Thibaut Courtois salary: How much does Real Madrid star earn per week and annually in LaLiga?
Everything you need to know about Belgian shot-stopper Thibaut Courtois' wages playing for Real Madrid
Thibaut Courtois arrived at Real Madrid from Chelsea in 2018 and was heavily criticized by pundits and fans in his first year at the club. However, the Belgian stepped up his game in the following seasons and has now become one of the undisputed leaders in the dressing room.
Along with being an integral member of the squad, the Belgian is also one of the top earners at the club and earns a relatively high salary for a goalkeeper.
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out exactly how much the former Chelsea man is on!
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Thibaut Courtois' wages at Real Madrid in numbers
Under his current contract at Real Madrid, Courtois earns £241,227 ($315,782) on a weekly basis, making him the sixth-highest earner at the club.
His annual wages scale up to £12.5 million ($16.4m)
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Thibaut Courtois
Belgian
£241,227
$315,782
£12,543,785
$16,420,659
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As afromentioned, Courtois is the sixth-highest earner at the squad, just missing out on the top-five list.
Taking top spot in Real Madrid's wage bill is French forward Kylian Mbappe, with David Alaba following him in second place.
In third and fourth place are Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr., who are on identical wages, while Valverde rounds off the list at fifth.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Kylian Mbappe
French
£502,556
$657,879
£26,132,886
$34,209,706
David Alaba
Austrian
£361,840
$473,673
£18,815,678
$24,630,988
Jude Bellingham
English
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Vinicius Jr.
Brazilian
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Fede Valverde
Uruguayan
£268,083
$350,939
£13,940,327
$18,248,826
Top earners in La Liga
When it comes to the top earners in LaLiga, we have Barcelona's veteran striker Robert Lewandowski as the highest-paid player.
Mbappe makes his appearance at second position, once again followed by Alaba.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid's only entrant in the list is goalkeeper Jan Oblak, followed by Bellingham who is on equal wages with Vinicius at number five.
Nationality
Nationality
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual Wages USD
Robert Lewandowski
Polish
£536,006
$701,667
£27,872,290
$36,486,704
Kylian Mbappe
French
£502,556
$657,879
£26,132,886
$34,209,706
David Alaba
Austrian
£361,840
$473,673
£18,815,678
$24,630,988
Jan Oblak
Slovenian
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Jude Bellingham
English
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822AFPHighest paid players in the world
Despite the lucrative wages on offer in the Spanish top flight, none of the biggest LaLiga earners make it into the top five globally as Saudi Pro League players heavily dominate the list.
Leading the charts are former Real Madrid forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema at first and second spot, respectively.
Meanwhile, Riyad Mahrez comes in at number three, followed by Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Player
Club
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual wages USD
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
£3,216,155
$4,210,425
£167,250,468
$218,942,120
Karim Benzema
Al Ittihad
£1,608,178
$2,105,213
£83,625,234
$109,471,060
Riyad Mahrez
Al Ahli
£839,469
$1,098,921
£45,652,372
$57,43,893
Sadio Mane
Al Nassr
£643,271
$842,085
£33,450,094
$43,788,424
Kalidou Koulibaly
Al Hilal
£558,038
$730,509
£29,017,956
$37,986,458
