SAUDI PRO LEAGUE · TOP 100
Highest paid Saudi Pro League players
Cristiano Ronaldo leads on £3,000,000 per week. These 100 players take £14,043,000 a week between them - 85% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 310 of the 618 players in the Saudi Pro League.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £14m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL85%
MEDIAN AGE28
MOST IN THE LIST15 Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £3.0m #10 £331k #100 £26k
Cristiano Ronaldo earns 9.1× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 115× the 100th. Half of the £14m a week on this page goes to the first 11 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cristiano Ronaldo | £3,000,000 | £156,000,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Portugal | 40 | Striker |
| 02 | Sadio Mané | £625,000 | £32,500,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Senegal | 33 | Winger, striker |
| 03 | João Félix | £580,000 | £30,160,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Portugal | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 04 | Kalidou Koulibaly | £497,000 | £25,844,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Senegal | 34 | Centre-back |
| 05 | Otávio | £472,000 | £24,544,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Portugal | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 06 | Rúben Neves | £414,000 | £21,528,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Portugal | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 07 | Kingsley Coman | £414,000 | £21,528,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | France | 29 | Winger |
| 08 | Ivan Toney | £331,000 | £17,212,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | England | 29 | Striker |
| 09 | Théo Hernández | £331,000 | £17,212,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | France | 27 | Left-back |
| 10 | Mateo Retegui | £331,000 | £17,212,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Italy | 26 | Striker |
| 11 | Youssef En-Nesyri | £261,000 | £13,572,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Morocco | 28 | Striker |
| 12 | Mohamed Simakan | £249,000 | £12,948,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | France | 25 | Centre-back |
| 13 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic | £239,000 | £12,428,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Serbia | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 14 | Íñigo Martínez | £232,000 | £12,064,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Spain | 34 | Centre-back |
| 15 | Yannick Carrasco | £215,000 | £11,180,000 | Al-Shabab Football Club | Belgium | 31 | Left winger |
| 16 | Merih Demiral | £207,000 | £10,764,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Türkiye | 27 | Centre-back |
| 17 | Roger Fernandes | £186,000 | £9,672,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Portugal | 19 | Winger |
| 18 | Édouard Mendy | £170,000 | £8,840,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Senegal | 33 | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Roger Ibañez | £166,000 | £8,632,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Brazil | 26 | Centre-back |
| 20 | Yassine Bounou | £166,000 | £8,632,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Morocco | 34 | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Nacho | £166,000 | £8,632,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Spain | 35 | Centre-back |
| 22 | Marcin Bulka | £166,000 | £8,632,000 | Neom Sports Club | Poland | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Steven Bergwijn | £149,000 | £7,748,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Netherlands | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 24 | Koen Casteels | £133,000 | £6,916,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Belgium | 33 | Goalkeeper |
| 25 | Alexandre Lacazette | £133,000 | £6,916,000 | Neom Sports Club | France | 34 | Striker |
| 26 | Ollie Watkins | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | England | 29 | Winger, striker |
| 27 | Julian Weigl | £116,000 | £6,032,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Germany | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 28 | Yacine Adli | £116,000 | £6,032,000 | Al-Shabab Football Club | France | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 29 | Salem Al-Dawsari | £114,000 | £5,928,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 33 | Left winger |
| 30 | Bento | £114,000 | £5,928,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Brazil | 26 | Goalkeeper |
| 31 | Houssem Aouar | £102,000 | £5,304,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Algeria | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 32 | Daniel Podence | £101,000 | £5,252,000 | Al-Shabab Football Club | Portugal | 29 | Winger |
| 33 | Yusuf Akçiçek | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Türkiye | 19 | Centre-back |
| 34 | Danilo Pereira | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Portugal | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 35 | Andrei Girotto | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | Al-Faisaly Football Club | Brazil | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 36 | Galeno | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Brazil | 27 | Winger |
| 37 | Nahitan Nández | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Uruguay | 29 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder |
| 38 | Fernando Pacheco | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | Al-Faisaly Football Club | Spain | 33 | Goalkeeper |
| 39 | Saïd Benrahma | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | Neom Sports Club | Algeria | 29 | Attacking midfielder |
| 40 | Saïmon Bouabré | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | France | 19 | Attacking midfielder |
| 41 | Nathan Zeze | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | Neom Sports Club | France | 20 | Centre-back |
| 42 | Francisco Trincão | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Portugal | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 43 | Georges-Kévin Nkoudou | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | Diriyah Sport Club | Cameroon | 30 | Left winger |
| 44 | Firas Al-Buraikan | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Striker |
| 45 | Amadou Koné | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | Neom Sports Club | Côte d’Ivoire | 20 | Defensive midfielder |
| 46 | Maílson | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | Al-Taawoun Football Club | Brazil | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 47 | Valentin Atangana Edoa | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | France | 19 | Defensive midfielder |
| 48 | Marin Petkov | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | Al-Taawoun Football Club | Bulgaria | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 49 | Julián Quiñones | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Mexico | 28 | Striker |
| 50 | Zaydou Youssouf | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | Al-Fateh Football Club | Comoros | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 51 | Fashion Sakala | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | Al-Fayha Club | Zambia | 28 | Winger, striker |
| 52 | Anthony Moris | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | Al-Khaleej FC | Luxembourg | 35 | Goalkeeper |
| 53 | Gaëtan Laborde | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | Diriyah Sport Club | France | 31 | Right winger, striker |
| 54 | Marek Rodák | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | Slovakia | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 55 | Moussa Dembélé | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | France | 29 | Striker |
| 56 | Mohamed Meïté | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | France | 17 | Striker |
| 57 | Ângelo | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Brazil | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 58 | Álvaro Medrán | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | Spain | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 59 | Marwane Saâdane | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | Al-Fateh Football Club | Morocco | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 60 | Crysencio Summerville | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Netherlands | 23 | Winger |
| 61 | Mukhtar Ali | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Saudi Arabia | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 62 | Valentín Vada | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Damac Football Club | Argentina | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 63 | Mahamadou Doumbia | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Mali | 21 | Defensive midfielder |
| 64 | Josh Brownhill | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Al-Shabab Football Club | England | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 65 | Morlaye Sylla | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Damac Football Club | Guinea | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 66 | Michy Batshuayi | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Abha Club | Belgium | 31 | Striker |
| 67 | Predrag Rajkovic | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Serbia | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 68 | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Striker |
| 69 | Abdullah Radif | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Saudi Arabia | 22 | Striker |
| 70 | Alfa Semedo | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | Al-Fayha Club | Guinea-Bissau | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 71 | Moteb Al-Harbi | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Left-back |
| 72 | Musab Al-Juwair | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 73 | Madallah Al-Olayan | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 30 | Full-back |
| 74 | Ali Magrashi | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Right-back |
| 75 | Marwan Al-Sahafi | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Saudi Arabia | 21 | Winger, striker |
| 76 | Yasser Al-Shahrani | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 33 | Full-back |
| 77 | Moussa Marega | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Diriyah Sport Club | Mali | 34 | Right winger, striker |
| 78 | Ziyad Al-Johani | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Saudi Arabia | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 79 | Abdulelah Al-Amri | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 28 | Centre-back |
| 80 | Abdullah Al-Khaibari | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 81 | Sultan Al-Ghanam | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 31 | Right-back |
| 82 | Abdulbaset Al-Hindi | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Abha Club | Saudi Arabia | 28 | Centre-back |
| 83 | Christopher Bonsu Baah | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Ghana | 20 | Winger |
| 84 | Turki Al-Ammar | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Left wing-back, winger |
| 85 | Waleed Al-Ahmed | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 26 | Centre-back |
| 86 | Omar Colley | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Diriyah Sport Club | Gambia | 32 | Centre-back |
| 87 | Rayyan Hamidou | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Saudi Arabia | 23 | Centre-back |
| 88 | Mourad Batna | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Al-Fateh Football Club | Morocco | 35 | Right winger |
| 89 | Abderrazak Hamedallah | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Al-Taawoun Football Club | Morocco | 34 | Striker |
| 90 | Matheus Gonçalves (Matheus Gonçalves Martins) | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Brazil | 19 | Winger |
| 91 | Ayman Fallatah | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Al-Faisaly Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 92 | Abdulelah Al-Malki | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Diriyah Sport Club | Saudi Arabia | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 93 | Ricardo Mathias | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Brazil | 18 | Striker |
| 94 | Jack Hendry | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | Scotland | 30 | Centre-back |
| 95 | Fawaz Al-Saqoor | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Al-Shabab Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 29 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 96 | Saleh Aboulshamat | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Saudi Arabia | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 97 | Theo Bongonda | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Al-Faisaly Football Club | Congo - Kinshasa | 29 | Winger |
| 98 | Mohammed Kanno | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Saudi Arabia | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 99 | Abdelkader Bedrane | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Damac Football Club | Algeria | 33 | Centre-back |
| 100 | Ondrej Duda | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | Slovakia | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Saudi Pro League?
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club, on £3,000,000 per week — £156,000,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Saudi Pro League players earn between them?
£14,043,000 per week and £730,236,000 per year, which is 85% of the entire Saudi Pro League wage bill.
Which Saudi Pro League club has the most players in the top 100?
Al-Nassr Football Club, with 12 of them, paying £5,428,000 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£26,000 per week — that is what Ondrej Duda earns in 100th place.
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