MANCHESTER CITY · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Manchester City
Kevin De Bruyne has earned £109m at Manchester City across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS £1.72bn
PLAYERS RANKED166
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB145
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Manchester City history
These 20 players took £1.15bn between them, 67% of everything Manchester City has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Manchester City player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Manchester City wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | £109m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Bernardo Silva | £84m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 3 | John Stones | £78m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Sergio Agüero | £77m | 8 | 2014-2021 |
| 5 | Erling Haaland Current squad | £76m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 6 | Raheem Sterling | £62m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 7 | David Silva | £58m | 7 | 2014-2020 |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan | £55m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 9 | Kyle Walker | £55m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 10 | Rodri | £53m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 11 | Fernandinho | £53m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 12 | Fernandinho | £53m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 13 | Rúben Dias Current squad | £50m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 14 | Ederson | £48m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 15 | Riyad Mahrez | £47m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 16 | Nathan Aké | £42m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 17 | Jack Grealish | £42m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 18 | Aymeric Laporte | £40m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 19 | Phil Foden Current squad | £38m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 20 | Nicolás Otamendi | £32m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 21 | Benjamin Mendy | £31m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 22 | Joško Gvardiol Current squad | £31m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 23 | Gabriel Jesus | £27m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 24 | Mateo Kovacic Current squad | £26m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 25 | João Cancelo | £24m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 26 | Marc Guéhi Current squad | £20m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes Current squad | £20m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 28 | Leroy Sané | £20m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 29 | Omar Marmoush | £19m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Gianluigi Donnarumma Current squad | £19m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Fabian Delph | £17m | 4 | 2016-2019 |
| 32 | Tijjani Reijnders | £14m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Aleksandar Kolarov | £14m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 34 | Antoine Semenyo Current squad | £13m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | £12m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 36 | Manuel Akanji | £11m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Julián Álvarez | £11m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 38 | Sávio Current squad | £11m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Nico González | £10m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Nolito (Manuel Agudo) | £9.8m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 41 | Scott Carson | £8.7m | 6 | 2020-2025 |
| 42 | Danilo | £8.5m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 43 | Rayan Cherki Current squad | £8.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 44 | Kalvin Phillips | £8.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 45 | Rico Lewis Current squad | £7.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 46 | Jérémy Doku Current squad | £7.0m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 47 | Joe Hart | £6.8m | 1 | 2016 |
| 48 | Zack Steffen | £6.8m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 49 | Rayan Aït-Nouri Current squad | £6.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Abdukodir Khusanov Current squad | £5.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 51 | Javi García | £5.7m | 1 | 2014 |
| 52 | Pablo Zabaleta | £5.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 53 | James Trafford | £5.6m | 4 | 2020-2026 |
| 54 | Eliaquim Mangala | £5.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 55 | Fernando | £5.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 56 | Nolito | £4.9m | 1 | 2017 |
| 57 | Jesús Navas | £4.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 58 | Sergio Gómez | £4.0m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 59 | Stefan Ortega | £4.0m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 60 | Adrián Bernabé | £3.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 61 | Nico O'Reilly Current squad | £3.5m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 62 | Arijanet Muric | £3.4m | 4 | 2017-2022 |
| 63 | Ferran Torres | £3.2m | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Cole Palmer | £3.2m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 65 | Sverre Halseth Nypan | £2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Kayky | £2.6m | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 67 | Kelechi Iheanacho | £2.6m | 1 | 2017 |
| 68 | Philippe Sandler | £2.5m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 69 | Claudio Gomes | £2.3m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 70 | Diego Rosa | £2.3m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 71 | Marlos Moreno | £2.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 72 | Máximo Perrone | £2.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 73 | Eric García | £2.2m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 74 | Willy Caballero | £2.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 75 | Marcus Bettinelli Current squad | £2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 76 | Brandon Barker | £2.0m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 77 | Thomas Agyepong | £1.8m | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 78 | Daniel Arzani | £1.7m | 1 | 2022 |
| 79 | Tosin Adarabioyo | £1.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 80 | Iker Pozo | £1.6m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 81 | Luka Ilic | £1.6m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 82 | Oscar Bobb | £1.4m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 83 | Luke Mbete Current squad | £1.4m | 5 | 2021-2026 |
| 84 | Ben Knight | £1.3m | 5 | 2019-2024 |
| 85 | Costel Pantilimon | £1.1m | 1 | 2014 |
| 86 | Josh Wilson-Esbrand Current squad | £1.0m | 4 | 2020-2025 |
| 87 | Kian Breckin | £944k | 5 | 2021-2025 |
| 88 | Erik Palmer-Brown | £884k | 1 | 2019 |
| 89 | Pablo Marí | £884k | 1 | 2018 |
| 90 | Lukas Nmecha | £837k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 91 | Han Willhoft-King Current squad | £790k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 92 | James McAtee | £687k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 93 | Liam Delap | £682k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 94 | Slobodan Tedic | £676k | 1 | 2020 |
| 95 | Finley Burns | £661k | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 96 | Cieran Slicker | £641k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 97 | Joel Latibeaudiere | £640k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 98 | Filip Stevanovic | £624k | 1 | 2021 |
| 99 | Mikki van Sas | £621k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 100 | Tommy Doyle | £608k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Manchester City?
Kevin De Bruyne, with £109m across 8 seasons at Manchester City.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 166 players we hold a Manchester City wage for, from 2014 to 2026.