SUPER LIGA · ATTACKERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Super Liga attackers
Thiago Almada is the best-paid attacker in the Super Liga, on £123,000 a week at Club Atlético River Plate, or £6,396,000 a year. Joaquín Correa is next on £50,000 at Club Estudiantes de La Plata. We hold wages for 589 Super Liga attackers in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £123k
AVERAGE WAGE £5,256
SHARE OF WAGE BILL50%
TOP 10 A WEEK £426k
WAGES HELD589
The 50 best-paid Super Liga attackers
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 | Thiago Almada | £123,000£123k | £6,396,000£6.4m | Club Atlético River Plate | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 2 | Joaquín Correa | £50,000£50k | £2,600,000£2.6m | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina |
| 3 | Sebastián Driussi | £41,000£41k | £2,132,000£2.1m | Club Atlético River Plate | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina |
| 4 | Adrián Martínez | £38,000£38k | £1,976,000£2.0m | Racing Club de Avellaneda | 33 | Striker | Argentina |
| 5 | Lucas Beltrán | £38,000£38k | £1,976,000£2.0m | Club Atlético River Plate | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina |
| 6 | Lucas Pratto | £35,000£35k | £1,820,000£1.8m | Club Atlético River Plate | 32 | Striker | Argentina |
| 7 | Rafael Santos Borré | £32,000£32k | £1,664,000£1.7m | Club Atlético River Plate | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia |
| 8 | Agustín Álvarez | £24,000£24k | £1,248,000£1.2m | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | 24 | Striker | Uruguay |
| 9 | Ángel Correa | £23,000£23k | £1,196,000£1.2m | Club Atlético River Plate | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina |
| 10 | Franco Cervi | £22,000£22k | £1,144,000£1.1m | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 31 | Left wing-back, left winger | Argentina |
| 11 | Alan Velasco | £20,000£20k | £1,040,000£1.0m | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina |
| 12 | Lucas Alario | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | 32 | Striker | Argentina |
| 13 | Ángel Di María | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 37 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 14 | Enner Valencia | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 35 | Striker | Ecuador |
| 15 | Guido Carrillo | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | 34 | Striker | Argentina |
| 16 | Alan Rodríguez | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Uruguay |
| 17 | Damián Pizarro | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Racing Club de Avellaneda | 20 | Striker | Chile |
| 18 | Franco Cristaldo | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 19 | Ángel Romero | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 33 | Winger, striker | Paraguay |
| 20 | Matías Zaracho | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Racing Club de Avellaneda | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 21 | Enzo Copetti | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 29 | Right winger, striker | Argentina |
| 22 | Éver Banega | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia | 37 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 23 | Lucas Janson | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 24 | Maximiliano Meza | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Club Atlético Independiente | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 25 | Ignacio Ramírez | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys | 28 | Striker | Uruguay |
| 26 | Giuliano Galoppo | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Club Atlético River Plate | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 27 | Ezequiel Cerutti | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | 33 | Winger | Argentina |
| 28 | Diego Valdés | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Chile |
| 29 | Mauro Luna Diale | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Club Atlético Unión de Santa Fe | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 30 | Juan Ramírez | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 31 | Manuel Lanzini | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 32 | Franco Vázquez | £9,300£9k | £483,600£484k | Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors | 36 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina |
| 33 | Eduardo Salvio | £9,300£9k | £483,600£484k | Club Atlético Lanús | 35 | Right winger | Argentina |
| 34 | Facundo Farías | £9,300£9k | £483,600£484k | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina |
| 35 | Gustavo Del Prete | £9,200£9k | £478,400£478k | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | 29 | Winger, striker | Argentina |
| 36 | Luciano Cabral | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | Club Atlético Independiente | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Chile |
| 37 | Malcom Braida | £8,900£9k | £462,800£463k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 28 | Left-back, left winger | Argentina |
| 38 | Michael Santos | £8,900£9k | £462,800£463k | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | 32 | Striker | Uruguay |
| 39 | Santiago Montiel | £8,600£9k | £447,200£447k | Club Atlético Independiente | 24 | Left wing-back, winger | Argentina |
| 40 | Adam Bareiro | £8,500£9k | £442,000£442k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 28 | Striker | Paraguay |
| 41 | Darío Benedetto | £8,400£8k | £436,800£437k | Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys | 35 | Striker | Argentina |
| 42 | Jaminton Campaz | £8,100£8k | £421,200£421k | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Colombia |
| 43 | Álex Arce | £8,000£8k | £416,000£416k | Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | 30 | Striker | Paraguay |
| 44 | Marcelino Moreno | £7,900£8k | £410,800£411k | Club Atlético Lanús | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 45 | Mateo García | £7,900£8k | £410,800£411k | Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys | 28 | Winger | Argentina |
| 46 | Matías Galarza | £7,900£8k | £410,800£411k | Club Atlético River Plate | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Paraguay |
| 47 | Brian Aguirre | £7,500£8k | £390,000£390k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 22 | Winger, striker | Argentina |
| 48 | Adolfo Gaich | £7,500£8k | £390,000£390k | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | 26 | Striker | Argentina |
| 49 | Carlos Palacios | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Chile |
| 50 | Gonzalo Martínez | £7,200£7k | £374,400£374k | Club Atlético Tigre | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina |
What each position earns in the Super Liga
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Attackers take 50% of what the Super Liga 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 attackers the most
Every attacker wage we hold at each Super Liga club, added together, a week
Club Atlético River Plate pay 21 attackers £318,373 a week between them, and Thiago Almada takes 39% of it.
The best-paid attacker at every Super Liga club
31 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers
The best-paid attacker in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. The Super Liga ranks 13th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Cristiano Ronaldo | £3,000,000£3.0m | £99,591£100k |
| La Liga | Kylian Mbappé | £497,000£497k | £44,024£44k |
| Premier League | Erling Haaland | £450,000£450k | £92,799£93k |
| Süper Lig | Victor Osimhen | £436,000£436k | £28,205£28k |
| Major League Soccer | Robert Lewandowski | £432,000£432k | £22,732£23k |
| Bundesliga | Jamal Musiala | £414,000£414k | £50,516£51k |
| Ligue 1 | Ousmane Dembélé | £332,000£332k | £29,142£29k |
| Primeira Liga | Jhon Durán | £300,000£300k | £8,858£9k |
| Serie A | Lautaro Martínez | £277,000£277k | £42,915£43k |
| La Liga 2 | Álvaro Morata | £138,000£138k | £6,395£6k |
| Championship | James Ward-Prowse | £125,000£125k | £18,757£19k |
| Eredivisie | Julian Brandt | £124,000£124k | £9,719£10k |
| Super Liga | Thiago Almada | £123,000£123k | £5,256£5k |
| Serie B | Lorenzo Insigne | £92,000£92k | £8,599£9k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Fred | £85,000£85k | £12,689£13k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,420£16k |
| Belgian Pro League | Hans Vanaken | £70,000£70k | £8,070£8k |
| Superleague Greece | Ayoub El Kaabi | £64,000£64k | £13,954£14k |
| Liga MX | Julián Carranza | £62,000£62k | £9,234£9k |
| Ekstraklasa | Mateusz Klich | £61,000£61k | £3,685£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Christian Eriksen | £60,000£60k | £9,170£9k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Saša Kalajdžic | £53,000£53k | £5,308£5k |
| Croatian First League | Iker Almena | £52,000£52k | £2,068£2k |
| League One | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000£48k | £5,492£5k |
| Chinese Super League | Cryzan | £43,000£43k | £7,644£8k |
| Scottish Premiership | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £43,000£43k | £5,076£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Téji Savanier | £39,000£39k | £4,021£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Mohamed Elyounoussi | £37,000£37k | £6,453£6k |
| J1 League | Erik | £36,000£36k | £5,315£5k |
| Czech First League | Muhammed-Cham Saracevic | £26,000£26k | £2,047£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Luis Muriel | £21,000£21k | £4,564£5k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Alexis Flips | £20,000£20k | £1,862£2k |
| Thai League | Bissoli | £17,000£17k | £2,563£3k |
| A-League | Chris Ikonomidis | £17,000£17k | £1,642£2k |
| League Two | Andreas Weimann | £16,000£16k | £2,954£3k |
| Indian Super League | Dimitri Petratos | £13,000£13k | £985£985 |
| Eliteserien | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | £10,000£10k | £1,789£2k |
| Veikkausliiga | Otto Ruoppi | £9,000£9k | £670£670 |
| Scottish Championship | Adam Montgomery | £5,500£6k | £928£928 |
| I-League | Blair Spittal | £4,500£5k | £459£459 |
| National League | James Berry | £4,100£4k | £1,397£1k |
| Meistriliiga | Rauno Sappinen | £1,700£2k | £242£242 |
| Canadian Premier League | Ballou Tabla | £839£839 | £491£491 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid attacker in the Super Liga?
Thiago Almada of Club Atlético River Plate, on £123,000 a week in 2026/27, or £6,396,000 a year. Joaquín Correa of Club Estudiantes de La Plata is second on £50,000 a week.
How much do Super Liga attackers earn?
The average Super Liga attacker aged 22 or over earns £5,256 a week, and the median one £2,900. Attackers take 50% of what the Super Liga pays its players of that age.
Which Super Liga club pays its attackers the most?
Club Atlético River Plate, £318,373 a week across the 21 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Thiago Almada on £123,000.
Who is the highest paid attacker in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in the Super Liga ranks 13th of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Super Liga squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Super Liga players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Super Liga players are paid at every age, or the Super Liga wage bill, club by club.