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Riqui Puig salary: How much does LA Galaxy star earn per week and annually in MLS?

LA Galaxy's highly-rated midfielder Riqui Puig is one of many gems produced by Barcelona's youth academy La Masia.

Coming through the ranks at the Blaugrana club, Puig was destined to become a top midfielder at Barcelona. However, after spending four seasons with the first team at Barcelona, the then 23-year-old made a surprising decision to embark on a new journey in MLS.

Since his arrival at the club, Puig has become an integral part of the dressing room, even leading the Los Angeles-based club to the MLS Cup title in 2024.

Apart from being a top player, Puig is also one of the highest earners at the club.

GOAL delved into the numbers with the MLS salary guide and found out just how much the Spaniard is on!

*Salaries are gross

  • Riqui Puig's wages at LA Galaxy in numbers

    Under his current contract at LA Galaxy, Puig earns $89,272 (£68,741) on a weekly basis.

    Meanwhile, his numbers annually scale up to $4.6 million (£3.5m) making him the highest-paid player at the club.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in USD

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Riqui Puig

    Spanish

     $89,272

    £68,741

    $4,642,188

    £3,574,543

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    Top earners at LA Galaxy

    As we just saw, Puig is the highest earner at LA Galaxy. Following him on the list is Ghanaian winger Joseph Paintsil, whose salary numbers are not very dissimilar to Puig's.

    Meanwhile, at numbers three and four are South American stars Gabriel Fortes Chaves and Diego Fagundez, respectively.

    Finally, rounding off the top five list in the fifth spot is German forward Marco Reus, who joined the club in 2024.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in USD

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Riqui Puig

    Spanish

    $89,272

    £68,741

    $4,642,188

    £3,574,543

    Joseph Paintsil

    Ghanaian

    $80,423

    £61,926

    $4,182,000

    £3,220,192

    Gabriel Fortes Chaves

    Brazilian

    $47,288

    £36,413

    $2,459,000

    £1,893,460

    Diego Fagundez

    Uruguayan

    $27,096

    £20,864

    $1,409,000

    £1,084,947

    Marco Reus

    German

    $25,192

    £19,398

    $1,310,000

    £1,008,716

  • Top 5 earners in MLS

    Despite being the top earner at LA Galaxy, Puig fails to make the top five across the league. The crown currently belongs to his former team-mate, Argentine maestro Lionel Messi.

    Meanwhile, Insigne follows in second place, followed by another former Barcelona star in Sergio Busquets.

    Federico Bernardeschi comes in fourth, while Emil Forsberg appears at number five on the list.

    Player

    Club

    Weekly wages in USD

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Lionel Messi

    Inter Miami

    $393,205

    £302,772

    $20,446,667

    £15,744,191

    Lorenzo Insigne

    Toronto FC

    $296,153

    £228,042

    $15,400,000

    £11,858,194

    Sergio Busquets

    Inter Miami

    $168,749

    £129,938

    $8,774,996

    £6,756,857

    Federico Bernardeschi

    Toronto FC

    $121,065

    £93,221

    $6,295,381

    £4,847,522

    Emil Forsberg

    New York Red Bulls

    $116,070

    £89,540

    $6,035,625

    £4,660,000

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    Highest paid players in the world

    Although MLS players earn substantial wages, their salaries appear modest compared to the world's top earners, with none making the top five list.

    At the top is the ageless Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr. In second place is Al Ittihad's Karim Benzema, while Riyad Mahrez of Al Ahli secures the third spot.

    Meanwhile, Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly round off the list at third and fourth position, repectively.

    Player

    Club

    Weekly wages USD

    Weekly wages GBP

    Annual wages USD

    Annual wages GBP

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Al Nassr

    $4,166,513

    £3,224,935

    $215,658,680

    £167,696,622

    Karim Benzema

    Al Ittihad

    $2,083,257

    £1,612,468

    $108,329,340

    £83,848,311

    Riyad Mahrez

    Al Ahli

    $1,087,460

    £841,708

    $56,547,915

    £43,768,818

    Sadio Mane

    Al Nassr

    $833,033

    £644,987

    $43,331,736

    £33,539,324

    Kalidou Koulibaly

    Al Hilal

    $722,890

    £559,526

    $37,590,281

    £29,095,364