | Atlético Madrid | La Liga | 30 | D C |
| 08 | Nahitan Nández | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 | WB R, DM, M RC |
| 09 | Luciano Rodríguez | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 21 | AM R, ST |
| 10 | Diego Rossi | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | CF Monterrey | Liga MX | 27 | AM RLC, F C |
| 11 | Mathías Olivera | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 27 | D LC, M L |
| 12 | Mauro Arambarri | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Super Liga | 29 | DM |
| 13 | Gastón Ramírez | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Unione Calcio Sampdoria | Serie B | 29 | AM (RLC), ST (C) |
| 14 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Flamengo | Brasileirão Série A | 31 | AM LC |
| 15 | Facundo Pellistri | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Panathinaikos AO | Superleague Greece | 23 | AM R |
| 16 | Santiago Bueno | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 26 | D C |
| 17 | Santiago Rodríguez | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Botafogo | Brasileirão Série A | 25 | AM C |
| 18 | Alfonso Espino | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Super Liga | 33 | D/WB L |
| 19 | Franco Israel | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Torino | Serie A | 25 | GK |
| 20 | Facundo Torres | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Austin FC | Major League Soccer | 25 | AM RLC |
| 21 | Maximiliano Araújo | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Primeira Liga | 25 | D/WB/M L |
| 22 | Agustín Álvarez | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | Super Liga | 24 | ST |
| 23 | Guillermo Varela | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Flamengo | Brasileirão Série A | 32 | D/WB R |
| 24 | Cristhian Stuani | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Girona | La Liga 2 | 38 | ST |
| 25 | Martín Satriano | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Getafe | La Liga | 24 | ST |
| 26 | Luis Suárez | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Inter Miami CF | Major League Soccer | 38 | ST |
| 27 | Facundo González | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Racing Santander | La Liga | 22 | D C |
| 28 | Christian Oliva | £18,000 | £936,000 | Santos | Brasileirão Série A | 29 | DM |
| 29 | Santiago Mouriño | £17,000 | £884,000 | Villarreal | La Liga | 23 | D RC |
| 30 | Fernando Gorriarán | £17,000 | £884,000 | Tigres de la UANL | Liga MX | 30 | M RLC |
| 31 | Fernando Muslera | £17,000 | £884,000 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Super Liga | 39 | GK |
| 32 | Giovanni González | £17,000 | £884,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Super Liga | 30 | D RLC, M R |
| 33 | Nicolás De La Cruz | £16,000 | £832,000 | Flamengo | Brasileirão Série A | 28 | AM LC |
| 34 | Brian Rodríguez | £16,000 | £832,000 | Club América | Liga MX | 25 | AM RLC |
| 35 | Rodrigo Zalazar | £16,000 | £832,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Primeira Liga | 25 | AM RLC |
| 36 | Leandro Cabrera | £15,000 | £780,000 | Espanyol | La Liga | 34 | D C |
| 37 | Maximiliano Olivera | £15,000 | £780,000 | ACF Fiorentina | Serie A | 28 | D/WB/M (L) |
| 38 | Alan Rodríguez | £15,000 | £780,000 | Club Atlético Rosario Central | Super Liga | 25 | DM, AM RC |
| 39 | Agustín Canobbio | £14,000 | £728,000 | Fluminense | Brasileirão Série A | 26 | AM RL |
| 40 | Federico Viñas | £14,000 | £728,000 | Deportivo Toluca | Liga MX | 27 | ST |
| 41 | Mathías Laborda | £14,000 | £728,000 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Major League Soccer | 25 | D RC |
| 42 | Lucas Olaza | £14,000 | £728,000 | FC Krasnodar | Russian Premier League | 30 | D/WB L |
| 43 | Gastón Álvarez | £14,000 | £728,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 25 | D LC |
| 44 | Joaquín Piquerez | £13,000 | £676,000 | Palmeiras | Brasileirão Série A | 26 | D/WB L |
| 45 | Alexander Barboza | £13,000 | £676,000 | Palmeiras | Brasileirão Série A | 30 | D C |
| 46 | Matías Vecino | £13,000 | £676,000 | Celta Vigo | La Liga | 33 | DM |
| 47 | César Araújo | £13,000 | £676,000 | Tigres de la UANL | Liga MX | 24 | DM |
| 48 | Bruno Damiani | £13,000 | £676,000 | Philadelphia Union | Major League Soccer | 23 | ST |
| 49 | Juan Manuel Boselli | £13,000 | £676,000 | FC Krasnodar | Russian Premier League | 25 | AM RLC, F C |
| 50 | Emiliano Martínez | £12,000 | £624,000 | Palmeiras | Brasileirão Série A | 25 | DM |
Where Uruguay 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 Uruguay 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 Uruguay players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Uruguay
Who is the highest paid footballer from Uruguay?
Darwin Núñez of Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club is the highest paid player from Uruguay in our data, on £357,000 per week (£18,564,000 per year).
How much do players from Uruguay earn?
The 136 players from Uruguay aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for earn £18,644 per week on average. The median is £7,500 — 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 Uruguay?
The Super Liga has the most, with 37 players from Uruguay on wages we hold, ahead of Brasileirão Série A on 29.
How many players from Uruguay do you cover?
180 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Uruguay, and we hold a weekly wage for 157 of them (87%). Figures are club wages — this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Uruguay?
Deportivo Toluca, with 4 players from Uruguay in its current squad.
Every player from Uruguay
59 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for