NOTTINGHAM FOREST · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Nottingham Forest
Chris Wood has earned £17m at Nottingham Forest across 4 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 6 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS £415m
PLAYERS RANKED171
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB152
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Nottingham Forest history
These 20 players took £192m between them, 46% of everything Nottingham Forest has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Nottingham Forest player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Nottingham Forest 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 | Chris Wood Current squad | £17m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 2 | Morgan Gibbs-White Current squad | £15m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 3 | Callum Hudson-Odoi Current squad | £15m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Sangaré Current squad | £13m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 5 | Keylor Navas | £10m | 1 | 2023 |
| 6 | Neco Williams Current squad | £9.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 7 | Willy Boly | £9.8m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 8 | Matz Sels Current squad | £9.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 9 | Taiwo Awoniyi | £9.0m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 10 | Dan Ndoye Current squad | £8.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 11 | Elliot Anderson | £8.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 12 | Ryan Yates Current squad | £7.7m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 13 | Murillo Current squad | £7.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 14 | Nikola Milenkovic Current squad | £7.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 15 | Ola Aina Current squad | £7.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 16 | Felipe | £7.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 17 | Igor Jesus Current squad | £7.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | Nicolás Domínguez Current squad | £7.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 19 | James McAtee Current squad | £7.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 20 | Moussa Niakhaté | £6.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Lucca | £6.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Dilane Bakwa | £6.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Dean Henderson | £6.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 24 | Stefan Ortega | £5.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 25 | Danny Fox | £5.7m | 5 | 2014-2018 |
| 26 | Omari Hutchinson | £5.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Lewis Grabban | £5.3m | 5 | 2019-2025 |
| 28 | Jesse Lingard | £5.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 29 | Divock Origi | £4.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 30 | Morato | £4.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Cheikhou Kouyaté | £4.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Harry Arter | £4.3m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 33 | Jonjo Shelvey | £4.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 34 | Jair Current squad | £4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | John Current squad | £3.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 36 | Harry Toffolo | £3.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Luca Netz Current squad | £3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Nicolò Savona Current squad | £3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Giovanni Reyna | £3.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 40 | Eric Lichaj | £3.4m | 5 | 2014-2018 |
| 41 | Danilo | £3.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 42 | Renan Lodi | £3.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 43 | Angus Gunn | £3.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 44 | Michael Mancienne | £3.2m | 4 | 2015-2018 |
| 45 | Gustavo Scarpa | £3.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 46 | Joe Worrall | £3.2m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 47 | Joe Lolley | £3.1m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 48 | Yohan Benalouane | £2.7m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 49 | Steve Cook | £2.7m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 50 | Brennan Johnson | £2.6m | 5 | 2018-2023 |
| 51 | Gaëtan Bong | £2.6m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 52 | Serge Aurier | £2.6m | 1 | 2023 |
| 53 | Carl Jenkinson | £2.5m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 54 | Costel Pantilimon | £2.5m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 55 | Omar Richards | £2.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 56 | Anthony Elanga | £2.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 57 | Lewis O'Brien | £2.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 58 | Orel Mangala | £2.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 59 | Andrew Omobamidele | £2.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Remo Freuler | £2.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 61 | Emmanuel Dennis | £2.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 62 | Michael Hefele | £2.2m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 63 | Matt Turner | £2.0m | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Odysseas Vlachodimos | £2.0m | 1 | 2024 |
| 65 | Scott McKenna | £2.0m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 66 | Anthony Knockaert | £2.0m | 1 | 2021 |
| 67 | Tobias Figueiredo | £1.9m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 68 | Ben Watson | £1.9m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 69 | Cafú | £1.9m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 70 | Eric da Silva Moreira | £1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 71 | Samba Sow | £1.9m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 72 | Tendayi Darikwa | £1.9m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 73 | Léo Bonatini | £1.8m | 1 | 2019 |
| 74 | Henri Lansbury | £1.7m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 75 | Pelé | £1.7m | 1 | 2019 |
| 76 | Pelé | £1.7m | 1 | 2019 |
| 77 | Wayne Hennessey | £1.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 78 | James Garner | £1.6m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 79 | Liam Bridcutt | £1.6m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 80 | Luke Freeman | £1.6m | 1 | 2021 |
| 81 | Lyle Taylor | £1.6m | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 82 | Nuno Tavares | £1.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 83 | Sam Byram | £1.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 84 | Arijanet Muric | £1.4m | 1 | 2020 |
| 85 | Keinan Davis | £1.3m | 1 | 2022 |
| 86 | Zach Clough | £1.3m | 2 | 2017-2020 |
| 87 | Adama Diakhaby | £1.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 88 | Brice Samba | £1.2m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 89 | Cyrus Christie | £1.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 90 | Jack Robinson | £1.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 91 | Nuno Da Costa | £1.1m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 92 | Giulian Biancone | £1.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 93 | Sam Surridge | £1.1m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 94 | Richie Laryea | £1.0m | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 95 | Zach Abbott | £997k | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 96 | Lee Tomlin | £988k | 1 | 2018 |
| 97 | Britt Assombalonga | £936k | 1 | 2017 |
| 98 | Gonzalo Montiel | £936k | 1 | 2024 |
| 99 | Matty Cash | £920k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 100 | Ethan Horvath | £832k | 1 | 2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Nottingham Forest?
Chris Wood, with £17m across 4 seasons at Nottingham Forest.
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 171 players we hold a Nottingham Forest wage for, from 2014 to 2026.