SAUDI PRO LEAGUE · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Saudi Pro League midfielders
Otávio is the best-paid midfielder in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week at Al-Qadsiah Football Club, or £24,544,000 a year. Rúben Neves is next on £414,000 at Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club. We hold wages for 71 Saudi Pro League midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £472k
AVERAGE WAGE £49,687
SHARE OF WAGE BILL13%
TOP 10 A WEEK £1.7m
WAGES HELD71
The 50 best-paid Saudi Pro League midfielders
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £24,544,000£24.5m | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal |
| 2 | Rúben Neves | £414,000£414k | £21,528,000£21.5m | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal |
| 3 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic | £239,000£239k | £12,428,000£12.4m | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Serbia |
| 4 | Julian Weigl | £116,000£116k | £6,032,000£6.0m | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Germany |
| 5 | Yacine Adli | £116,000£116k | £6,032,000£6.0m | Al-Shabab Football Club | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France |
| 6 | Danilo Pereira | £87,000£87k | £4,524,000£4.5m | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal |
| 7 | Andrei Girotto | £86,000£86k | £4,472,000£4.5m | Al-Faisaly Football Club | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 8 | Nahitan Nández | £82,000£82k | £4,264,000£4.3m | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 29 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Uruguay |
| 9 | Amadou Koné | £69,000£69k | £3,588,000£3.6m | Neom Sports Club | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 10 | Valentin Atangana Edoa | £63,000£63k | £3,276,000£3.3m | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France |
| 11 | Zaydou Youssouf | £60,000£60k | £3,120,000£3.1m | Al-Fateh Football Club | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Comoros |
| 12 | Ângelo | £56,000£56k | £2,912,000£2.9m | Al-Nassr Football Club | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil |
| 13 | Álvaro Medrán | £54,000£54k | £2,808,000£2.8m | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 14 | Marwane Saâdane | £54,000£54k | £2,808,000£2.8m | Al-Fateh Football Club | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Morocco |
| 15 | Mukhtar Ali | £52,000£52k | £2,704,000£2.7m | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 16 | Valentín Vada | £52,000£52k | £2,704,000£2.7m | Damac Football Club | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 17 | Mahamadou Doumbia | £50,000£50k | £2,600,000£2.6m | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Mali |
| 18 | Josh Brownhill | £50,000£50k | £2,600,000£2.6m | Al-Shabab Football Club | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 19 | Morlaye Sylla | £50,000£50k | £2,600,000£2.6m | Damac Football Club | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Guinea |
| 20 | Alfa Semedo | £44,000£44k | £2,288,000£2.3m | Al-Fayha Club | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea-Bissau |
| 21 | Musab Al-Juwair | £44,000£44k | £2,288,000£2.3m | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 22 | Ziyad Al-Johani | £38,000£38k | £1,976,000£2.0m | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 23 | Abdullah Al-Khaibari | £37,000£37k | £1,924,000£1.9m | Al-Nassr Football Club | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 24 | Ayman Fallatah | £30,000£30k | £1,560,000£1.6m | Al-Faisaly Football Club | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 25 | Abdulelah Al-Malki | £30,000£30k | £1,560,000£1.6m | Diriyah Sport Club | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 26 | Fawaz Al-Saqoor | £29,000£29k | £1,508,000£1.5m | Al-Shabab Football Club | 29 | Right-back, right midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 27 | Mohammed Kanno | £27,000£27k | £1,404,000£1.4m | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 28 | Ondrej Duda | £26,000£26k | £1,352,000£1.4m | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Slovakia |
| 29 | Nasser Al-Dawsari | £26,000£26k | £1,352,000£1.4m | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | 26 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 30 | Omar Mascarell | £24,000£24k | £1,248,000£1.2m | Al-Khaleej FC | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Equatorial Guinea |
| 31 | Aschraf El Mahdioui | £23,000£23k | £1,196,000£1.2m | Al-Taawoun Football Club | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Netherlands |
| 32 | Ali Hazazi | £22,000£22k | £1,144,000£1.1m | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 33 | Abdulelah Hawsawi | £22,000£22k | £1,144,000£1.1m | Al-Taawoun Football Club | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 34 | Ali Al-Hassan | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Al-Nassr Football Club | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 35 | Murad Al-Hawsawi | £18,000£18k | £936,000£936k | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 36 | Awad Al-Nashri | £18,000£18k | £936,000£936k | Al-Shabab Football Club | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 37 | Basil Al-Sayali | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Abha Club | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 38 | Abdoulaye Raslan Kanté | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 39 | Jaime Seoane | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Al-Faisaly Football Club | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 40 | Eid Al-Muwallad | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Al-Faisaly Football Club | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 41 | Ahmed Al-Mhemaid | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Al-Faisaly Football Club | 26 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 42 | Adnan Al-Bishri | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 43 | Farhah Al-Shamrani | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 44 | Miguel Crespo | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Al-Khaleej FC | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal |
| 45 | Saad Al-Nasser | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Al-Nassr Football Club | 24 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 46 | Firas Al-Ghamdi | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Abha Club | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 47 | Ibrahim Mahnashi | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 48 | Riyadh Sharahili | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Neom Sports Club | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 49 | Zakaria Hawsawi | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
| 50 | Jaber Issa | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Al-Faisaly Football Club | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia |
What each position earns in the Saudi Pro League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Midfielders take 13% of what the Saudi Pro League pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Saudi Pro League club, added together, a week
Al-Qadsiah Football Club pay 6 midfielders £749,000 a week between them, and Otávio takes 63% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Saudi Pro League club
19 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders
The best-paid midfielder in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Saudi Pro League ranks first.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £49,687£50k |
| Süper Lig | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £21,488£21k |
| Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich | £315,000£315k | £39,483£39k |
| Premier League | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £76,710£77k |
| Major League Soccer | Casemiro | £300,000£300k | £11,731£12k |
| Ligue 1 | Marquinhos | £279,000£279k | £30,015£30k |
| La Liga | Trent Alexander-Arnold | £249,000£249k | £40,838£41k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £44,528£45k |
| Primeira Liga | João Palhinha | £199,000£199k | £11,158£11k |
| Championship | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000£165k | £20,131£20k |
| Croatian First League | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000£117k | £4,206£4k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £10,842£11k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £9,142£9k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Maximilian Arnold | £74,000£74k | £11,170£11k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,664£17k |
| Liga MX | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £6,811£7k |
| League One | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000£58k | £6,405£6k |
| Serie B | Ali Al Musrati | £55,000£55k | £8,344£8k |
| La Liga 2 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000£54k | £5,199£5k |
| Super Liga | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £4,100£4k |
| Chinese Super League | Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000£42k | £5,544£6k |
| Scottish Premiership | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £5,790£6k |
| J1 League | Oriol Romeu | £35,000£35k | £4,063£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Philip Billing | £35,000£35k | £7,123£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Christos Zafeiris | £33,000£33k | £7,533£8k |
| Czech First League | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £2,010£2k |
| Belgian Pro League | László Bénes | £25,000£25k | £6,702£7k |
| Ekstraklasa | Karol Linetty | £25,000£25k | £3,410£3k |
| Ligue 2 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000£21k | £4,966£5k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £3,500£4k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £2,048£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £2,231£2k |
| League Two | Joe Williams | £12,000£12k | £2,560£3k |
| Categoría Primera A | Élan Ricardo | £11,000£11k | £3,852£4k |
| Thai League | Roque Mesa | £8,000£8k | £2,247£2k |
| Indian Super League | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £707£707 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alexander Ring | £4,500£5k | £708£708 |
| Scottish Championship | Graeme Shinnie | £4,200£4k | £907£907 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,293£1k |
| A-League | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100£4k | £1,219£1k |
| I-League | Jordi Altena | £3,100£3k | £364£364 |
| Canadian Premier League | Manuel Aparicio | £810£810 | £458£458 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £161£161 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Saudi Pro League?
Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club, on £472,000 a week in 2026/27, or £24,544,000 a year. Rúben Neves of Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club is second on £414,000 a week.
How much do Saudi Pro League midfielders earn?
The average Saudi Pro League midfielder aged 22 or over earns £49,687 a week, and the median one £22,000. Midfielders take 13% of what the Saudi Pro League pays its players of that age.
Which Saudi Pro League club pays its midfielders the most?
Al-Qadsiah Football Club, £749,000 a week across the 6 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Otávio on £472,000.
Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. No league pays a midfielder more than the Saudi Pro League does.
Where to next
The same Saudi Pro League squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Saudi Pro League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Saudi Pro League players are paid at every age, or the Saudi Pro League wage bill, club by club.