Everything you need to know about Igor Paixao's salary details playing for Feyenoord

Brazilian forward Igor Paixao joined Dutch side Feyenoord in the summer of 2022 on a five-year contract.

He made the move to Europe after spending three seasons with Brazilian club Coritiba, which included a loan spell at Londrina.

Paixao has adapted well to life in the Netherlands, playing a key role in helping Feyenoord win the Eredivisie title in his debut season with the club.

In addition to being an important member of the squad, Paixao also ranks as one of Feyenoord’s highest-paid players.

So, exactly how much does he earn?

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!

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  • Igor Piaxao's wages at Feyenoord in numbers

    Igor Paixao, under his current five-year contract with Feyenoord, receives a weekly wage of €33,846, totaling an annual salary of about €1.76 million. He ranks as the fifth-highest paid player in the team.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in Euros

    Annual wages in Euros

    Igor Paixao

    Brazilian

    €33,846

    €1,760,000

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    Top earners at Feyenoord

    Justin Bijlow is the top earner at Feyenoord, with Calvin Stengs and David Hancko in second and third positions.

    Ramiz Zerrouki and Igor Paixao are fourth and fifth in the earnings list.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in Euros

    Annual wages in Euros

    Justin Bijlow

    Dutch

    €56,538

    €2,940,000

    Calvin Stengs

    Dutch

    €47,115

    €2,450,000

    David Hancko

    Slovak

    €45,192

    €2,350,000

    Ramiz Zerrouki

    Algerian

    €33,846

    €1,760,000

    Igor Paixao

    Brazilian

    €33,846

    €1,760,000

  • Top earners in Eredivisie

    Jordan Henderson, formerly of Liverpool, has the highest salary in the Eredivisie. Sergino Dest from PSV is next. Daniele Rugani, an Italian player, is third, with Ajax's Brian Brobbey and Steven Berghuis in fourth and fifth.

    Player

    Club

    Weekly wages in Euros

    Annual wages in Euros

    Jordan Henderson

    Ajax

    €90,000

    €4,680,000

    Sergino Dest

    PSV

    €75,385

    €3,920,000

    Daniele Rugani

    Ajax

    €75,385

    €3,920,000

    Brian Brobbey

    Ajax

    €57,692

    €3,000,000

    Steven Berghuis

    Ajax

    €56,731

    €2,950,000

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    Highest paid players in the world

    Eredivisie player salaries are significant but lower than those of top global footballers, with none in the highest ranks.

    The top five earners are in the Saudi Pro League, with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr having the highest salary.

    Karim Benzema, formerly of Real Madrid, is second, followed by Riyad Mahrez, previously with Manchester City and now at Al-Ahli, in third.

    Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are in fourth and fifth places, respectively.

    Player

    Club

    Weekly wages Euros

    Annual wages Euros

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Al Nassr

    €3,846,154

    €200,000,000

    Karim Benzema

    Al Ittihad

    €1,923,077

    €100,000,000

    Riyad Mahrez

    Al Ahli

    €1,003,846

    €52,200,000

    Sadio Mane

    Al Nassr

    €769,231

    €40,000,000

    Kalidou Koulibaly

    Al Hilal

    €667,308

    €34,700,000