SUPER LIGA · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Super Liga midfielders
Leandro Paredes is the best-paid midfielder in the Super Liga, on £44,000 a week at Club Atlético Boca Juniors, or £2,288,000 a year. Mauro Arambarri is next on £40,000 at Club Atlético River Plate. We hold wages for 279 Super Liga midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £44k
AVERAGE WAGE £4,100
SHARE OF WAGE BILL16%
TOP 10 A WEEK £188k
WAGES HELD279
The 50 best-paid Super Liga 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 | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £2,288,000£2.3m | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 2 | Mauro Arambarri | £40,000£40k | £2,080,000£2.1m | Club Atlético River Plate | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay |
| 3 | Aníbal Moreno | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Club Atlético River Plate | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 4 | Giovanni González | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | Club Atlético River Plate | 30 | Defender, right midfielder | Uruguay |
| 5 | Alan Rodríguez | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Uruguay |
| 6 | Éver Banega | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia | 37 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 7 | Rodrigo Battaglia | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 34 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 8 | Kevin Gutiérrez | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 9 | Santiago Ascacíbar | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 10 | Tomás Belmonte | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 11 | Franco Ibarra | £9,300£9k | £483,600£484k | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 12 | Iván Marcone | £9,100£9k | £473,200£473k | Club Atlético Independiente | 35 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 13 | Lautaro Blanco | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 26 | Left-back, left midfielder | Argentina |
| 14 | Nicolás Tripichio | £8,900£9k | £462,800£463k | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | 29 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 15 | Federico Mancuello | £8,300£8k | £431,600£432k | Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors | 36 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 16 | Gabriel Neves | £8,200£8k | £426,400£426k | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay |
| 17 | Williams Alarcón | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Chile |
| 18 | Claudio Baeza | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Chile |
| 19 | Guillermo Fernández | £7,200£7k | £374,400£374k | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 20 | Juan Carlos Portillo | £7,100£7k | £369,200£369k | Club Atlético River Plate | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 21 | Rodrigo Aliendro | £6,700£7k | £348,400£348k | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | 34 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 22 | Juan Barinaga | £6,100£6k | £317,200£317k | Racing Club de Avellaneda | 24 | Right-back, right midfielder | Argentina |
| 23 | Matías Galarza | £5,900£6k | £306,800£307k | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 24 | Rodrigo Fernández | £5,700£6k | £296,400£296k | Club Atlético Independiente | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay |
| 25 | Federico Fattori | £5,300£5k | £275,600£276k | Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 26 | Jalil Elías | £5,100£5k | £265,200£265k | Club Atlético Tigre | 29 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder | Syria |
| 27 | Alexis Castro | £4,500£5k | £234,000£234k | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Argentina |
| 28 | Víctor Cuesta | £4,500£5k | £234,000£234k | Club Atlético Platense | 36 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 29 | Ezequiel Piovi | £4,300£4k | £223,600£224k | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 30 | Felipe Peña Biafore | £4,300£4k | £223,600£224k | Club Atlético Lanús | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 31 | Federico Navarro | £4,300£4k | £223,600£224k | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 32 | Julián López | £4,100£4k | £213,200£213k | Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 33 | Juan Ignacio Méndez | £4,100£4k | £213,200£213k | Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 34 | Iván Gómez | £4,100£4k | £213,200£213k | Club Atlético Platense | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 35 | Leonel Di Placido | £4,000£4k | £208,000£208k | Club Atlético Tucumán | 31 | Right-back, right midfielder | Argentina |
| 36 | Leonardo Gil | £4,000£4k | £208,000£208k | Club Atlético Huracán | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Chile |
| 37 | Milton Delgado | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 38 | Matías Kranevitter | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | Racing Club de Avellaneda | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 39 | Nicolás Pasquini | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | Club Atlético Sarmiento de Junín | 34 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, left midfielder | Argentina |
| 40 | Raúl Loaiza | £3,700£4k | £192,400£192k | Club Atlético Lanús | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia |
| 41 | Sebastián Prieto | £3,600£4k | £187,200£187k | Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors | 32 | Left-back, left midfielder | Argentina |
| 42 | Santiago Longo | £3,600£4k | £187,200£187k | Club Atlético Belgrano | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 43 | Adrián Sánchez | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Club Atlético Belgrano | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Argentina |
| 44 | Alexis Soto | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia | 31 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 45 | Agustín Cardozo | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Club Atlético Lanús | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina |
| 46 | Vicente Pizarro | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Club Atlético Rosario Central | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Chile |
| 47 | César Pérez | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Chile |
| 48 | Diego Sosa | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Argentina |
| 49 | Ezequiel Ham | £3,300£3k | £171,600£172k | Club Atlético Tucumán | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Syria |
| 50 | Emmanuel Ojeda | £3,300£3k | £171,600£172k | Club Atlético Huracán | 27 | Defensive 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
Midfielders take 16% 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 midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Super Liga club, added together, a week
Club Atlético Boca Juniors pay 14 midfielders £98,271 a week between them, and Leandro Paredes takes 45% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Super Liga club
31 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 Super Liga ranks 20th.
| 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 Super Liga?
Leandro Paredes of Club Atlético Boca Juniors, on £44,000 a week in 2026/27, or £2,288,000 a year. Mauro Arambarri of Club Atlético River Plate is second on £40,000 a week.
How much do Super Liga midfielders earn?
The average Super Liga midfielder aged 22 or over earns £4,100 a week, and the median one £2,500. Midfielders take 16% of what the Super Liga pays its players of that age.
Which Super Liga club pays its midfielders the most?
Club Atlético Boca Juniors, £98,271 a week across the 14 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Leandro Paredes on £44,000.
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. The best-paid in the Super Liga ranks 20th 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.