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Do you want to know who are the highest paid football players in Saudi Arabia? Here you will find this information!
Have you ever wondered how much the player with the highest salary earns? It is a surprising value! If you are curious to know more, we will show you the list of football players who earn the most in Saudi Arabia. Let's go!
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So who earns more? First, it's worth saying that Saudi Arabia is becoming a very popular place for famous players because of the very high salaries.
In this text, we will show the list of players who earn the most there, using data from the English newspaper The Sun.
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These players are making the Saudi Arabian Professional League one of the most important in the world, with many investments and well-known players.
Let's see the salary list!
10. Seko Fofana – Al-Nassr
- Age: 28 years old
- Where from: Ivory Coast
- Salary per week: R$ 1.5 million (£250,000)
- Salary per month: About R$ 6 million
- Ruben Neves – Al-Hilal
- Age: 26 years old
- Where from: Portugal
- Salary per week: R$ 1.75 million (£288 thousand)
- Salary per month: More or less R$ 7.6 million
- Roberto Firmino – Al-Ahli
- Age: 31 years old
- Where from: Brazil
- Salary per week: R$ 1.9 million (£326 thousand)
- Salary per month: More or less R$ 7.6 million
- Marcelo Brozovic – Al-Nassr
- Age: 30 years old
- Where from: Croatia
- Salary per week: R$ 2.4 million (£403 thousand)
- Salary per month: More or less R$ 9.6 million
- Kalidou Koulibaly – Al-Hilal
- Age: 32 years old
- Where from: Senegal
- Salary per week: R$ 3.5 million (£576 thousand)
- Salary per month: More or less R$ 14 million
- Jordan Henderson – Al-Ettifaq
- Age: 33 years old
- Where from: England
- Salary per week: R$ 4.2 million (£692 thousand)
- Salary per month: About R$ 18 million
- Riyad Mahrez – Al-Ahli
- Age: 32 years old
- Where from: Algeria
- Salary per week: R$ 4.5 million (£750,000)
- Salary per month: About R$ 18 million
- N'Golo Kanté – Al-Ittihad
- Age: 32 years old
- Salary per week: R$ 9.7 million (£1.6 million)
- Salary per month: More or less R$ 38.8 million
- Karim Benzema – Al-Ittihad
- Age: 35 years old
- Where from: France
- Salary per week: R$ 20 million (£3.3 million)
- Salary per month: More or less R$ 80 million
- Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr
- Age: 38 years old
- From Portugal
- Earnings per week: R$ 20.6 million (£3.4 million)
- Earns per month: More or less R$ 82.4 million
Therefore, the Saudi Arabian football championship is attracting the world's attention. They are spending a lot and bringing in famous players.
Players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema are making the Saudi championship more famous. Now, he is among the coolest in the world.
About the Saudi Football Championship
This championship, called the Saudi Pro League, is the most important in Saudi Arabia.
It started in 1976. In it, teams play against each other, and the best go to the final phase to decide who wins.
Investments from Saudi sheikhs are making football more important in Saudi Arabia, bringing fun and excitement to the people.
Here are the strongest clubs:
- Al-Hilal: It is the most successful team in the league, with 18 national titles and four Asian titles. It has famous players like Rúben Neves and Malcom.
- Al-Nassr: Cristiano Ronaldo's team, which has nine national titles and six King's Cups. Ronaldo has already scored many goals and helped the team grow.
- Al-Ittihad: Won the national league nine times and the Asian league twice. Players like N'Golo Kanté and Karim Benzema are on the team.
Other important teams include Al-Shabab, Al-Ahli, Al-Ettifaq and Al-Fateh. Al-Shabab won six national titles and hired Mateusão and Gustavo Cuellar. Al-Ahli signed Roberto Firmino and Edouard Mendy, and plans to bring in Riyad Mahrez and Allan Saint-Maximin.
With famous players and large investments, the Saudi Arabian Professional League is becoming one of the main in the world, improving football in the country and attracting global attention.
Now that you are up to date with the ranking of the highest football salaries in Saudi Arabia, keep following to stay up to date with everything about the world of football, both on and off the field.
