SUPER LIGA · TOP 100
Highest paid Super Liga players
Thiago Almada leads on £123,000 per week. These 100 players take £1,497,000 a week between them - 54% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 1,346 of the 2,352 players in the Super Liga.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £1.5m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL54%
MEDIAN AGE30
MOST IN THE LIST19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors
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 £123k #10 £34k #100 £7k
Thiago Almada earns 3.6× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 18× the 100th. Half of the £1.5m a week on this page goes to the first 22 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Thiago Almada | £123,000 | £6,396,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 02 | Joaquín Correa | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 03 | Leandro Paredes | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 31 | Defensive midfielder |
| 04 | Nicolás Otamendi | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 37 | Centre-back |
| 05 | Sebastián Driussi | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 06 | Mauro Arambarri | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Uruguay | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 07 | Adrián Martínez | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Argentina | 33 | Striker |
| 08 | Lucas Beltrán | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 09 | Lucas Pratto | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 32 | Striker |
| 10 | Marcos Acuña | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 33 | Left-back |
| 11 | Rafael Santos Borré | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Colombia | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 12 | Alfonso Espino | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Uruguay | 33 | Left-back |
| 13 | Lucas Martínez Quarta | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 29 | Centre-back |
| 14 | Agustín Álvarez | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | Uruguay | 24 | Striker |
| 15 | Ángel Correa | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 16 | Franco Cervi | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Club Atlético Rosario Central | Argentina | 31 | Left wing-back, left winger |
| 17 | Alan Velasco | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 18 | Lucas Alario | £19,000 | £988,000 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina | 32 | Striker |
| 19 | Aníbal Moreno | £19,000 | £988,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 20 | Ángel Di María | £19,000 | £988,000 | Club Atlético Rosario Central | Argentina | 37 | Attacking midfielder |
| 21 | Enner Valencia | £17,000 | £884,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Ecuador | 35 | Striker |
| 22 | Fernando Muslera | £17,000 | £884,000 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Uruguay | 39 | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Giovanni González | £17,000 | £884,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Uruguay | 30 | Defender, right midfielder |
| 24 | Guido Carrillo | £16,000 | £832,000 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina | 34 | Striker |
| 25 | Gonzalo Montiel | £16,000 | £832,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 28 | Right-back |
| 26 | Alan Rodríguez | £15,000 | £780,000 | Club Atlético Rosario Central | Uruguay | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 27 | Ezequiel Unsain | £15,000 | £780,000 | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | Argentina | 30 | Goalkeeper |
| 28 | Damián Pizarro | £14,000 | £728,000 | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Chile | 20 | Striker |
| 29 | Francisco Ortega | £14,000 | £728,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 26 | Left-back |
| 30 | Franco Cristaldo | £14,000 | £728,000 | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | Argentina | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 31 | Ángel Romero | £13,000 | £676,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Paraguay | 33 | Winger, striker |
| 32 | Matías Zaracho | £13,000 | £676,000 | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Argentina | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 33 | Enzo Copetti | £13,000 | £676,000 | Club Atlético Rosario Central | Argentina | 29 | Right winger, striker |
| 34 | Jeremías Ledesma | £13,000 | £676,000 | Club Atlético Rosario Central | Argentina | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 35 | Éver Banega | £12,000 | £624,000 | Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia | Argentina | 37 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 36 | Lucas Janson | £12,000 | £624,000 | Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | Argentina | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 37 | Maximiliano Meza | £12,000 | £624,000 | Club Atlético Independiente | Argentina | 32 | Attacking midfielder |
| 38 | Ignacio Ramírez | £12,000 | £624,000 | Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys | Uruguay | 28 | Striker |
| 39 | Giuliano Galoppo | £12,000 | £624,000 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 40 | Ezequiel Cerutti | £12,000 | £624,000 | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | Argentina | 33 | Winger |
| 41 | Diego Valdés | £12,000 | £624,000 | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | Chile | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 42 | Rodrigo Battaglia | £11,000 | £572,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 34 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 43 | Mauro Luna Diale | £11,000 | £572,000 | Club Atlético Unión de Santa Fe | Argentina | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 44 | Kevin Gutiérrez | £10,000 | £520,000 | Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors | Argentina | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 45 | Juan Ramírez | £10,000 | £520,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 32 | Attacking midfielder |
| 46 | Santiago Ascacíbar | £10,000 | £520,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 47 | Tomás Belmonte | £10,000 | £520,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 48 | Marcos Rojo | £10,000 | £520,000 | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Argentina | 35 | Centre-back |
| 49 | Manuel Lanzini | £10,000 | £520,000 | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | Argentina | 32 | Attacking midfielder |
| 50 | Agustín Marchesín | £9,500 | £494,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 37 | Goalkeeper |
| 51 | Franco Vázquez | £9,300 | £483,600 | Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors | Argentina | 36 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 52 | Eduardo Salvio | £9,300 | £483,600 | Club Atlético Lanús | Argentina | 35 | Right winger |
| 53 | Franco Ibarra | £9,300 | £483,600 | Club Atlético Rosario Central | Argentina | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 54 | Facundo Farías | £9,300 | £483,600 | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | Argentina | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 55 | Emanuel Mammana | £9,300 | £483,600 | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | Argentina | 29 | Centre-back |
| 56 | Hernán Galíndez | £9,200 | £478,400 | Club Atlético Huracán | Ecuador | 38 | Goalkeeper |
| 57 | Gustavo Del Prete | £9,200 | £478,400 | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | Argentina | 29 | Winger, striker |
| 58 | Iván Marcone | £9,100 | £473,200 | Club Atlético Independiente | Argentina | 35 | Defensive midfielder |
| 59 | Lautaro Blanco | £9,000 | £468,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 26 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 60 | Luciano Cabral | £9,000 | £468,000 | Club Atlético Independiente | Chile | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
| 61 | Malcom Braida | £8,900 | £462,800 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 28 | Left-back, left winger |
| 62 | Nicolás Tripichio | £8,900 | £462,800 | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | Argentina | 29 | Right-back, defensive midfielder |
| 63 | Michael Santos | £8,900 | £462,800 | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | Uruguay | 32 | Striker |
| 64 | Rodrigo Rey | £8,700 | £452,400 | Club Atlético Independiente | Argentina | 34 | Goalkeeper |
| 65 | Santiago Montiel | £8,600 | £447,200 | Club Atlético Independiente | Argentina | 24 | Left wing-back, winger |
| 66 | Adam Bareiro | £8,500 | £442,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Paraguay | 28 | Striker |
| 67 | Darío Benedetto | £8,400 | £436,800 | Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys | Argentina | 35 | Striker |
| 68 | Federico Mancuello | £8,300 | £431,600 | Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors | Argentina | 36 | Defensive midfielder |
| 69 | Elías Gómez | £8,300 | £431,600 | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | Argentina | 31 | Left-back |
| 70 | Gabriel Neves | £8,200 | £426,400 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Uruguay | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 71 | Jaminton Campaz | £8,100 | £421,200 | Club Atlético Rosario Central | Colombia | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 72 | Álex Arce | £8,000 | £416,000 | Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | Paraguay | 30 | Striker |
| 73 | Santiago Mele | £8,000 | £416,000 | Club Atlético Independiente | Uruguay | 27 | Goalkeeper |
| 74 | Marco Pellegrino | £7,900 | £410,800 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 22 | Centre-back |
| 75 | Marcelino Moreno | £7,900 | £410,800 | Club Atlético Lanús | Argentina | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 76 | Mateo García | £7,900 | £410,800 | Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys | Argentina | 28 | Winger |
| 77 | Matías Galarza | £7,900 | £410,800 | Club Atlético River Plate | Paraguay | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 78 | Santiago Arias | £7,600 | £395,200 | Club Atlético Independiente | Colombia | 33 | Right-back |
| 79 | Brian Aguirre | £7,500 | £390,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 22 | Winger, striker |
| 80 | Adolfo Gaich | £7,500 | £390,000 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina | 26 | Striker |
| 81 | Carlos Palacios | £7,400 | £384,800 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Chile | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 82 | Williams Alarcón | £7,400 | £384,800 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Chile | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 83 | Claudio Baeza | £7,400 | £384,800 | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | Chile | 31 | Defensive midfielder |
| 84 | Fabricio Bustos | £7,300 | £379,600 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 29 | Right-back |
| 85 | Gonzalo Martínez | £7,200 | £374,400 | Club Atlético Tigre | Argentina | 32 | Attacking midfielder |
| 86 | Germán Conti | £7,200 | £374,400 | Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | Argentina | 31 | Centre-back |
| 87 | Guillermo Fernández | £7,200 | £374,400 | Club Atlético Rosario Central | Argentina | 33 | Defensive midfielder |
| 88 | José Sosa | £7,100 | £369,200 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina | 40 | Attacking midfielder |
| 89 | Ignacio Pussetto | £7,100 | £369,200 | Club Atlético Huracán | Argentina | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 90 | Juan Carlos Portillo | £7,100 | £369,200 | Club Atlético River Plate | Argentina | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 91 | Ignacio Malcorra | £7,100 | £369,200 | Club Atlético Unión de Santa Fe | Argentina | 37 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 92 | Álvaro Montero | £7,000 | £364,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Colombia | 30 | Goalkeeper |
| 93 | Lucas Blondel | £7,000 | £364,000 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Switzerland | 28 | Right-back |
| 94 | Lucas Zelarayán | £7,000 | £364,000 | Club Atlético Belgrano | Armenia | 33 | Attacking midfielder |
| 95 | Nicolás Figal | £6,900 | £358,800 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Argentina | 31 | Centre-back |
| 96 | Nicolás Fernández | £6,900 | £358,800 | Club Atlético Belgrano | Argentina | 29 | Left winger, striker |
| 97 | Matías Cóccaro | £6,900 | £358,800 | Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys | Uruguay | 27 | Striker |
| 98 | Mauro Ortiz | £6,900 | £358,800 | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | Argentina | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 99 | Ramiro Funes Mori | £6,700 | £348,400 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina | 34 | Centre-back |
| 100 | Ramiro Carrera | £6,700 | £348,400 | Club Atlético Lanús | Argentina | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Super Liga?
Thiago Almada of Club Atlético River Plate, on £123,000 per week — £6,396,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Super Liga players earn between them?
£1,497,000 per week and £77,844,000 per year, which is 54% of the entire Super Liga wage bill.
Which Super Liga club has the most players in the top 100?
Club Atlético River Plate, with 18 of them, paying £534,300 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£6,700 per week — that is what Ramiro Carrera earns in 100th place.
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