Georginio Wijnaldum salary: How much does Al Ettifaq star earn per week and annually in Saudi Pro League?

Everything you need to know about Georginio Wijnaldum's salary playing for Saudi side Al Ettifaq

Former Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum made his move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq official in 2023, becoming one of many European veterans to flock to Saudi, including the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez, Roberto Firmino, etc.

The Dutchman is arguably Al Ettifaq's best signing to the day and is unsurprisingly their highest-paid player in the squad following the departure of Jordan Henderson just six months after joining the club.

But exactly how much does Wijnaldum earn playing for Al Ettifaq? Let's find out!

GOAL delved into the numbers from Capology and found out!

*Salaries are gross

Georginio Wijnaldum's salary in numbers
Under his current contract with the Saudi side Wijnaldum earns £243,261 ($314,371) on a weekly basis.
Meanwhile his annual salary scales up to £12 million ($16m), making him the highest paid player of the squad by quite some distance.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual wages USD
Georginio Wijnaldum
Dutch
£243,261
$314,371
£12,649,553
$16,347,267

Player	Nationality	Weekly wages GBP	Weekly wages USD	Annual wages GBP	Annual wages USD
Georginio Wijnaldum	Dutch	£243,261	$314,371	£12,649,553	$16,347,267

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Top earners at Al Ettifaq

As we already saw, Wijnaldum is the top earner at Al Ettifaq and by some margin as he earns three times as much as second-placed Karl Toko Ekambi.

At number three comes in former Everton forward Demarai Gray, while Alvaro Medran makes an appearance at number four.

Finally, rounding off the top five earners list at the club is Slovakian goalkeeper Marek Rodak.

Top 5 highest paid players at Al Ettifaq

Player	Nationality	Weekly wages GBP	Weekly wages USD	Annual wages GBP	Annual wages USD
Georgino Wijnaldum	Dutch	£243,261	$314,371	£12,649,553	$16,347,267
Karl Toko Ekambi	Cameroonian	£82,709	$106,886	£4,300,848	$5,558,071
Demarai Gray	Jamaican	£76,222	$98,503	£3,963,527	$5,122,144
Alvaro Medran	Spanish	£66,167	$85,509	£3,440,678	$4,446,457
Marek Rodak	Slovakian	£57,896	$74,820	£3,010,594	$3,890,560

Top earners in Saudi Pro League

Despite Wijnaldum high salary at Al Ettifaq, it doesn't even come close when compared to the top earners across the league.

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid player in the league with an unbelievable salary playing at Al Nassr. Meanwhile, Al Ittihad's Karim Benzema makes his appearance at second position followed by Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez.

Top 5 highest paid players in the Saudi Pro League

Player	Club	Weekly wages GBP	Weekly wages USD	Annual wages GBP	Annual wages USD
Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr	£3,224,935	$4,166,513	£167,696,622	$216,658,460
Karim Benzema	Al Ittihad	£1,612,468	$2,083,57	£83,848,311	$108,329,340
Riyad Mahrez	Al Ahli	£841,708	$1,087,460	£43,768,818	$56,547,915
Sadio Mane	Al Nassr	£644,987	$833,303	£33,539,324	$43,331,736
Kalidou Koulibaly	Al Hilal	£559,526	$722,890	£25,095,364	$37,590,281

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Highest paid players in the world

The top earners in Saudi have little reason to complain about their wages, but how do they fare in the highest-paid players across the world? Well, it turns out that the top five of the Saudi Pro League are also the top earners across the footballing world, even leaving behind some of the best and oldest clubs from Europe.

Top 5 highest paid players in the world

Player	Nationality	Weekly wages in GBP	Weekly wages in USD	Annual wages in GBP	Annual wages in USD
Cristiano Ronaldo	Portuguese	£3,224,935	$4,166,513	£167,696,622	$216,658,680
Karim Benzema	French	£1,612,468	$2,083,257	£83,848,311	$108,329,340
Riyadh Mahrez	Algerian	£841,708	$1,087,460	43,768,818	$56,547,915
Sadio Mane	Senegalese	£644,987	$833,303	£33,539,324	$43,331,736
Kalidou Koulibaly	Senegalese	£559,526	$722,890	£29,095,364	$37,590,281

Georginio Wijnaldum's salary in numbers