Sidelined since last August due to a knee injury, Dudu remains number one in national football and occupies sixth place in the rankings. His remuneration is around R$2.1 million per month, or US$5.4 million per year – Palmeiras disputes the information and says it does not “conform to reality”.
The other player active in Brazil who appears on the list is Colombian center forward Rafael Santos Borré, who receives US$4.6 million annually (R$1.8 million every 30 days) from Internacional. He shares ninth position with Frenchman André-Pierre Gignac, idol of Mexican Tigres.
Highest paid players in the Americas
1 – Lionel Messi (ARG, Inter Miami): US$ 20.4 million/year
2 – Lorenzo Insigne (ITA, Toronto FC): US$ 15.4 million/year
3 – Xherdan Shaqiri (SUI, Chicago Fire): US$ 8.1 million/year
4 – Federico Bernardeschi (ITA, Toronto FC): US$ 6.3 million/year
5 – Sebastián Driussi (ARG, Austin FC): US$ 6 million
6 – Dudu (BRA, Palmeiras): US$ 5.4 million/year
7 – Héctor Herrera (MEX, Houston Dynamo): US$ 5.2 million/year
8 – Sergio Canales (ESP, Monterrey): US$ 5 million/year
9 – André-Pierre Gignac (FRA, Tigres): US$ 4.6 million/year
Rafael Santos Borré (COL, International): US$4.6 million/year
in collaboration with MARINHO SALDANHA, from UOL Esporte
