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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!<script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script>GOAL delved into the numbers from <a href="https://www.capology.com/player/georginio-wijnaldum-33188/" target="_blank">Capology</a> and found out!*Salaries are gross

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

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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.<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Nationality</th><th>Weekly wages GBP</th><th>Weekly wages USD</th><th>Annual wages GBP</th><th>Annual wages USD</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Georginio Wijnaldum</td><td>Dutch</td><td>£243,261</td><td>$314,371</td><td>£12,649,553</td><td>$16,347,267</td></tr></tbody></table>

Georginio Wijnaldum's salary in numbers

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.<h2>Top 5 highest paid players at Al Ettifaq</h2><table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Nationality</th><th>Weekly wages GBP</th><th>Weekly wages USD</th><th>Annual wages GBP</th><th>Annual wages USD</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Georgino Wijnaldum</td><td>Dutch</td><td>£243,261</td><td>$314,371</td><td>£12,649,553</td><td>$16,347,267</td></tr><tr><td>Karl Toko Ekambi</td><td>Cameroonian</td><td>£82,709</td><td>$106,886</td><td>£4,300,848</td><td>$5,558,071</td></tr><tr><td>Demarai Gray</td><td>Jamaican</td><td>£76,222</td><td>$98,503</td><td>£3,963,527</td><td>$5,122,144</td></tr><tr><td>Alvaro Medran</td><td>Spanish</td><td>£66,167</td><td>$85,509</td><td>£3,440,678</td><td>$4,446,457</td></tr><tr><td>Marek Rodak</td><td>Slovakian</td><td>£57,896</td><td>$74,820</td><td>£3,010,594</td><td>$3,890,560</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top earners at Al Ettifaq

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.<h2>Top 5 highest paid players in the Saudi Pro League</h2><table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Weekly wages GBP</th><th>Weekly wages USD</th><th>Annual wages GBP</th><th>Annual wages USD</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Al Nassr</td><td>£3,224,935</td><td>$4,166,513</td><td>£167,696,622</td><td>$216,658,460</td></tr><tr><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Al Ittihad</td><td>£1,612,468</td><td>$2,083,57</td><td>£83,848,311</td><td>$108,329,340</td></tr><tr><td>Riyad Mahrez</td><td>Al Ahli</td><td>£841,708</td><td>$1,087,460</td><td>£43,768,818</td><td>$56,547,915</td></tr><tr><td>Sadio Mane</td><td>Al Nassr</td><td>£644,987</td><td>$833,303</td><td>£33,539,324</td><td>$43,331,736</td></tr><tr><td>Kalidou Koulibaly</td><td>Al Hilal</td><td>£559,526</td><td>$722,890</td><td>£25,095,364</td><td>$37,590,281</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top earners in Saudi Pro League

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. <h2>Top 5 highest paid players in the world</h2><table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Nationality</th><th>Weekly wages in GBP</th><th>Weekly wages in USD</th><th>Annual wages in GBP</th><th>Annual wages in USD</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Portuguese</td><td>£3,224,935</td><td>$4,166,513</td><td>£167,696,622</td><td>$216,658,680</td></tr><tr><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>French</td><td>£1,612,468</td><td>$2,083,257</td><td>£83,848,311</td><td>$108,329,340</td></tr><tr><td>Riyadh Mahrez</td><td>Algerian</td><td>£841,708</td><td>$1,087,460</td><td>43,768,818</td><td>$56,547,915</td></tr><tr><td>Sadio Mane</td><td>Senegalese</td><td>£644,987</td><td>$833,303</td><td>£33,539,324</td><td>$43,331,736</td></tr><tr><td>Kalidou Koulibaly</td><td>Senegalese</td><td>£559,526</td><td>$722,890</td><td>£29,095,364</td><td>$37,590,281</td></tr></tbody></table>

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