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Worlds Highest Paid Women Footballers 2018


How much do women footballers get paid from their clubs and national teams. If we compare the salaries of women
footballers with male football players there is big gap in their pay scales. In 2015, before women world cup a report published on sports journal in which women get paid maximum $450,000 annually but recently there is 15% hike in their salaries now women footballers get paid maximum upto $750,000 which include their bonus and club money.

Highest Paid Women Footballers in the World 2018 (Revealed)
Players Match Fees Annual Salary Club
Alex Morgan $70,000 $650,000 Olympique Lyonnais
Marta $60,000 $600,000 Orlando Pride
Amandine Henry $50,000 $500,000 Portland Thorns FC
Samantha Kerr $40,000 $450,000 Sky Blue FC
Jodie Taylor £40,000 £420,000 Arsenal L.F.C.
Carli Lloyd $40,000 $400,000 Manchester City W.F.C.
Sydney Leroux $40,000 $400,000 FC Kansas City
Amy Rodriguez $35,000 $380,000 FC Kansas City
Eugénie Le Sommer $30,000 $380,000 Olympique Lyonnais
Christine Sinclair $30,000 $380,000 Portland Thorns FC
Élise Bussaglia $30,000 $380,000 Barcelona
Wendie Renard $28,000 $360,000 Lyon
Toni Duggan £25,000 £325,000 FC Barcelona Femení
Fara Williams £25,000 £325,000 Reading F.C.W
Lucy Bronze £20,000 £300,000 Manchester City W.F.C
Janine Beckie $20,000 $280,000 Houston Dash
Sophie Schmidt $20,000 $280,000 FFC Frankfurt
Fridolina Rolfö $15,000 $200,000 Bayern Munich
Dzsenifer Marozsán $15,000 $200,000 Olympique Lyon
Simone Laudehr $12,000 $170,000 Bayern Munich
Ashley Lawrence $12,000 $170,000 PSG W.F.C
Steph Houghton $10,000 $150,000 Manchester City W.F.C
Andressa Alves $7,000 $120,000 FC Barcelona
Lydia Williams $5,000 $100,000 Seattle Reign FC
Elise Kellond-Knight $5,000 $100,000 FFC Turbine Potsdam

Women footballers get paid match fees during the international matches and their matches fees increased upto 10% if they score hat-trick for the team or winning goal. Only international matches they get paid match fees in the club level football they paid weekly wages of not more then $20,000. All female football players get their base salary and annual salary contracts from the clubs they represent in football leagues.

Alex Morgan: United States: Annual Salary: ($650,000):

Alex Morgan is one of the rising stars of United States women soccer national team. She become famous after playing London Olympics 2012 and Women World Cup 2015. She is currently player (Orlando Pride) team but in start 2017 she moved to the club Olympique Lyonnais on loan deal.

Marta: Brazil: Annual Salary: ($600,000):

Marta is one of the most outstanding women center forward she scored couple goal for his national side in the friendly matches and international tournament matches. She represent the team of Brazil in 102 matches and scored 101 goals in all appearances. In 2017, she joined the National Women Soccer League and signed her new contract with football club (Orlando Pride).

Amandine Henry: France: Annual Salary: ($500,000):

Amandine Henry is one of the most success female football players in France. The 27 year old currently playing for the American soccer league with (Portland Thorns FC). According to sources she is earning $10,000 Weekly wage from the club.

Jodie Taylor: England: Annual Salary: (£420,000):

Jodie Taylor one of the best players for the English women football team. After leaving the (Portland F.C) last year. She joined the team of Arsenal Women team on weekly wage of £5,000. So far she played 9 matches for her new club and scored 5 goals in all matches. She represent the team of England in 29 matches and scored 14 international goals for the national side.

Carli Lloyd: United States: Annual Salary: ($400,000):

Carli Lloyd one of the best professional female football players in the world. She is on loan deal to the (Manchester City) in 6 matches she scored 2 goals for the club. While representing the team of US Women soccer as captain. Llyod score 97 Goals in 242 national appearances for the USA team.

International Match Fees :

The match fees paid to each female soccer players after the international match. Not in every match they earn money only big tournament where they represent their countries like (Fifa Women World Cup and Olympic Games).