Highest-Paid Forwards in Football
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-paid forward tracked on Retained List, earning £4,007,692 per week at Al-Nassr. The full list of 200 tracked forwards, sorted by weekly wage, is below.
Verified October 2026
| # | Player | Club | Age | Contract | Weekly Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr | 41 | June 2027 | £4,007,692 |
| 2 | Sadio Mané | Al-Nassr | 34 | — | £769,231 |
| 3 | Kylian Mbappé | Real Madrid | 27 | June 2029 | £600,962 |
| 4 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 26 | June 2034 | £525,000 |
| 5 | Kingsley Coman | Al-Nassr | 30 | June 2027 | £400,000 |
| 6 | Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid | 26 | June 2032 | £400,000 |
| 7 | Dušan Vlahović | Besiktas | 26 | June 2026 | £346,154 |
| 8 | Marcus Rashford | Manchester United | 28 | June 2028 | £325,000 |
| 9 | Mohamed Salah | Trabzonspor | 34 | June 2028 | £280,000 |
| 10 | Gabriel Jesus | Barcelona | 29 | June 2027 | £265,000 |
| 11 | Viktor Gyökeres | Arsenal | 28 | June 2030 | £250,000 |
| 12 | Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | 31 | June 2028 | £240,385 |
| 13 | Rodrygo | Real Madrid | 25 | June 2028 | £240,385 |
| 14 | Federico Chiesa | Liverpool | 28 | June 2028 | £178,077 |
| 15 | Benjamin Sesko | Manchester United | 23 | June 2030 | £160,000 |
| 16 | Mohammed Kudus | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | June 2031 | £150,000 |
| 17 | Tammy Abraham | Aston Villa | 29 | June 2030 | £140,000 |
| 18 | Dominic Solanke | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | June 2030 | £140,000 |
| 19 | Brahim Díaz | Real Madrid | 27 | June 2027 | £140,000 |
| 20 | Nick Woltemade | Newcastle | 24 | June 2031 | £132,500 |
| 21 | Arkadiusz Milik | Juventus | 32 | June 2027 | £130,769 |
| 22 | Michael Obafemi | Burnley | 26 | June 2027 | £130,000 |
| 23 | Omar Marmoush | Manchester City | 27 | June 2030 | £130,000 |
| 24 | Alexander Isak | Liverpool | 27 | June 2028 | £120,000 |
| 25 | Amad Diallo | Manchester United | 24 | January 2030 | £120,000 |
| 26 | Cody Gakpo | Liverpool | 27 | June 2030 | £120,000 |
| 27 | Hugo Ekitiké | Liverpool | 24 | June 2030 | £120,000 |
| 28 | Jamie Gittens | Chelsea | 22 | June 2032 | £108,000 |
| 29 | Anthony Dos Santos | Free Agent | 26 | August 2030 | £105,000 |
| 30 | Eddie Nketiah | Crystal Palace | 27 | June 2027 | £100,000 |
| 31 | Mykhailo Mudryk | Chelsea | 25 | June 2031 | £100,000 |
| 32 | Noni Madueke | Arsenal | 24 | June 2030 | £100,000 |
| 33 | Rayan Cherki | Manchester City | 23 | June 2030 | £100,000 |
| 34 | Richarlison | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | June 2027 | £90,000 |
| 35 | Niclas Füllkrug | West Ham United | 33 | June 2028 | £90,000 |
| 36 | Leandro Trossard | Free Agent | 31 | June 2027 | £90,000 |
| 37 | Bryan Mbeumo | Manchester United | 27 | June 2029 | £85,000 |
| 38 | Rasmus Højlund | Free Agent | 23 | June 2028 | £85,000 |
| 39 | Chris Wood | Nottingham Forest | 34 | June 2027 | £82,000 |
| 40 | Raúl Jiménez | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | June 2028 | £80,000 |
| 41 | Emanuel Emegha | Chelsea | 23 | June 2033 | £80,000 |
| 42 | Evanilson | Bournemouth | 26 | June 2028 | £80,000 |
| 43 | Ismaila Sarr | Crystal Palace | 28 | June 2029 | £80,000 |
| 44 | Jarrod Bowen | West Ham United | 29 | June 2030 | £80,000 |
| 45 | Bertrand Traoré | Free Agent | 31 | June 2026 | £77,885 |
| 46 | Allan Saint-Maximin | Free Agent | 29 | June 2027 | £75,000 |
| 47 | Mason Greenwood | Free Agent | 25 | June 2025 | £75,000 |
| 48 | Antoine Semenyo | Manchester City | 25 | June 2031 | £75,000 |
| 49 | Justin Kluivert | Bournemouth | 27 | June 2027 | £70,000 |
| 50 | Georginio Rutter | Brighton | 24 | June 2029 | £70,000 |
| 51 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Leeds United | 29 | June 2028 | £70,000 |
| 52 | Matheus Cunha | Manchester United | 27 | June 2028 | £70,000 |
| 53 | Dilane Bakwa | Nottingham Forest | 24 | June 2030 | £70,000 |
| 54 | Michail Antonio | Free Agent | 36 | June 2025 | £69,000 |
| 55 | Mathys Tel | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | June 2031 | £65,892 |
| 56 | Moise Kean | Free Agent | 26 | July 2024 | £65,000 |
| 57 | Jaden Philogene | Ipswich Town | 24 | June 2029 | £65,000 |
| 58 | Maxwel Cornet | West Ham United | 30 | June 2027 | £64,000 |
| 59 | Brian Brobbey | Sunderland | 24 | June 2030 | £60,000 |
| 60 | Igor Thiago | Brentford | 23 | June 2030 | £60,000 |
| 61 | Anthony Gordon | Barcelona | 25 | June 2031 | £60,000 |
| 62 | Saïd Benrahma | Free Agent | 31 | June 2026 | £58,000 |
| 63 | Carlos Vinicius | Free Agent | 31 | July 2025 | £57,000 |
| 64 | Luis Diaz | Bayern Munich | 29 | June 2029 | £56,000 |
| 65 | Dango Ouattara | Brentford | 24 | June 2030 | £55,000 |
| 66 | Jørgen Strand Larsen | Crystal Palace | 26 | June 2030 | £55,000 |
| 67 | Rodrigo Muniz | Fulham | 25 | June 2028 | £55,000 |
| 68 | Noah Okafor | Leeds United | 26 | June 2029 | £55,000 |
| 69 | Fabio Carvalho | Brentford | 24 | June 2029 | £55,000 |
| 70 | Alejandro Garnacho | Aston Villa | 22 | June 2028 | £53,000 |
| 71 | Danny Welbeck | Chelsea | 35 | June 2028 | £52,000 |
| 72 | Thierno Barry | Everton | 23 | June 2028 | £50,000 |
| 73 | Jean-Philippe Mateta | Crystal Palace | 29 | June 2027 | £50,000 |
| 74 | Omari Hutchinson | Nottingham Forest | 23 | June 2030 | £50,000 |
| 75 | Taiwo Awoniyi | Coventry City | 29 | June 2027 | £50,000 |
| 76 | Chemsdine Talbi | Sunderland | 21 | June 2030 | £50,000 |
| 77 | Harry Wilson | Leeds United | 29 | June 2030 | £50,000 |
| 78 | Pedro Neto | Chelsea | 26 | June 2027 | £50,000 |
| 79 | Brajan Gruda | Brighton | 21 | June 2029 | £50,000 |
| 80 | Jeremy Doku | Manchester City | 24 | June 2031 | £50,000 |
| 81 | Neal Maupay | Free Agent | 30 | June 2024 | £49,000 |
| 82 | Gustavo Nunes | Brentford | 20 | June 2030 | £45,000 |
| 83 | Igor Jesus | Nottingham Forest | 26 | June 2029 | £45,000 |
| 84 | Willian | Free Agent | 38 | December 2025 | £45,000 |
| 85 | Yankuba Minteh | Brighton | 22 | June 2029 | £40,000 |
| 86 | Luis Guilherme | West Ham United | 20 | June 2030 | £40,000 |
| 87 | Geovany Quenda | Chelsea | 19 | June 2033 | £40,000 |
| 88 | Joël Piroe | Leeds United | 27 | June 2027 | £40,000 |
| 89 | Armando Broja | Everton | 25 | June 2030 | £40,000 |
| 90 | Charalampos Kostoulas | Brighton | 19 | June 2030 | £40,000 |
| 91 | Wilfried Gnonto | Leeds United | 22 | June 2028 | £40,000 |
| 92 | Joshua King | Free Agent | 34 | June 2025 | £40,000 |
| 93 | Wout Weghorst | Free Agent | 34 | June 2025 | £40,000 |
| 94 | Bryan Gil | Free Agent | 25 | June 2030 | £40,000 |
| 95 | Tyler Dibling | Everton | 20 | June 2029 | £40,000 |
| 96 | Hwang Ui-Jo | Free Agent | 34 | June 2025 | £38,000 |
| 97 | Youssef Chermiti | Free Agent | 22 | June 2028 | £35,000 |
| 98 | Jota Silva | Nottingham Forest | 27 | June 2030 | £35,000 |
| 99 | Simon Adingra | Sunderland | 24 | June 2028 | £35,000 |
| 100 | Lukas Nmecha | Leeds United | 27 | June 2027 | £35,000 |
| 101 | Jack Clarke | Ipswich Town | 26 | June 2029 | £35,000 |
| 102 | Jay Rodríguez | Free Agent | 37 | June 2024 | £35,000 |
| 103 | Estevao Willian | Chelsea | 19 | August 2031 | £35,000 |
| 104 | Keane Lewis-Potter | Brentford | 25 | June 2028 | £35,000 |
| 105 | Rhian Brewster | Free Agent | 26 | June 2025 | £34,000 |
| 106 | Jacob Bruun Larsen | Burnley | 28 | June 2029 | £33,000 |
| 107 | Jordan Ayew | Free Agent | 35 | June 2024 | £32,500 |
| 108 | Divin Mubama | Manchester City | 21 | June 2030 | £30,002 |
| 109 | Eli Kroupi | Bournemouth | 20 | June 2028 | £30,000 |
| 110 | Joao Pedro | Chelsea | 25 | June 2033 | £30,000 |
| 111 | Kieffer Moore | Free Agent | 34 | June 2028 | £30,000 |
| 112 | Zadok Yohanna | Brighton | 19 | June 2031 | £30,000 |
| 113 | Jhon Durán | Al-Nassr | 22 | June 2030 | £30,000 |
| 114 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | Leicester City | 33 | June 2027 | £30,000 |
| 115 | Danny Ings | Free Agent | 34 | June 2026 | £30,000 |
| 116 | Neymar | Free Agent | 34 | December 2025 | £29,000 |
| 117 | Andi Zeqiri | Free Agent | 27 | July 2024 | £26,538 |
| 118 | Chuba Akpom | Ipswich Town | 31 | June 2026 | £26,000 |
| 119 | Oli McBurnie | Hull City | 30 | June 2028 | £25,500 |
| 120 | Alejo Véliz | Free Agent | 23 | June 2029 | £25,000 |
| 121 | Haji Wright | Coventry City | 28 | June 2027 | £25,000 |
| 122 | Dastan Satpaev | Chelsea | 18 | June 2031 | £25,000 |
| 123 | Nilson Angulo | Sunderland | 23 | June 2030 | £25,000 |
| 124 | Anthony Elanga | Nottingham Forest | 24 | June 2028 | £25,000 |
| 125 | Jaidon Anthony | Free Agent | 29 | June 2027 | £25,000 |
| 126 | Ross Stewart | Free Agent | 30 | June 2026 | £25,000 |
| 127 | Ellis Simms | Coventry City | 25 | June 2027 | £25,000 |
| 128 | Ayman Yahya | Al-Nassr | 25 | June 2028 | £23,000 |
| 129 | Oliver McBurnie | Free Agent | 30 | June 2024 | £22,000 |
| 130 | Ivan Toney | Free Agent | 30 | July 2025 | £21,000 |
| 131 | Sam Edozie | Southampton | 24 | June 2027 | £20,000 |
| 132 | Patrick Roberts | Sunderland | 29 | June 2027 | £20,000 |
| 133 | Stefanos Tzimas | Brighton | 20 | June 2030 | £20,000 |
| 134 | Zeki Amdouni | Burnley | 25 | June 2028 | £20,000 |
| 135 | Lyle Foster | Burnley | 26 | June 2027 | £20,000 |
| 136 | Cameron Archer | Southampton | 24 | June 2028 | £20,000 |
| 137 | Wilson Isidor | Sunderland | 25 | June 2028 | £18,000 |
| 138 | Khalid Al-Ghannam | Free Agent | 25 | August 2025 | £16,440 |
| 139 | Sindre Walle Egeli | Ipswich Town | 20 | June 2030 | £15,000 |
| 140 | Eliezer Mayenda | Free Agent | 21 | June 2028 | £15,000 |
| 141 | Brandon Thomas-Asante | Coventry City | 27 | June 2028 | £15,000 |
| 142 | Sergi Canos | Free Agent | 29 | July 2024 | £14,000 |
| 143 | Modou Barrow | Free Agent | 33 | June 2028 | £14,000 |
| 144 | David Akintola | Hull City | 30 | June 2027 | £13,600 |
| 145 | Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | Coventry City | 29 | June 2027 | £13,000 |
| 146 | Samuel Iling-Junior | Free Agent | 23 | July 2025 | £12,308 |
| 147 | Ephron Mason-Clark | Coventry City | 27 | June 2028 | £12,000 |
| 148 | Enzo Kana-Biyik | Manchester United | 19 | June 2030 | £12,000 |
| 149 | Romaine Mundle | Sunderland | 23 | June 2028 | £12,000 |
| 150 | Jahnoah Markelo | Coventry City | 23 | June 2030 | £11,000 |
| 151 | Kyle Joseph | Free Agent | 25 | June 2028 | £10,200 |
| 152 | Ato Bondze Ampah | Chelsea | 20 | June 2028 | £10,000 |
| 153 | Enock Agyei | Burnley | 21 | June 2027 | £10,000 |
| 154 | Rio Ngumoha | Liverpool | 18 | June 2028 | £10,000 |
| 155 | Ivan Azon | Free Agent | 23 | June 2026 | £8,000 |
| 156 | Shola Shoretire | Free Agent | 22 | June 2028 | £8,000 |
| 157 | Cauley Woodrow | Free Agent | 31 | June 2024 | £7,500 |
| 158 | Facundo Pellistri | Free Agent | 24 | June 2028 | £7,300 |
| 159 | Yu Hirakawa | Free Agent | 25 | June 2026 | £5,100 |
| 160 | John McAtee | Free Agent | 27 | June 2025 | £5,000 |
| 161 | Max Dowman | Arsenal | 17 | June 2028 | £5,000 |
| 162 | Carlton Morris | Free Agent | 30 | June 2024 | £5,000 |
| 163 | Fahad Al-Rashidi | Free Agent | 29 | June 2025 | £5,000 |
| 164 | Kevin Schade | Brentford | 24 | July 2028 | £4,624 |
| 165 | Chiedozie Ogbene | Ipswich Town | 29 | June 2027 | £4,500 |
| 166 | Admiral Muskwe | Free Agent | 28 | June 2024 | £4,500 |
| 167 | Jeremy Sarmiento | Free Agent | 24 | July 2027 | £4,101 |
| 168 | Alex Mighten | Free Agent | 24 | June 2025 | £3,500 |
| 169 | Elijah Adebayo | Free Agent | 28 | June 2026 | £3,500 |
| 170 | Evan Ferguson | Brighton | 21 | July 2028 | £3,000 |
| 171 | Michael Olakigbe | Brentford | 22 | June 2028 | £3,000 |
| 172 | Arijon Ibrahimović | Free Agent | 20 | June 2025 | £2,966 |
| 173 | Noam Emeran | Free Agent | 24 | June 2024 | £2,900 |
| 174 | Charlie McNeill | Free Agent | 23 | June 2027 | £2,500 |
| 175 | Mohammed Maran | Al-Nassr | 25 | June 2027 | £2,500 |
| 176 | Joe Hugill | Free Agent | 22 | June 2024 | £2,100 |
| 177 | Bénie Traoré | Sheffield United | 23 | June 2027 | £2,000 |
| 178 | Matías Soulé | Free Agent | 23 | July 2026 | £1,346 |
| 179 | Romeo Beckham | Free Agent | 24 | June 2024 | £1,000 |
| 180 | Wilson Odobert | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | June 2028 | £1,000 |
| 181 | Adler Nascimento | Crystal Palace | 21 | June 2027 | £1,000 |
| 182 | Aribim Pepple | Free Agent | 23 | June 2024 | £1,000 |
| 183 | Murad Mohammed Khadhari | Free Agent | 23 | June 2025 | £1,000 |
| 184 | Mateo Mejia | Free Agent | 23 | July 2024 | £900 |
| 185 | Daniel Jebbison | Free Agent | 23 | June 2024 | £720 |
| 186 | Sam Mather | Free Agent | 22 | June 2025 | £600 |
| 187 | William Osula | Newcastle | 23 | June 2029 | £600 |
| 188 | Thomas Cannon | Free Agent | 23 | June 2029 | £410 |
| 189 | Yéremy Pino | Crystal Palace | 23 | June 2030 | — |
| 190 | Iliman Ndiaye | Manchester City | 26 | June 2028 | — |
| 191 | Evann Guessand | Crystal Palace | 25 | June 2030 | — |
| 192 | Luca Koleosho | Paris FC | 22 | June 2029 | — |
| 193 | Savinho | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | June 2029 | — |
| 194 | Joe Gelhardt | Hull City | 24 | June 2030 | — |
| 195 | Brennan Johnson | Everton | 25 | June 2030 | — |
| 196 | Enes Ünal | Getafe | 29 | June 2027 | — |
| 197 | Liam Delap | Nottingham Forest | 23 | June 2029 | — |
| 198 | Marc Guiu | RB Leipzig | 20 | August 2029 | — |
| 199 | Shim Mheuka | Chelsea | 18 | June 2027 | — |
| 200 | Ollie Watkins | Al-Hilal | 30 | June 2028 | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the highest-paid forward in football?
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-paid forward on Retained List, earning £4,007,692 per week at Al-Nassr.
How many forwards are tracked on Retained List?
We currently track 200 senior forwards across the leagues we cover. The list rebuilds whenever any player profile is edited.
What is the average wage of a forward?
See the position pay gap page for average, median and 90th-percentile wages by position. Forwards earn the highest mean wage, goalkeepers the lowest.
Does this list include loaned-out forwards?
Yes, players are listed against the club that holds their contract. Loan destination clubs do not appear on a player's primary listing.
How are forwards ranked on this page?
Players are ranked by gross weekly basic wage, descending. Free agents and players without a published wage figure are excluded from the top of the table.