SERIE A · GOALKEEPERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Serie A goalkeepers
Mike Maignan is the best-paid goalkeeper in Serie A, on £109,000 a week at AC Milan, or £5,668,000 a year. David De Gea is next on £94,000 at ACF Fiorentina. We hold wages for 86 Serie A goalkeepers in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £109k
AVERAGE WAGE £24,594
SHARE OF WAGE BILL8%
TOP 10 A WEEK £708k
WAGES HELD86
The 50 best-paid Serie A goalkeepers
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 | Mike Maignan | £109,000£109k | £5,668,000£5.7m | AC Milan | 30 | Goalkeeper | France |
| 2 | David De Gea | £94,000£94k | £4,888,000£4.9m | ACF Fiorentina | 34 | Goalkeeper | Spain |
| 3 | Alex Meret | £80,000£80k | £4,160,000£4.2m | Napoli | 28 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 4 | Mile Svilar | £71,000£71k | £3,692,000£3.7m | Associazione Sportiva Roma | 25 | Goalkeeper | Serbia |
| 5 | Guglielmo Vicario | £69,000£69k | £3,588,000£3.6m | Juventus | 28 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 6 | Robert Sánchez | £68,000£68k | £3,536,000£3.5m | Como 1907 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Spain |
| 7 | Ivan Provedel | £62,000£62k | £3,224,000£3.2m | Inter Milan | 31 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 8 | Lucas Perri | £60,000£60k | £3,120,000£3.1m | Torino | 27 | Goalkeeper | Brazil |
| 9 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic | £49,000£49k | £2,548,000£2.5m | Napoli | 28 | Goalkeeper | Serbia |
| 10 | Josep Martínez | £46,000£46k | £2,392,000£2.4m | Inter Milan | 27 | Goalkeeper | Spain |
| 11 | Justin Bijlow | £35,000£35k | £1,820,000£1.8m | Genoa Cricket and Football Club | 27 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands |
| 12 | Kamil Grabara | £33,000£33k | £1,716,000£1.7m | Juventus | 26 | Goalkeeper | Poland |
| 13 | Arijanet Muric | £33,000£33k | £1,716,000£1.7m | U.S. Sassuolo Calcio | 26 | Goalkeeper | Kosovo |
| 14 | Marco Sportiello | £30,000£30k | £1,560,000£1.6m | Atalanta | 33 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 15 | Lukasz Skorupski | £28,000£28k | £1,456,000£1.5m | Bologna FC 1909 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Poland |
| 16 | Franco Israel | £27,000£27k | £1,404,000£1.4m | Torino | 25 | Goalkeeper | Uruguay |
| 17 | Elia Caprile | £25,000£25k | £1,300,000£1.3m | Cagliari Calcio | 23 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 18 | Pietro Terracciano | £24,000£24k | £1,248,000£1.2m | AC Milan | 35 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 19 | Pierluigi Gollini | £24,000£24k | £1,248,000£1.2m | Associazione Sportiva Roma | 30 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 20 | Marco Carnesecchi | £24,000£24k | £1,248,000£1.2m | Atalanta | 25 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 21 | Christos Mandas | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Lazio | 23 | Goalkeeper | Greece |
| 22 | Boris Radunovic | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | Cagliari Calcio | 29 | Goalkeeper | Serbia |
| 23 | Jean Butez | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Como 1907 | 30 | Goalkeeper | France |
| 24 | Lorenzo Montipò | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Venezia Football Club | 29 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 25 | Filip Stankovic | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Venezia Football Club | 23 | Goalkeeper | Serbia |
| 26 | Wladimiro Falcone | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Unione Sportiva Lecce | 30 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 27 | Maduka Okoye | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Udinese Calcio | 25 | Goalkeeper | Nigeria |
| 28 | Demba Thiam | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Associazione Calcio Monza | 27 | Goalkeeper | Senegal |
| 29 | Stefano Turati | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | U.S. Sassuolo Calcio | 23 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 30 | Oliver Christensen | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | ACF Fiorentina | 26 | Goalkeeper | Denmark |
| 31 | Alberto Paleari | £9,500£10k | £494,000£494k | Torino | 32 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 32 | Devis Vásquez | £9,400£9k | £488,800£489k | Associazione Sportiva Roma | 27 | Goalkeeper | Colombia |
| 33 | Carlo Pinsoglio | £9,400£9k | £488,800£489k | Juventus | 35 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 34 | Noel Törnqvist | £8,900£9k | £462,800£463k | Associazione Calcio Monza | 23 | Goalkeeper | Sweden |
| 35 | Nikita Contini | £8,900£9k | £462,800£463k | Napoli | 29 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 36 | Sebastiano Desplanches | £7,600£8k | £395,200£395k | Frosinone Calcio | 22 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 37 | Daniele Padelli | £6,400£6k | £332,800£333k | Udinese Calcio | 39 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 38 | Edoardo Motta | £6,300£6k | £327,600£328k | Lazio | 20 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 39 | Giacomo Satalino | £6,200£6k | £322,400£322k | U.S. Sassuolo Calcio | 26 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 40 | Lorenzo Torriani | £6,000£6k | £312,000£312k | AC Milan | 20 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 41 | Benji Siegrist | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | Genoa Cricket and Football Club | 33 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland |
| 42 | Daniele Sommariva | £5,400£5k | £280,800£281k | Genoa Cricket and Football Club | 27 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 43 | Franz Stolz | £5,300£5k | £275,600£276k | Genoa Cricket and Football Club | 24 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 44 | Edoardo Corvi | £5,300£5k | £275,600£276k | Parma Calcio 1913 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 45 | Matteo Grandi | £4,900£5k | £254,800£255k | Venezia Football Club | 32 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 46 | Raffaele Di Gennaro | £4,700£5k | £244,400£244k | Inter Milan | 31 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 47 | Alen Sherri | £4,500£5k | £234,000£234k | Cagliari Calcio | 27 | Goalkeeper | Albania |
| 48 | Matteo Pisseri | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | Frosinone Calcio | 33 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
| 49 | Radosław Żelezny | £3,700£4k | £192,400£192k | Associazione Sportiva Roma | 18 | Goalkeeper | Poland |
| 50 | Simone Ghidotti | £3,600£4k | £187,200£187k | Parma Calcio 1913 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Italy |
What each position earns in Serie A
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 8% of what Serie A 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 goalkeepers the most
Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each Serie A club, added together, a week
AC Milan pay 4 goalkeepers £139,219 a week between them, and Mike Maignan takes 78% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every Serie A club
20 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. Serie A ranks eighth.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Jan Oblak | £308,000£308k | £33,550£34k |
| Bundesliga | Manuel Neuer | £298,000£298k | £26,779£27k |
| Premier League | Gianluigi Donnarumma | £250,000£250k | £49,479£49k |
| Eredivisie | Marc-André ter Stegen | £232,000£232k | £9,671£10k |
| Süper Lig | Ederson | £229,000£229k | £19,950£20k |
| Saudi Pro League | Édouard Mendy | £170,000£170k | £40,756£41k |
| Championship | Alphonse Areola | £120,000£120k | £13,758£14k |
| Serie A | Mike Maignan | £109,000£109k | £24,594£25k |
| Ligue 1 | Brice Samba | £102,000£102k | £20,578£21k |
| Primeira Liga | Diogo Costa | £82,000£82k | £7,355£7k |
| Scottish Premiership | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | £7,256£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Stefan Ortega | £58,000£58k | £6,841£7k |
| Belgian Pro League | Yann Sommer | £49,000£49k | £6,044£6k |
| Serie B | Mattia Perin | £45,000£45k | £6,094£6k |
| Danish Superliga | Diant Ramaj | £43,000£43k | £5,493£5k |
| Croatian First League | Dominik Livaković | £35,000£35k | £2,378£2k |
| Liga MX | Keylor Navas | £29,000£29k | £7,296£7k |
| La Liga 2 | Paulo Gazzaniga | £29,000£29k | £4,582£5k |
| Major League Soccer | Angus Gunn | £28,000£28k | £5,216£5k |
| Russian Premier League | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | £10,471£10k |
| League One | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | £5,034£5k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Cássio | £24,000£24k | £5,729£6k |
| J1 League | Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) | £20,000£20k | £2,645£3k |
| Ekstraklasa | Bartlomiej Dragowski | £20,000£20k | £2,314£2k |
| Super Liga | Fernando Muslera | £17,000£17k | £3,207£3k |
| Chinese Super League | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | £3,606£4k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | £2,221£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Jean | £9,100£9k | £3,699£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Marcel Schuhen | £9,000£9k | £4,703£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200£8k | £2,571£3k |
| League Two | Matthew Cox | £7,900£8k | £2,048£2k |
| Czech First League | Ondřej Kolář | £6,800£7k | £1,182£1k |
| National League | Ted Curd | £6,600£7k | £932£932 |
| Thai League | Neil Etheridge | £5,900£6k | £1,122£1k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Emile Doucouré | £3,300£3k | £1,148£1k |
| Indian Super League | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | £3,200£3k | £427£427 |
| Eliteserien | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | £1,145£1k |
| Scottish Championship | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | £787£787 |
| A-League | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | £1,190£1k |
| Veikkausliiga | Matej Marković | £1,900£2k | £564£564 |
| I-League | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | £191£191 |
| Meistriliiga | Marko Meerits | £427£427 | £160£160 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in Serie A?
Mike Maignan of AC Milan, on £109,000 a week in 2026/27, or £5,668,000 a year. David De Gea of ACF Fiorentina is second on £94,000 a week.
How much do Serie A goalkeepers earn?
The average Serie A goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £24,594 a week, and the median one £14,000. Goalkeepers take 8% of what Serie A pays its players of that age.
Which Serie A club pays its goalkeepers the most?
AC Milan, £139,219 a week across the 4 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Mike Maignan on £109,000.
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?
Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in Serie A ranks eighth of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Serie A squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Serie A players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Serie A players are paid at every age, or Serie A wage bill, club by club.