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Roberto Firmino salary: How much does Al Ahli star earn per week and annually in Saudi Pro League?

Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino finally left Liverpool after spending eight seasons with the Reds at Anfield from 2015-2023, opting to make the move to Saudi Pro League outfit Al Ahli.

Following his move to the SPL side, Firmino has formed a lethal attacking partnership with fellow former Premier League stars like Riyad Mahrez and Ivan Toney.

He is being nicely rewarded for his contributions, but but exactly how much does the Brazilian earn playing for the Saudi side? Let's have a look!

GOAL delved into the numbers from Capology and found out!

*Salaries are gross

  • Roberto Firmino's salary in numbers

    Firmino under his current contract earns just over £300,000 ($390,000) playing for the Saudi side, while on an annual basis his wages reach close to £16 million ($20m).

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages GBP

    Weekly wages USD

    Annual wages GBP

    Annual wages USD

    Ivan Toney

    English

    £306,369

    $395,819

    £15,931,179

    $20,582,575

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    Top earners at Al Ahli

    Firmino is currently the third-highest earner at Al Ahli.

    Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez acquires the top spot in the wage bill, while Ivan Toney is also ahead of the Brazilian at second position.

    Former Barcelona and AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie comes in at number four, followed by Spanish youngster Gabri Veiga at fifth position.

    Top 5 highest paid players at Al Ahli

    PlayerNationalityWeekly wages GBPWeekly wages USDAnnual wages GBPAnnual wages USD

    Riyad Mahrez

    Algerian

    £841,708

    $1,087,460

    £43,768,818

    $56,547,915

    Ivan Toney

    English

    £411,340

    $531,439

    £21,389,704

    $27,634,815

    Roberto Firmino

    Brazilian

    £306,369

    $395,819

    £15,931,179

    $20,582,575

    Franck Kessie

    Ivorian

    £225,745

    $291,656

    £11,738,764

    $15,166,108

    Gabri Veiga

    Spanish

    £193,496

    $249,991

    £10,061,797

    $12,999,521

  • Top earners in Saudi Pro League

    Although Firmino is one of the top earners at Al Ahli, he fails to make the top five spots when it comes to the highest paid players across the league.

    Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Ittihad's Karim Benzema take the top two spots with astronomical wages, while Mahrez makes an appearance at third position.

    Acquiring the fourth and fifth spot are Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly respectively.

    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

    £433,539,324

    $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 defenitely earn insane sums of money in the league, 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, leaving Europe's big guns and any MLS pretenders in their dust by some distance.

    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