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Highest-paid footballers in the world

Compare players on the same basis across different currencies, using exchange rates from each season.

J1 League salary rankings 2026

RankPlayerClubAnnual salary
1 Yuya OsakoVissel KobeForward Vissel Kobe $1.7M¥270M
2 Leonardo De Sousa Pereira(Leo Ceara)Kashima AntlersForward Kashima Antlers $1.5M¥234M
3 Mateus Dos Santos Castro(Mateus Castro)Nagoya GrampusForward Nagoya Grampus $1.2M¥187M
4 Yoshinori MutoVissel KobeForward Vissel Kobe $1.1M¥180M
5 Elias Da Silva Bataglia Rafael(Rafael Elias)Kyoto Sanga F.C.Forward Kyoto Sanga F.C. $1.1M¥170M
6 Kanya FujimotoBirmingham CityMidfielder Birmingham City $1M£780K
7 Jose Elber Pimentel Da SilvaKashima AntlersForward Kashima Antlers $982.4K¥156M
8 Matheus Sousa De Jesus(Matheus Jesus)V-Varen NagasakiMidfielder V-Varen Nagasaki $982.4K¥156M
9 Gotoku SakaiVissel KobeDefender Vissel Kobe $944.6K¥150M
10 Yuma SuzukiKashima AntlersForward Kashima Antlers $818.7K¥130M
11 Shusaku NishikawaUrawa Red DiamondsGoalkeeper Urawa Red Diamonds $818.7K¥130M
12 Takashi UsamiGamba OsakaMidfielder Gamba Osaka $818.7K¥130M
13 Hotaru YamaguchiV-Varen NagasakiMidfielder V-Varen Nagasaki $818.7K¥130M
14 Marcio Augusto Da Silva Barbosa(Marcinho)Kawasaki FrontaleMidfielder Kawasaki Frontale $787.2K¥125M
15 Jean Patric Lima Dos ReisVissel KobeForward Vissel Kobe $787.2K¥125M
16 Thiago Santos Santana(Thiago Santana)V-Varen NagasakiForward V-Varen Nagasaki $787.2K¥125M
17 Alexander ScholzFC TokyoDefender FC Tokyo $780.9K¥124M
18 Matheus Soares Thuler(Matheus Thuler)Vissel KobeDefender Vissel Kobe $780.9K¥124M
19 Samuel GustafsonUrawa Red DiamondsMidfielder Urawa Red Diamonds $755.7K¥120M
20 Matheus Goncalves Savio(Matheus Savio)Urawa Red DiamondsForward Urawa Red Diamonds $755.7K¥120M
21 Deniz HummetGamba OsakaForward Gamba Osaka $755.7K¥120M
22 Lucas FernandesCerezo OsakaMidfielder Cerezo Osaka $755.7K¥120M
23 Danilo BozaUrawa Red DiamondsDefender Urawa Red Diamonds $692.7K¥110M
24 Filip UremovicKawasaki FrontaleDefender Kawasaki Frontale $692.7K¥110M
25 Marcus Vinicius Ferreira TeixeiraNagoya GrampusForward Nagoya Grampus $692.7K¥110M
26 Shinnosuke NakataniGamba OsakaDefender Gamba Osaka $692.7K¥110M
27 Erik Nasciment De LimaFC Machida ZelviaForward FC Machida Zelvia $686.4K¥109M
28 Diego Cristiano Evaristo(Diego Pituca)V-Varen NagasakiMidfielder V-Varen Nagasaki $686.4K¥109M
29 Naomichi UedaKashima AntlersDefender Kashima Antlers $629.7K¥100M
30 Seung Gyu KimFC TokyoGoalkeeper FC Tokyo $629.7K¥100M
31 Yuto NagatomoFC TokyoDefender FC Tokyo $629.7K¥100M
32 Sho InagakiNagoya GrampusMidfielder Nagoya Grampus $629.7K¥100M
33 Issam JebaliGamba OsakaMidfielder Gamba Osaka $629.7K¥100M
34 Aleksandar CavricKashima AntlersForward Kashima Antlers $585.7K¥93M
35 Marcelo Ryan Silvestre Dos SantosFC TokyoForward FC Tokyo $585.7K¥93M
36 Oliveira lemos Marco TulioKyoto Sanga F.C.Forward Kyoto Sanga F.C. $585.7K¥93M
37 Jordy CrouxYokohama F. MarinosForward Yokohama F. Marinos $579.4K¥92M
38 Gen ShojiFC Machida ZelviaDefender FC Machida Zelvia $566.8K¥90M
39 Akihiro IenagaKawasaki FrontaleForward Kawasaki Frontale $566.8K¥90M
40 Neta LaviFC Machida ZelviaMidfielder FC Machida Zelvia $535.3K¥85M
41 Shinji KagawaCerezo OsakaForward Cerezo Osaka $535.3K¥85M
42 Shuichi GondaVissel KobeGoalkeeper Vissel Kobe $535.3K¥85M
43 Matheus Caldeira Vidotto De OliveiraTokyo VerdyGoalkeeper Tokyo Verdy $503.8K¥80M
44 Ibrahim DresevicFC Machida ZelviaDefender FC Machida Zelvia $491.2K¥78M
45 Joao Victor da Vitoria Fernandes(Capixaba)Shimizu S-PulseMidfielder Shimizu S-Pulse $491.2K¥78M
46 Alex Aparecido De Souza Alcantara(Alex Souza)Kyoto Sanga F.C.Forward Kyoto Sanga F.C. $491.2K¥78M
47 Paragua De Melo Welton FelipeGamba OsakaForward Gamba Osaka $491.2K¥78M
48 Thiago AndradeCerezo OsakaForward Cerezo Osaka $491.2K¥78M
49 Lucas Marcos Meireles(Lucao)Fagiano OkayamaForward Fagiano Okayama $491.2K¥78M
50 Masaya OkugawaKyoto Sanga F.C.Midfielder Kyoto Sanga F.C. $484.9K¥77M
51 Kosuke NakamuraCerezo OsakaGoalkeeper Cerezo Osaka $484.9K¥77M
52 Yuki SomaFC Machida ZelviaForward FC Machida Zelvia $472.3K¥75M
53 Yuta NakayamaFC Machida ZelviaDefender FC Machida Zelvia $459.7K¥73M
54 Masato MorishigeFC TokyoDefender FC Tokyo $440.8K¥70M
55 Daniel SchmidtNagoya GrampusGoalkeeper Nagoya Grampus $440.8K¥70M
56 Diego Jara RodriguesVissel KobeDefender Vissel Kobe $440.8K¥70M
57 Hayao KawabeSanfrecce HiroshimaMidfielder Sanfrecce Hiroshima $440.8K¥70M
58 Teruhito NakagawaFC TokyoForward FC Tokyo $434.5K¥69M
59 Joao Pedro Mendes SantosKyoto Sanga F.C.Midfielder Kyoto Sanga F.C. $415.6K¥66M
60 Yosuke IdeguchiVissel KobeMidfielder Vissel Kobe $415.6K¥66M
61 Kento HashimotoFC TokyoMidfielder FC Tokyo $409.3K¥65M
62 Tsukasa ShiotaniSanfrecce HiroshimaDefender Sanfrecce Hiroshima $409.3K¥65M
63 Sei MuroyaFC TokyoDefender FC Tokyo $403K¥64M
64 Seung Wook ParkShimizu S-PulseDefender Shimizu S-Pulse $403K¥64M
65 Jose Aurelio Suarez Garcia(Jose Suarez)JEF United ChibaGoalkeeper JEF United Chiba $393K¥62.4M
66 Luiz Eduardo Fleuri PachecoJEF United ChibaMidfielder JEF United Chiba $390.4K¥62M
67 Thomas Jok DengYokohama F. MarinosDefender Yokohama F. Marinos $390.4K¥62M
68 Dean DavidYokohama F. MarinosForward Yokohama F. Marinos $390.4K¥62M
69 Mateus Brunetti ValorShimizu S-PulseDefender Shimizu S-Pulse $390.4K¥62M
70 Carlos Eduardo Bendini GiustiV-Varen NagasakiDefender V-Varen Nagasaki $390.4K¥62M
71 Sho SasakiSanfrecce HiroshimaDefender Sanfrecce Hiroshima $377.8K¥60M
72 Kento MisaoKashima AntlersMidfielder Kashima Antlers $365.3K¥58M
73 Kosei TaniFC Machida ZelviaGoalkeeper FC Machida Zelvia $352.7K¥56M
74 Kensuke NagaiNagoya GrampusForward Nagoya Grampus $352.7K¥56M
75 Koki OgawaNEC NijmegenCF NEC Nijmegen $348.6K€300K
76 Svend BrodersenKawasaki FrontaleGoalkeeper Kawasaki Frontale $346.4K¥55M
77 Yasuto WakizakaKawasaki FrontaleMidfielder Kawasaki Frontale $346.4K¥55M
78 Lazar RomanicKawasaki FrontaleForward Kawasaki Frontale $346.4K¥55M
79 Yuri Nascimento de Araujo(Yuri Araujo)Yokohama F. MarinosForward Yokohama F. Marinos $346.4K¥55M
80 Takahiro OhgiharaVissel KobeMidfielder Vissel Kobe $346.4K¥55M
81 Hayato ArakiSanfrecce HiroshimaDefender Sanfrecce Hiroshima $346.4K¥55M
82 Taiyo KogaKashiwa ReysolDefender Kashiwa Reysol $340.1K¥54M
83 Takuma NishimuraFC Machida ZelviaForward FC Machida Zelvia $340.1K¥54M
84 Lennart Franklin Moser(Lennart Moser)Fagiano OkayamaGoalkeeper Fagiano Okayama $340.1K¥54M
85 Jeisson Estiven Quinones Botina(Jeisson Quinones)Yokohama F. MarinosDefender Yokohama F. Marinos $333.8K¥53M
86 Keisuke OsakoSanfrecce HiroshimaGoalkeeper Sanfrecce Hiroshima $333.8K¥53M
87 Daiya MaekawaVissel KobeGoalkeeper Vissel Kobe $327.5K¥52M
88 Tomoki HayakawaKashima AntlersGoalkeeper Kashima Antlers $314.9K¥50M
89 Daichi HayashiGamba OsakaForward Gamba Osaka $314.9K¥50M
90 Gaku ShibasakiKashima AntlersMidfielder Kashima Antlers $302.3K¥48M
91 Koya KitagawaShimizu S-PulseMidfielder Shimizu S-Pulse $302.3K¥48M
92 Ryuji IzumiNagoya GrampusMidfielder Nagoya Grampus $302.3K¥48M
93 Tsukasa MorishimaNagoya GrampusMidfielder Nagoya Grampus $302.3K¥48M
94 Shunta TanakaCerezo OsakaMidfielder Cerezo Osaka $302.3K¥48M
95 Ryoma WatanabeUrawa Red DiamondsMidfielder Urawa Red Diamonds $289.7K¥46M
96 Mao HosoyaKashiwa ReysolForward Kashiwa Reysol $289.7K¥46M
97 Ilgyu ParkYokohama F. MarinosGoalkeeper Yokohama F. Marinos $289.7K¥46M
98 Takuya KidaYokohama F. MarinosMidfielder Yokohama F. Marinos $289.7K¥46M
99 Joao Victor Andrade CaetanoVissel KobeDefender Vissel Kobe $289.7K¥46M
100 Emerson Santana DeoclecianoV-Varen NagasakiMidfielder V-Varen Nagasaki $289.7K¥46M